Announcing
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Announcing: Communicating on Broadcast Media is an open-content textbook on the profession of announcing. It is a Wikibook, a free online book anyone can read, write, or edit.
Broadly defined, announcing is the professional practice of vocally communicating messages to an audience through broadcast media. Those who practice this profession are called announcers, although most announcers prefer to use a more descriptive title to describe what they do. Some announcers work in radio as "disk jockeys," radio journalists or program hosts. Some announcers work in television as newscasters, sportscasters or "booth announcers." Some announcers are voice actors who specialize in doing commercial "voice overs," narrating documentaries or providing voices for animated films. Still other announcers communicate using public address systems, such as those found at sports stadiums, racing tracks and "disco" nightclubs. Although there are many different kinds of announcers, a common thread through all of these occupations is the central importance of using one's voice to effectively communicate a message.
This Wikibook project was started on August 13, 2006 by Philip A. Thompsen, Ph.D., to support his course on broadcast performance at West Chester University. But although he is writing much of the initial content, it is important to note that as a Wikibook, this is intended to be a collaborative effort. Please help this book grow! If you are a professional announcer, newscaster, voice actor, broadcast educator, a student of broadcast performance, or otherwise qualified and willing to contribute, please feel free to help this project by writing and editing the content of these pages. At the very least, please add any comments or suggestions to the "discussion" tab found on every page in this book. Just click on the discussion tab at the top (just next to the module tab), click on the "+" tab that will subsequently appear, and add your two cents. You may remain anonymous if you like, but please consider signing up to be a registered user.
[edit] Table of Contents
[edit] Unit 1: Announcing Basics
[edit] Unit 2: Developing Your Voice
[edit] Unit 3: Broadcast Journalism
[edit] Appendices
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