Ben RyanDec 31, 20203 minHappy New Gear!Some new gear for the new year? I thought your severely hungover ass would never ask. Let's talk analogies. "A good blog post should be l...
Ben RyanDec 10, 20203 minWhen It Comes To Writing Scripts Words Are OverratedWe can get to my apparent dislike of words in a minute. But first, we have much to discuss. It's been a rough year for all of us. Persona...
Ben RyanMay 10, 20202 minBlink 182's Guide To Better Radio PromosA wise punk pop band once said "All the small things", and I think they're onto something. Mind you in the chorus of the same same song t...
Ben RyanApr 11, 20202 minA COVID 19 Update From the CEO of Some Crap You Subscribed ToHi, I'm Ben Ryan the CEO of Why Did The Chicken Cross Live To The Studio. We were thinking of changing our name to 'Why Did the Bat Cross...
Ben RyanMar 25, 20208 minJohn Frost - Tips From a Corona Content King"Name someone who's influenced your work- and you can't say John Frost". That very interview question was put to a radio imaging producer...
Ben RyanMar 10, 20204 minHow To Make Funny Coronavirus ContentYou probably saw that title and thought "Where does this guy get off? Jokes about coronavirus are in poor taste!" Let me tell you, you're...
Ben RyanFeb 27, 20204 minThe Best Way To Freshen Up An On-Air Campaign"Listen pal, you know all those zaps and whooshes you hear in radio promos? Well they don't grow on trees. I can't just go out into the g...
Ben RyanFeb 21, 20204 minHow To Be A Guru At Topical Radio ProductionIf your morning news feed said that Queen Elizabeth had finally snapped and sicked her corgis onto Meghan Markle because the American was...
Ben RyanFeb 11, 20207 minTony Martin - Bad Behaviour And The Art Of Comedy Gold I'd like to say that Tony Martin has forgotten more about radio than I'll ever know, but I don't think that's true because I'm pretty sur...
Ben RyanFeb 7, 20202 minHow To Easily Make Fun Radio Promos And Get Your Pants Torn By Taylor SwiftWe'll get to Tay Tay soon but first things first - you guys know what a g string is right? Chances are you immediately thought of skimpy ...
Ben RyanJan 29, 20203 minThe 3 Best Ways To Betray Post Malone And Increase Your AudienceLike a lamb to the slaughter, Post Malone steps up to the microphone in your studio and records something like the following sentence - ...
Ben RyanJan 22, 20204 minShad Wicka – when life gives you lemons, be thankful that life didn’t give you a coffee mug instead.Ok so that title and the two happy snaps below are the only references I’ll be making to the time radio announcer Shad Wicka served the P...
Ben RyanJan 19, 20201 minHow to get involved in a threesomeNot that type of threesome. Me giving advice on those would be like Donald Trump giving tips on hair styling. No, I mean writing scripts w...
Ben RyanJan 7, 20202 minAI is so last year because JI - Jingle IntelligenceJingles can be a great way to have a ‘theme tune’ for your show, competition, promo or commercial. Unfortunately they can also end up sou...
Ben RyanJan 7, 20202 minBoring old stereotypes are the best things ever in the history of things It's true. They are. At least when it comes to writing pointers and promos. In fact, whether you're crafting scripts, breaks, promos, mem...
Ben RyanJan 7, 20202 minTop 5 radio promos that contain the word ‘bumhole’Dammit why did I have to say there were five? Stupid clickbait title. Truth is I’ve only ever made one promo that included the word bumho...
Ben RyanJan 5, 20203 minNek minute nek emergency You’ve been asked to put together a bunch of scripts promoting a new feature called ‘Friday Feels’. Easy. Sounds like fun actually. Oh, j...
