Former Point Blank student Gemma Cairney now hosts 1Xtra's breakfast show with Trevor Nelson
The Advanced Radio Course is aimed at students who have already taken the Radio Course or have some broadcasting experience. The course is taught in a small group and offers a practical guide to producing, presenting, programming and managing a radio station. Students work on individual projects and also collaborate on content ideas in weekly station meetings. Each student will complete a showreel CD and participate in a live broadcast in the final week of the course.
| How a Radio Station Works - Playlists, programming & marketing
- Producing, presenting and other departments
- Creating an identity for the station and shows
- Programming a schedule for daytime
Planning & Programming
- Meeting: playlists, station sound & programming
- Scheduling: how to create an integrated station
- Structuring: interacting with other shows
- Planning the day's broadcast
Producing Skills - Critique of current shows and documentaries
- How to structure daytime & specialist shows
- Booking guests/getting music/links to industry
- Advanced editing skills
Presenting & Editing - Structuring your programme: running order
- Linking and voice overs
- Recording and editing: FX, atmosphere, music
- Presenting and advanced desk skills
| Documentaries & Features - Knowing your audience
- How to pitch ideas
- Planning and booking interviews and guests
- Interview techniques: phone and field interviews
Policy & Procedures - Codes of conduct for presenters & programmers
- Editorial guidelines and why are they needed
- Licences: the different types of radio licences
- Writing proposals for RSLs: where, how, when?
Promotion & Marketing - Listener demographics and psychographics
- Promoting your show/station
- PR and publicity
- DJ profiles and presenting your showreel
Outside Broadcast & Live Events - Planning live event coverage
- Live event reporting as a group
- Students broadcast a live show
- Complete OCN test
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Course Details
Available Dates
Weekly Timetable
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