The radio producer's handbook / Rick Kaempfer and John Swanson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaempfer, Rick.

Contributor:

Swanson, John, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio--Production and direction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Radio.

Radio--Production and direction.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Allworth Press, [2004]

Summary:

Two award-winning major market producers present the definitive how-to guide for producing a radio show, explaining every duty a radio producer is expected to perform. With refreshing honesty and the humorous flair of professional radio comedy writers, the authors reveal how to get one's professional foot in the radio door, book celebrity guests, craft great interviews, come up with ideas, create great phone segments, write and pitch material, and cope with the pressure that accompanies producing a show in progress. - Appropriate for people of all levels of experience in radio - from broadcasting students to well-established radio professionals looking for new hints - Features a foreward by celebrity radio personality John Records Landecker

Contents:

The wonderful world of radio

Booking celebrity guests

Crafting a great interview

Coming up with ideas

Creating a great phone segment

Writing for radio

Pitching material and planning a show

Maximizing your time

Pre-game show

Showtime: a day in a life

Remote broadcasts

Laying down an educational base

Getting your foot in the door

Taking advantage of your opportunity

Final preparations

Becoming chairman of the board

Digital editing

Creating an audio library

The producer ladder

Future careers for ex-producers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 231) and index.

ISBN:

1581153880

OCLC:

56097086