| Description |
xviii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Professional media practice |
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Professional media practice.
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| Contents |
Part One Off air: 1. The structure of UK radio -- 2. So you want to present? -- 3. So you want to produce? -- 4. Other people at the station -- 5. The radio station -- 6. The audience -- Part Two Pre production: 7. The programmes -- 8. Music programming -- 9. Speech programming -- 10. Show prep -- 11. Getting guests -- 12. Outside broadcasts -- 13. The law and guidelines -- 14. Your health and safety -- Part three Inside the studio: 15. Knobs, buttons and switches -- 16. Audio imaging -- Part four Going live!: 17. Stand by studio -- 18. How to talk -- 19. Links -- 20. Teasing and trailing -- 21. Presenting programme items -- 22. Presenting music -- 23. Competitions -- 24. Basic interviewing -- 25. Phone-ins -- 26. Other kinds of show -- 27. When it all goes wrong -- 28. At the end of the show -- Part five Getting in: 29. Where to start -- 30. More career advice |
| Summary |
This one-of-a-kind book is crammed with insider secrets on how to present a radio show like the pros. Completely updated, this second edition is packed with new advice: more on what (and what not!) to say ; how to run competitions without faking them ; DJ tricks for Twitter/Facebook ; how to get and keep a radio job ; 100s of links to audio/video downloads. This edition also includes advice on introducing music, producing formats and features, devising contests, presenting live phone-ins, developing your on-air personality and coping with co-hosts. It has more than 500 weblinks to downloads and audio and video examples, as well as cross-references to the official National Occupational Standards for Radio Content. -- book cover |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: London: A. & C. Black, 2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Radio broadcasting.
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Radio -- Production and direction.
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Radio announcing.
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| ISBN |
9781408121795 (paperback) |
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1408121794 (paperback) |
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