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Certificate in Radio Production

 

 

 

                                    

 

                                                                                                                                                                             The Radio production Course provides hands-on practical training to students seeking to learn how to produce and present a radio show. Professional broadcasters with experience on the skills need to broadcast on FM, internet radio or via podcast. Students complete a showreel CD during the course and host their own live broadcast via Nigerian Webradio radio station. If you have no previous experience and want to become a radio producer, then this course provides a great foundation to build your career.

 

Content

 

 How Radio works

  • Licenses: FM, RSL, community, digital

  • Roles: Station manager to broadcast assistant

  • The hourly clock: 24 hour scheduling

  • Programming: music, news, features, idents etc

 Vox Pops

  • Content: what is a vox pop?

  • Finding a subject and phrasing your questions

  • Portable recorders and how to use them

  • Mic, recording and interview techniques

 Show Elements

  • The opener: introducing yourself

  • Writing and presenting links

  • Segues: when and how to use them

  • Creating features for an audience

 Planning Your Show

  • Identifying your audience

  • Music policy - playlist or specialist?

  • Creating idents and slogans

  • Timing: using the clock to plot out your show

 Interviews & Running Order

  • Approaching and booking the interviewee

  • Preparing your questions

  • Types of interview and how to approach them

  • Interview tips, tricks and pitfalls

 Writing for Radio

  • Radio dramas: engaging your audience

  • Creating trailers: brief, concept and message

  • Writing a script

  • Dialogue, music and sound effects

 Documentaries & Reporting

  • Planning and research

  • Editing, Production and mixdown

  • Creating a radio package

  • Broadcast journalism and the law

 Getting Work in Radio

  • What employers are looking for

  • Marketing yourself: CV's and showreels

  • Networking and contacts

  • Talent agencies and job sites

 Putting Together a Demo

  • Professional tips on recording your demo

  • Market research and preparation

  • Recording and editing

  • Contacting Programme Controllers

 Live Show

  • Present and record your show ( GO LIVE )

Radio production involves the recording and 

creation of content for broadcasts. Those interested in a formal education in this area can enroll in a Basic certificate program that discusses audio engineering, speaking fundamentals, scriptwriting and media research methods.

 

Basic certificate students learn about television broadcasting and production, radio equipment and computer software, radio formats and target audience identification methods. Associate's curriculum is an overview of the communications industry as a whole, with classes in editing, programming, performing perspectives, media writing, production planning and audio techniques. Direct experience is gained through internships with Nigerian webradio.

Basic certificate in Radio production can be earned in approximately six months. 

Common subjects covered in certificate programs are:

  • Audio production

  • Radio broadcasting

  • Public speaking fundamentals

  • Writing for radio

  • Radio station management

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