RADIO NEWSROOM PRODUCTION GUIDELINES

ALL SCRIPTS AND TAPE FOR PRE-PRODUCED MATERIAL MUST BE EMAILED TO SHOW PRODUCER FOR THEM TO EDIT BEFORE SUNDAY NIGHT AT 9PM. IDEALLY, SCRIPTS SHOULD BE SENT BEFORE YOU EDIT TAPE. FAILURE TO DO THIS RESULTS IN A FULL GRADE DOWN FOR THAT ASSIGNMENT. FAILURE TO HAVE IT READY TO GO AT 9AM MONDAY IS A FAILING GRADE. YOU CANNOT FINISH THE PROJECT DURING CLASS MONDAY MORNING.

FOR HOST Q&A:

IF YOU ARE THE HOST OF THE SHOW, YOU DO AN IN PERSON QA. YOU WILL INTRO STORY AND NAME/TITLE OF INTERVIEWEE IN A LIVE LEAD. TAPE SHOULD BEGIN WITH INTERVIEWEES FIRST ANSWER.

TAPE SHOULD RUN 2:00 AND BE A GIVE AND TAKE CONVERSATION, NOT JUST A BATTERY OF QUESTIONS.

TAPE SHOULD END WITH INTERVIEWEES LAST ANSWER.

HOST WILL READ LIVE BACK ANNOUNCE RE-IDENTIFYING WHO WE WERE JUST LISTENING TO.


FOR HOST OR SPORTSCASTER PACKAGES:

YOU WILL READ A LIVE INTRO, AND BEGIN TAPE WITH EITHER AMBIENCE OR A SOUNDBITE, NOT YOUR OWN PRE-RECORDED VOICE TRACK.
PACKAGE SHOULD END WITH AMBI OR SOUNDBITE, NOT YOUR VOICE. WE DON’T WANT TO BUTT TOGETHER YOUR LIVE VOICE WITH A PRE-TAPED VERSION OF YOURSELF. YOU DO NOT HAVE A SOC (STANDARD OUTCUE, FOR WTBU, I’M XX IN BOSTON…).SINCE YOU ARE COMING BACK ON LIVE AFTER THE PACKAGE AIRS.



FOR FIELD REPORTER PACKAGES. WHEN YOU ARE NOT THE HOST:
IDEALLY, YOU WILL START A STORY WITH AMBIENCE. YOU WILL END WITH “FOR WTBU, I’M (YOUR NAME) IN (LOCATION WHERE STORY TAKES PLACE).