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Podcast: Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice
Episode: 0391 - Backtiming 2
Description: 2022.01.26 – 0391 - Backtiming 2 Of course, the duration of a song or a report is known in advance, but there are variables such as live interviews (especially with non-professional guests who may talk in in half-sentences or whole paragraphs!). At the end of a show, presenters may adlib to fill time, or a buffer item such as a weather report is included, which can often be extended or cut short depending on an over- or under-run. On radio, presenters can often dip a song to get to a news bulletin. In both situations, a ‘backtimed’ bed is very us...