Transom — veronica simmonds

In the fall of 2012 I had the immense pleasure of attending the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole, Mass. Under the auspices of Rob Rosenthal and Sarah Reynolds I learned how to research, record and produce radio documentaries by the sea. This experience definitely changed the course of my life. Flamed my radio fires. Started my sonic engine, and I've been running with it ever since. I produced two radio length docs while at Transom and also made a handful of Sonic IDs for WCAI -

This piece has aired on New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC and WRST-FM Oshkosh. It's available on the Public Radio Exchange.

There is bacteria everywhere, it is almost impossible for something to not come in contact with bacteria. That's a problem for pharmaceutical companies. Before drugs go to market they have to be free of any potentially harmful bacteria. How do they do that? Well, today, the pharmaceutical industry relies on a test using horseshoe crab blood.

This piece played on WCAI’s Creative Life series, it is available on the Public Radio Exchange and has also been featured as part of the Working Now project.

Sue Beardsley has found a new life for herself...in the trash.

These are sonic IDs. Interstitial moments produced for WCAI to introduce listeners to their neighbours.

This is a sonic ID. An interstitial moment produced for WCAI to introduce listeners to their neighbours.