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Start by scripting your breaks!

Tom McAuliffe of MyFM 101.3 in Milford, MA offers this advice to novice on-air personalities - script your breaks!

It’s more than OK to script your breaks until you feel more comfortable ad-libbing on air. The key to scripted breaks is to make it SOUND like you’re speaking off the top of your head. Inflection, natural pauses, even some “ums” are OK as they mimic regular human speech.

Once you feel more comfortable recording your breaks move from a full script to a handful of bullet points you can touch on during the break.

Listen in on the pros

Get a feel for the music, imaging, and on-air sound of various stations in each of our HSRP formats. Listen in and learn - but DON’T get frustrated if you’re unable to exactly replicate a professional stations sound. You’re using HSRP to learn about radio and have fun!

Alternative

  • Alt 98.7

    98.7 WDZH-FM

    Detroit, MI

  • Alt 92.3

    92.3 WZRH-FM

    New Orleans, LA

  • KROQ

    106.7 KROQ-FM

    Los Angeles, CA

  • Alt 97.5

    97.5 KASE-HD2

    Austin, TX

Country

  • Country 102.5

    102.5 WKLB-FM

    Boston, MA

  • Froggy 98

    98.1 KFGE-FM

    Lincoln, NE

  • Bear Country

    95.3 WPVQ-FM

    Greenfield, MA

  • The Brand

    94.1 KNEB-FM

    Scottsbluff, NE

  • 101.5 WYNK

    101.5 WYNK-FM

    Baton Rouge, LA

  • 99.5 WYCD

    99.5 WYCD-FM

    Detroit, MI

Top 40/CHR

  • KISS-FM

    96.1 KISO-FM

    Omaha, NE

  • Channel 955

    95.5 WKQI-FM

    Detroit, MI

  • Y101

    101.1 WHYA-FM

    Mashpee, MA

  • Red 94.5

    94.5 KBBK-FM HD3

    Lincoln, NE

  • Fun 107.1

    107.1 WFHN-FM

    Fairhaven, MA

Classic Rock

  • 98.1 The Eagle

    98.1 WDGL-FM

    Baton Rouge, LA

  • 100.7 WZLX

    100.7 WZLX-FM

    Boston, MA

  • Classic Rock 101.5

    101.5 KROR-FM

    Grand Island, NE

  • 101 WRIF

    101.1 WRIF-FM

    Detroit, MI

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