“His old friend, bearded, big-bellied Abe Lamont, set himself up in the studio at the baize-covered table, and that first day Abe saw every member of staff who worked on air, one at a time, for half an hour. It was easier if you had no illusions and little experience. Jim Murphy, a broadcaster for fifteen years, emerged from his initial meeting looking sour and asking Dido what “fatuous” meant. Dido went in eagerly, but also came out chastened and annoyed. Abe had told her that her delivery was ...almost too perfect, he’d warned her against sounding antiseptic. Antiseptic? She drew herself up and his eyes glinted in response. Dido joined Jim in the office where the announcers had their desks, and he told her not to pay any mind, Abe Lamont was as over the hill as Harry. Where they got these people was a mystery. The station had to keep running, of course, so everyone fit their sessions with Abe around their regular shifts. Gwen came in at noon. She read the script he provided, and when he played her voice back, her body contorted in embarrassment.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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