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Mark Mayhew
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2897
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:30 am Post subject: What Make's Good Radio |
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What are the reasons why we listeners like a particular radio show.
Is it the presenter, the music played, the content of the show, special guests if they part of the show,i nteraction with others eg traffic reporters, a good set of jingles ,regular features, quizzes, interaction with the listeners OR is it a combination of all these plus more.
What are the magic ingredients.? What gets us to tune time and time again. |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Depends what the show is trying to achieve to be honest. I'm a big fan of having different types of show on at different times of the day. For music lead shows it has to be a respect for & knowledge of the music played. For entertainment based shows the presenters personality and ability to spark with the co-presenters is probably the No. 1 requirement. _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: |
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For me, what makes a good show, is one that has to be listened to while I'm on my own ( without interruption); knowing that the presenter is talking to just me the sole listener. Every track he plays, is for me the listener. There are very few of the current Presenters who can do it properly. Alex Lester is the master at it. Richard A, Mo Dutta, Bob Harris Johnnie W and Ken B are in the mix as next best, and to an extent, Chris Evans can do it but his show is more your sharing a glossy magazine and a bag of chips with a friend type of show. A different kind of magic, which also works for me.
Multi-presenter shows with lots of chat between presenters, I find tedious, frustrating and more often than not, off-switch fodder. |
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Mark Mayhew
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2897
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 8:22 am Post subject: |
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Hi Rachel-I totally agree with you.
The reasons you state re the 1 to 1 experience are exactly the same for me. Alex Lester does it for you whilst Richard Allinson does the same for me.
I truly believe this is a unique skill that a presenter has to have and as you say very few of them do actually have it.
Whilst Alex and Richard are 2 of the best at this, at the other end of the spectrum we have Steve Wright who has zero skills in this regard. I guess this is the reason why I don't listen to him at all. |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:24 am Post subject: |
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I'd go with Rachel's comments re Alex and RA. Also, for me, it depends on what I'm in the mood to listen to. Occasionally I also want to be informed and entertained at the same time (which lets SW out immediately!), which is why I like the Bob Harris Saturday Show as much as I do. Hearing his guests talk about their music, their inspirations and their own heroes is quite enlightening. _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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RockitRon
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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For me the first, very basic requirement is someone who doesn't shout and who knows what he's talking about - so that kicks Pete Mitchell into touch straight away.
Beyond that, it depends on whether I want to listen and concentrate or just to have the radio on while I might be doing something else.
The former are the more specialist programmes, which require the presenter to be both knowledgable about their subject and articulate, and able to engage and communicate as if directly with me, the listener. Radio 2 is fortunate in that most of its presenters in this category do the job perfectly. I do worry about Clare Teal, though - she is a far, far better singer than she is a presenter. Ditto Elaine Paige (and, apart from Memory, I can't stand her singing!)
For the latter, which during the week is nearly all day, since only 7-8pm and 10-12.30 are allocated to minorities, I don't mind if what they say is less cerebral, but I still want them to be articulate and speak as if I'm sitting opposite them, rather than down the bottom of the garden. On those qualifications the Beeb is less well off. Bruce, Wogan, Allinson and Maconie all pass, no trouble. However, for clarity and articulation, Janice Long wheezes and puffs a lot but says very little that's interesting; ditto Mark Radcliffe, except he specialises in umms and errs, and trying to sound like Peel. Alex Lester gabbles and swallows his words (but on the plus side he does usually assuage my insomnia); Sarah Kennedy spends a third of her time reading out of the newspapers but can't even do that properly.
Wright and Evans fall into the "too loud, man" bucket, and like the sound of their own voices so much that playing any music, let alone decent stuff, seems to be an irritation to them. _________________ Ron |
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Peter de Meteor
Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Bristol
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 12:24 pm Post subject: Makes, not make's. |
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Correct punctuation! _________________ . . . From The Asteroid Belt, Peter de Meteor |
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