This piece is part of the Public Radio Rural Issues Project. You can find the other pieces in this series (along with promos and web content) here: http://www.prx.org/articles/1494 This is a How-To for creating promos for the Rural Issues in ?08 series. There is enough material here for a :30 spot for the series overall, a :30 spot for each story, and a :08 bite for each story. To produce you will need: -a couple hours to retool and voice the promo copy -and the bites and beds listed here: x The :30 promo is designed to be used in the 1:30+ music beds on the day before a specific story airs. The bites are designed to be used in the :29 bed before the newscast on the day of the story. But feel free to use them however you like  Below is the suggested copy for each bite/promo. There is about 8 seconds between the opening bites and the main bite. It?s recommend you do a read through on a couple in order to get a feel for the pacing. If the timing just isn?t working for you there is a blank :30 bed you can use to mix in the bites Public Radio Rural Issues Project [Bites opening] Coming up next week on WPRX an in depth look at how the next president could affect the residents of rural Manhattan County. [Bite]. Next week on morning edition. -- The Good and the Bad of Agricultural Subsidies By Gail Banzet (KOSU) [Bites opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX a look at who wins with farm subsidies and where the presidential candidates stand. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Ethanol in the 2008 Election By Scott Gurian (KGOU) [Bites opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX how alternative fuels like ethanol are changing presidential politics and voters temperament. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Rural Health Care Gets A Check Up Janet Saidi (KBIA) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX a look at how Barack Obama and John McCain plan to fix health care in rural communities. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- A Portrait of Rural Entrepreneurs By Tom Rogers (WILL) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX how business owners in rural communities fare under the economic plans offered by the presidential candidates. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- The Ups and Downs of Ethanol By Jeff Bossert (WILL) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX we visit an ethanol plant and look at the state of alternative fuels in the race for president. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Wedge Issues in ?08: Divisive Politics As Usual? By Peter Hancock (Kansas Public Radio) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX wedge issues in the 2008 election. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Rural Immigration in the 2008 Election By Mark Haslett (High Plans Public Radio) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX a look at how the presidential candidates and their policies will impact immigration in rural communities. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Immigration: What Some Rural Voters Might Not Know By Marco Grajeda (KRWG) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX boarder security, a key issue for many rural voters, but how do votes in LOCAL affect the communities living closer to the boarder. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Why Rural America Votes Republican By Brian Mann (North Country Public Radio) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX rural voters and the Republican party, why small towns in the Northeast steer clear of big city liberals. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition.

This piece is part of the Public Radio Rural Issues Project. You can find the other pieces in this series (along with promos and web content) here: http://www.prx.org/articles/1494 This is a How-To for creating promos for the Rural Issues in ?08 series. There is enough material here for a :30 spot for the series overall, a :30 spot for each story, and a :08 bite for each story. To produce you will need: -a couple hours to retool and voice the promo copy -and the bites and beds listed here: x The :30 promo is designed to be used in the 1:30+ music beds on the day before a specific story airs. The bites are designed to be used in the :29 bed before the newscast on the day of the story. But feel free to use them however you like  Below is the suggested copy for each bite/promo. There is about 8 seconds between the opening bites and the main bite. It?s recommend you do a read through on a couple in order to get a feel for the pacing. If the timing just isn?t working for you there is a blank :30 bed you can use to mix in the bites Public Radio Rural Issues Project [Bites opening] Coming up next week on WPRX an in depth look at how the next president could affect the residents of rural Manhattan County. [Bite]. Next week on morning edition. -- The Good and the Bad of Agricultural Subsidies By Gail Banzet (KOSU) [Bites opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX a look at who wins with farm subsidies and where the presidential candidates stand. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Ethanol in the 2008 Election By Scott Gurian (KGOU) [Bites opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX how alternative fuels like ethanol are changing presidential politics and voters temperament. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Rural Health Care Gets A Check Up Janet Saidi (KBIA) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX a look at how Barack Obama and John McCain plan to fix health care in rural communities. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- A Portrait of Rural Entrepreneurs By Tom Rogers (WILL) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX how business owners in rural communities fare under the economic plans offered by the presidential candidates. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- The Ups and Downs of Ethanol By Jeff Bossert (WILL) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX we visit an ethanol plant and look at the state of alternative fuels in the race for president. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Wedge Issues in ?08: Divisive Politics As Usual? By Peter Hancock (Kansas Public Radio) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX wedge issues in the 2008 election. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Rural Immigration in the 2008 Election By Mark Haslett (High Plans Public Radio) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX a look at how the presidential candidates and their policies will impact immigration in rural communities. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Immigration: What Some Rural Voters Might Not Know By Marco Grajeda (KRWG) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX boarder security, a key issue for many rural voters, but how do votes in LOCAL affect the communities living closer to the boarder. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition. -- Why Rural America Votes Republican By Brian Mann (North Country Public Radio) [Bite Opening] Coming up tomorrow on WPRX rural voters and the Republican party, why small towns in the Northeast steer clear of big city liberals. [Bite]. Tomorrow on morning edition.