Students listen to examples of good writing on radio and produce short radio scripts and longer dramas. As students gain more production skills, students are introduced to advanced commercial production and a weekly series of current affairs programs. Students rotate through all of the production and on air staff positions. These weekly exercises develop an awareness of the importance of working in groups, working to a deadline and what's involved in putting a quality product on the air. This course helps students perfect their announcing skills.
Students also develop an understanding of various programming formats an announcing techniques.
This course provides students with more hands on news writing skills and reporting experience. Students develop an appreciation of the sound of radio news. They also learn to write quickly and clearly to meet a deadline, to perform on-air with credibility and to understand the fundamentals of broadcast law. This practical course helps students polish their on air performance at CKDJ, the campus radio station. Students take on more responsibility in the day to day operation of the radio station and demonstrate an ability to communicate with a community college audience.