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Backtiming to the Top of the Hour

GremlinsInTheSystem demonstrate the nearly lost art of backtiming

By T. Carter Ross ⋅

Automation, live-assist and logging/scheduling systems have made backtiming about as common in the radio studio as cueing up an LP or splicing tape. However, GremlinsInTheSystem have created a short soundclip that illustrates how a creative on-air personality can fill a pesky 90-second programming gap before the top-of-the-hour news.

And for those looking for some hints on crafting that perfect top-of-the-hour newscast, the Gremlins have a sample.

T. Carter Ross

The author got his start in radio at college station KNWD(FM) in Natchitoches, La., while in high school and he later served as its general manager. He is the former editor in chief of Radio World International and, since 2012, has worked in marketing and communications for trade associations and non-profits in the Washington, D.C., region.

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