WKGC Commentary and Editorial Guidelines
| WKGC seeks to broaden our listeners' perspectives on
news and the arts through the
inclusion of commentary in our news presentations. For WKGC's purposes,
commentary is defined as the presentation of personal experience or
opinion. Commentary may be connected to the news, but is not to be
confused with reporting the news. |
| Commentators should be articulate and original. Good
commentators will have the same qualities as good writers. They should be
keen observers, able to describe and read meaning into the small details
of life. They should be well-informed and be able to express themselves
clearly and plainly. Commentators must obey the rules of grammar and
refrain from using obscenities. |
| The News Director will consider proposals for
commentary, and have the authority to choose which ideas should be
developed into commentaries. Where commentaries are directly related to
news or public affairs, they should provide illumination or food for
thought rather than ax-grinding for a particular cause or group.
Commentators must be able to support all statements. Commentators work
with the News Director to edit and refine commentaries for best
effectiveness on the radio. |
| Commentaries and essays should be two to three minutes in length. Commentators are urged to time their scripts before hand to make sure they fit the time constraints. The reading of the commentary must meet WKGC's standards. |
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The General Manager, Program Director or News Director have full authority to edit the piece before airing and/or to reject it for broadcast, based on their judgment of what is in the best interest of the station. |
Meet the WKGC Commentators
Dr. Terry Jack
Read text of Dr. Jack's commentaries HERE