This Catalan informant, “sickly perfectionist”, directs and presents ‘It’s no ordinary day’, the RNE magazine on weekend mornings
Carles Mesa (Palafolls, Barcelona, 46 years old) is the voice and spirit behind ‘No es un día normal’, the weekend morning show on RNE, a space where everything fits, from food, health, the music (especially by Drexler), the story… but where the interview gets its relevance in the elegant voice of the Catalan journalist. “The voice isn’t the most important thing, but every interview I do is very well fleshed out,” says Mesa, a “sickly perfectionist” as he defines himself.
-It overwhelms me, it makes me blush and it isn’t true. I take it as a compliment, but on the radio the most important thing is not to have a great voice, but to tell things well. It’s true that the voice should prevail because I think it’s been neglected on many radio stations lately, but it’s not the most important, not at all.
-It depends on the programs and schedules. I’ve often been told ‘your voice reassures me, I’m falling in love’. It’s a way to reach the listener. Those of us who work on the radio do it so that they love us and I think a good way to reach the listener, to make him fall in love, is to keep your voice and wait for you every weekend.
– Most importantly, the interview is very well fleshed out and very well documented. And then you need to create a conducive environment for the guest to feel comfortable. I try to do polite interviews. There are many methods, but in my case I try. When the character is comfortable, it counts more than when you are very perceptive and he tries to parry the blows. By creating a favorable climate you can get many more things.
-I think so. I interview very few politicians, but it is exportable. But beware, a friendly interview is not a ball interview.
– That’s how I take them. I have my script and my structure. I like to listen to the character and let me go. I take it as a conversation and that tone reaches the listener.
-Of course and when that happens, if you forget the papers, I like that.
-Yes, it’s more controlled because luckily they don’t know us much. And I appreciate it. It’s true that we all have a little vanity, but I think those who work in radio aren’t looking for that, they’re looking for something else.
– In my case, I think I achieved it because we all have a slightly distorted view of a public medium, of a professional who gets carried away by the government of the day. I have been working on radio with all political colors for over 20 years and I have always had freedom. No one has ever told me what I can or cannot say.
“Hahaha… Of course she already knows. If I’m dedicating myself to this, it’s because I’ve listened to Julia Otero for so long.
– It’s a little sick. Not much less it means it’s perfect because perfection doesn’t exist, but I try to touch it and I can’t. Those of us who work in a public environment have a lot of responsibility and I make more demands on myself than on others.
-I like doing the interviews and doing interviews from Barcelona doesn’t always allow it, but eventually you get used to it and in two minutes you forget the distance.
– Of the whole process. This is like a journey where you enjoy the preparation, the journey and then remember how the journey has been.
Yeah it sounds like a lot, lol. I like Drexler.
–Ummm… to Luz Casal. I talked to her once in Carlos del Amor’s room and she told me that she listened to us every weekend and that got me really excited. She is part of the soundtrack of my life.
-Related to the character’s intimate life. I never go there.
– Hahaha… from musicals. Singing, dancing… something multidisciplinary. I would love it! But I am aware of my limitations.
-Never. I’ve sometimes wondered what would happen, but I don’t know if I want to try. Every year I participate in TVE’s ‘Telepasión’ where I can sing and dance, but it’s standing in front of a camera and I’m having a really bad time. I am not natural and I have many complexes. It’s not mine.
– Working at night is difficult, it disrupts your life, it changes your schedules, but it is very rewarding because the night listener and the weekend listener are very faithful and always there.
-To hug ours.
–’Private Children’s Reserve’, by Paco Tomás.
Source: La Verdad
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