ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Host

Equivalent of a TV news anchor. The figure heads of the station who are often asked to work on special projects, come up with segment ideas, and make appearances to promote the station.

Wrap

Fully produced story from a reporter, like a package on TV news.

Tag

A sentence or two the host uses to wrap up a story before moving to a new one.

Actuality

Like a TV VO-SOT-VO; starts with host led, then moves to soundbite, then a tag.

Lead

A sentence or two host uses to introduce the story.

Sounder

Produced soundbite that plays underneath a news segment to make the segment stand out, a draw listeners attention back in.

Voicer

Reporter will tag out of their story with a standard outcue; no sound bites, just me telling the news

TRT

Total run time

Break

Scheduled pause in radio for ads and breaking news

Soundbite

Clips from interview

Slug

Name of story

Spot

Short commercial or announcement during program

A.M.

Amplitude modulation

F.M.

Frequency modulation

Analog

Sound converted into computer data

Lockout/sig out

With ATV news, Madi Ruegner; last words reporter says when wrapping up a package