I recall in my early years of broadcasting hearing a guy doing celebrity pre-taped interviews (somebody in Hollywood) Jimmy Fiddler I think was his name. They were very timely and carried a huge following. Businesses were lined up to sponsor the features. I think this would be a good project for Voice Over Artist as an extra revenue in todays economy. And the capitol outlay for adding a feature to your studio is very economical.
I researched the purchase of a Hybrid and found the JK Audio Host One at $439.00 at BSWUSA.com/ with free shipping. For those of you that are unfamiliar with a hybrid and how it works, here is an example. The hybrid is placed between an incoming telephone line and the receiver of the telephone and your mixer. Then back to the out-going side of the telephone so the party at the other end can hear the person conducting the interview through a studio microphone. The hybrid or your mixer then has a mix-minus feature that prevents any feed back and controls the gain on the out-going line. You can also pan left the microphone and pan right the incoming voice from the telephone to give separation on the left and right studio monitors.
Now the next issue is to get out and hustle up a few dedicated sponsors to pay for your packaged features and offer its distribution to radio stations or web sites that would like to buy the features.
Westcott Broadcasting Services will be adding the Hybrid option to the list of services in the near future.
