Staples or Stitches
Easy phone topic that results in great stories: Staples or Stitches! Tell us what happened that resulted in you having to get staples or stitches.
The School Supply List
Every mother is out working the list – the list of school supplies she has to buy her kid. Have a cute sounding kid read two lists: the actual one of things that must be bought for him or her to go back to school. Also have the kid read the list of things that can’t be taken into a Guns ‘n Roses concert. Edit the two lists together so every fourth item is from the GNR concert. Present it as the school supply list and then, when listeners stop when they hear that odd item, reveal the joke of what you’ve done.
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Remember that essay you had to write about what you did on your summer vacation when you went back to grammar school each year? How about finding some cute sounding kids and get them to do it and voice it on your show as they head back to school? To control this, ask the kids of co-workers to do it so you know what you have (instead of doing it on the phones which could be a wild card).
Let’s Test What You Lost
School is back in session in the next few weeks. Test kids to see what they forgot over the summer. Put together a bunch of fifth grade questions a kid going into the sixth grade should remember from last year to see if they enter the school year retaining what they were taught. You can do this with any kid going into any grade with the applicable questions from their previous year.
The Weather, Whose Fault?
The next week you have unbelievable temperatures in your market, know someone is to blame. But who? Ask the audience to vote on social media which of your local TV meteorologists is responsible. If they’re willing, have all the chief meteorologists on to convince the audience to NOT vote them (it’s not THEIR fault!). Then at the end of the bad weather, reveal who the audience thinks is to blame.
Nice Girls Reading Naughty Jokes
The marrying of opposites sometimes creates great humor. Go find a bunch of naughty jokes (dirty, but that can be told on-the-air) and ask a bunch of nice sounding girls to read them in a new feature called Nice Girls Reading Naughty Jokes. Thanks to Mark and Neanderpaul, KSLX, Phoenix for this idea.
OJ’s Parole Hearing
OJ Simpson is scheduled for his parole hearing on Thursday of this week. Reportedly, ESPN swill carry it live. Ever wonder what happens in a parole hearing? Find someone who’s been in one (as a convict or not) and explore it. It might be fascinating to listeners to hear the story.
The Very Best Popcorn
With summer being prime movie season, how about a competition amongst local theaters to find who has the best popcorn. You will need to set this up ahead of time. One or two theaters brings in their popcorn each day. It’s sampled by the show and privately rated on a one-to-ten scale. At the end of the week, reveal your results and crown your champion.
Holy HVAC
One of the consistent themes of the summer is that everyone needs air conditioning, which means HVAC guys are in high demand. Partner up with a bunch of HVAC repairmen who have stories to tell of things they’ve seen or encountered as they’ve gone to homes to fix units. Have one on each week to tell that great story in a seasonal feature you can call “Holy HVAC!”
Co-Worker Browser History
Want an edgy character development idea? Everyone is sitting with a computer or smart phone in front of them while on-the-air. Unannounced and unexpectedly, the anchor calls an audible and makes the cast members trade places (or phones) where the new person gets to rifle through the browser history of another cast member and quiz them about any site they’ve been to!