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Radio Panel: Planting on the Airwaves

Radio Panel: Planting on the Airwaves. GWA Symposium September, 2010 Dallas, TX. Here’s the Dirt with Jon and Danville Master Gardeners, Randy and Kathy. Bob Tanem in the Garden Sunday: 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM America’s Happy Gardener™. Wednesdays, 11:10 – 11:35 am EST. Starting.

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Radio Panel: Planting on the Airwaves

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  1. Radio Panel: Planting on the Airwaves GWA Symposium September, 2010 Dallas, TX

  2. Here’s the Dirt with Jon and Danville Master Gardeners, Randy and Kathy Bob Tanem in the Garden Sunday: 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM America’s Happy Gardener™ Wednesdays, 11:10 – 11:35 am EST

  3. Starting What are your community radio options? Do they have a gardening show? If they do, what kind? If not, what would you want to offer? Who would you be trying to reach? Why? Who do you talk to at the station? How do you sell the idea? Research value. Plan your show. Who might be a sponsor? Are they already using radio in marketing? If yes, when & why? If not, why not? How many would you need? Local options? • AM or FM • Talk, Q & A, Variety • Air time, day of week • Target Audiences – know your stations’ listeners • Owner, Sales, Program Manager, Engineer • Garden centers, landscape companies, rental companies, farm stores, national companies

  4. Producing Who is YOUR target audience? Why do you want to educate them? What do you want to educate them about? How are you going to go about it? Do you have a passion for your show? How will you advertise your show? How many formatting methods are there? What are you willing to try? How many topics? What are your resources going to be? • Topic examples: • Basics • Flowers • Vegetables • Experts • Authors • Inventors • Gardens & Arboretums • Products • Local gardeners, growers…. • Land grant university

  5. Maintaining & Growing Creating what you need as you go along Changing it up – experiment with formats Creating interest Finding new topics, people, new outlets Staying on the air • Yearly Calendar • Guest Guidelines • Disclaimers • Advertising • Promotions • Community Outreach • Bios • Business Cards

  6. Being Interviewed for Radio/Interviewing a Radio GuestBob Tanem Q & A

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