Introduction to Radio Production and Programming

SECTION ONE The Excitement of Radio 1 Introducing Radio Programming and Production Production Tasks and Challenges Radio Programming Influences Radio Production The Greater Picture How to Use This Book SECTION TWO The Technology and Tools of Production 2 Understanding Sound and Audio Understanding Sound Understanding Audio and Its Lexicon Summary* Activities* 3 Audio Production Tools Microphones Audio Sources -- Playback and Recording Devices Understanding Magnetic Recording Digital Options Other On-Air Audio Sources Audio Control Devices -- The Audio Console 4 Studios and Control Rooms Defining the Control Room and Studio On-Air Facilities Today Production Facilities Today News Production Facilities The Integrated Radio Station SECTION THREE The Techniques of Production 5 Organizing the Production The Preproduction Process 6 Beginning Production Techniques Basic Orientation to the Production Facility Basic Production Techniques 7 Advanced Production Techniques Defining the Advanced Production Directing a Production Using Advanced Production Tools Advanced Production Techniques Production Site Options 8 Using Music and Sound Effects Using Music Creatively Using Prerecorded Music in Production Creating Original Music for Production Using Sound Effects Creatively 9 Editing What is Editing and Why Edit? SECTION FOUR Turning Radio Programming into Production 10 Understanding the Radio Station The Radio Station Why Production? The People Behind the Sound 11 Formats The New Radio Audiences Music Formats for Local Radio Noncommercial Formats 12 Producing Short Announcements Introducing the Short Announcement Producing the Commercial Producing an Underwritten Message for Noncommercial Radio Producing the Public Service Announcement Producing a Station Promo 13 Producing New and Information A Changing Role for Radio News and Information The Five "W's" and an "H" of Informational Radio Radio News Production Producing a Radio Documentary 14 Producing Drama and Comedy The Way We Were Comedy and Drama Today Producing and Directing a Radio Drama Drama Production Comedy on Radio 15 The Disc Jockey The Very Slow Rise of the DJ The Activities of the DJ Nonformat DJ Programming Producing an Audition Package 16 Radio in Transition Whither Radio? The Truth about Radio Radio as Your Career Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Glossary IndexAdams, Michael H. is the author of 'Introduction to Radio Production and Programming' with ISBN 9780697153548 and ISBN 0697153541.