Welcome Newbies!

Training the new volunteers was something I was asked to do by the station manager, so it felt pretty nice to be involved.  Our show, Platform, probably uses the most editing and scripting over any other on the station, so I guess it made a lot of sense to use me as wing(wo)man on the training.  Editing and scripting are both pretty simple once you get the hang of it and can be really absorbing and satisfying when you get it right!

So first off the station manager, Daniele, gets me to introduce myself and talk about why editing is important.  Editing is important, I explain, because you need to keep the listener interested which means you need to make the interviews punchy and informative.  I go into lots more detail, answer any questions and then we play a couple of examples of interviews I've done, before and after editing.

Time for Training!

On the future radio website there's a section titled 'Get Involved' which encourages listeners to sign up and have a go at radio themselves.  Whether it's to do an internship, create a playlist or do some training, there are plenty of ways to become a member of the team.  It aims to cater to the needs of everyone from a Masters student in a broadcast journalism course, to a retiree who's always wanted to hear more swing on daytime radio.  If you've got the interest we've got the time, is the message we try to get across to the Norfolk public.

 

Who, What and Why?

Tune into 107.8FM or find us on future radio on a Sunday at 5pm or 11pm, or a Tuesday at 11am; we are Platform arts and culture magazine show.  In a nutshell, we are a team of 8 people who make an hours worth of arty audio each week for our 42,000 listeners.