Media : Radio

Good interviewing is the key to good reporting and good stories. It's a difficult skill to acquire and it can be stressful - but you can learn how to approach a total stranger and elicit information on a topic about which you know nothing. In this clearly-written guide, experienced journalists Gail Sedorkin and Judy McGregor show you step by step how to manage the interview process. They explain how to prepare, and what to do when you don't have time to prepare. They outline the difference between 'soft' and 'hard' interviews, and show how to make the most of any interview situation. more...

Price: $21.50

The essential handbook for anyone training to work in commercial, public or community radio, now thoroughly updated to reflect the digitalisation of the industry. more...

Price: $36.00

Details how to become a successful presenter in professional broadcasting. more...

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As entertaining as it is educational, Radio: The Book is a must-have guide to success for anyone interested in a career in radio. Providing a wealth of information and relating his own personal experiences, veteran radio personality, Program Director and Programming Consultant Steve Warren shares trade secrets and industry know-how that would usually take years to accumulate through experience. An invaluable advantage over your competition, this "cheat-sheet" for the radio programmer includes practical advice regarding:·Radio as a career--from tips on getting started to job negotiations·Programming--talk radio and music, from format science to picking the hits·Relationships with listeners--everything from staying in touch with your audience to public image·Branding, marketing, and advertising the radio station·Research--music tests, audience analysis, ratings, and more·Practical information about management policies·Radio realities--information on rules and regulationsThis latest edition has been updated to include: ·Important updates on an ever-evolving field·Essential forms for radio station functions--production orders, personnel files, absentee reports, PSA schedules, format clocks, remote schedule, and more…to be accompanied by an on-line section of electronic forms for convenience·Ideas for successfully programming in new radio formats like satellite, internet, and cableIn such a competitive industry where formal training can be hard to come by, Radio: The Book, 4e, is a short-cut to the fast track for current and future programmers and program directors. With an active radio broadcast career that is still exploring new ideas following s more than forty years at some of America's most prestigious radio stations (including WNBC, WHN, WNEW, and CBS radio), Steve Warren is more than qualified to mentor readers. Steve has competed successfully in all music formats from Easy Listening to Country to Top 40 to Ol more...

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Radio Drama brings together the practical skills needed for radio drama, such as directing, writing and sound design, with media history and communication theory. more...

Price: $41.95