From Tape Splices to $60 Licenses: Building a Radio Show in 2025

From splicing tape with a razor blade to experimenting in Sound Forge, Studio One, and now Reaper, my journey in radio production has changed as much as the technology itself. Live radio may be messy, but digital tools make creating Rolling with Scissors possible today without losing the human spirit that started it all.

Do You Actually Read the Comments and Check the Posts?

Social media is weird. And Instagram? Even weirder. I’ve never really understood it. Why do you need an app just to post pictures or images? It’s not like cameras just showed up on phones yesterday. But honestly, I don’t think about it much—because I’m not a visual person. Audio is where I live. So, here’s … Read more

Rolling with Scissors Hits 1,290 Episodes

1,290 episodes. Let that sink in for a second. Last night, I did some math (dangerous, I know), and it turns out that the Jeff Beck deep dive I called Episode 338? Yeah, that was actually Episode 1,290. One. Thousand. Two hundred. Ninety. That’s nearly 30 years of broadcasting—so some of you might be wondering, … Read more

Support WORT—Independent Radio Needs You

WORT Community Radio is one of the last truly independent stations left—run by over 300 volunteers with a small staff keeping things running behind the scenes. No corporate playlists. No media conglomerates calling the shots. Just real people, real voices, and real radio. A few times a year, we ask for your help to keep … Read more