Radio Broadcasting Vocabulary: Key Terms Explained
Posted on Jan 26, 2025 in Arts and Humanities
Radio Broadcasting Vocabulary
- Breaking News: Events happening in real-time.
- Blame: To hold someone responsible.
- Debriefing: Detailed discussion about completed work.
- Deputy Editor: Second-in-command, assumes editor’s role in their absence.
- Editor: Person who edits material for publication.
- Guest: Person visiting another’s home for a social activity.
- Journalist: Person practicing journalism.
- Lead Stories: The most important news stories.
- Ladder: Structure for climbing up or down.
- News List: Stories to be included in a program.
- News Room: Area where news is processed.
- Packages: Pre-recorded radio items with interviews, music, etc.
- Producer: Person responsible for financial and administrative aspects of a production.
- Reporter: Person who gathers and reports news.
- Researcher: Person who carries out academic or scientific research.
- Running Order: Sequence of stories in a radio show.
- Stringer: Freelance journalist.
- Shortlist: List chosen from a longer list.
- Studio Manager: Organizes studio bookings, equipment, and administration.
- Struggle: To work hard to solve a task or problem.
- Shelter: Protection from storms, cold, danger, etc.
- To Brief: To give an introduction or information.
- To Update: To add the most recent information.
- To Liaise: To exchange information with people.
- Broadcast: To transmit programs from a radio or television station.
- Break a News Story: First broadcaster to report a story.
- Commissioning: Process where independent producers sell content to broadcasters.
- Marketing Ploy: Unwelcome trick to promote a product.
- News: New information about recent events.
- News Agency: Organization that collects and supplies news.
- Slot: Section in a radio or TV program with allocated time.
- Scoop: Exclusive story obtained by one broadcaster.
- Topic Sentence: Main sentence in a paragraph stating its subject.
