This is what

before you canyou’re going to

broadcast...

turning

into a scriptyour rundown

radio

formatscript

Station IDBasic information

about the program

Single- spaced

Double- spaced

Line numbers to aid recording

Indicates if anything else will follow; can be “END”

BIZ (“business”) statements are in all caps and underlined

Also in caps are the

character labels

The overhang makes it easier for the talents to see where their lines start and end

Program title separated by three dots or slashes, then the page

number typed thrice

Start at #1 every new page

Always finish a sentence in the same page.

Also in caps are all line delivery directions.

REMEMBER: everything that will not be announced should be in caps.

Don’t forget to include or mention the following every so often:

– Time checks– Station ID– Program theme/description

(whatever it is that you’re featuring)

– Your names

reminders!

radio

treatmentssegment

• tidbits of interesting, relatively fresh/novel information

• useful to people’s everyday lives or people can relate to it

• usually 1 minute long• usually, straight-announced

• a timely account of events, facts and opinions that is interesting to a large number of people and is capable of being understood by them

• usually 1 minute long

REMEMBER THAT:

• An event, fact or opinion becomes news when it is related to the lives of the people.

• Its importance depends on the number of people affected by it and the length of its effect on the people.

timeliness/immediacy

news is a perishable commodity

prominencenames make news

proximitypeople like to read about things happening near them

conflict

sports, elections, debates in Congress, showbiz break-ups, etc…

disasters& progress

consequence/impact/significance

human interest

features…pets, adventure, success stories, people overcoming sickness, people stricken by rare diseases, romance…

unusualness/ oddity

• a short documentary• in-depth discussion• various sources• usually 5 to 7 minutes long