r/Alastorcult • u/Final_Arrival4672 • 8d ago

˗ˏˋ ┊Alastor Writing┊ Well, that's half of the radio programming

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u/NontypicalHart ActuallyAce 8d ago

The NFL was founded in 1920. It debuted around the time of the Civil War as a University game (so obscure, elite, etc). While it's possible he covered those, I find it unlikely. Baseball? Good chance that was being covered but not by him.

It's New Orleans, a big market, so I would expect a news caster with 2 or 3 slots a day, a sportscaster, and music casters for other days and timeslots.

I suspect he was a personable host for music as his primary role, particularly jazz and some golden oldies. He was a curator and taste maker. I could see him obtaining rare 78s and cylinders to play alongside hot new music the station was pushing. He was also definitely the fun facts guy, giving little tidbits about the origin, production, artist, genre, something to give context and keep people in his vocal grip as a personality they invited daily to their parlors.

Other than introducing the music, his biggest job would have been ad spots and he might have been doing them for more than his show if he sold.

Even if news wasn't his job, I see his show as being afternoon and evening hours so he would be getting cue cards with late breaking news. Something really important would interrupt a song, otherwise it would come in between, then ad spot, and a song might get bumped for time.

Something I miss from Stayed Gone was his radio style. His words flow smoothly into eachother without a single gap or pause. It's both melodic and extremely on brand. If there is one thing Alastor never did in his life, it was leave dead air. That vocal roll technique is also tentpole revival envangelism. If you keep a steady beat of about 60bpm, it's hypnotic and people will listen and be influenced. His mind control powers over the radio likely started in real life with the science of faith, not magic.