Volunteer Spotlight

In this episode of Volunteer Spotlight, host Evan Starnes interviews Ken Beck, a dedicated volunteer with AfterSight. They discuss Ken's inspirations, his passion for audio and music, his hobbies, and his journey into volunteering. Ken shares his experiences with audio recording, the challenges he faced, and the importance of preparation and technique in delivering quality audio content. The conversation also touches on Ken's audio gear setup and his love for classical music and silversmithing. In this conversation, Ken Beck shares his journey into voiceover work, discussing his audio setup, the DIY sound booth he created, and the unique experiences he's had in the field. He emphasizes the importance of community and connection through voiceover boot camps and encourages aspiring volunteers to find joy in their work, regardless of their equipment or skill level.

Chapters

00:00Introduction and Volunteer Spotlight

03:05Inspiration and Influences

05:58Passions for Audio and Music

09:00Hobbies and Personal Interests

11:55Journey into Volunteering

14:53First Experiences in Audio Recording

17:58Preparation for Recording Sessions

21:03Audio Gear and Setup

23:05Exploring Audio Interfaces and Recording Equipment

26:38Building a DIY Sound Booth

29:50Unique Recording Setups and Experiences

37:43Encouragement for Aspiring Volunteers

Congratulations to Lori Hendrickson for being selected as Volunteer of the Month for July. Lori began at Aftersight back in 2015, which means she is about to hit ten years with Aftersight. After retiring from teaching kindergarten, Lori was looking for ways to give back to her community, and she discovered Aftersight in the local newspaper. Lori has been reading the Grand Junction Sentinel ever since, and she has a lot of compassion for local communities, and ensuring that they have equal access to information.

Congradulations to Bryce for becoming the volunteer of the month for June.

Brice has always been active in the comunity, from working at supe kitchens as a child, to working at an NPR station in college, and eventually volunteering for Aftersight.

This epasode is packed full of stories and advice, so grab your favorite cold beveradge and enjoy.

This month on VSL, Evan interviews Ralph Towers, Aftersights may volunteer of the month.

Ralph started with aftersight around sevin years ago, reading the Grand Junction Sentenal.

In this epasode, you'll get a glimps into not only Ralph's volunteer experience, but also some of his passed endeavors, like working as a voice tallent for a student radio station.

Aftersight is proud to nominate Claudia Murphy as the volunteer of the month for April.

Claudia began as a volunteer seven years ago, but she has been a verry active volunteer in her community since moving to the United States over 20 years ago.

Claudia joined Aftersight as part of a new year’s resolution to do something out of her comfort zone, and she has been an integral part of our Spanish programming ever since.

This month, we have the pleasure of speaking with Geri Gingras, who just reached her five-year anniversary at Aftersight.

Geri began her volunteer work at an organization formally known as Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic, which later became Learning Ally, which is similar to Aftersight, but primarily handles the reading and transcription of college textbooks.

When Learning Ally closed most of their in-person offices, Geri began looking for other reading opportunities, and found the Colorado Talking Book Library, and eventually Aftersight.

This month, host Evan Starnes interviews Keith Gawlick, who has been a volunteer reader since 1999.

During this episode, we talk about how Keith got started with the Greely Tribune, how he moved on to Hobby Radio and Opera News, and the significance behind the two shows.

There is quite a lot of information on opera music and amateur radio packed into this episode; so grab your favorite hot beverage, and enjoy the show.

We're back at it this month with Bill Lundgren, a licensed psychotherapist and the host of Blindsight.

In this episode, Evan and Bill touch briefly on Bill's journey into vision loss, how he became a licensed psychotherapist and started his own practice, and how it eventually led to him becoming the host of the Aftersight original, Blindsight.

We also briefly touch on the significance of the Blarney Stone and Bill's experience kissing the stone.

Bill is totally blind and was previously on The Blind Chick, formerly Aftersight; you can go back to episode 10 for Bill's entire story about his journey into vision loss."