Review of newscasts
Nicole’s newscast- Reprezent 107.3 FM
Part of my silver arts award my group were made to sit in on a live newscast and listen to one of the producers (Nicole) presenting a newscast on her channel. After listening to her newscast we needed to write up an evaluation and what we’d enjoyed and what could've gone well.
I enjoyed listening to Nicole’s newscast, it was interesting
and engaging. She followed the key conventions of radio such as including a
jingle and constantly mentioning which radio channel she is broadcasting for.
She as engaged with her audience by asking for their opinions and to ‘tweet in’
through social media. There was a mixture of music and speech keeping her
audience live and bringing an upbeat atmosphere. One thing I found interesting
is that she kept referring to personal opinions and thoughts this is important because
she made the audience to feel apart of the show rather than passive listeners.
Moreover, every time Nicole made a mistake she did
not pause or hesitate she just naturally carried on and rectified herself professionally.
She was always confident in what she was saying and always projecting her voice
clearly into the microphone. Nicole contrasted the whole thing clearly, she wrapped up
swiftly.
Overall, her newscast was good because she made sure
that the ethos of Reprezent ‘the voice of young people’ was maintained by
getting their views across through social media.
The Matt Edmonson Show BBC 1
I don't often listen to the radio however, listening to The Matt Edomson Show on BBC radio 1 was quite engaging and I enjoyed it. From research I found that a good presenter must use different tones of voices so they don't sound boring which Edmonson did and kept me engaged at all times. He always had a bed which was different types of music than the ones he aired which kept the vibe going.
Edmonson, always introduced the next song with a comment about what he thinks of it which I enjoyed because it's always nice to get to know your presenters. In addition, there was always a few seconds of silence followed by a smooth transition into the next song.
There was an interview with a pair of comedians- Frisky and Manish who were having a conversation about the likes and dislikes about celebrities and their music videos and what it brings to today's audience. I laughed a lot through this interview because the comedians were impersonating singers' song which was hilarious! This interview, I know many will listen to it because it was funny and cool also full of gossip which will engage many teenage audiences. He played a wide range of songs (mainly hip-hop) targeting a wide age range of audiences. I really enjoyed the newscast as the songs were all upbeat and enjoyable.
Dave Berry and Rita Ora Capital FM
There was a nice twist as Rita Ora was co-hosting instead of being interviewed. There was a lot of loud sound and rockish kind of music setting a really dramatic tone. The introduction was very humorous, the best thing about the show was that they were being themselves on air which was great to listen to.
Rita Ora mentions an appearance she did in Wembley, which their target
audiences are likely to have attended as well. The Jingle was personalised for Rita Ora, this had a catchy tone to it. Dave Berry (the host) constantly made reference to time and radio station allowing people in cars- on their way to work to be aware of what they're listening to and when. They got the audience involved by allowing them to have their voice heard via twitter also by
calling in to the studio this made me as an audience member feel a part of the show and really involved.
In my opinion, I think there should have been more music as it did get boring after a while, there was not full songs played therefore it did not appeal to me as did the others.
Reviewing these newscasts has given me an idea of the things I should do (carry on when making a mistake) also including engaging music and perhaps gossip as that is what interested me a lot.
Reviewing these newscasts has given me an idea of the things I should do (carry on when making a mistake) also including engaging music and perhaps gossip as that is what interested me a lot.
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