ABSTRACT

Beyond Powerful Radio is a complete guide to becoming a powerful broadcast communicator on radio or internet! This how-to cookbook is for broadcasters who want to learn the craft and improve. This practical and easy-to-read book, filled with bullet lists, offers techniques to learn everything from how to produce and host a show, to news gathering, coverage of investigative and breaking stories, writing and delivering the commercial copy and selling the air time. With contributions from over 100 top experts across all broadcast fields, Beyond Powerful Radio offers techniques, advice and lessons to build original programming, for news, programming, talk shows, producers, citizen journalism, copy writing, sales, commercials, promotions, production, research, fundraising, and more.

Plus: Tips to assemble a winning team; to develop, build, and market your brand; get your next job in broadcasting, effectively promote your product; increase sales; write and produce commercials; raise money with your station; deal with creative burnout and manage high ego talent; and to research and grow your audience.

Never be boring!  Get, keep, and grow audiences through powerful personality, storytelling, and focus across any format. Tried-and-true broadcast techniques apply to the myriad forms of audio broadcast available today, including Web radio and podcasting. While the technology and delivery systems change, the one constant is content! Listeners, viewers, and surfers want to be entertained, informed, inspired, persuaded, and connected with powerful personalities, and storytellers.

A full Instructor Manual is available with complete lesson plans for broadcast instructors - course includes Audio Production/Radio Programming/Management/Broadcast Journalism. The Instructor Manual is available for download here: https://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780240522241/

part I|190 pages

Beyond Powerful Radio

chapter Chapter 1|5 pages

Beyond Powerful Radio

Creating Powerful Content—No Longer “Just Radio”

chapter Chapter 2|4 pages

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Are You a Generator or a Reactor?

chapter Chapter 3|9 pages

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Personality Radio & Morning Shows

chapter Chapter 4|17 pages

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From Rock to Talk (and for Anyone Who Wants to Do a Talk Show)

chapter Chapter 5|3 pages

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Local vs. National Programming

chapter Chapter 6|19 pages

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Performance & Formatics

chapter Chapter 7|18 pages

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Finding & Developing Talent

chapter Chapter 8|36 pages

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Airchecking

chapter Chapter 9|4 pages

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High-Ego Talent

chapter Chapter 10|7 pages

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Avoiding Burnout

chapter Chapter 11|18 pages

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Show Prep

chapter Chapter 12|10 pages

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Producers—Facing the Blank Page

chapter Chapter 13|8 pages

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Radio Talk Shows

chapter Chapter 14|11 pages

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Call Screening

chapter Chapter 15|8 pages

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Interview Techniques—for Journalists, Talk Hosts & Music Personalities

chapter Chapter 16|4 pages

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Public Service Announcements

part II|25 pages

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chapter Chapter 17|13 pages

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Becoming a Powerful Storyteller

chapter Chapter 18|9 pages

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Your Voice—Improving Your Instrument

part III|96 pages

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chapter Chapter 19|17 pages

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Creating Powerful News

chapter Chapter 20|15 pages

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In Case of Emergency

chapter Chapter 21|5 pages

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Citizen Journalism

chapter Chapter 22|6 pages

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Traffic & Weather Together

chapter Chapter 23|10 pages

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Newswriting

chapter Chapter 24|7 pages

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News Anchoring

chapter Chapter 25|14 pages

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Multi-version News

chapter Chapter 26|9 pages

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Integrating News & Talk for Radio, TV & the Web

chapter Chapter 27|6 pages

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Integrating Radio & TV News

part IV|28 pages

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chapter Chapter 28|26 pages

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Audio Communication Across Multiple Delivery Platforms: Broadcasting, Streaming, Video, Social Media, Podcasting, & Beyond…

part V|45 pages

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chapter Chapter 29|30 pages

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Promotion

chapter Chapter 30|13 pages

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Branding—Building the Brand Beyond Radio

part VI|58 pages

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chapter Chapter 31|35 pages

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Sales & Commercials

chapter Chapter 32|20 pages

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Fundraising & Giving

part VII|29 pages

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chapter Chapter 33|13 pages

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LifeStage Demographics

chapter Chapter 34|13 pages

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Research

part VIII|4 pages

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chapter Chapter 35|2 pages

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Final Notes