Adderall KBIA Story

Eric Durban

I thought the story was well written and the information flowed well. The producer intermixed interview clips well to break up the monologues. I did hear many technical issues though. Several times throughout the story the level of the reporters voice changed, as if he was recording his dialogue from multiple places. Even if he were recording from different places, he should work to make the difference negligible to the listener. Also, on a couple of the interviews I could hear cord noise and some mic interference. In all fairness the mic noise could be the fault of the interviewee. The story provided good information and the wide range of sources helped to build the story's credibility. The producer could have possibly added some effects to the narrative to make the piece a little more engaging, maybe nat sound somewhere or light music. Maybe these options aren't feasible or don't work well, but a little something extra could have moved the piece along. I have listened to NPR for years and have grown fond of the music or nat sound played before and after a piece. Perhaps it was edited out of this piece.