Archive for category: Free Idea

Talking to Kids About Santa

This time of year, it’s typical for you to gather audio from kids about Santa and the holiday season.  Edit together their cute responses and you have great breaks.  Here are some new questions you can ask kids this year, which might get edgier, cuter answers:  who do you think is Santa’s least favorite reindeer and why?  Santa tells us your brother/sister is on his naughty list.  What did they do to get there?  What do you think Santa does in July?  Santa is trying to lose weight and doesn’t want you to leave him milk and cookies.  What will you put out for him that night?  Your sister gets six gifts from Santa and you’ll get eight.  How do you think she’ll react?

Want, Need, Wear, Read

Something bouncing around on the web challenges parents to let their kids have four Christmas gifts this year.  Something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.  For those who are parents of Santa-believers on your show, have them get their kids to call Santa to decide one thing in each of those four categories.  They call St. Nick with the parent out of the room.  You then grab the audio of the call to Santa to play for your listeners, with the parent attempting to predict the item the kid will choose in each category before you air it to see how well they know their children.

Gobble to The Wobble

B-Lorde from Kyle and Rachel, Radio NOW, Indianapolis came up with this very fun idea for our team this week called “Gobble to The Wobble”.  There’s a song called The Wobble (17-million views seen here).  We’ll have a dance contest amongst the team, put the videos on the website for clicks, letting listeners vote on who best gobbles to The Wobble.  And then encourage listeners to send us theirs.

Kim Kardashian’s Booty Pic

This one is a no-brainer.  With Kim Kardashian’s booty pic all over the internet and Nick Jonas doing his parody of it, each member of the morning show should do the same.  Find a photographer and schedule a day this week for Morning Show Booty Pics.  Post them on your website (watch the hits go up), share them on social media, and have a voting competition amongst the cast for the best picture.

Let’s Get Drunk

With lots of office holiday parties now just weeks away, how about someone on the show getting drunk to prove to the audience how few drinks it takes before you are legally intoxicated?  It’ll be interesting (and fun) to listen to a show member getting giddy as the program goes on and has the very overt message of not drinking and driving if you attend a holiday party this year.  Your local police department should be able to help administer the alcohol and breathalyzer tests, adding legitimacy to the idea the morning you do this. This is also something your local TV stations will probably cover so make sure to invite them in that morning if you do this.

Marrying the Two Seasons

We’re now done with Halloween and about to enter winter.  Which means there are lots of pumpkins no longer needed and listeners will make sure their snowblower is tuned up.  I wonder what it would sound like for you to marry the two by running pumpkins through a snowblower to entertain the audience.  Wait…there’s a video of it.  And you can see it here.  It’s great audio for the show and wonderful video to share on social media.

Back Seat Trick or Treat

If you target women, you can never go wrong putting cute kids on the show.  Sean Henry, B103, Rockford, IL offers up “Back Seat Trick or Treat” where moms call who are taking their kids to school.  The kid tells you a funny Halloween joke and you give them, as thanks, exactly what they’re focused on this week, a bag of Halloween candy!

The Hazmat Suit

It’d be very edgy and create talk if you figured out a way to give out a hazmat suit.  You can qualify people by them telling you their symptoms if they’re sick.  Guess what they have then qualify them to win the prize, which could be given out on your Friday show that week.  Dark humor, given the ebola scare, but it’d certainly get noticed.

The Friendly Four

Tired, exhausted, and frustrated with all the political ads you’re seeing on TV?  See if any politician will take you up on “The Friendly Four”.  If they consent to come on your show and start the break profusely apologizing for their part in all those horrible, ugly, negative ads, you’ll give them a friendly, four-minute interiew without any tough questions.

The Elevator Scare

With Halloween a few weeks away, if you have an elevator in your building, someone from the show can come in one morning that week in costume. Hide close to the elevator and as co-workers arrive at work, scare them, recording all. Then air the best audio on your Halloween show and put the video up on social media.

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