KQED’s Perspectives: How to Craft Your Own Radio Commentary

Join KQED’s Perspectives in person to learn how to craft your own radio commentary like a pro! Join KQED’s Perspectives in person to learn how to craft your own radio commentary like a pro! Learn how to craft your own 2-minute audio commentary about a locally relevant topic of your choosing that could be aired on KQED radio! Join us in person at the Boardroom in KQED for an interactive workshop with the team behind KQED Perspectives to learn about the process for selecting and airing listener commentaries on the radio. In the first hour, you will hear example audio stories that have been aired and take part in group exercises to workshop your own two-minute audio commentary. Food and refreshments will be provided. The session will feature Spencer Whitney, Perspectives Editor at KQED. After the session, we will be serving light refreshments on the roof terrace! TIME: Doors open at 5:30 pm , event starts at 6:00 pm. This is an in-person event and will not be livestreamed. ABOUT PERSPECTIVES Perspectives airs on KQED Public Radio every weekday morning at 6:43am and 8:43am, and weekends at 6:37am and 8:37am. Learn more at www.kqed.org/perspectives ABOUT KQED KQED serves the people of Northern California with a public-supported alternative to commercial media. An NPR and PBS member station based in San Francisco, KQED is home to one of the most listened-to public radio stations in the nation, one of the highest-rated public television services and an award-winning education program helping students and educators thrive in 21st-century classrooms. A trusted news source and leader and innovator in interactive technology, KQED takes people of all ages on journeys of exploration — exposing them to new people, places and ideas.