This is a practical, how-to guide to producing and presenting radio to a professional standard. Packed with day-to-day advice that captures the essence and buzz of live broadcasting; from preparing your show before it goes out, last minute changes to running orders, deciding what to drop in over a track, how to sell a feature or promote a programme, setting up competitions, thinking fast in a phone in- this book will help you do all that and more. It covers network and commercial, music and talk radio skills. It will particularly suit the independent local or community radio sector, where people often start out.
It featuresadvicefrom industry professionals, covers
industry-wide best practice with enough `need-to-know' technical
information to get you up and running, and distillstried and tested practical tips from a specialist BBC radio trainer,
and award-winning radio broadcaster with over 15 years of experience. A
handbook you wouldn't want to be without before you go on air.
Peter Stewart is a BBC Radio trainer, lecturer on university media courses, co-author of
Basic Radio Journalism, columnist for
The Radio Magazineand has over 15 years of practical experience in radio broadcasting.
A practical, how-to guide to all aspects of presenting a show. Publishing News (21st July 2006)
The best, most comprehensive and yet most down to earth book on any area of media I have seen for years. Even better than that it communicates a huge enthusiasm for radio - if I was a TV person i'd be chucking away my camera by chapter three! ...I rarely if ever say this about a book, fiction or non-fiction, but I quite simply COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN! John Byrne, The Stage
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