**Summary:**
In this monologue, Haul, a former radio host, shares his worst moments in broadcasting. He discusses a mishap during a phone interview with José Feliciano, a frustrating incident with a dusty vinyl record, and an awkward on-air endorsement for quilts. Haul also describes pre-recording shows and dealing with unexpected interruptions from his bosses. Despite challenges, he candidly navigates these situations, demonstrating his dedication to ethical broadcasting.
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*Note: The summary captures the main incidents and challenges described by Haul during the monologue.*
1. The speaker, Haul, worked as a radio host for approximately 8 years.
2. He worked at two different pop music stations.
3. One of the stations changed formats to Spanish music, which posed a challenge for Haul as Spanish was his second language.
4. Haul was involved in a telephone interview with José Feliciano, where the topic of conversation was Luis Miguel's fame.
5. The speaker had a noon shift at a radio station owned by a family that had many radio stations in Mexico.
6. The family decided to open a radio station in Los Angeles and brought a team of people, including a man named Don Gilberto.
7. Don Gilberto was responsible for making Luis Miguel famous.
8. One day, Don Gilberto interrupted Haul's show to play an album that had dust.
9. Haul was furious and decided to let the song end without saying anything.
10. The station did not have farc time announcers to cover the shifts when the host was sick or traveling.
11. The solution was to pre-record the shows or ask the other announcer to stay for longer shifts.
12. Haul had to go to court to defend his right to pre-record his shows without being fined.
13. Haul had to plan his interventions between different songs and sometimes emphasize one of the songs.
14. Haul had to manage his own voice tracks and play them at the moment indicated.
15. Haul was asked to announce the time on air, which he found unethical.
16. Haul was asked to promote quilts on air, which he found unethical.
17. Haul turned off the microphone in the middle of his announcement to promote quilts.
18. The speaker has been working as a radio host for two years.