Radio Handbook

The fourth edition of The Radio Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the radio industry in the UK, featuring new chapters on social media and podcasting. It examines the various building blocks of radio, including music scheduling, news values, phone-ins, and sports commentaries, and references the latest trends in contemporary audio practice. It is ideal for students of radio, media, communications, and journalism, equipping them with the skills to produce good radio and become critical friends of the medium.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 246 pages
\n Publication date: 30 March 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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The fourth edition of The Radio Handbook, a comprehensive guide to the medium of radio and the radio industry in the UK, has been updated and revised. This book offers a thorough breakdown of the knowledge and skills needed to work within the contemporary radio industry, featuring new chapters on social media and podcasting. It examines the various building blocks that make radio, from music scheduling to news values and from phone-ins to sports commentaries, using examples, case studies, and transcripts. The latest trends in contemporary audio practice are referenced throughout, including the increased adoption of smartphone technology, further consolidation within commercial radio, and the ongoing debate about the future funding of the BBC against the backdrop of an accelerated move towards remote working, the rise in popularity of podcasting, and an ever more crowded media landscape.

Combining theory and practice, this textbook is ideally suited for students of radio, media, communications, and journalism. It equips readers with the skills they need to not only produce good radio themselves but also to have the knowledge they need to become a critical friend of the medium.

\n Weight: 470g\n
Dimension: 245 x 207 x 21 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367227388\n
Edition number: 4 New edition\n