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voicer


recorded report containing only the journalist's voice -- there is no actuality; can be understood as a recorded reader
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WRAP


recorded report in which a journalist's voice occurs at the beginning and end, and an actuality is played in between; the report is "wrapped around" the actuality
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zinger


unusual and generally humorous feature story often placed at the end of a newscast
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Spot


recorded commercial advertisement
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tease


brief phrase spoken by the anchor immediately before playing a spot or going to traffic (or some other interruption of the newscast) to tell the listener about a story coming up later; the tease shoul [..]
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Reader


script of a news story in which no actualities are to be played; this script is read live on the air by the anchor; the recording of a reader by a reporter is called a "voicer"
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script


written-out version of a news story, the text of which is read on the air; a newscast is made up of a collection of scripts read by an anchor
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slug


title of a script; used for reference purposes; wire-service stories are each given one
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sounder


recorded tune used to introduce segments of the broadcast, such as at the beginning of a traffic report or sports; the networks use sounders at the beginning of the hourlies
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oq


"out cue" -- the last words recorded on a cut
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