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RADIO
BROADCASTING
 Radio is what moves through the
microphone and speakers into the ears
of the discerning listener. Radio is what
it transmits to the listener at any
moment in time. Who sits behind the
microphone makes the microphone
worth the ears of great and noble
listeners. The impact of radio lies less in
the name of the radio and much in what
 Topics in Focus
Introduction of the Radio

Basic Guidelines of Radio Broadcasting

Broadcast News Writing

The Radio Broadcasting Script
The Power of Radio
It reaches a huge audience quickly.

It allows the people in that huge audience to

interact with one another more easily than
television viewers or newspaper readers.
BENEFITS OF RADIO
Radio is accessible.
Radio is immediate.
 Radio allows people to
interact with each other.
 Radio is most effective when
it connects on a human level.
Basic Guidelines
of Radio
Broadcasting
 Basic
Guidelines
1. The Radio Broadcasting team is composed of (7)
members The members should not be participants
in any contest.
2. A one (1) hour orientation shall be conducted for
all the contestants.
3. Individual awards include best anchor and best
news presenter, while group awards include best in
technical application, best infomercial and best
script.
 Basic
Guidelines
Scriptwriting
1. Each team may use up to three (3) official
laptops, cleared of stored documents, and an
inkjet printer in preparing and printing of the
script.
2. All laptops shall be cleared of stored
documents including prewritten files or
references therein except music or sound effects
files.
 Basic
Guidelines
3. Each team is required to bring their own
extension wires and other equipment for
rehearsal.

4. The students will be given 1 1/2 hours to

prepare Infomercial
News articles (4)
 Basic
Guidelines
5. The team should submit four (4) copies of
the script. Three (3) will be submitted to the
judges and one (1) to the organizers. The
team may print extra copies for their own
use.

6. Once the script writing has commenced, no

contestant is allowed to leave the contest
rooms.
 Basic
Guidelines
7. The script should not bear any information
that may identify the school, division or
region, but it should include the names of the
members of the team with their job
assignment/contribution (i.e. anchor, news
presenter, etc.).
 Basic
Guidelines
8. Scripts should be:
•encoded using Arial font size 12
•with directorial instructions in capital letters
•double-spaced with normal margin (1 inch on all
sides)
•printed in A4-sized bond paper (8.27×11.69 inches)
 Basic
Guidelines
Broadcast Simulation
1. A broadcast room/space for the presentation
shall be identified
2. The organizers/host region shall commission
an independent sound system provider to
ensure quality audio output.
 Basic
Guidelines
3. Only the volume meter can be the only thing
that can be manipulated
4. Mobile phones and reference books shall not be
allowed in the contest area.
5. The directors before the script writing will
identify the order of presentation through drawing
of lots.
 Basic
Guidelines
 Basic
Guidelines
11. The team who complied with the 5-minute
production shall be given perfect score (5 points).
Undertime/Overtime

1 second – 20 seconds – 1 point

12. The contestants shall leave the broadcast room

right after their presentation.
Broadcast News
Writing
Writing for the ear instead of the eye of the audience
 How do I
do that?
Remember, you are just
relating the events of a story
How would you tell it to your
best friend?
How would you tell it over the
phone?
 How do I
do that?
Use short sentences
 A single thought per sentence
 Speak in an ACTIVE voice
 Subject - Verb - Object
Taco Bell was robbed by an armed gunman
last night.
An armed gunman robbed Taco Bell last night.
 Getting TENSE!
 Broadcaster speaks in the present tense…
 The listener hears it as it is happening
 The commentary should be equal to that
experience
 Create a false present tense to create a sense
of immediacy (after all, this is the NEWS!)
 Making EVERY
Word COUNT
Remember the construct: subject verb object
 Add in the necessary denotative articles to make it
make sense
 Use attribution to give your story credibility
 Attribution comes BEFORE the quote - tell the
viewer who they are going to see or hear before
they see or hear it
Writing with
an Angle
 Finding the
Angle
Clarifythe facts and then ask the
question, "So what?"
Understand who the listeners are. The
answer to "so what?" will lead to the
story angle.
 Finding the
Angle
 While researching a story, ask:
 What is happening or what has
been happening?
 Why is the story important?
 Why will listeners care about this
story?
What will listeners want to know?
THE SCRIPT
 Terms to
REMEMBER
OBB - Opening Billboard - It introduces a
program or segment  Program OBB/Intro. 

CBB – Closing Billboard - It closes the program

Bumper – it is a transition between the

program and the commercial break; there's a
bumper, usually with a fade, on either end of a
segment 
 Terms to
REMEMBER
Stinger - a sound or musical effect
punctuating or emphasizing a thought

Dead Air – a one to three of unnecessary

silence

Fade In - The audio level of a track gradually

becomes louder until it reaches its proper
level.
 Terms to
REMEMBER
Fade Out - The audio level of a track
gradually becomes quieter until it disappears
altogether.

SFX - Sound Effects -Noises played during

shows to add a layer of creativity, like car
horns, lightning, and footsteps.
 Terms to
REMEMBER
Cross-fade - the second music material is
played following the first without
immediately being noticed.
Segue - contrary to cross-fading, this
technique is using the second material to
establish a different scene or perspective.
 RADIO
SCRIPTWRITI
NG
Write in the present tense.
Double space
Type copy in big letters so that the newscaster can easily
read it.
Write for the ear
Research!
 RADIO
SCRIPTWRITI
NG
SHORT SENTENCES
SIMPLE WORDS
SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
ACTIVE VERBS
USE THE RIGHT WORDS
 RADIO
SCRIPTWRITING
Watch out!
PLOSIVES
SIBILANTS
TONGUE TWISTERS
ALLITERATION
AWKWARD WORD
COMBINATIONS
TECHNICAL
NECESSITIES
Printed text should be ALL CAPS

Students from Quezon City National

High School
TECHNICAL
NECESSITIES
The written

Broadcast must be

in double space.
TECHNICAL
NECESSITIES

Committing errors is normal but

having more than three corrections
in a written broadcast is not
acceptable
TECHNICAL
NECESSITIES
Staple the papers at the left lowest corner
TECHNICAL
NECESSITIES
Word should not be split at
the end of the line or
margin.

Write a page number on

each script.
TECHNICAL
NECESSITIES
Make the script short and
simple.
Make your script clean.
Each sentence should not exceed
12 words. Break down long
sentences for easy readability
 Review
1) What is the key to keep in mind when
writing for radio?
a. Listeners often are not paying full attention
to the radio program.
b. The ear can process a picture of the words
better than the eye can.
c. Listeners have only one chance to make
sense of what they hear on radio.
 Review
2) When writing for radio:
a. Always be careful to use correct
grammar.
b. Use simple words.
c. Imagine talking to one listener.
d. Do not fit too many ideas in one
sentence.