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On these next pages, every 'Presentation and Production' article written for Radio Jam.

NB - RadioJam ceased publication Autumn 2006.

Read the first paragraph of each article and then, if you want to read the rest, click for a pdf download.

Archived articles

"Radio isn’t dead – at least not yet. But it could be soon if stations don’t play to their strength. If yours is just ‘another station’ that plays James Blunt and Pink then consider how you can mean much more to your listeners. The same music is available up and down the dial, and on the internet, iPod, mobile phone, tv … so music is not the key to long-term success any more..."

"There’s been a great deal of talk recently about the re-emergence of Noel Edmonds and the show ‘Deal of No Deal’. Commentators have noted how he’s reinvented himself by fronting the afternoon quiz on Channel Four. I hope I don’t take too much away from Noel by saying that the format is a success around the world. But why is it so gripping and what can we learn from ‘Deal’ to make radio competitions more exciting?"

"Last time I spoke about competitions, so this week I thought I’d carry on along a similar vein and speak about freebie giveaways and promotions. I’ve got some ideas that you may not have thought about, so in the hope that they’ll be of some use to make your event stand out in the crowd, here they are..."

"Comedy’s a funny thing. Most of us know it when we hear it, but few of us know why it works or can replicate it. As far as radio goes, one of the main secrets is making fun of yourself. The other is..."

"Spend your time on unduplicatable attributes. Hmm, not sure ‘unduplicatablable’ is a word … but it sounds great! In other words ..."

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