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Beyond Powerful Radio: A Communicator's Guide to the Internet Age. News, Talk, Information & Personality for Broadcasting, Podcasting, Internet, Radio

New York; London: Focal Press, 2nd ed. (2011), xvii, 512 pp.

Contains illustrations, index

ISBN 978-0-240-52224-1

"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: http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/978024052224." (Publisher description)
PART I. TOOLS: CREATING CONTENT FOR ANY PLATFORM
1 Creating Powerful Content-No Longer "Just Radio", 3
2 Are You a Generator or a Reactor? 9
3 Personality Radio and Morning Shows, 13
4 From Rock to Talk (For Anyone Who Wants to Do a Talk Show!), 23
5 Local vs. National Programming, 41
6 Performance and Formatics, 45
7 Finding and Developing Talent, 65
8 Airchecking, 83
9 Managing High-Ego Talent, 119
10 Avoiding Burnout, 123
11 Show Prep, 131
12 Producers, 149
13 Radio Talk Shows, 159
14 Call Screening, 167
15 Interview Techniques-for Journalists, Talk Hosts and Music Personalities, 179
16 Public Service Announcements, 187
PART II. STORYTELLING AND VOICE
17 Becoming a Powerful Storyteller, 193
18 Your Voice-Improving Your Instrument, 207
PART III. NEWS
19 Creating Powerful News, 219
20 In Case of Emergency, 237
21 Citizen Journalism, 253
22 Traffic and Weather Together, 259
23 Newswriting, 265
24 News Anchoring, 275
25 Multi-version News, 283
26 Integrating News and Talk for Radio, TV and the Web, 297
27 Integrating Radio and TV News, 307
PART IV. WORKING ACROSS MULTI-PLATFORMS
28 Audio Communication Across Multiple Delivery Platforms: Broadcasting, Streaming, Video, Social Media, Podcasting, and Beyond..., 315
PART V. MARKETING CONTENT
29 Promotion, 343
30 Branding-Building The Brand Beyond Radio, 373
PART VI. MAKING MONEY
31 Sales and Commercials, 389
32 Fundraising and Giving, 425
PART VII. UNDERSTANDING THE AUDIENCE
33 LifeStage Demographics, 447
34 Research, 461
PART VIII. FINAL NOTES
35 Final Notes, 477