{"product_id":"between-the-songs-ron-gerber-9781547272570","title":"Between The Songs: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Radio Magic, or: Stuff I Learned from Hosting Crap From The Past for Twenty-Five Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween the Songs, \u003c\/i\u003e community-radio legend Ron \"Boogiemonster\" Gerber's second book, documents the lessons that Ron's learned during thirty years of on-mic practice-including twenty-five years of hosting his signature specialty show, \u003ci\u003eCrap From The Past.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween the Songs\u003c\/i\u003e is in part an instruction manual for how to produce a radio show. Topics range from the introductory (speaking into a microphone, structuring a talk break), to the practical (what you need to sustain a weekly specialty show), to the extremely advanced (beat-matching, writing for radio, pledge drives, marketing, the duties of a program director). Ron even divulges the secret sauce of radio, which permeates literally every aspect of what goes out over the air, but which is never discussed publicly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween the Songs\u003c\/i\u003e is also part scrapbook, detailing the history, motivation, and inspiration for \u003ci\u003eCrap From The Past, \u003c\/i\u003e including a year-by-year critique of the shows, as well as divulging an astonishing number of techniques that Ron cribbed from the greatest specialty show of all time, Casey Kasem's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Top 40.\u003c\/i\u003e Ron also discusses his music library in absurd detail, including the CDs he used at the time, discloses his secret personal BPM catalog from the 1980s and 1990s, and includes a comprehensive guide to compilation CDs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you're on the radio, or if you plan to be there someday, \u003ci\u003eBetween the Songs\u003c\/i\u003e will serve as your guide and companion for every step of the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Gerber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1547272570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781547272570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.82d","brand":"Ron Gerber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068548280575,"sku":"9781547272570","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e9d9e6e-0954-4454-8451-72da285d1c6b.jpg?v=1685419642","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-the-songs-ron-gerber-9781547272570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}