http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/20/tips-and-rumours/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:13:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/20/tips-and-rumours/#comment-12384 David Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-12384 ABC's Director of Radio, Sue Howard forgets the basics of good professional radio as she attempts to dismantle RN. Perhaps she could utilise her time in a far more beneficial manner by ensuring her local radio stations actually are local and not links with other areas as is more prevelant in the Goldfields area of late. Also its obvious she has lost all interest in ensuring her on air presenters at least attempt to speak in a manner as befits the National Broadcaster. Frankly some of her air staff give the impression they have never been given pronounciation guides ,or near enough is good enough, is the current standard. Obviously the training of announcers is not high profile as long as they can push buttons and open their mouths regardless of what comes out.<br />Incidently it would assist Ms Howards understanding of these matters if she took time to record a few of the all night presenters without actually sending out a memo beforehand. While the graveyard shift can be a pain, its hardly too demanding given the average length of a shift. The tendancy there to slip in commercial content, burble on about nothing and conduct interviews in a style that obviously didn't come out of a training course, is very enlightening. The habit of talking over ones guest, interupting, long drawn out questions, no sense of composition of the i/v etc etc. <br />No Ms Howard all is not blooming in your garden, perhaps less interest in empire building and more focus on what you are actually employed by the tax payer to accomplish, would result in your boss not having to send reminders to staff to speak clearly, concisely and giving due care to pronounciation. ABC’s Director of Radio, Sue Howard forgets the basics of good professional radio as she attempts to dismantle RN. Perhaps she could utilise her time in a far more beneficial manner by ensuring her local radio stations actually are local and not links with other areas as is more prevelant in the Goldfields area of late. Also its obvious she has lost all interest in ensuring her on air presenters at least attempt to speak in a manner as befits the National Broadcaster. Frankly some of her air staff give the impression they have never been given pronounciation guides ,or near enough is good enough, is the current standard. Obviously the training of announcers is not high profile as long as they can push buttons and open their mouths regardless of what comes out.
Incidently it would assist Ms Howards understanding of these matters if she took time to record a few of the all night presenters without actually sending out a memo beforehand. While the graveyard shift can be a pain, its hardly too demanding given the average length of a shift. The tendancy there to slip in commercial content, burble on about nothing and conduct interviews in a style that obviously didn’t come out of a training course, is very enlightening. The habit of talking over ones guest, interupting, long drawn out questions, no sense of composition of the i/v etc etc.
No Ms Howard all is not blooming in your garden, perhaps less interest in empire building and more focus on what you are actually employed by the tax payer to accomplish, would result in your boss not having to send reminders to staff to speak clearly, concisely and giving due care to pronounciation.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/20/tips-and-rumours/#comment-12385 'Leaked' email Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-12385 IT Helpdesks generally give people the sh-ts so no surprise incontinence caused. IT Helpdesks generally give people the sh-ts so no surprise incontinence caused.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/20/tips-and-rumours/#comment-12386 Frank Birchall Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-12386 I have only one thing to say about Sue Howard: if the story is substantially true, she should be sacked forthwith. I have only one thing to say about Sue Howard: if the story is substantially true, she should be sacked forthwith.

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