Well Said: Sounds of Commencement

May 2019

Purpose

Well Said is the official storytelling podcast of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a new episode each week highlighting the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Carolina community.

As part of a large suite of Commencement content, the podcast episode was meant to serve as a time capsule for the Class of 2019 that can remind graduates of the excitement of the weekend.

Responsibilities

Research and question development
Scheduling interviews
Executing interview, including studio setup and recording
Script production
Hosting/narration, including studio setup and recording
Audio engineering and editing of the episode, including audio clean-up and music
Producing written story to accompany podcast episode

Product

Well Said: Sounds of Commencement

This episode and all other episodes of Well Said are available on SoundCloud or wherever podcasts are played.

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