Interviewing for Radio

This text for undergraduates covers techniques and skills for conducting and broadcasting radio interviews. Chapter listening and interviewing exercises are supplemented with audio interviews, interactive vocabulary flashcards, further exercises, and links on the companion website. Coverage progresses from a historical survey of the development of the radio interview through advice on how to interact with the interviewee, technical aspects of recording and the studio environment, editing material, and ethics and codes of conduct. The text contains boxed case studies from the author's career with BBC Radio, plus boxes of advice from radio producers, professional interviewers, researchers, students, and even those interviewed. Each chapter ends with suggestions for further reading, and some chapters include a list of useful websites. Beaman teaches journalism and radio production at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)