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narrowingdownthelistenership,Isuggestedjournalsforhalfoftheweekandessaysfortheotherhalf.Changingthe
frameofthoughtresultedinamanageablenewformat.
Thesecondproblemisthelisteners’resistancetochange.Withanyattemptofchange,peoplewhoresistalwaysexist.
I was mentally prepared for the backlashes to my appearance. But I was not mentally prepared for the taunting by
listeners.MiddleschoolstudentsalsolistentotheprogramandIwassurprisedtoseethelisteners,anonymouspeople
tome,givingmeadviceonhowtoruntheshowandwhattoteach.Inmyearlytwenties,Iwasa“keyboardwarrior”so
Iunderstoodthisphenomenaasthemisdeedsfrommypastcomingbacktohauntme.
Seeing that I was stressed out from the complaints by listeners, my PD told me that such complaints are actually
signs of interest. She told me that one way to measure the popularity of a radio show host is to count the number of
complaints.Indeed,afterseeingawaveofpraisesthecomplaintsstartedtoappearontheInternetmessageboards.Her
wordsremindedmeofthe10%ruleinthepublishingindustry.Foranybook,10%ofthereaderswillthinkit’sagreat
bookand10%willthinkit’strash.AdaptingtothissituationwilltaketimebutI’mgettingusedtoit.
Thethirdproblem,however,wasmuchmoreseriousandisaproblemyettobesolved.Mydramaticstorytellingskills
are my strength as a speaker. My friends call me “healing Eugene” and often seek my presence when life requires
discussions. I’m a dramatic storyteller because the range of my voice goes from very low to very high when I speak.
This,however,isacrucialflawforradiohosts.Mostmalehostsspeakinahigh-pitchtone.Myvoiceiswaytoolow.In
addition,myvoiceishusky,soIprobablyhavetheworst-qualityvoiceinKoreanradiohistory.
My co-host, who has the loveliest voice I have ever heard, brought yogurt and Korean rice cakes to clear my throat.
Unfortunately, her remedies didn’t help. Since we prerecord the programs in the morning, I tried to overcome the
problembywakingup4hoursbeforetherecordingsession.Adramaticeffectwasnotnoticed.Iwastoldtoloseweight
andthatisslowlytakingprogressbutmylovehandlesstayedwithmeforalongtime.Totheproblemofvoice,Ihave
foundnosolutionexceptformydeterminationtoimproveit.
A month has passed since I started this job. Despite the negative aspects described above, there are positive aspects
thatcoverthedust.Imadetwonewfriends-myco-hostandPD-andI’mstartinganewcareerinthemedia.Ofcourse,
manyotherpositivethingsoccurredtomesinceIbeganthisjobbutsuchstoriesaregenerallymoreboringthanthose
ofproblemsandchallenges.Iwouldliketoendthisessaywithafewwordsofadviceforstudentspreparingcareersthat
involvestorytellingsuchasthemedia,publishing,andmarketing.
Beoriginal.Everyoneisoriginalbutnoteveryoneiswillingtobeoriginal.Makeahabitoftellinganinterestingstory
tofriendsandfamily.Beopen.Peopleoftenwantpersonalandhoneststoriesfromotherswithoutfirstbeingpersonal
and honest themselves. Tell your own story first instead of requesting others to do so. Be smart. I still learn English
by reading the latest books and visiting websites. If you want to make a career in a certain area, never stop learning
knowledgeinthatareaevenwhenyouhavethecareeryoudreamedof.
* Prof. Eugene Lee’s radio program is aired on EBS FM 104.5 between 6:20 AM to 6:40 AM from Monday to
Saturday.ThetitleisEasyWriting.
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