Considering most of my life centers on the five mile radius around a college campus, I don't spend a lot of time in my car. However, a four hour drive this week trapped me in my car with a bunch of
old CDs and the radio as my only entertainment. During this trip I reclaimed a former love for traditional, old-fashioned broadcast radio.
I listened to NPR, a news favorite I always seem to
miss in the morning and early evening. I listened to stories about bizarre murders in New York, Bush's troop withdrawal, and an interview with Sarah Jessica Parker - how much better can it get? After
the news, I spent the rest of my drive flipping through a bunch of unfamiliar radio stations and was pleasantly surprised by the variety of NEW music playing. Even the ads were interesting.
After reading plenty of stories about how radio listenership is declining, I have to say that I will likely try to catch much more of it when I can. Granted, I don't spend a lot of time around
radios, but after this trip, I think I will be trying to listen as much as possible in the future.