Five Minute Newscast

Thomas J. Gardner

Information Radio

LSC 360

Assignment #7

Five Minute Newscast

Friday, November 4, 2011

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AUDIENCE: Trying to reach middle-aged middle-class househusband listeners and macho listening patriotic females and male listeners.

STATION: this is a full service radio station that plays MOR music.

FORMAT: Bridge format of good citizen radio located in metro area.

IT’S TIME FOR PRI NEWS AND INFORMATION WITH TOM GARDNER REPORTING.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES:

            A LOCAL FIRE DESTROYS A DENTIST OFFICE…

            BIRDS AT THE MADISON AIRPORT ARE DISRUPTING PLANES…

BUT FIRST STAY TUNED FOR THE TRAFFIC UPDATE:

TRAFFIC:

WISCONSIN STREET IS CLOSED BETWEEN MADISON AND MILWAKEE FOR

OVERNIGHT CONSTRUCTION.

OUT OF TOWN COMMUNTERS WILL HAVE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ON THE BELTLINE

APPROACHING I-94 IN THE MERGING LANE.

IF YOU ARE HEADING TOWARDS CAMPUS, THERE IS A CAR CRASH ON

SOUTHBOUND UNIVERSITY DR. AT PARK STREET IN THE LEFT LANE.

FOR YOU WEST SIDE RESIDENTS THERE IS ALSO A CAR/TRUCK COLLISION ON EASTBOUND HIGHWAY 12

THIS IS A PRI TRAFFIC REPORT. BE SAFE NOW!

GOOD DAY‼!

HERE’S TODAY’S TOP STORIES:

(FIRE)

FIRE CREWS ARE BUSY MOPPING UP A BIG BLAZE IN WEST MADISON THIS

MORNING. FIRE FIGHTERS SAY THAT RIGHT NOW THE BLAZE IS KNOCKED OUT,

BUT THERE WERE STILL SOME DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS.

CREWS SAY THEY WERE CALED ON SCENE SHORTLY BEFORE 1 A.M. OFFICIALS

SAY THE LARGE BUILDING WAS HOME TO A CHILDREN’S DENTIST, A UW

EXTENTIOIN OFFICE, AND A FEW APARTMENTS.

THE FIRE STARTED ON A KITCHEN STOVE. FIRE OFFICIALS ARE CALLING THE

BUILDING A TOTAL LOSS. THEY SAY ALL OF THE APARTMENTS TENANTS HAD TO

BE E-VA-CU-ATED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

           

(BIRDS)

 A FLOCK OF SEA GULLS ARE CREATING SOME BIG PROBLEMS AT THE DANE COUNTY AIRPORT THIS MORNING.

AIRPORT OFFICIALS TELL PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL THAT PLANES HAVE STRUCK BIRDS ON AT LEAST EIGHT OTHER OCCASIONS THIS MONTH.

PASSENGER JET PILOTS SAY THE BIRDS REPRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUYE AND A THREAT TO AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT.

THE NEARBY MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE COMPOST PIT IS BEING BLAMED FOR SOME OF THE PROBLEMS.

AIRPORT MANAGEMENT IS NOW WORKING ON A PLAN TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM.

COMING UP ARE THE NATIONS TOP NEWS STORIES… RIGHT AFTER THIS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

EDUCATION

PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING EMPLOYEES WORK HARD FOR YOUR, SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. JANITORS, OFFICE STAFF, SCHOOL NURSE, AND FOOD SERVERS ARE AS IMPORTANT TO YOUR CHILD’S EDUCATION AS YOU. LIKE A PARENT, THEY MAINTAIN A SAFE AND CLEAN BUILDING FOR LEARNING. THEY ALSO ASSIST TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM  AND COOK A HEATHY LUNCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW SCHOOL SUPPORT PERSONAL HELP YOU TO HELP YOUR CHILDREN… GOOGLE THE PRI WEB SITE.

NOW FOR THE NATION’S TOP STORIES:

PRESIDENT

U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS THINKING ABOUT CREATING A NEW TAX FOR AMERICA’S SUPER RICH. THIS MEANS ANYONE WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME OF A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE. THE PLAN IS PART OF HIS ONGOING EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE COUNTRY’S HUGE DEFICIT. DETAILS OF THE NEW TAX HAVE NOT YET BEEN UNVEILED. WHITE HOUSE INSIDERS SAY APART FROM RAISING MORE MONEY, THE AIM IS TO ENSURE TOP EARNERS ARE NOT PAYING LOWER TAX RATES THAN MIDDLE EARNERS. THE IDEA FOR THE NEW TAXES CAME FROM BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR WARREN BUFFETT. OBAMA QUOTED FROM HIM IN A SPEECH HE MADE IN AUGUST, ARGUING THAT THE NATION’S RICHEST INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN “CODDLED LONG ENOUGH BY A BILLIONAIRE-FRIENDLY CONGRESS”. OBAMA WILL ALSO END TAX BREAKS FOR GAS AND OIL COMPANIES.

YOU ARE LISTENING TO PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL, YOUR SEAT IN THE NEWS ROOM.

PRI NEWS WILL BE RIGHT BACK:

BRIDGESTONE:

AHH…. BRIDGESTONE TIRES.

                                                                                                                                               

JUST THINKING ABOUT MY BRIDGESTONE TIRES MAKES ME WANT TO DRIVE.

I MEAN, DUDE…THEY TAKE ME ANYWHERE I WANT TO GO, AND THEY SAFELY BRING ME BACK HOME WHENEVER I’M READY TO DRIVE AGAIN. I DON’T CARE WHAT THE WEATHER IS…RAIN, SNOW OR SUNSHINE, BRIDGESONE TIRES ARE AMERICAN BUILT TO CARRY ME AND MY FAMILY ANYTIME…ANYWHERE.

SO WATCH OUT POTHOLES…WATCH OUT BROKEN GLASS. MY BRIDGESTONES ARE TOO TOUGH FOR YOU. AND WHEN I WANT TO STOP. BRIDGESTONE TIRE TREADS STOP ME ON A MISS LIBERTY DIME.

AND THESE AMERICAN TIRES WON’T SLIP OR SLIDE IN ANY KIND OF BAD WEATHER. SO IF YOU’RE TRAVELING CLOSE OR FAR, BRIDGESTONE TIRES ARE YOUR KIND OF TIRES. ONLY A TIRE MADE IN AMERICA, IS SAFE TO DRIVE ON AMERICA’S ROADS.

THANK YOU BRIDGESTONE FOR GIVING ME THE FREEDOM TO DRIVE.

VISIT THE PRI WEBSITE TO LEARN WHAT WINTER TIRE SALE IS NEAR YOU.

WEATHER

TODAY’S MADISON AREA WEATHER IS MUCH LIKE YESTERDAY’S PRI FORECAST. IT’S SUNNY OUT WITH A CHILLING 30 MPH SOUTHWEST WIND. CURRENT TEMPERATURE IS 11 DEGREES WITH AN EXPECTED HIGH OF 15. THE UV INDEX IS MODERATE. RADIATION LEVELS ARE NORMAL.

TONIGHT WILL START WITH CLEAR SKIES THAT WILL CLOUD OVER LATE THIS EVENING. THE WIND WILL DIE DOWN TO 20 MPH AND THE LOW WILL BE 8 DEGREES.

TOMORROW WILL BE MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 11 DEGREES.

THIS IS TOM GARDNER WITH PRI NEWS RETURNING YOU TO LIFESTYLES OF THE HOMELESS AND INDIGENT WITH IMA AHOLE.