News
This begins the story with clear and precise information.
What is the Lead?
Swish! The NCAA Mens and Womens basketball tournaments are considered this type of sports program.
What is a "live event"?
Need a story idea? Well you can resurrect an old story, which we call going to this.
What is the morgue?
This was the first year online classes were offered at WKU.
What is 1998?
This company was initially known as "Blue Ribbon Sports".
Who is Nike?
Every story deals with some sort of conflict (political campaign, trials, sporting events, etc.)
What is Dramatic Action?
Because of this emerging medium, athletes can now bypass traditional media to tell their own stories.
What is internet/online/social media sports?
Your goal is to convey these 5 things to the audience.
What are who, what, when, where, why?
E.A. Diddle is best known for coaching WKU basketball for 42 years, from 1922 to 1964, and for amassing 759 total wins. He also coached football, women's basketball, and this sport during his tenure.
What is baseball?
This is how far away a wolf can smell its prey.
What is almost 2 miles away?
Personal biases of those at the station, as well as pressure from advertisers and local groups can get in the way of this.
What is objectivity?
ESPN's Outside the Lines is an example of this type of program that is meant to talk about more than just the X's and O's of the game.
What is a sports feature program?
Remember, you are writing for these people and not the news director.
Who is the audience?
Splash! This former WKU All-American swimmer was the first (but not the last) Hilltopper to win an Olympic gold medal.
Who is Claire Donahue?
This song was released by Pink on October 16, 2001, as the lead single from her second album, "Missundaztood". The song won the "Best Dance Video" in 2002.
What is "Get This Party Started"?
This is an editorial element that may vary from station to station.
What is Format or Style?
Writers should always write for this when it comes to sports.
What is the ear?
Do this with your audience to help personalize the information.
What is empathize?
He was WKU's 6th President?
Who is Donald Zacharias?
If you watch the Marvel movies in chronological order, this is the movie you would watch first.
What is "Captain America"?
Bringing to the audience's attention potential dangers from various products is called this.
What is "consumer reporting"?
This is an extremely important element to remember in storytelling in sports radio since they can only hear you and not see you!
What is clarity?
Some stations sell this instead of actual journalism.
What is sensationalism?
Kirker Butler is an Emmy-nominated writer/producer and WKU alum who is best known for his work as a producer on this raunchy long-running Fox comedy.
What is Family Guy?
Myrmecophobia is the fear of this.
What are ants?