Ongoing call for interviewees, POC in Public Radio

About the overall research project:

In nations structured by the color line, ideas of racial difference permeate the relationship between society and its sounds, or the soundscape. I examine this process in American and Australian public radio, tracing how broadcast standards became racialized; how these standards remain racialized; and how they are experienced today.

Prospective Interviewee FAQs

What are the main goals of the interviews?

First, making visible and audible the communicative labor that POC in audio do daily, and highlighting pathbreaking work.

Second, within the larger dissertation, analyzing the interviews alongside 20th century archives on radio policy and practice. This analysis will trace how the experiences of nonwhite audio workers relate back to foundational policies within American and Australian radio. 

What type of questions will you ask?

The questions are broadly about the interviewee’s experience with audio and with the public radio industry, especially as it relates to their identity as a person of color or nonwhite person.

How long do interviews last?

Interviews will run for approximately 60-120 minutes.

When will you be conducting these interviews?

I conducted interviews with American broadcasters from November 2019 until May 2022.

I am now conducting interviews with Australian broadcasters from May 2022 until May 2026.

Where will you be conducting these interviews?

A combination of on site and remotely. In the remote option, I will conduct video interviews via Zoom, record the audio only, and transcribe it with your consent.

Once recorded, where would these interviews go?

There are three options for prospective interviewees.

The first option would be a recorded interview where the interviewee discloses their name and position. The interviewees could then opt in or out of a future donation of their interviews to an archive for preservation.

The second option would be an anonymous interview. These recordings would be for researcher reference only and all information within would be de-identified.

The third option would fall somewhere in between the first two.  I will work with interviewees to redact or anonymize portions of the interview that are sensitive.