Writing

Notes on building and running the systems behind a public radio station. What broke, what it cost, and what I would do differently.

Incident note

The Morning the Playlist Slept

For almost six hours our playlist stopped writing down the songs we played. The radio was fine. Nobody knew until I looked.

Product note

Behind the New Radio Milwaukee Playlist

Why we rebuilt it, what it does for listeners and music directors, and the part where an AI assistant did most of the typing.