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Meridix Broadcast Producer Manual
Guidelines for Being On-Air

Here are a few pointers for those of you planning to be an on-air broadcaster.

1.) Try to listen or have someone listen to your own broadcast as you go, so you can correct problems such as outside noise, volume, clarity, etc.

2.) Speak clearly and sharply.

3.) Show emotion, as no one likes a boring announcer.

4.) No vulgarities in any situation, as you do not want to offend your audience.

5.) During sporting events when times get slow, telling some kind of story that is relevant to the game always is entertaining.

6.) Try and avoid pauses for extended amounts of time. This can be difficult at first, but with practice it isn’t an issue.

7.) Try and build credibility by being as unbiased as possible (especially in sporting events).  However, there is nothing wrong with cheering on your team if you are the Home-team crew.

8.) Interviews with key people affiliated with the event make for great programming.  Coaches, players, and staff usually enjoy giving short interviews.

9.) In sporting events, if you have access to statistics, report them to your audience as often as possible, especially the game clock and score. You can always have someone keeping track of unofficial stats while your broadcasters are on-air.

10.) Try to plan for smooth transitions between different sections of your broadcasts, and try to plan as many of them out as you can before the event actually starts (music, advertisements, interviews, etc.).  This makes for a varied broadcast that sounds professional.

But most importantly....GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!

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