Broadcasting Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• kicker: an offbeat or humorous story that typically is used to mark the end of the news segment and the beginning of the sports/weather segment
• feed: a live or recorded report, or a set of recorded reports sent to a station/newsroom via satellite, phone, or other device for inclusion in a news program
• outcue: usually the last thing a reporter says in either a live or recorded news story (i.e. pkg) indicating the piece is ending
• pronouncer: phonetic spelling of a difficult word or name
• beats: specific public institutions or areas of concern for which specific reporters in a newsroom are responsible watching.
• dub: to make a recording of a recording
• affiliate: a local station that subscribes to the services and programs of a network.
• upcut: turning on the microphone after the anchor has begun speaking or before and anchor/reporter has stopped speaking.
• break: place designated within broadcast programming during which commercials run
• rundown: a chronological outline or order of stories or segments to be used in a newscast
• anchor: the newscaster who hosts the studio portion of the newscast.
• cue: usually a physical signal by engineer or other technical person indicting to anchor to perform a task (start reading, wrap up, go to break).