radio key terms

1. Conventions of Radio News
Bulletins.

2. In this presentation I will be
explaining thirteen key terms for
that are used regular in radio news
bulletins.
Though out the rest of my blog,
where I will be creating my own
five minuet radio broadcast with a
group, I will be using these key
terms regularly to explain and
distinguish the different
conventions that I will be using in
my radio bulletin.

3. 1. Jingle:
-This is a short piece of music that introduces the news bulletin.
-It usually has the name of the station.
-Also played before other segments of a radio broadcast.
2. Intro:
-This is the news reader’s introduction.
-Generally involves a greeting, a time check and the -news
reader’s name.
3. Copy story:
-The most basic type of news story.
-Three or four simple sentences which tell the whole story.
-Has no additional audio.
-Used for less important stories.

4. 4. Cue:
- An introduction to a story that there will be addition audio with.
-Two simple sentences.
5. …Clip:
- Cue and clip.
- It is sometimes called a ‘cut’.
- 15 to 20 second piece of pre-recorded audio taken from an
interview with someone related to the story, e.g. and eyewitness.
- It provides addition information to the story.
6. …Voicer:
- Cue and voicer.
- Sometimes called a voice-piece.
- 30 to 40 seconds of another reporter.
- Provides more information.

5. 7. …Vox pop:
- Cue and vox pop.
- Short for ‘vox populi’ = ‘voice of the people’.
- 15 to 20 seconds featuring 4 to 5 different voices.
- Illustrating a story and gives the opinions of the general public.
- Usually a mix of male and female, unless it is a story related to
one particular gender.
- used mainly in light-hearted stories.
8. …Two-way:
- Cue and two-way.
- Used in longer bulletins
- Like a mini interview between the news reader and a reporter.
- Often live and used in breaking news.

6. 9. …Wrap:
- Cue and wrap
- This is a combination of a clip and a voicer.
- The reporter reads a voicer but embedded with in a clip.
- 40 to 50 seconds.
10. O.B:
- Stands for ‘outside broadcast”.
- Some stations have an O.B truck or van which satellite links to
the station and allows them to broadcast live.
- Usually live however can be pre-recorded.
- mobile phone technology is making it much easier for reporters
to record an O.B.
11. Back-anno:
- stands for ‘back-announcement’.
- Used after a long piece of audio.
-Read by the newsreader.

7. 12. Stab:
- Sometimes known as a sting.
- This is a very short version of a jingle and has no words in it.
- It is used to separate parts of the bulletin.
- Some radio stations have several different ones.
13. Bed:
- Music (with no words) that is played under the newsreader’s
talking.
- Has a fast-pace and an intense beat.
- Usually found in sports news or on stations that are aimed at the
younger generations.
14. S.O.C:
-Stands for ‘standard out Cue’.
- It is the bit at the end of the report that directs you to their
website/social media pages and tells you when the next news
bulletin will be.