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John Hollenhorst ReportingYou may not have noticed but a revolution has been underway all around us. Millions of people are finding a new communication medium that's giving a new voice and a soapbox to people who didn't have it before.
James Berghout got into it because he always wanted to be a disk jockey.
James Berghout, JamesB.com: "I wanted to produce a show that I would want to listen to."
Now he produces two shows on his computer.
James Berghout: "And I weave a story from my life into it that's entertaining, but then I put music with that too."
He puts the shows on the Internet. Hundreds of listeners download the PodCasts into their iPods. They can take JamesB's shows anywhere and play them whenever.
James Berghout: "I really have been able to stick with this longer than other hobbies I've had in the past because I get feedback from my audience, I'm able to do it on my schedule and I network with people all over the world."
Jennifer Napier-Pearce is a professional journalist working on a Halloween story. At her home-office she edits her interviews into weekly half-hour iPod newscasts. She's part of a growing legion of communicators who've discovered an inexpensive route to an audience -- their home computer.
Jennifer Napier-Pearce, InsideUtah.com: "So anybody can do this. and I think that's what's so attractive to me, you don't need a satellite anymore to communicate globally."
And then there's Dave & Bob on the Back Porch.
Dave Beckstrand:"Hello everybody it's great to have you with us today."
They do a weekly internet talk show to help people with wellness and healthy living.
Bob Sorensen, Dave & Bob On The Back Porch": "Allow people to honestly talk to each other about the problems or the situations they're facing in life."
Bob and Dave do their show in a professional broadcast studio that now has 29 internet radio broadcasts. Like Dave & Bob's, the shows are generally aimed at turning a profit through internet advertising.
Kim Power Stilson, Grapevine Talk Radio Network: "Years form now I'm sure we'll get most of our information through the Internet."
The internet broadcasters aren"t sure exactly what it means now that anyone can find an audience, but they all think it's important.
Jennifer Napier-Pearce, InsideUtah.com: "My gut tells me that this is going somewhere. I'm not sure where."
