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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

In the center lies an 19th century band organ that's still in use today! Best part - it is still (and will forever be) just 5 cents a ride!! Photo by Draconichiaro - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...

Picture of an early 19th century era carousel.

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I'll be on the air today - doing sports at the top of each hour from 11-2, right after the news. I'll be previewing the BIG GAME!! Listen online at CRNC.ca

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Back in the studio after a much-needed snow day! Pumping out more station IDs!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Starting here what I used to do (and started to again) on Threads: Daily Meme! Cause right now, we need to maintain hope with some joy and laughter. So considering what day it is, today's Daily Meme...

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Thank god for a well-timed snow day! Gonna stay under the blankets and relax.

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The talk show - the most comprehensive production we've done in the program (so far 🥲) - went great! Our group really came together so well in the end through everything and pulled it off! Some pictures of everyone involved - couple group shots, our two hosts, our prof, and the production team!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Ready for our talk show on student mental health. Love the set the production team built!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Day 17 in a row of being at the college. Thank god there's a holiday this Monday, which guarantees that I won't be here - since the college will be CLOSED!! 😅

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

pressprogress.ca/doug-ford-cr... Ford complained how people receiving social assistance are "sitting on their couch and watching Flintstones"? I'm sorry, is this the 80s? Waiting for him to tell us to get a job by walking into the business and asking the manager for one.

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Ugh, at least the wind is calm...

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Day 15 in a row of being at the college...

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Hung out at my sister's for the Superb Owl party. Her dog got tired by the third quarter and hung out with me. Such a cutie 🥹🥹

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Fit check! I'll be the announcer for the women's volleyball playoff game this afternoon. With only playoff games for basketball and volleyball left, my time as announcer is almost done for the season. Gonna miss doing it 😭

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Woke up to about 10cm of snow! Luckily it's pretty light and the plows have already gone down the streets.

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Here I am at the college...on a Saturday 😅 We're having an open house for our program for high school students to get a glimpse of what it's like, so a bunch of us in the radio program will be running the station today! I'll be the Sports anchor today!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

He's waiting for my mom to wake up 😆

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This is what I get for leaving my shirt on my bed 😅

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The finished product! A few edits here and there to make a clean sound - putting my voiceovers at the right spots and lowering the track volume while it's going. Thanks to anyone who's watched this - let me know if you enjoyed it and whether you want any other behind-the-scenes looks!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Step 6: The final hook! I'll be having my final voiceover go over this track. Next step: The finished product!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Step 5: Adding another hook! Pretty much a repeat of the last step. I realized later my voiceover between the hooks needed some music behind it (you'll see what I did soon) Next step: Adding the final hook

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Step 4: Placing the hook! There's a bit of an art to making things sound 'right'. The part I demonstrate here is relatively easy, but there can often be some subtle touches needed to make things 'flow'. Next step: Adding another hook

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Step 3: Song selection! We want to highlight the music in our IDs, so we usually try to get 3 different songs in there. Next step: Finding the hook!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Step 2: Recording my voice! This is where it starts to get fun! Coming up next: Starting the mixing process

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Inspired by a classmate who recorded their own creative process, I've recorded a series of videos, demonstrating the creative process I use to produce Station IDs! This is the first step - writing the ad! Hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes journey!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Time to play "Which animal made these tracks?" 😅

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Some action shots from my last Newscast today. Don't know why I was making that face in the second-last pic. 😅

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

A preview of what I'll be talking about in news at 1pm. Listen live at CRNC.ca

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I'll be the News Anchor today bringing you today's news at the top of each hour from 11-2! Listen to CRNC for the latest news updates for Welland and the Niagara region! Go to CRNC.ca to listen live online!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Yes, the provincial government authorized this in 2023. Pharmacists are able to renew prescriptions for common ailments like this: (Source: news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...) I've also read that they are currently also allowed to do controlled substances until 2026 under an exemption.

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Back running the scoreboard today! Gotta keep focused!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Trump's plan for Gaza... 🙄🙄😡😡

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

With a career fair going on here, these noise-cancelling headphones are sooooo handy.

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Guess who forgot their hat today? Going with the George Costanza look...

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

It's snowy and...foggy? The groundhog did not prepare me for this...

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I'm looking...preppy, today? I dunno, it's Monday. I'm still waking up. At least this week is looking to be less...hectic than last week. I'll be doing the News for my radio lab this Thursday and, with the way things are going right now, I'm sure I'll have more than enough things to report on 🙄

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Going live in 10 minutes! Listen to my new weekly show "The Heat Index", a Top 10 Countdown of New Rock songs playing on CRNC, The Heat!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Hosting my new Top 10 Countdown show "The Heat Index" on CRNC this afternoon at 2! Playing the top 10 tracks on the station and throwing in some new songs as well from artists like Linkin Park, Jack White, and blink-182. Listen live online every Sunday at 2 at CRNC.ca

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

3 hours of filming later...I need more of this medicine 🥲

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

One hour until showtime!! I'll be hosting live on-air from 10-2 EST! Catch me live on CRNC, The Heat - Niagara's New Rock CRNC.ca

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I'll be hosting live on the radio tomorrow! From 10am-2pm, I'll be playing New Rock, and sharing my thoughts on things like a proposed method of testing AI sentience, and why I prefer taking the bus instead of driving. Listen live online at CRNC.ca

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Finally had my first good sleep since I got sick last week! Just in time, too - I'll be leading a group of us around campus to do some filming in preparation for the talk show on student mental health that we're recording in 2 weeks. And, since I'll also be *on* camera for part of it today...

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I'm back! Kinda. Got sick Thursday night and spent the whole weekend in bed resting, yet not being able to get much real 'sleep'. Finally better today, but with a nasty chest cough. Went to the doc and got prescribed some meds that I hope will do the trick sooner rather than later...

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I'll be doing Traffic & Weather today from 10-2! Listen live at CRNC.ca!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Remember those sci-fi movies where you're going through a ship corridor, passing by various autonomous robots? It's kinda jarring when real life feels like that...

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Surprise! I'll be filling in on the broadcast team for the volleyball games tonight! Excited for the opportunity!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Busy day today. I'll be doing my new duties this morning as the college radio station (CRNC) Production Director. Then a 4 hour class this afternoon. Then, this evening, Announcer for college volleyball games - including a special presentation for graduating players. Dressed for the occasion!

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Oh and I forgot to post what I came home to after classes. So peaceful 🥹🥹

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Croc Monk @crocmonk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Got my $200 brib- sorry, 'Taxpayer Rebate' from the Ontario government today. Had a sheet that says it's partly to 'help manage the cost of the federal carbon tax'. Dougie, the Feds already did that with the FEDERAL CARBON TAX REBATE!!! I'm sick of them trying to play people for fools...

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