it was a summer night in june, 2018. everyone who was qualified to host sports talk was out of town, and so at the last minute, someone had to step in.

Zach's Sports Talk Extravaganza

In the Spring of 2019, I made this audio documentary for a hip-hop literature class taught by Professor Cameron Leader-Picone. The documentary dives into "Lecco's Lemma," a show which began on MIT's college radio station, WMBR 88.1 FM, in the mid 80s and was hosted by Magnus Johnstone. The show became widely influential in the Boston hip-hop scene and has since become a significant part of the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

For my research, I conducted interviews with Dr. Pacey Foster, the archivist who runs the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive, and with Matt Reyes, a Boston native who grew up listening to and performing on "Lecco's Lemma." With permission from Pacey, I also scoured through the archive, and pulled a lot of audio materials from it to give listeners of my documentary a chance to hear "Lecco's Lemma" in its original form. 

This documentary won an Award of Excellence from the Broadcast Education Association and was a finalist for Best Documentary at the 2020 Intercollegiate Broadcast System Conference. 

Painting Credit to Magnus Johnstone

Boston, Hip-Hop, and its Home: The Story of Lecco's Lemma

This liner transitioned the music rotation into NBC news at the top of the hour. I wrote the copy, Emily Willi recorded the voiceover, and the production was done by our Trace Salzbrenner.

"The News Lately" News Intro

This liner played on Wildcat 91.9. I wrote the copy, Emily Willi recorded the voiceover, and the production was done by our Trace Salzbrenner.

"Nothing Else To Do" Liner

"Take What We Can Get" Liner

I made this PSA to promote Manhattan's Summer Municipal Band; KSDB would broadcast their performances live. This PSA won a 2019 Kansas Association of Broadcasters Award for ":60 Second Commercial- PSA or Non Com Donor Announcement."

Summer Municipal Band PSA

This interview was done with 2018 Mandela Fellow Sambro Lupai and was aired on KSDB's Open Mic program. It won a 2019 Kansas Association of Broadcasters award for Public Affairs Program.

"Sambro Lupai Interview" - Open Mic

This is a PSA I produced for a Kansas State Open House Event.

"K-State Open House" PSA

This is a promo I produced for The Link, a specialty show on Wildcat 91.9.

"The Link" Promo

Welcome! My name is Zach St. Clair. This SoundCloud is a portfolio of some audio products of mine.

Zach St. Clair

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