New WUWU Show Seeks Your Work Stories
“Clocked Out” is a collaboration between the Elberta Labor Heritage Center and the Elberta Alert.
Two very amateur broadcasters took to the low-power airwaves for the first time last night for the debut of Clocked Out, a show about work and jobs and the music we labor to, which will run for an hour every other Tuesday at 6 pm.
The first episode was “Money for Nothin’: Babysitters and Backup Singers,” during which Scott Beehler and I discussed the slings and arrows of underpaid support work for parents and rock stars. This could easily have been a two-hour show, and we might revisit this topic—we started receiving interesting texts from listeners about halfway through and didn’t fill all the song requests. You can listen to the episode in the WUWU archive in the Tuesday, March 3, 6 pm slot under the title “Clocked Out.”
Despite the hiccups (and many ums and uhs by me) we’re going to do it again! The next show, March 17, will be “Ep. 2: The Custodial Arts.” Scott will talk about the next phase of his youthful working life, and we’d like to hear from you, specifically if you have any janitorial, cleaning, maid service, or related experience. Bonus if this experience took place or takes place in Elberta. Bonus-bonus if it’s car ferry or railroad tied (see what I did there?). We’ll be hunting around for an in-studio guest, but failing that, we can take anecdotes and music requests by voice memo, voice mail, text message, phone, or email. (231-399-0098; emilyvotruba@yahoo.com).
Don’t hold back your Horatio Alger tale just because it didn’t start with a shop floor broom. We’d love to hear from anyone and everyone for this or an upcoming show. What was your first job? What was your last? What’s the greatest piece of career advice you ever got? Do you have a personal Bill Lumbergh and how do you deal with him/her? Did your entire field go extinct like the dinosaurs some years ago? Were you the first person on planet Earth to do what you do? How many tabs are open on your browser? (Asking for a friend.)
Winter Friday This Week
Stop by the Elberta Heritage Center (704 Frankfort Avenue) from 6 to 9 this Winter Friday and we can talk more about this or other things over Scrabble and decaf. It’s so great to have this community space for recreation and creativity. Viva, WUWU!
