Is bombast gone? And do they need to look good on screen too? Bombast and other techniques in the old days of broadcasting are undergoing changes. New technology allows the radio…
Is bombast gone? And do they need to look good on screen too?
Bombast and other techniques in the old days of broadcasting are undergoing changes. New technology allows the radio talk show host not just to be heard but also seen. And engagement with the audience is speedier though there’s less voiced reaction from listeners.
The more telling change in the way radio commentaries are delivered these days is that talk show hosts are not just heard, they’re seen.
But then, in the late eighties going into the nineties, the requirement of voice quality was downgraded too. That was a big change in standards.
Voice timber and diction became less important than capacity to tackle public issues, along with the personality’s overall power to draw the audience.
Some of today’s top radio commentators benefited from devaluation of voice as factor for hiring. Many of them don’t have “the announcer’s voice” prized in the early days of radio. Continue Reading
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