Documentation

For this project I chose to document the events of a radio show broadcasted from the local university station, KAMP. I felt this was worth documenting because few people get to see the inner workings of a radio station, let alone one as amiable and interesting as KAMP. Being a college station, the offices of KAMP are very informal and disorganized, making all of the stories of those who pass through there come out. And many do pass through there, with student DJs only being on the air for hour long shows once a week. The large number of DJs and the need to teach new ones also provides for a documentable dynamic: that of new DJs having to intern on a veteran colleague's show before being allowed one of their own. The particular show that I photographed had two interns working at the time, which tripled the number of personal interactions present for that particular show. However, the primary interaction that I attempted to capture was not one visible in the studio. The most important relationship in a radio show is the one between those running the show and the listeners at the other end of the speakers. Their interaction is not just one of broadcaster and callers in, but one that searches for a deeper connection of mutual understanding.