Updated and revised, the fourth edition of The Radio Handbook is a
comprehensive guide to the medium of radio and the radio industry in the
UK.
Featuring new chapters on social media and podcasting, this book offers
a thorough breakdown of the knowledge and skills needed to work within
the contemporary radio industry. Using examples, case studies and
transcripts, it examines the various building blocks that make radio,
from music scheduling to news values and from phone-ins to sports
commentaries. 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 to have the knowledge they need to become a critical
friend of the medium.