"Video killed the radio star...Pictures came and broke your heart."

                                                                                                                             -The Buggles

 

 

National Public Radio

 

During the Summer before my senior year at Howard University, I had the opportunity to work at National Public Radio as the Audio Engineering Intern.  The experiences, lessons learned, and people I got to know were irreplaceable.

All of the interns produced their own stories for the end of the internship. As the Audio Engineering Intern, I mixed all of their projects, the premiere, as well as producing and mixing two of my own.  

Below, you can hear the "Intern Edition Premiere", an audio compilation of selected stories by the Interns, as well as the two stories I produced: "Public Radio: Dead or Alive" and "Take Me Out to the Go-Go", an in depth look at Go-Go music, a percussion-driven genre of music native to Washington, DC. 

 

 

 

Intern Edition Premiere
Stephen Chesley/NPR Summer '09 Interns
Public Radio: Dead or Alive
Stephen Chesley
Take Me Out to the Go-Go
Stephen Chesley

 

WHUR World

During my time at Howard University, I produced a "News 'N' Two" Spot for WHUR World, a high definition radio channel broadcasting culturally rich content to a diverse audience on the WHUR-FM HD Radio network. This piece is about South African artist and activist Miriam Makeba.

 

News 'N' Two Spot: Miriam Makeba
Stephen Chesley

 

WHBC, Howard University's Student-Run Radio Station

  As a student at Howard University, I was fortunate to spend much of my time at the student-run radio station, WHBC, as an on-air personality and member of the production team. Here is some of my work as a member of the WHBC Production Team.

 

Black History Spotlight: Duke Ellington
Stephen Chesley
WHBC 35th Anniversary Spot
Stephen Chesley
WHBC Drop
Stephen Chesley

 

General Radio Work

 

McDonald's Commercial for Advanced Radio Production Course

*Runner Up for "Best Audio PSA or Commercial" at The Paul Robeson Awards

Mikky Ds
Stephen Chesley

Toyota Avalon Commercial for Advanced Radio Production Course 

Toyota Avalon Car Commercial
Stephen Chesley