JRMC 460 Journal One: Indiana's Bayh To Retire From Senate

An NPR feature named "Indiana's Bayh To Retire From Senate" produced by Marianne Holland caught my attention yesterday.The duration of the feature was 2:47. This is a summary of my feedback.

Senator Evan Bayh, who is a centrist democrat from Indiana, decided not to seek a third term congress last Monday.
According to the NPR, Bayh is interested in working for the people of Indiana, but he does not like the congress.
Bayh, who won the seat to the Senate in 1998, endorsed his decision to the bitter partisan segregations that have conquered Congress in recent years, though he praise his colleagues as hard workers devoted to serving the public.
Bayh, 54, said he believes "it was time for him to "contribute to society in another way," either by creating jobs with a business, leading a college or university, or running a charity.

The feature was informative and interesting, because the organization was smooth and easy. The feature started with the important information related to Bayh, and was followed by the less important ones. Despite the fruitfulness of the feature, it started to get boring at the end, when the writer lost focus on Bayh.

The announcer’s voice quality was good and clear. The announcer gave pauses between each sentence, making it easy for the listener to understand the feature. Yet, the four audio recordings started right after the announcer last word. It would have been better if the audio recordings started a couple of seconds after the announcer ends.
As for the interviewees, the Senator Bayh’s voice was clear and louder, due to his mascunal voice. As for senator Byron Dorgan, I felt that his mouth was close to the audio recording and not under his chin as it should be. The tone of the voice was diverse the others. It seems that the third character was interviwed in a public place, because the NAT sound was understandable in the background. Sound of people talking but far away did not blur his voice, but demonstrated a live conversation and atmosphere.

Personally, I suggest that microphones should be placed under the chin for all the interviewees and not only some. Moreover, the music at the end of the audio should not be that long. It is illogic to have forty second music, while the whole conversation is 2:47.