And this week's programme is being engineered by Nicky, whose loveliness is enough to drive fat men to drink, but in her defence she'll come and have a drink with you while you do it. But Kevin has dropped into the studio to tell me that he's just been to see, in the last week, Yes and Status Quo. So representatives from the Peel Foundation are taking him outside for a full frontal lobotomy in the hope that something can be done to improve his emotional condition.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The host uses self-deprecating humor about the engineer and teases a staff member for liking mainstream rock.
- In plain terms
- He jokes about his colleagues and their music tastes on air.
- What can you take from it?
- Humor strengthens on-air team dynamics.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much teasing is healthy?
- What builds radio chemistry?
Another view
Excessive teasing might alienate sensitive listeners.
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