For even more inspiration, check out these breaks from my clients—and get a taste for what I bring to the proverbial table with my talent coaching.
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Calling Bank of America
Great breaks are fun and relatable. They make you laugh. And when they really work, they communicate that the talent is just like you. Cliff and Brooks at KSON, San Diego were talking about how tough it is to get someone on the phone when you need customer service. So they’re taking calls and then Cliff decides to call his bank to see how hard it’d be to find an actual person. Listen to this short break – hasn’t it happened to you, too? That’s great radio!
WBMX Gilbert Gottfried Interview
Great interviews make people laugh. This one does. Karson & Kennedy at MIX 104.1, Boston do three terrific things in this interview with Gilbert Gottfried: they get him to bring listeners inside on what it’s like to be the Aflac duck, they ask his opinion on the Tiger Woods situation, and they get him to be funny around his marriage. Three simple, relevant things to create something that make people laugh.
Rachel Grades After Sex
Why does MOJO in the Morning own Detroit? Why do they perform even better in PPM than in diary? Because they know how to create a human connection for listeners in ways which are fun. They’re honest and vulnerable and listeners are entertained by people they feel they know. Listen as this number one rated show on Channel 95.5, Detroit shares with listeners that one of its cast members’s husbands wants to be graded after they have sex.
Audio – The Dating Ump
Karson & Kennedy on MIX 104.1, Boston, developed their fun version of Seinfeld’s “The Marriage Ref”. Their’s is called “The Dating Ump” and it’s very simple. They get on a female listener who’s just had a first date with a guy. They listen to her story about how the guy conducted himself, giving out “strikes” if he missteps during the date. Once he gets three strikes, they suggest he’s lost his chance for a second date with her. They then open the phones asking listeners for their advice.
The BFL Practical Joke
Each morning at 7:30, we play “Big Fat Liar” with the cast of Gene and Julie on KVIL, Dallas. This is a character building break, where we get to know the talent. Each tells a one sentence story about themselves, only one person is lying. The listener who correctly guesses who’s lying wins. Here’s one which shows the chemistry of the team. You always walk having had fun and having learned something about each member of the cast. It’s edited down from what aired, but you’ll get the sense of how it’s played and how these guys create laughter with it.