Announcing Final

What is required for the Top Hour ID

Call letters and City of licence (Ex: WMLN, Milton Boston)

How to avoid “pop” on microphones

Be 6 inches from the mic, or angle the mic slightly

Condenser Mic

Requires phantom power, more sensitive, Used in studios

Dynamic Mic

Used on air, durable

Ken’s 3 things to improve your announcing

1. Smile

2. Diaphragmatic Breathing

3. Read out loud, a lot

Straight Read

Type of Commercial: You read an ad as yourself

Character Read

Type of Commercial: You read a script playing as a character for the ad

Donut

Type of Commercial: A jingle is played at the begginging and end with you saying the ad inbetween

Live-Tag

Type of Commercial: short tag played at the beginning or end of a show

The most important thing to do before you conduct an interview

Be Prepared

The most important thing to do during an interview

Listening

News Interview

Short, clips

Feature Interview

Long, Must reintroduce the guest and topic throught the interveiw

What not to do during an interview

Ask close ended questions

What makes a story “News Worthy”

1. Proximity

2. Timeliness

3. Signifigness

Hard News

serious, timely, and factual reporting of urgent events, such as politics, crime, or natural disasters, meant to inform the public immediately

Soft News

Entertaing or emotional light hearted stories

Kicker

A soft news piece played at the end of a segment or show

Attribution

Giving the name of the person who is speaking or making a statment

What does “running a tight board” mean?

No dead air in between songs

Radio Day Parts

• Morning Drive

• Mid-Day

• Afternoon Drive

• Evening

• Overnight

• Weekends