There are two kinds of radio shows--music and talk. As the title's suggest, a music show is all about music, songs and who the artists are that make the music. A talk show has news, interviews and commentary from reporters or writers about people, issues and subjects that their listening audience is interested in. Whatever radio show you create, you have to plan it out in advance to make sure you produce and present the best information possible. That's why a radio script is important. Here are a few tips on writing for your radio show from Radio.co.
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Radio personalities and jock don't just show up to work and go on air to talk to their audience. There's a lot of reading, writing and editing that has to happen first, especially if your podcast is going to have commentary, which yours will. This requires a script that will be read on air. Here is a link to the Generic Radio Library. It has some old scripts from the 1940's when people would listen not watch their favorite shows on television. Read the script while you listen to it on air. Notice how every little part is written down. Not only is the dialogue or the conversation written down, but also the prompts for music and applause. Tell us what else is a part of this radio show format?
To sell anything, you have to know it, understand what it's here to do and how it's going to appeal to your market. With a podcast or radio show, which you are going to create, the "market" is your audience--the people that are going to listen to your station. Your sponsors are the companies that want to advertise their product to your audience. Imagine that you are talking to one person in your listening audience. In 20 words or fewer, tell them what WAIR is and what they are going to get from listening to the station. Count your words and edit before you submit.
Music is a key component in building a podcast. Think about music that would fit in a show about the air. Think about songs that have air in the theme, talk about the earth or the air or that just sound free and breezy. Tell us the name of the song and who made it. If you can find a YouTube video of it, upload it here!An audio drop or liner is up to 15 seconds in length for your radio station with your voice, music and/or sound effects. Here are the drops and liners we made up last week. Click the one's that you like the best. Ayana at Hunter asked a great question! How do you make a radio? Here's a video that will tell you how to put a simple radio together in a minute! Take a look!
Behind the mic, every radio station has different departments that keep everything that happens "On Air" flowing. Below are descriptions of each department and a few questions that will help me determine which one suits you for our On Air project! It would be awesome if you guys could upload audio of you answering the questions keeping your entry under 10-minutes.
The story of who invented radio has been a bit of mystery. Some say it was Nikola Tesla who invented the Tesla coils and discovered that he could transmit radio waves. Others say it was Guglielmo Marconi who sent the first successful long-distance wireless telegraph. Even now, this 100 year old argument is still up for debate. Read about Tesla's contribution to radio and then watch this video, Who Really Invented the Radio.
Hello Guys , I’m Adrianne or Delyte (my radio name). You can call me whatever you’re comfortable with. I am so excited about being a part of this project and working with you on the Blueprints | ON AIR station. I look forward to getting to know each of you and perhaps help someone tap into their passion as a broadcaster, writer or producer! I’ve been in radio over 20 years and my carrier has allowed me to be on air in Mendenhall, England, interview 2 US presidents (Clinton and Obama), former first lady Michelle Obama and experience so many shows and concerts I can’t count. Helping you create your own station will be one of the highlights of my career and I can’t wait to meet you in person! Use the comments below to introduce yourself. Tell me your first name, where you're from and what you want to know about radio! This is a Ham Radio. Ham radio stations were not intended to have commercials like the radio stations you listen to today. They were used to relay information across the airwaves something like the way you use the internet today. As the radio evolved, so did radio language. The link below is a Ham Radio Glossary. It has a list of words that may be familiar to you, but may have a different meaning in radio language. List three new radio words and their definitions. www.arrl.org/ham-radio-glossary
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