ECT Day 3: CHSR is On And In The Air.
After two days of almost straight driving, we were excited for just a short driving down the road to the University of New Brunswick, to do our first on air interview at
CHSR.
The campus of
UNB, was probably the prettiest landscape I have ever seen for a University. The school was high up on a hill overlooking the river and the other side of Fredericton. There seemed to be a small forest in between buildings, which was full of trees changing into their fall colours. The school itself fit very well into this picture, with its mostly brick exterior and historic looking buildings.
I'm not sure what the moto is for UNB, but if I were to give them one, it would go along the lines of, "University of the trees, overlooking the water", but I guess that wouldn't really sell themselves as an educational facility.
After taking in the scenery for a few minutes, we parked our car-in the gravel parking lot- and made our way to the radio station. CHSR was on the top floor of the student center, which gave an even better view of the river. We were given a tour of the station, which was in the process of being made over. The highlight of the tour was seeing the brand new studio equipment, that we got to try out as we went on air!
Our interview was quite casual, and gave us a chance to hone what we were saying when it came to promoting the aritsts we had brought with us. The host was very nice, and had lots of stories to share about community radio.
Our interview was over way too soon, just as our stay in Fredericton. We were soon back on the road, and on our way to
Halifax. We decided to check out
Moncton on the way to our destination, and found a Mc Donalds with a fireplace, which we thought was adorable. A few hours later we were in Halifax, checking into our hotel, which was actually an old style house, turned into a cute bed and breakfast type of stay.
Thus ending day 3, with just a quick sleep before our very busy day 4.
