Radio Show Content | Audio Breaks

Power 106, Los Angeles Your Voice is Heard on The Cruz Show

November 13, 2016

power106_cruz_500x350 We control how people feel about our brand. It’s in our power, based on how we do our content, to communicate the vibe and emotion listeners leave with. After the Trump win, The Cruz Show, Power 106, Los Angeles, processed very carefully if they wanted their fans to hear a break the morning after the election unhappy and with despair or hopeful, despite the election not going their way as a radio station targeting Hispanics listeners. They had the power to be negative or lack hope. They went in the opposite direction taking calls, even from Hispanic Trump fans, to let people know their voice is heard on the show even if they disagree and that, most importantly, they wanted them to be positive. In controlling the emotion, as expressly shown and and stated in this break, they leave their P1s with a message that ultimately builds who they are as people. This is strategically created radio.

B105, Cincinnati Beat the Bear

November 6, 2016

amandajesse_500x350 Fun benchmarks serve two main purposes for a show: they help develop significant “fun” images. Shows cannot win if they’re not perceived as fun by their audience. This is one of the chief reasons listeners turn you on – there is no show that can win without this image. The other benefit of a terrific benchmark is that it creates an appointment into the show for listeners. Considering PPM is a game of occasions, unique and fun benchmarks do this for you. Trivia and games are an easy vehicle to develop into a benchmark because they are vicarious. But…(important), it’s how you do it that gives you both benefits. Any TV game show is basically built around trivia. Its execution is what cannot be duplicated. At Amanda and Jesse, B105, Cincinnati, we took the typical “name a certain number of items in a category” game and created Beat the Bear, where the caller has to name the category items or…they’ll be mauled by a bear. Few have survived, which is the hook for the win. Here is an example of an effective, strategic benchmark.

B105, Cincinnati What Would Scarecrow Do?

October 30, 2016

b105_bigdave_500x350 The goal each morning is to be silly and fun in a way that reflects your brand and your program’s collective sense-of-humor. The Big Dave Show, B105, Cincinnati has a highly opinionated, terrifically goofy listener who always calls that they’ve turned into a recurring character for Halloween in a feature called What Would Scarecrow Do? Listeners call with their Halloween costume dilemma and Scarecrow has at it. With the tension of the presidential race and the world, your audience is looking for a respite from the stresses of life. Humor cures anxiety and there is lots of it. This show (Big Dave, Chelsie, and Statt) are picking up a CMA Award this week in Nashville for the Best Large Market Show (exceptionally proud, it’s very deserved). This goofy audio is a four-minute break from the world, which is exactly what the doctor ordered. You’ll love the jingle.

WIL, St. Louis This Newscast is Funny

October 23, 2016

Bud & Broadway If you do “news” or a trending feature on the show, let’s huddle up and talk about why. It’s not to convey information – it’s highly likely a station exists in your market that is an expert at delivering information around the stories of the day to those tuning in. They come to you for fun and perspective. A goal for every show I work with is to make the audience wonder what the talent’s take is on the news stories of the day. That is the engaging part of doing a news feature – and what makes it work. Here’s an information break done on Bud and Broadway, WIL, St. Louis. The stories chosen come from the day’s headlines. But it’s their commentary, their take, and their laughter that elevates this break for a strategic win.

106.5 The Arch, St. Louis, The Bone Zone

October 16, 2016

spencersneighborhood_500x350 You must be in the moment for content. You must be in the moment for content. You must be in the moment for content. There – I said it three times so I must mean it. We live in this pop culture world. So much so that shows that win big own the topics of the day in a way their competitor cannot. Ken Bone was the guy in the red sweater at the second presidential debate in St. Louis who asked the question about climate change. Ken (or more importantly his red sweater) made for an internet sensation. So…Spencer’s Neighborhood, 106.5 The Arch, St. Louis, tracked Ken down (he’s local) for an in-studio interview. Inviting him into The Bone Zone, they talked with him about his debate appearance, but then had him read some tweets about himself, thus creating a fun moment, around a top of the day, that our competitors did not have. What are you doing around those Hot Topics that’s unique to you? This interview is an A+ all the way around.

Kick-Ass Audio Breaks

Power 106, Los Angeles Your Voice is Heard on The Cruz Show

B105, Cincinnati Beat the Bear

B105, Cincinnati What Would Scarecrow Do?

WIL, St. Louis This Newscast is Funny

106.5 The Arch, St. Louis, The Bone Zone

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