Poll 10 people by posing the question “Read any good books lately?” How many have they read in the past 6 months? What types of books have they read? What does this tell you about your sample and society?
Hmmm....
Well, I am not exactly sure how I am supposed to put this info up here. First of all a big thanks to all those who helped out by answering an email survey, you are good people. I am going to tell you all about the books that I have read in the past 6 months, I don't even care if you don't want to know:
I don't knwo how many, maybe 20?
All of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan again.
(If you should ever read them,-and you should- I suggest you consult this website
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~karlh/wot.html)
All of the Harry Potter series by JK Rowlings
I love science fiction and fantasy. Fav authors of mine: (the above mentioned) JRR Tolkien, David Eddings, R.A. Salvadore, Margetet Wies, Tracy Hickman, Orson Scott Card, Lloyd Alexander, Dan Brown, And many others.
I have read all kinds of stuff, Tom Clancy to Classics such as Little Women. I LOVE to read.
that being said I guess I will answer the real question.
I will treat the whole ten people as one group I guess.
Together they have read 46 books.
Wide range of books: My friend Liberty read the following:
1. Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
2. Walk Two Moons
3. Mere Christianity
4. As a Man Thinketh
5. Sense and Sensibility
6. Counterfeit Bride
7. Pride and Prejudice
8. Finding Faith
9. Saving Grace
10. The Tale of Despereaux
11. A Corner of the Universe
12. Tristan and Iseault
13. The Dark is Rising
14. Missing May
I had to look some of them up, but she likes a bit of everything. Another friend, Joe, just finished two, but reads a lot of biographies and religious books (He got a degree in history-poor sucker)
My Sister read a bunch of books. She reads A LOT. She read some fiction and some romance, but she loves crap like Georgette Heyer, so we won't even think more of it. Overall, I saw lots of Christian novels, and some young science fiction. What does this tell me about my sample? D*** Mormons...heh heh heh. Seriously, if I had more friends who were not members of my religion, things would probably look a lot different. Bout I realized that my friends really enjoy emotional inspiring titles that get the heart pumping. What does this tell me? About my friends it tells me that they read some stuff I never suspected, sentimental suckers. And as for society, it doesn't tell me much because I don't think my sample is representative. First of all, I think that my friends read a lot more than the average college aged group,and second of all, I doubt very much that the majority of people my age across our society are reading 'Mere Christianity'.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Radio, alive and kicking....
Come up with a list of 5 radio stations in the Utah area (choose some FM and some AM stations – music and talk). Write a description of each station including format, advertising, and target audience. What makes each station successful?
Well, that's seems pretty strait forward.
1)94.1 KODJ. super hits of 60's 70's.
This station is probably the one I've listened too most in my life. I don't know why, but my brother (who's is a little slow, but awesome)is obsessed with listening the the "oldies." I really like listening to the Beach Boys and the Temptations now and again so this station is handy. In any event, the station is music (obviously), with news and advertising sprinkled in. The news covers mostly traffic situations in the Salt Lake Valley, and some major headlines. Advertising is varied, but a lot of Utah businesses, such as local dealerships.
2)101 KBER
I like rock music, I like this station. More than rock music though, I like the Bob and Tom Show. I don't listen to it very long, or terrible often, but it is hilarious when I do listen in. My favorite is this phony guy that calls in whose name is Donny Baker. I can't express how funny it is by writing about it, so here is something:
Basically, I think it's funny. Anywho, other than that, the advertising is stuff like Geico and Verizon Wireless. I really don't care about ads, I usually will switch stations at ads time to whatever other station isn't on ads. Audience: mostly younger people I suspect. There are always lots of contests and ads geared towards college aged people.
3)94.3 KXRQ
Basically, in the Uintah Basin (where I hail from), it's the only station where you can get the weekly top 40. It also sucks quite a bit. I usually avoided this station, but it's where I could occasionally catch some Weezer, which is somewhat worth the pain. The audience is the high school kids, which is painfully obvious when they play Michele Branch crap 10 to 15 times an hour. Ads are for local companies, Like Al's Foodtown, the local grocery store. I kind of hate this station, even though everyone listens to it.
4)92.5 KCUA
Classic Rock. That's what this station plays. Pink Floyd, Ted Nugent, Foriegner, Blue Oyster Cult, Led Zepplin, Lynard Skynard. I think this station has kept me alive on my driving heavy job for the past 3 summers that I've worked. Same ads as 94.3. maybe a bit more Oil Field type appealing advertising, and definitely caters to the workers of the area.
5)98.5 the Fox- Todays hits, yesterdays favorite.
This station is kind of a cross between the other 2 FM music stations in the basin (we are discounting Country because I don't consider it really music). It puts out some older stuff that I don't mind and if you listen for a really long time you may even hear a decent newer band. One thing that it does frequently that I HATE is that they play Phil Collins. The audience for this station? Anybodies guess. I think they just want to be loved by all. Since there are only so many businesses in the Basin, they advertise pretty much the same as the other two.
Other stations I occasionally listen to: 1160 KSL, some crazy Spanish stations, and 92.5 hip hop music in the valley. I mostly just catch games on 1160(BYU and Jazz).
Radio is described as “the most personal of the media,” why is that? Why do you think music is an important part in radio programming? Why is talk radio so popular?
I think that the main reason that radio is so personal is that it is what people listen to on the job and to and from work. One feels like they want to be a touch more social when they are trapped away from their normal friends and relationships.
If radio didn't have any music to offer, than I would go nuts and not listen to it. That's just me, but I suppose that others feel that way as well, because that is mostly what it's used for. Talk radio is popular because people like information. Doesn't matter if its political, gardening, travel, etc. Talk gives the people what they want.
Well, that's seems pretty strait forward.
1)94.1 KODJ. super hits of 60's 70's.
This station is probably the one I've listened too most in my life. I don't know why, but my brother (who's is a little slow, but awesome)is obsessed with listening the the "oldies." I really like listening to the Beach Boys and the Temptations now and again so this station is handy. In any event, the station is music (obviously), with news and advertising sprinkled in. The news covers mostly traffic situations in the Salt Lake Valley, and some major headlines. Advertising is varied, but a lot of Utah businesses, such as local dealerships.
2)101 KBER
I like rock music, I like this station. More than rock music though, I like the Bob and Tom Show. I don't listen to it very long, or terrible often, but it is hilarious when I do listen in. My favorite is this phony guy that calls in whose name is Donny Baker. I can't express how funny it is by writing about it, so here is something:
Basically, I think it's funny. Anywho, other than that, the advertising is stuff like Geico and Verizon Wireless. I really don't care about ads, I usually will switch stations at ads time to whatever other station isn't on ads. Audience: mostly younger people I suspect. There are always lots of contests and ads geared towards college aged people.
3)94.3 KXRQ
Basically, in the Uintah Basin (where I hail from), it's the only station where you can get the weekly top 40. It also sucks quite a bit. I usually avoided this station, but it's where I could occasionally catch some Weezer, which is somewhat worth the pain. The audience is the high school kids, which is painfully obvious when they play Michele Branch crap 10 to 15 times an hour. Ads are for local companies, Like Al's Foodtown, the local grocery store. I kind of hate this station, even though everyone listens to it.
4)92.5 KCUA
Classic Rock. That's what this station plays. Pink Floyd, Ted Nugent, Foriegner, Blue Oyster Cult, Led Zepplin, Lynard Skynard. I think this station has kept me alive on my driving heavy job for the past 3 summers that I've worked. Same ads as 94.3. maybe a bit more Oil Field type appealing advertising, and definitely caters to the workers of the area.
5)98.5 the Fox- Todays hits, yesterdays favorite.
This station is kind of a cross between the other 2 FM music stations in the basin (we are discounting Country because I don't consider it really music). It puts out some older stuff that I don't mind and if you listen for a really long time you may even hear a decent newer band. One thing that it does frequently that I HATE is that they play Phil Collins. The audience for this station? Anybodies guess. I think they just want to be loved by all. Since there are only so many businesses in the Basin, they advertise pretty much the same as the other two.
Other stations I occasionally listen to: 1160 KSL, some crazy Spanish stations, and 92.5 hip hop music in the valley. I mostly just catch games on 1160(BYU and Jazz).
Radio is described as “the most personal of the media,” why is that? Why do you think music is an important part in radio programming? Why is talk radio so popular?
I think that the main reason that radio is so personal is that it is what people listen to on the job and to and from work. One feels like they want to be a touch more social when they are trapped away from their normal friends and relationships.
If radio didn't have any music to offer, than I would go nuts and not listen to it. That's just me, but I suppose that others feel that way as well, because that is mostly what it's used for. Talk radio is popular because people like information. Doesn't matter if its political, gardening, travel, etc. Talk gives the people what they want.
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