As you listen to our podcasts and others, here are some things to make a note of, especially as your radio station starts to dip its toe into the world of podcasting.
An increasing amount of content on this blog is links to articles written by Seth Resler of Jacobs Media. I regret nothing. The man offers some great advice, including this article on how to aircheck a podcast.
As with any college radio talk program, the emphasis on structure is important. When proposing a new show I give my students a broadcast clock diagram and ask them to draw out for me what segments are going to go where (it’s that board op training at an NPR affiliate coming back). Two dudes talking about sports for an hour ... boring as heck. But add a little structure and see what happens. First, we are going to run down sports scores from around the conference, then preview upcoming games, move on to a player or coach interview and finish up with our star athlete of the week. See how much more interesting that sounds?