Audio Samples
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Telethon Audio Samples - Sunday 2005 |
• Listen to how positive and upbeat each programmer is when talking about the fundraiser. • Listen to the types of things they talk about and how they talk about them. Write down what you might "borrow" to talk about. • Ask yourself how YOU might say something similar. Write down your answers. • Ask yourself how YOU might say something a bit differently. Write down your answers. |
| Day/Year | Show Name | Host | Break | Time | MP3 Link | Mini-Review by Editor |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #01 | 2:59 | Download | Started out a little bit all over the board, but let listeners know that it is the telethon show. |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #02 | 4:56 | Download | Thanked listeners, Thanks some listeners personally. Very good idea. Told listeners about premiums. Went on a little long. Listed too many premiums. |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #03 | 2:16 | Download | Mentioned goal of $600 in this break and told listeners to help her reach it. She told listeners she is not close to her goal yet. I think that's a good idea because it let's listeners know they can make an immediate difference. |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #04 | 6:33 | Download | Told listeners that the phones are NOT ringing but does not give phone number! Listed cd premiums. Went on way too long. |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #05 | 5:17 | Download | Told callers to ask about premiums that are available. Told listeners why it's such a good idea to wear WRUW logo shirts. Thanks more listeners by name and location. I think listeners like that. |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #06 | 2:33 | Download | Did not mention the telethon or the phone number in this break. |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #07 | 1:19 | Download | Thanked listeners for pledging but did NOT give phone number. |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #08 | 3:54 | Download | Told listeners she has reached 30% of goal and told them to call and pledge. Very sincere and upbeat. Told listeners how we upgrade equipment with their support. |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #09 | 2:07 | Download | Barely mentioned the telethon or the phone number in this break. Just one quick mention at the end. |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #10 | 5:12 | Download | Told listeners that there is still time to call. Told listeners that the telethon still goes on, told them to keep calling. Is very sincere sounding. I think that is important. |
| Sunday 2005 | Yard Vibes | Empress Ajah | #11 | 2:00 | Download | Sends out thanks to God and the listeners quite a bit. Very up and positive sounding. |
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| Day/Year | Show Name | Host | Break | Time | MP3 Link | Mini-Review by Editor |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #01 | 3:55 | Download | They told listeners that it is a special show. They let people know it's once a year. Talked about pint glasses, some cd premiums and WRUW logo stuff. Give the number a lot. They went over all the points of why we have a telethon. Needed to be a little more concise. Told listeners about a special surprise coming later in the show. I think that's a good way to keep people listening. |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #02 | 4:36 | Download | They gave personal stories about volunteering and supporting local scene. Went over premiums and prices for too long. |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #03 | 3:30 | Download | Told listeners about $100 goal for show. Talked about how they connect with listeners. Should have stopped talking at 2:20. |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #04 | 3:34 | Download | Upbeat and positive. Still pushing that pint glass. Talked about how money is used for new equipment |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #05 | 4:13 | Download | Mentioned that a donation is tax-deductible. They said why they are involved with WRUW and why it is so important. Listing of premiums gets tedious. |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #06 | 3:27 | Download | They pushed that the telethon is only once a year. Talked about how they play music that listeners will not hear anywhere else. The phone number is mentioned a lot. That's very good. |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #07 | 3:21 | Download | Compared donating to telethon to vehicle upkeep. Thanked listeners by name and location. Mentioned the phone number a lot. The did not seem to have anything written down. They jumped around a lot. |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #08 | 2:50 | Download | Let listeners know once again that their show is unlike anything else on commercial radio. They listed all the ways one can donate. Talked about how donating to their show is a way to let the station know how important their show is. |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #09 | 3:26 | Download | Thanked listeners for pledging. Talked about how they just need a few calls to hit goal. Talked about how WRUW does Studio A Rama and the Homelessness Marathon. They talked about how important WRUW is to the community. |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #10 | 1:53 | Download | They talked about how they "believe" in WRUW. Mentioned the phone number a lot. Listed a few premiums. A Nice concise break. |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #11 | 2:45 | Download | Talked about equipment upkeep at the station. Compared WRUW to commercial radio. Pushed that pint glass. Talked about ticket give-aways. |
| Sunday 2005 | Urban States of Brainwashing | Harry T Blackmann & Sonia Glass | #12 | 2:21 | Download | Told listeners about premiums. Cds and t-shirts. Told listeners that they did not hit goal and only needed $25 to do that. I think that's smart. |
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| Day/Year | Show Name | Host | Break | Time | MP3 Link | Mini-Review by Editor |
| Sunday 2005 | The Purple Cadillac | Chicago Dave | #01 | 4:40 | Download | Welcomed listeners to his telethon show. Thanked all that have donated so far. Let listeners know that WRUW is non-profit, non-commercial, all volunteer radio station and that is why we need a telethon. A very good opening. Seemed prepared. |
| Sunday 2005 | The Purple Cadillac | Chicago Dave | #02 | 7:00 | Download | Played cd premiums and let people know that they can get them with a donation. Lets listeners know that the money they donate goes right back to them with station improvements. Talked about our increased power. Let listeners know that it was because of their donations that we have better equipment. Talked a lot about radio station equipment. Maybe got into a little too much detail. Mentioned cd and WRUW logo premiums at the end. |
| Sunday 2005 | The Purple Cadillac | Chicago Dave | #04 | 5:40 | Download | Read playlist, mentioned the cuts that are premiums. On this break he talked about WRUW's expansive on-air library. Told listeners that by calling they let the station know that there are lots of listeners out there who love the Blues. Talked about how we replace or preserve old vinyl with listener donations. |
| Sunday 2005 | The Purple Cadillac | Chicago Dave | #05 | 6:21 | Download | Talked about CD player upkeep. Maintaining and upgrading equipment. Compared a donation to paying to listen to a jukebox all day. Did not give the phone number enough. |
| Sunday 2005 | The Purple Cadillac | Chicago Dave | #06 | 6:47 | Download | Played cd premiums and let people know that they can get them with a donation. Talked about how WRUW plays local bands on Live from Cleveland and StudioARama. Talked about how we broadcast Hessler and the Homeless Marathon. Compared buying CDs to donating to WRUW. |
| Sunday 2005 | The Purple Cadillac | Chicago Dave | #07 | 5:40 | Download | Pleads for some donations. Tells listeners that phones have been dead for 45 minutes. Talked to listeners about how WRUW allows you to talk directly to the programmer when they call the station. Talked about how he plays what listeners ask to hear. |
| Sunday 2005 | The Purple Cadillac | Chicago Dave and Ed | #08 | 4:30 | Download | Gave a personal story about his love for Zydeco. Brought Ed on the mic to help make a pitch. Ed talked about how he learned about Zydeco from Chicago Dave. Ed told listeners that the programmers spend a lot of time researching music to play and if they appreciate that they should call and donate. Mentioned Zydeco premiums. |
| Sunday 2005 | The Purple Cadillac | Chicago Dave | #09 | 5:21 | Download | Thanked listeners for donations. Talked about how diverse WRUW is. Compared commercial radio to WRUW and talked about why it's important to donate to support the telethon. |
| Sunday 2005 | The Purple Cadillac | Chicago Dave | #10 | 5:36 | Download | Went over points made earlier. Talked about how you can connect with fellow fans of the music that you listen to on WRUW. Offered a date for a $100 donation. |
| Sunday 2005 | The Purple Cadillac | Chicago Dave and Sarah | #11 | 3:56 | Download | Sarah talked about how listening to WRUW is good to wake up to, "coffee for your ears". Dave told listeners if they appreciate the coffee for their ears they should call and donate in the last minutes of the telethon. Did the jukebox comparison again. |
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| Day/Year | Show Name | Host | Break | Time | MP3 Link | Mini-Review by Editor |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed and Sarah | #01 | 1:21 | Download | Talked about how it was the last day of the telethon. Gave out the number. |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed and Sarah | #02 | 8:12 | Download | Clever opening about writing down the phone number. Clearly laid out reasons for donating to WRUW. Told listeners in a witty way what wruw does NOT spend money on. Talked about premiums. |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed | #03 | :17 | Download | Just a quick reminder of the phone number and listed a cd premium that he just played |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed and Sarah | #04 | 10:53 | Download | Sarah talked about how donations help to get WRUW out to the community. She talked about community members are programmers too. Went on a little too long about it. |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed | #05 | :20 | Download | A quick upbeat mention that the song he just played and the next one were available for a $40 donation. |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed and Sarah | #06 | 6:37 | Download | They talked about how donations maintain the largest on-air listening library in Ohio. Went over a lot of premiums. Mentioned special premium that only they and a few other shows had available, Thanked listeners by name and location. |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Sarah | #07 | 7:21 | Download | Talked about it being the last day. Went on a bit too long. |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed | #08 | :10 | Download | Another quick upbeat reminder of the telethon and the number. |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed and Sarah | #09 | 7:14 | Download | Told listeners that it was the last day and the one time a year. Talked about how WRUW is not like other public radio who asks for money more then once a year. Talked about the quality of the WRUW logo premiums. Asked listeners to think about how important community radio was to them. |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed and Sarah | #10 | 7:14 | Download | Hosts talked about how much they love being programmers at WRUW. An upbeat thanks to listeners who donated. Brandt comes on to talk about listeners who download had donated to the telethon. Sarah talked about the benefits of WRUW.org Thanked listeners by name and location. |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed | #11 | :10 | Download | Another quick upbeat reminder of the telethon and the number. Let listeners know there was just 8 minutes left. |
| Sunday 2005 | Chasing Infinity | Ed and Sarah | #12 | 2:24 | Download | Sincerely thanked listeners and told them to keep donating to upcoming shows. |
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| Day/Year | Show Name | Host | Break | Time | MP3 Link | Mini-Review by Editor |
| Sunday 2005 | Cream of Broccoli Radio Hour | Brandt | #01 | :33 | Download | A quick upbeat mention that it was the telethon show and started off with an song tie-in. |
| Sunday 2005 | Cream of Broccoli Radio Hour | Brandt | #02 | 5:04 | Download | Talked about being one of the few radio shows that are community based. Mentioned that it was the last chance to donate to an indie show. Did a clear overview of why we need donations. Went over premiums and said that he was going to play mostly cd premiums during the show. |
| Sunday 2005 | Cream of Broccoli Radio Hour | Brandt | #03 | 9:11 | Download | Went over playlist and mentioned that those cds are premiums. Talked again about how WRUW = Cleveland, unlike other stations on the radio. Mentioned the wide variety of formats that WRUW has. Talked about how donating to a station like WRUW is a better value then paying for satellite radio. Talked about how much effort volunteers put into the station but we still need donations. |
| Sunday 2005 | Cream of Broccoli Radio Hour | Brandt | #04 | 6:38 | Download | Sent out thank-yous. Talked about cd premiums available to listener donations. Mentioned how WRUW needs technical updates. Talked about WRUW's gigantic and diverse library of music. Told listeners to call soon because all the indie rock premiums will be gone soon. |
| Sunday 2005 | Cream of Broccoli Radio Hour | Brandt | #05 | 7:29 | Download | Told listeners that it was the last day of the telethon and unlike WCPN, WRUW is not going to be asking for money every couple of weeks. Talked about callers who called to let Brandt know how important WRUW is to them. Went over again why satellite radio is not a good alternative to WRUW. Talked about ticket give-aways. |
| Sunday 2005 | Cream of Broccoli Radio Hour | Brandt | #06 | 6:20 | Download | Went over playlist and mentioned each cd that was a premium. Mentioned the Music Saves extra premiums. Told listeners that WRUW does not waste the donations but gives it right back by buying new cds, putting on live shows, etc. Talked about how we are one of the few community/college radio stations that is at such a high wattage. Ed came on to help thank some people that donated. Tran thanked some listeners too. |
| Sunday 2005 | Cream of Broccoli Radio Hour | Brandt | #07 | 2:45 | Download | Read playlist and told which ones were premiums. Thanked listeners by name and location. Let listeners know they have only 10 minutes left for his show, 12 hours left in the whole telethon. Again told listeners that WRUW does not waste the donations but gives it right back by buying new cds, putting on live shows, etc. |
| Sunday 2005 | Cream of Broccoli Radio Hour | Brandt | #08 | 2:56 | Download | Told listeners to call. Mentioned the phone number a lot. Listed upcoming shows to tell listeners that they can still donate to WRUW. Talked about his respect for WRUW listeners. |