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THE PRPD/LNI TALK SHOW BEST PRACTICES PROJECT

Talk Show Summit: "Beyond Hit or Miss: Building Better Talk Shows"

A national gathering of talk show producers, hosts and station PDs, convened to help identify and develop "next steps" for the Talk Show Best Practices Project.

Getting Ready for the Discussion

To prepare for the summit, attendees were asked to;

• Review and critique the Talk Show Best Practices Matrix
• Prepare a self-assessment of their program
• Provide brief audio excerpts from their program to illustrate both successes and shortcomings.

These materials provided the focus for the meeting agenda.

We want to thank the participants for the hard work they did to prepare for the summit, and their willingness to share both their aspirations and assessments of their programs.