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Patrick Murray

@nprpatrick.bsky.social
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Audio Engineer & Production Support for NPR since 1997. TD Emeritus of WATC, News Ops, WESAT, & WESUN. Proud member of NABET 31. Somewhat reformed Mass-Hole.

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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 14h
Listening to Charley Steiner and Rick Monday not give the inning and score, except talking into the break. Where is Red Barber and his egg timer when you need it. #NLDS #Radio #LetsGoDodgers.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Los Angeles has a fusion of foodways. Katsu Curry is a Japanese dish. Koreans have taken this & run. This has the Katsu stuffed with cheese & it’s served in a nuclear hot stone bowl. Plus, there’s banchan on the table. What puts it over the top is stuffing kimchi into the maw of the Katsu.
On the table is a large round stone pot with three sections of food. On the left is curry sauce.  In the middle is rice and on the right are 4 half pieces of Pork Katsu with cheese  and a visible gap in the center of 2 sides of each cutlet.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Having grown up in the area, you’d be surprised at how many of those folks agree with him.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
During Covid, LADOT instituted Auto Walk Signals. However, they never instituted them at intersections that needed them like Expo/Western & Expo/Vermont. In Feb, I went to an LADOT open house in South LA to talk to them. They said, never mind. We’re rolling the whole program back. #OneStepForward….
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I feel vindicated. When asked for recs for pretty mics to use in video podcasts, my advice is avoid the Shure SM-7. I don’t like how they look or sound. I do recommend the AKG 414. Today, Conan O’Brien dropped a vid where his audio engineer replaced his SM-7B with an AKG 414. youtu.be/o84uiRaAjAA
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Conan's Audio Engineer Surprises Him With A New Microphone | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
YouTube video by Team Coco
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Let me know how much they are. I think I was way overcharged in LA from a street vendor.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Have you watched any of Nick Andert’s videos on public transit? His latest is on how to set up rail to succeed in CA by having the state take control. youtu.be/uYwInrTocww He also did a deep dive on the LAX people mover which gained some notice.
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California's Brilliant State Rail Plan
YouTube video by nandert
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My issue is Metro is really proud the A will be 60 mi long, by far the longest light rail in the world. However there is a reason why other countries don’t make light rail that length. There are better modes for long distances. For that money, they should have double tracked & electrified Metrolink
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The @amtrak.com #PacificSurfliner is SRO to SLO.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just a reminder in this overconnected data mining world we live in, radio respects your privacy. www.radioworld.com/columns-and-...
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We bought a house in South Los Angeles, where the neighborhood was designed by the sons of Fredrick Law Olmstead. He designed lots of parks in Boston. When I looked at the deed to the house from 1911, I was gob smacked to find my house was on Harvard Blvd in Fenway Park Estates.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I use that phrase as a part of a quote about riding my bike in the rain. I am not made of sugar, I am not made of salt. I do not dissolve in water.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Notes from behind the glass: When a newscaster plays audio of a UN interpreter, it will be a series of short phrases each followed by enough silence to drive a truck through. Resist the urge to switch to the emergency backup newscast at that moment. #NPRLife
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
With his attitude, Wrexham dodged a bullet
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You know you been doing this a long time when the company's Slack app reminds you it's your 29th Anniversary
My profile card from the Slack app on the left is a small picture of me in a control room taken by someone in the studio through the glass.  Also my profile text is, Patrick Murray (you) • 
Audio Engineer & Production Support for NPR since 1997. TD Emeritus of WATC, News Ops, WESAT/WESUN. Proud member of NABET 31. Somewhat reformed Mass-Hole.
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29th anniversary •
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wishing y’all a fabulous “Ba-Dee-Ya” on this 21st night of September. www.npr.org/2014/09/19/3...
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Do you remember? Why 'September' Sustains
It begins, "Do you remember?" — and we supply the memories. Dan Charnas tells the origin story of the Earth, Wind & Fire hit that still unites generations on the dance floor.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I will just note here that people way older than me used to say that before the canal existed, there was an imaginary line from Plymouth to New Bedford, which if you were east of, you were considered to be on the Cape. 
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It’s 102°f here in LA. As a native Masshole having lived here for 25 years, I’ve never missed snow as much than watching this video today. Plus, Hokkaido is one of very few places on my bucket list, for reasons.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
An irony in this whole thing is the Adopt a (public media) Station website was created by a guy who got laid off from NPR twice in the last five years. Many of us are doing the best we can with what we have. www.adoptastation.org
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Adopt A Station - Support Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Drivers learning a lesson? Ummmmmm they can’t even see the Gorilla pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
“The invisible gorilla strikes again: Sustained inattentional blindness in expert observers”
We like to think that we would notice the occurrence of an unexpected yet salient event in our world. However, we know that people often miss such events if they are engaged in a different task, a phe...
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
How long before a driver going too fast goes up one and flips their car youtu.be/xAo3wkgGjM8?...
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Are these bike lanes safe? Neighbors call for changes after crashes
YouTube video by WSB-TV
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Are sample ballots available at this point? I tried to look up my ballot via voter info and street address with no luck either way.
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Expo/Western 311 @expo-western-311.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I'm guessing Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mount Sinai Memorial Park fear they will lose a stream of new clients at their doorstep if they make Forest Lawn Drive safer.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I feel your pain. I’m still pissed Origins discontinued their No Offense Deodorant and their Clear Improvement Charcoal body wash. They at one point returned No Offense after ten years but then they dropped it again and I haven’t been able to find suitable replacements for either.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I didn’t stay for the second half of the KROQ Foozer concert at Long Beach Arena in 2005 so I missed what would have been my first Foo Fighters concert Though I did see the first half which was Weezer. I had my reasons one of them being I was stupid. I’m not sure my now wife will ever forgive me.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Compare that to an argument from folks, including the mayor of Los Angeles, about why cycling infrastructure is evil. As one person questioned in the article the need to remove motoring lanes when there are already bike lanes. However, pedestrians and cyclists are still dying.
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Bass hit brakes on new bike lanes near Forest Lawn. Raman is now slamming her for it
Mayor Bass paused a traffic safety plan on Forest Lawn Drive after community pushback. Safety advocates and Councilmember Raman say a fatal crash shows that was a bad decision.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Every once in a while, I come across a well produced video about how ludicrous it is that people are against cycling infrastructure which makes me happy. This is one of those videos.
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America Hates Bikes
YouTube video by Climate Town
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
However, even when we do put our phones away, we don’t see the gorilla. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
“The invisible gorilla strikes again: Sustained inattentional blindness in expert observers”
We like to think that we would notice the occurrence of an unexpected yet salient event in our world. However, we know that people often miss such events if they are engaged in a different task, a phe...
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This needs to be a thing.
It’s a poster, which says if 5/4 is Star Wars day with the Star Wars logo below those words. On the bottom half of the image is a picture from the movie 9 to 5 with Dolly Parton at a typewriter with the label can 9/25 be Dolly Parton Day?
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A first for me, seeing the inner Pool Circle at the Hollywood Bowl turned into a Mosh Pit. Also a first, Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters playing the Bowl.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Ed Who? (An inside joke among Emersonians of a certain class)
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Rarely do I feel the tug of FOMO working at NPR West rather than the Mothership but today’s #TinyDesk drop was 1 of those times, If only to ask #WeirdAl why this shirt became unobtanium after Its release. I’ve worked hard to keep it in good condition. I’d love a backup. youtu.be/o4I-Y8XiBIs?...
A picture of me at a “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at the Hollywood Bowl wearing a stylized White & Nerdy T-shirt done in the design of Wonder Bread logo.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
For National Radio Day, Oh the places I have worked, since 1985: WGAO WMLN WERS WEEI WBUR WBZ Kid Company Radio NPR East NPR SF KQED NPR West ......& this doesn't even include all of the TV I did. #NPRLife #NationalRadioDay
A woman sitting in front of a console with quite a few knobs and is talking into a microphone on a shock mount hanging from a spring balanced arm
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
There is absolutely no way you should know who Salty Brine is because he was old when I was a kid ;-)
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
There are rules in place if somebody decided to enforce them. Anything above 750w or can be throttle controlled above 20mph must be licensed like a motorcycle or a moped. Also, it’s not cars. It’s drivers, because they can’t see the gorilla. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
“The invisible gorilla strikes again: Sustained inattentional blindness in expert observers”
We like to think that we would notice the occurrence of an unexpected yet salient event in our world. However, we know that people often miss such events if they are engaged in a different task, a phe...
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
PSA for #InternationalLeft-HandersDay, use a square knot right over left, then left over right to tie your shoes. It feels backwards to Lefties & to right handed parents tying shoes for kids. They tie granny knots which come undone. I was 47 before I figured it out. news.berkeley.edu/2017/04/11/s...
Demonstration of a Square knot for tying shoes A red shoe with white laces loosely tied in a square knot A red shoe with white laces fully tied with bows and the square knot visible in the center.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
TIL about Taiwan’s Uniform Invoice Lottery. It blew my mind. It reminds me of the line from The Hunt for Red October “How do you get a crew to want to get off a Nuclear powered Submarine?” How to get businesses to want to report all of their earning to the government? H\T @evanedinger.bsky.social
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Why Every Receipt in Taiwan Is a Lottery Ticket
YouTube video by Evan Edinger
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My wife is a born and bred Angelina and a diehard Dodgers fan. And she knows deep down that if the Dodgers can find a way to choke track, especially in October, they always will.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
For those too young get the reference. youtu.be/CBRJ6jQfap0
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I Wanna Be A Lifeguard by Blotto
YouTube video by BLOTTOdotNET
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I I I wanna be a Lifeguard. I I I want to guard your life. www.kvpr.org/2026-08-03/r...
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Rural California school district creates space where kids can learn to swim
Not everyone has access to a public pool. But a rural school district in California just pulled together funding for a new aquatic center so kids can learn to swim.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I’m infuriated that @espnlosangeles.bsky.social has decided to air a Rams Training Camp Special on the #radio rather than #DaveDenholm calling the #2 @lafcmirror.bsky.social vs #1 @whitecapsfc.com in one of the most exciting matches I’ve ever heard. They did air the LAFC Pre-Pre-game show #SMH
Saturday 8/01
START       FINISH       SHOW
12:00 a.m. 4:00 a.m.   SportsCenter AllNight
4:00 a.m.   7:30 a.m.   Marty and McGee
7:00 a.m.   8:00 a.m.Weekend Warrior with Dr. Robert Klapper
8:00 a.m.  3:30 p.m.  ESPN Radio
3:30 p.m.  4:00 p.m.  BMO Countdown to Kickoff
4:00 p.m.  7:00 p.m.  Rams Training Camp Special
9:30 p.m.  12:00 a.m.  SportsCenter Saturday
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Be careful what you wish for. There are transit riders who don’t believe Metro should build any more rail.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Wishing Red Barber were still around. He knew how to use an egg timer. #WhatsTheInningWhatsTheScore #LetsGoDodgers
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Happiness is ……. #Radio #ItsTimeForDodgersBaseball #MyDayInLA
A photo of a hand holding a transistor radio in the stands of Dodgers Stadium.  It’s tuned to 570 am. The view of the field is from the right field line.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If anyone is interested in owning a piece of history, The house I grew up in is for sale. With the first part of it built in 1680, The Red Fam is most known as the place Helen Keller spent the 2 years before she went to Radcliffe. www.realtor.com/realestatean...
This is a picture of the “red farm” circa 1978 during the blizzardA photo of the Red Farm back in the day. It’s a black-and-white photo taken across the street from the house which includes the main house, several outbuildings, a windmill, and a water tank.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Also there may be a bit of phase cancellation when the interview is summed to mono making the PM sound worse. Did the editor choose the wrong audio channel to cut this together or did the PM’s lav mic fail and they had to use a backup?
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Listened in headphones. it’s stereo. Laura on left PM on right. You hear a ton of Comb filtering on the PM which means the mic he’s being picked up by is further than his lapel. You also hear him in Laura’s Mic which seems to have been boosted when the PM talked to make up for the missing lapel mic.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
As someone who does this for a living, his mic isn’t on and they’re using her mic for both. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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Andy Burnham rules out early election in exclusive BBC interview
The new prime minister told Laura Kuenssberg that people "voted for a manifesto" that he would honour, when pressed on whether there will be an early general election.
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I wish LAFC would brand and sell this radio since it comes in the team’s colors plus they now have 3 broadcasters 710 KSPN, 980 La Mera Mera, and 1230 K-Radio
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Patrick Murray @nprpatrick.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If you get the chance Listen to Dave Denholm on ESPN-LA’s LAFC coverage. Very different from Vin, but excellent
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