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Exploring Full-Service Radio Format: News, Sports, and Talk Programming

This guide delves into the structure of radio news and talk programs. It examines various formats, including local, national, and global news coverage, live sports reporting, and specialized programs like financial and agricultural updates. The emphasis is on maintaining simplicity in scriptwriting for news or talk shows, focusing on information delivery rather than personal opinion. Learn about proper formatting, timing, and techniques to create engaging content for different media platforms, including AM radio, the Internet, and satellite TV.

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Exploring Full-Service Radio Format: News, Sports, and Talk Programming

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  1. Comm2339electronicmedia.wordpress.com Format for Radio

  2. News/Talk Programs • Depending on station it DJ’s will talk about local, national or global news. • Feature talk programs. • Live Sports Coverage – like Steve Kaplowitz. • Having a variety of all three is called a “Full Service Format.” • Can be found now on the AM dial or on Internet, or satellite TV.

  3. Different Programs • News: Have very little call ins. • Sports: sports news, talk shows and of course live coverage of both local and national sporting events. • Financial Programs • Farm/Agriculture: Update on financial livestock and crop prices. • Political.

  4. Writing the Script • Keep it Simple • For a news program or straight sports talk your opinion does not matter. Same goes with a commercial.

  5. Formats to keep in mind • Use ANNCR when ever you need an announcer to say something. Or when you need a narrator. • Use a – (double dash) whenever you want a pause. • Capitalize speaking characters on the left column and what they say on the right. • Time your script when you are done writing it.

  6. In Class Exercise • Select a 20 to 30 second radio commercial. (You can find these on Youtube) • Listen to it a couple of times. • Then using one of the radio formats, write the script for the commercial.

  7. Homework • Due Tuesday: Select a 30 second radio ad or part of a talk show and write the script for it. • Remember to read it aloud and time yourself to be sure it’s 30 seconds. • Due Tuesday: Start working on your midterm – Select a front page story from the newspaper/TV news. From the story format an idea for an ad, PSA or short script. • For your midterm (Due Thursday)  You will use your idea and write it for the radio, TV and the Internet.

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