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Neal Augenstein from Modest Proposal drops into the captains chair for this week's Modcast #441: Long Time Coming and brings a raft full of classic tracks to share. And, some news too. Modest Proposal is doing their first reunion show in over a decade, Sunday March 15th and along for the ride are their special guests from New York, Mod Fun.  Here's the link for tickets and more info. Be sure to get tix soon as space is limited and these are going to go fast: https://www.pearlstreetwarehouse.com/e/modest-proposal-w-mod-fun-87485462373/As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2019/12/modcast-441-long-time-coming.htmlAnd keep up with me between modcasts:Twitter - @mistersuave  Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworldSubscribe - iTunesMr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

Neal Augenstein from Modest Proposal drops into the captains chair for this week's Modcast #441: Long Time Coming and brings a raft full of classic tracks to share. And, some news too. Modest Proposal is doing their first reunion show in over a decade, Sunday March 15th and along for the ride are their special guests from New York, Mod Fun. Here's the link for tickets and more info. Be sure to get tix soon as space is limited and these are going to go fast: <a href="https://www.pearlstreetwarehouse.com/e/modest-proposal-w-mod-fun-87485462373/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pearlstreetwarehouse.com/e/modest-proposal-w-mod-fun-87485462373/</a> As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at <a href="http://www.mistersuave.com/2019/12/modcast-441-long-time-coming.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mistersuave.com/2019/12/modcast-441-long-time-coming.html</a> And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/mistersuave" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mistersuave </a> Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/modmodworld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/modmodworld</a> Subscribe - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-suaves-mod-mod-world/id154325887" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

Modcast #441:  Long Time Coming with Neal Augenstein from Modest Proposal

Neal Augenstein on how he views his job, as a reporter ~"Story telling is just what we do. Reporters have to boil things down to make it so anybody can understand it... if I could figure out the simple things. If I could understand something, if I could ask enough questions so I could understand the concept, it will be something that I could pass along to the audience. That's what I've tried to do. I don't mind looking like an idiot, and asking my question, if I can come away from there being a temporary expert on whatever it is."Neal Augenstein, Reporter and Tech Editor WTOP, and host Andy Ockershausen in studio interviewAndy Ockershausen:              This is Our Town. This is Andy Ockershausen, and I am so delighted. I say that because I mean it. To talk head-to-head, person-to-person with a man that I've listened to on the radio for so long, and has the most memorable voice, and that is a supreme compliment, Neal Augenstein.Neal Augenstein:             Thank you, Andy. Has it really been that long that you've been listening? It really sounded like it's been years and years and years-Andy Ockershausen:              Well, it has been because I've been around a long time. I grew up in the radio and television business, but my love has always been radio. Voices are so important to me and so important to talent. You have an enormous talent and one of them is your voice.Neal Augenstein:             Thank you.Andy Ockershausen:              You know that.Jim Farley Made an Investment in Augenstein's Talent and the Rest is HistoryNeal Augenstein:             To be honest, it's actually a miracle that I'm even on the air. I spend so much time in my career having bosses tell me, "you don't belong on the radio." When I started here at TOP in 1997, I had a lisp, and I couldn't say the letters 'L' and I couldn't say the letter 'S'. One of the things that Jim Farley did before he would hire me full-time is he said, I'm going to send you to a voice coach." He sent me to Ann Utterback.Andy Ockershausen:              I've heard that name.Neal Augenstein:             ... who historically, she's a voice coach-Andy Ockershausen:              You were probably fortunate that Farley recognized your talent, and then wanted to expand on it, rather than just let you go. He's an amazing man.Neal Augenstein:             I was very lucky that he made ... I considered it an investment in me. I also worked for a couple of years with a speech pathologist who helped make it a little easier for me to say those 'S's' and 'L's'. Even to this day, I have to think about it when I say them, but thankfully, I guess I had other talents or other tools in story-telling that were able to compensate.Andy Ockershausen:              I compliment you on the ability. I don't want to say story-telling so much as you sell what you're covering by emphasizing it. I noticed that and I appreciate it so much. I know your work and I know how busy you are, but you still sell that story."Storytelling is just what we do."Neal Augenstein:             Thank you. Really, story telling is just what we do. Reporters have to boil things down to make it so anybody can understand it. In fact, when I started in this business, or actually before I started in this business, I went to American University and got a degree in broadcast journalism. I realized that I really did not like politics. I thought to myself, "I must be in the wrong business."Andy Ockershausen:              In the wrong city, that's for sure.Neal Augenstein:             Certainly, in the wrong city. Eventually, when I got the chance to do some news, I thought to myself, "you really don't know very much about politics, and you're not that interested in it," but if I could figure out the simple things. If I could understand something, if I could ask enough questions so I could understand the concept, it will be something that I could pass along to the audience.

Neal Augenstein on how he views his job, as a reporter ~ "Story telling is just what we do. Reporters have to boil things down to make it so anybody can understand it... if I could figure out the simple things. If I could understand something, if I could ask enough questions so I could understand the concept, it will be something that I could pass along to the audience. That's what I've tried to do. I don't mind looking like an idiot, and asking my question, if I can come away from there being a temporary expert on whatever it is." Neal Augenstein, Reporter and Tech Editor WTOP, and host Andy Ockershausen in studio interview Andy Ockershausen: This is Our Town. This is Andy Ockershausen, and I am so delighted. I say that because I mean it. To talk head-to-head, person-to-person with a man that I've listened to on the radio for so long, and has the most memorable voice, and that is a supreme compliment, Neal Augenstein.Neal Augenstein: Thank you, Andy. Has it really been that long that you've been listening? It really sounded like it's been years and years and years- Andy Ockershausen: Well, it has been because I've been around a long time. I grew up in the radio and television business, but my love has always been radio. Voices are so important to me and so important to talent. You have an enormous talent and one of them is your voice. Neal Augenstein: Thank you.Andy Ockershausen: You know that. Jim Farley Made an Investment in Augenstein's Talent and the Rest is History Neal Augenstein: To be honest, it's actually a miracle that I'm even on the air. I spend so much time in my career having bosses tell me, "you don't belong on the radio." When I started here at TOP in 1997, I had a lisp, and I couldn't say the letters 'L' and I couldn't say the letter 'S'. One of the things that Jim Farley did before he would hire me full-time is he said, I'm going to send you to a voice coach." He sent me to Ann Utterback. Andy Ockershausen: I've heard that name. Neal Augenstein: ... who historically, she's a voice coach- Andy Ockershausen: You were probably fortunate that Farley recognized your talent, and then wanted to expand on it, rather than just let you go. He's an amazing man. Neal Augenstein: I was very lucky that he made ... I considered it an investment in me. I also worked for a couple of years with a speech pathologist who helped make it a little easier for me to say those 'S's' and 'L's'. Even to this day, I have to think about it when I say them, but thankfully, I guess I had other talents or other tools in story-telling that were able to compensate. Andy Ockershausen: I compliment you on the ability. I don't want to say story-telling so much as you sell what you're covering by emphasizing it. I noticed that and I appreciate it so much. I know your work and I know how busy you are, but you still sell that story. "Storytelling is just what we do." Neal Augenstein: Thank you. Really, story telling is just what we do. Reporters have to boil things down to make it so anybody can understand it. In fact, when I started in this business, or actually before I started in this business, I went to American University and got a degree in broadcast journalism. I realized that I really did not like politics. I thought to myself, "I must be in the wrong business." Andy Ockershausen: In the wrong city, that's for sure. Neal Augenstein: Certainly, in the wrong city. Eventually, when I got the chance to do some news, I thought to myself, "you really don't know very much about politics, and you're not that interested in it," but if I could figure out the simple things. If I could understand something, if I could ask enough questions so I could understand the concept, it will be something that I could pass along to the audience.

Neal Augenstein – Reporter and Tech Editor WTOP