A Day in the Life of RCR
6:00 am
The station has been on automation through the night but now things start to come
alive. Radio Worldwide staff take over the airing of the station while the news team are
up early gathering the information they need to write their reports.
8:00 am
The Presentation Team take over from the RW staff. They will work in shifts throughout
the day interviewing, chatting and providing the links between all the features that
make up the show. Nerve wracking moments as the students go live and the first news
report of the day is given by the News Team, the result of two chaotic hours in the
news room with scattered newspapers, blaring radios, computers downloading from the net.
The presenter previews what's coming up later in the day.
9:00am
Second news slot of the day heads the morning music hour. The presenter may manage
to grab a few bites of breakfast in between links. In the other studio the Feature Team
are hard at work to get their 5 minute special programme ready to air at lunch time.
10:00am
The third news slot starts off the hour, followed by lively chat between presenters quite often,
interspersed with the latest hits from the charts. This might also be the time to run the first
competitions of the day, giving the people of Rothwell a chance to participate.
11:00am
News report number four is presented while the first interviewee settles into the hot
seat ready to talk about their chosen subject. It could be a local vet, fireman,
policeman ... or anyone who is providing an important service for the local community.
12:00pm
News report number five is aired while the presenter for this hour might welcome their own guest
for the next interview, which could be a Food Slot. The feature team are frantically trying to put the
finishing touches to their work in order for it to be ready at 1 o'clock.
1:00pm
After a normal news bulletin the special programme is aired. The RW staff or a 'Guest DJ' take a seat behind the
microphone in order to give the students a break for lunch.
2:15pm
The students meet with some of the staff for their evaluation of the day so far. Praise
is given and problems talked through where needed.
3:00pm
The seventh news bulletin of the day is out of the way and the students are back on air
with another interviewee coming up from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. The feature team get the afternoon off to rest and relax, or
more likely, get working on their research for tomorrow's show. The news team is working on their special programme for the following day, as the news seems to
'take care by itself" by that time of the day.
4:00pm
News bulletin number eight is over with when the presenter starts the drive time hour
of music.
5:00pm
Tiredness is setting in as the ninth news bulletin is going out and the presenter
previews the events of tomorrow.
6:00pm
The final news bulletin is presented and the students are enjoying their last hour of the day.
7:00pm
Staff take over once again from seven to nine, quite often with a special show or surprise studio guest.
Students are free to relax and take things easy or even go back to the studio to work on their special programme;
for some getting an early night is definitely the most attractive option!
9:00pm
From nine to ten is Matt Tullett's Culture Show with news from the theatre and Leeds Arts Scene. The studio might be packed with studio guests, often playing a live
set on Rothwell Carnvial Radio. This special hours is over simply too fast!
10:00pm
Josh and Nick are kicking off with the 'Late Late Live Show' playing only the very best of popular stomping music. Josh and the gang have built up quite a following
over the last few years. They have challenging riddles, allow folks to ring in and try their very best to play all the special request that come in via SMS, Facebook and
email. It will be midnight before you know ...
0:00am
Rothwell Carnvial Radio will be on air through the night with contributions from Simon Richie and Bill Cee. But it is rather cleverly put together by the computer and
even fooled the local DJ who's emailed in for a special request in the early hours of the day, not realising that folks who run Carnival Radio also need their beauty
sleep.
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