Story-Based Features

This feature can be a tremendous tool for developing a story arc that stretches across multiple days (weeks) and brings listeners back day after day. The Diary has emotional hooks, listener-participation topics, and stories...

Never Been Kissed can be a one-day feature or a week-long promotion that fulfills a goal for listeners. The key to success is an interesting storyline. Look for a listener who has never had...

The Panic Button is a great way to showcase listener stories on a personality-based show. Use this content container to showcase dilemmas and situations on a regular (daily, weekly) or once-in-a-while basis. The Panic Button This...

What's The Situation is a fun, interactive feature that connects listeners to stories happening in pop culture while shining a spotlight on the personalities. This article is about how to execute What's The Situation. Including: ...

Confess Your Crush is a relationship feature with a more positive spin than Second Date Update or War Of the Roses. Yet, if executed properly, it can deliver the same suspense and interest. It's a...

Listeners love stories if the story is presented with suspense. (Note: Stories are the "S" in my GIFS system of successful radio show performance). Forgive and Forget is a fresh relationship feature with endless...

Love em or Leave em is a strong relationship feature, but isn't as popular as some. The difference is that this feature requires an outcome. It creates a serial story that listeners can follow...

Hometown Heroes is a campaign that delivers great stories on the air and increases the station profile in the community. Plus, advertisers and sponsors love it. This article explains how to execute a Hometown Heroes...

Relationship features like Group Therapy and Second Date Update are highly popular. However, sometimes shows want the drama that comes with these segments with the flexibility to include situations beyond relationships. That's where What's...

Here's a good feature to bring out once in a while. It probably doesn't hold up as a daily or weekly feature, but Making Bad Situations Worse helps personalities with character definition and can...