It's time we abandon our fatigued approach to talk radio in the Caribbean, with its open-phones: ever-swirling vortices of ignorance, prejudice and cynicism, with banality at the core. Move away from lazy open-phone shows, avoid "today we'll talk about..." or "our topic for today is..." BANNED. Don't even mention the word 'topic' or 'subject' on air.... From now on the issue/event/personality is actually a question and is posed in the form of a question. It's what any reporter starts with; you could do worse. Listen also to the talk radio shows I've highlighted. Web sites: Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 and LBC 97.3 FM/London . The concept: POSE QUESTIONS as headlines for a segment as opposed to " next, we talk about diabetes ." RATHER: " What would you do if you doctor says you have diabetes?" OR " Are you controlling your diabetes ?" OR "Why is Diabetes killing so many Antiguans?" QUE...
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