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The Transom Radio Hour - Audio Diaries

From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: The Transom Radio Hours
Length: 53:52

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One of 6 hour-long programs on the art and craft of radio with host Jay Allison, creator of the website Transom.org. This hour focuses on the audio diary with special guest Joe Richman. ( newscast compatible) Read the full description.

Transomdoorcopy_small This hour ( newscast compatible) has special guest Joe Richman ( Radio Diaries) in conversation with host Jay Allison discussing the ways of making engaging radio diaries. Works include excerpts from Joe Richman's work as well as other pieces: Jake Warga's "Home from Africa" and David Sommerstein's "A Survivor of Cutting." The Transom Radio Hour grows out of the web site Transom.org which is devoted to the art and practise of public radio. It's the first and only stand-alone website ever to win the Peabody Award. It's an open master class for story-telling in sound. Like the site, the radio series has a practical and instructional tone, encouraging people to do it themselves.

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Piece Description

This hour ( newscast compatible) has special guest Joe Richman ( Radio Diaries) in conversation with host Jay Allison discussing the ways of making engaging radio diaries. Works include excerpts from Joe Richman's work as well as other pieces: Jake Warga's "Home from Africa" and David Sommerstein's "A Survivor of Cutting." The Transom Radio Hour grows out of the web site Transom.org which is devoted to the art and practise of public radio. It's the first and only stand-alone website ever to win the Peabody Award. It's an open master class for story-telling in sound. Like the site, the radio series has a practical and instructional tone, encouraging people to do it themselves.

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Review of The Transom Radio Hour - Audio Diaries

If there was a radio hall of fame, both Jay Allison and Joe Richman would be founding inductees and it's a real pleasure to hear the two of them talk about their craft. Very rewarding. The features in this show are all excellent and extremely compelling.

However, though The Transom Radio Hour is intended to be a look into the craft of making radio, I wonder if some of the conversation is a little too "inside baseball" and whether listeners will be engaged or turned off. Could go either way. That said, as soon as the radio diaries start playing, I think anyone would be hard pressed to turn the station.

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Review of The Transom Radio Hour - Audio Diaries

This is a must listen for producers. It packages audio diaries in a way that hooked me for the full 52 minutes, and taught me a few things along the way.

Broadcast History

Some pieces have been aired in other contexts, but this hour is making its debut.

Timing and Cues

News Compatible
Billboard 00:00 - 00:59
Program: 00:00 -52:52

One Cutaway with :60 music Bed

20:10 - OUTCUE: "...wehn we come back in just a minute"

:60 Music

21:10 - INCUE: Music fades out - then, "I'm Jay Allison and you're listening...."

Related Website

http://www.transom.org