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Many of us have critcized the "quality" of the news attempts of WDBO. Specifically, many have criticized the news readers. If, in the event, some of you whom we are criticizing are actually here reading this, let us offer you some help since apparently your supervisors are clueless. First, PRE-READ your newcasts. This is an absolute must! If need be, PRE-READ it out loud. If certain words or transitions between sentences cause you to stumble, change the wording. If you do not know how to pronounce something, ASK somebody BEFORE you go on the air with it. I am sure the others here also have good suggestions to help all of you. Lets hear some more, guys...
 
DXDXDX said:
since apparently your supervisors are clueless.
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That's a good point.

Although the news readers are the "face" of the station, it's not really their fault if they're hired without having much experience and then don't get proper training.

Who among us wouldn't (or didn't) make mistakes under those circumstances?
 
Let's remember that this isn't market 243, where kids used to learn. This is market 34, and the wholesale dumbing down of product is inexcusable.
 
So...in the event some of these kids are actually taking all this in, why not offer them some tips so they can improve?
 
Trying to give them guidance via radiodiscussions would mean they're actually reading the boards. The "kids" where I work thought it was "cool" that radio and the industry is actually discussed online in a non-Facebook forum. A board op on a N/T station, his face lit up when he realized people actually take it "that seriously". He heard me struggling with a story and editing one day. "Dude. It's just radio. It's not like you're on TV."

If they're not taking the time and putting forth the effort to self-aircheck, write every newscast in their own words and rehearse first, they're probably not taking the time out of their facebooking and cat videos to read advice from some anonymous old man(/woman) on the internet.
 
One thing the new (sic) reporters should learn is when they record a story at the station using whatever recording/editing program is the one of choice at Cox, they can actually fix their flubs and come out sounding like they know what they are doing on the air. I listened to a report last week that was obviously recorded, but still the mispronunciations and their corrections (multiple times) come out. Basic production has you start at or slightly before the mistake again and then use the digital razor blade and splicing tape (what's that stuff?) to fix it. There should never be a recorded piece full of stumbles. I took a clip of "talent" using all the right words, just not in the right order, and made an intelligent sounding piece out of it. Did I mention this was on analog recording tape? The client was happy with the resulting "aircheck."
 
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