Chris Jordan Media Blog
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Comic Book Karaoke SEASON 1 – a Chris Jordan Media Production
Comic Book Karaoke is the narrative of geek and fandom culture in a socio-political space that has fresh and new conversations. Chris Jordan hosts a variety of super-geeks and friends of the show t...
Corporate Podcasting and why your company needs it NOW, training provided by Chris Jordan Media
If you’re like most companies, you struggle to keep your employees engaged. A study by Deloitte University Press found that 87% of organizations cite engagement as one of their top challenges. Th...
Chris Jordan Media’s Consulting and Training at Ekurhuleni FM
I just spent a great time consulting and training the Ekurhuleni FM programming, sales, and marketing team. I focus on, and love upskilling community radio in South Africa, because like my products...
The Volatile “South African Radio Line-up Change” Culture
Over the past 5 – 10 years, the South African radio industry has adopted a terrible habit of really emphasizing how dispensable their on-air talent actually is. At the time of writing this piece...
The Top 5 Most Bankable Broadcasters 2021
5. The 5FM Breakfast Team Radio 5FM’s new breakfast show introduced Dan Corder, Xoli Zondo (sport), Mathapelo Moloi (news) and Marli van Eeden (traffic) in April 2021. The team got off to ...
Chris Jordan Media Training Prospectus 2022
We plan ahead so that we can have a restful and deserving festive break as we recharge for the new year. If you are a new media or corporate busy working out your training calendar for 2022, have a...
Chris Jordan Media PREMIERE SELECT – Disney/Pixar’s”Encanto” Review
Listen to the review here Encanto is a musical breath of fresh air that we all need as we push through the last stretch of 2021. In November 2016, Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed that John Lasseter, ...
Chris Jordan Media “PREMIERE SELECT”: Marvel’s Eternals Review
Marvel is back again in Phase 4 with “Eternals”, and a hard-to-keep-up follow-up to the brilliance of “Shang-Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings”. I was fortunate enough to watch...
Demos are out! Showcases are in!
Since the dawn of radio (I’m guessing), well at least the dawn of my existence in the radio space which has been for the past 21 odd years, the importance of the presenter demo was an integral pa...
Chat to Ziyaad Rahmam – Creator of “Siri Watu”
I had the pleasure of chatting with the artist, cartoonist, and creator of the Manga release “Siri Watu”, a comic book South African creation from Awali Comics. Get your copy at https://www.awalico...
CHRIS JORDAN MEDIA’s PREMIERE SELECT “Shang-Chi and the legend of The Ten Rings”
Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he’s drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. MCU’s film release goes international...
The Soundtrack of my Life – A 6 episode podcast series about the music that mended a lifetime
I am so happy to be sharing this super personal journey through my favorite medium in sound. I preach to media practitioners that I mentor and train, that they need to start narratives that no one ...
Disney Premiere Select: “Cruella”
It’s finally here! The long-awaited, much anticipated live-action release of “Cruella”, with Emma Stone taking the frontline of portraying (as voted) – The Evilest Disney...
CHRIS JORDAN MEDIA “PREMIERE SELECT”
Disney’s “Raya and The Last Dragon” THE LOWDOWN Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon travels to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together long ag...
Making Mashups – My 1st Attempt! Nkalakatha Gangsta Lovin – Costa Stitch, Riky Ross, AKA, Eve, Lil Kim, Beverly Knight, Lauryn Hill
So this is quick post. I’ve tasked my media students to practice their editing by creating a mashup. Theme: OLD SKOOL R&B QUEENS VS NEW SKOOL KWAITO KINGS I’m a great sound editor, but this being m...
Chris Jordan Media Training Prospectus 2021
It’s a brand new year, and with it, great opportunities for growth and development. My 3rd year in business brings together my biggest passions, Education and Broadcasting.I have been so fortunate ...
Chris Jordan Media All-Star Radio Mentorship 2021
Chris Jordan Media All-Star Radio Mentorship 2021 2021 sees the first year of a first in South Africa. Chris Jordan Media will bring broadcasting veterans together that will reach out to mentor 3 ...
The Top 5 Most Bankable Radio Broadcasters 2020
The 5 Most Bankable Radio Broadcasters 2020 5. Robert Marawa Popularly known as “Madluphuthu”, This here is radio royalty. Not everyone has achieved what he has achieved. Robert Marawa started...
#30StationChallenge
It is indeed the hailed, and very momentus occasion that marks the end of another year. And not to sound redundant, but yes, not just any year, THIS year. The year that world came to a literal grin...
CHRIS JORDAN MEDIA “PREMIERE SELECT”
Disney and Pixar’s “Soul” Soul is a 2020 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for distribution by Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Pete Docter and co-di...
Festive Radio + The Best Christmas Songs playlist by Chris Jordan
After a brutal year, 2020 has finally come to halt with the much-awaited festive season. That means things can finally change pace in your day, you and your loved ones can bank some quality time, a...
Radio: from a listener’s perspective
A snapshot into reminding radio practitioners what exactly their 'listeners hear and, more importantly, want from their radio station....
Radio 1-on-1 Snapshot: Creating Content
As we countdown the date to the release of Radio 1-on-1: 25 of the Most Asked Questions in Radio Broadcasting PART II, let’s start with snapshots of related subject matter. You can download PART I ...
Podcasting in Lockdown #liveyourlife
Podcasting was developed in 2004 by former MTV video jockey Adam Curry and software developer Dave Winer. Curry wrote a program, called iPodder, which enabled him to automatically download Interne...
The Radio Awards 2020 Winners
Announced digitally today in a live session, the 2020 Radio Awards displayed our dynamic talent in our ever-growing South African Radio landscape...
Chris Jordan Media Training Prospectus 2020
Please note that training around these knowledge areas will be customizable to your station format, mission and vision statement Candidates This training is specially designed for adopters who prac...
SMU FM 97.1 FM Board Training – The Ultimate Voice Airborne
SMU FM is a communication platform that seeks to promote community participation in support of democracy, freedom of expression, diversity of opinion, and broadcast ownership and combating of...
Top 5 Most Bankable Radio Shows of 2019
Talk with Ayabonga Cawe (Metro FM) Metro FM has had a hard year. With both its drive shows having drastic changes being made over the year, the Metro FM landscape has had to pull out all their ...
Pheli FM – Training the Voice of Atteridgeville
This week I had the privilege to start training the broadcasting team at Pheli FM. Pheli FM is a Community Radio station based in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. The station aims is to capture and keep t...
Radio 1 on 1: Interview with Frequency Magazine
“Radio 1 on 1: 25 of the Most Asked Questions in Radio Broadcasting” has been well received by the campus, community, online and retail markets. PART 1 covers an in depth arrival on finding your ...
Google Accreditation: Onward and Upwards
I have been part of the Google family since 2017. Accrediting and upskilling in the media market has become rather dynamic. Being a media practitioner requires an authority on a few, but dedica...
MCRS FM Broadcast Management Training
This past weekend I was invited to Limpopo to head up management training for the MCRS FM team. As per the MCRS FM mission statement: Moutse Community Radio Station (MCRS) was founded by members of...
Radio 1 on 1 : Supported by SRN
I am humbled to announce that “Radio 1 on 1: 25 of the Most Asked Questions in Radio Broadcasting” has been supported by SRN. SRN’s mission statement states “SRN is an initiative set to revolutioni...
Radio 1 on 1: My personality on-air has changed. Isn’t this growth?
The short version of that answer is “No”. But it’s all in the interpretation of that statement. If you have this change happen because you changed a slot on air, it is most probable that t...
Radio 1 on 1 Preview: I know the basics. I don’t have to waste my time with relearning them.
The basics concepts of radio broadcasting are mandatory. No one will pat your back for getting them right. This is more of a reason to keep them sharp and fresh. Remember: Deliver promos and co...
Radio 1 on 1 Preview: But I don’t know where my broadcasting career is going?
Firstly, let me calm you by saying, this is very normal. To get to a point, or a few points, in your on-air career where your doubts about the future are reigning supreme, this happens to every b...
Radio 1 on 1 Preview: Constructive Criticism of Your Programming Performance
Pay attention when you are being trained in broadcasting, because that training comes few and far between. This makes the industry sound cold, but your programme manager will only have regular sn...
Radio 1 on 1: 25 of the Most Asked Questions in Radio Broadcasting
>> Subscribe here to get the full audiobook FREE (110MB) << Welcome to the official page of my audiobook “Radio 1 on 1: 25 of the Most Asked Questions in Radio Broadcasting” This marks another mi...
Collaborative Fan Fiction – A GEEKDOM FIRST
This weekend at the ICON Games and Comic Convention held at Emperor’s Palace, we will introduce the first of it’s creative kind in Collaborative Fan Fiction. A game for creative fandom writers an...
The Liberty Radio Awards 2019 – All the Winners
The 2019 Liberty Radio Awards was held last night at the Sandton Convention Centre, and all the hopefuls in the best of the best of South Africa’s radio industry attended. Lead by radio veteran L...
Radio: You don’t care about your listeners
I see this write up not going down to well with you already. But give me a chance to extend on the title of this blog post, and hopefully come to see the highlights of asking ourselves this impo...
Talk Radio Vitals
Ah, the exciting world of talk radio. How exciting? Well, in a world dominated by fake news and social media, it should get anyone’s goose going by knowing that you can tune into a show where f...
A Star is Born – Next Entertainment Review
THE LOWDOWN Everyone who is anyone has watched “A Star is Born”. Being a “cultured in training” humanoid, I of course, didn’t know that this was a remake, until the media around the film...
Mission Impossible: Fallout – Next Entertainment Review
THE LOWDOWN Ethan Hunt and the IMF team join forces with CIA assassin August Walker to prevent a disaster of epic proportions. Arms dealer John Lark and a group of terrorists known as the Apostle...
The Meg – Next Entertainment DVD Review
THE LOWDOWN The Meg is a 2018 science fiction thriller film directed by Jon Turteltaub with a screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, loosely based on the 1997 book Meg...
Matwetwe (Wizard) – An Interview with Kagiso Legadi (Director), Sibusiso Khwinana (lead) and Tebatso Mashishi (lead)
For immediate release: Matwetwe is a coming of age adventure following Lefa and Papi, best friends and recent high school graduates, on the hustle of their young lives. Over the course of an acti...
Black, White and Everything In Between – A South African Comic Podcast Series
A while ago I decided to test out recording my first podcast series. Knowing that producing a passion project is the easiest when you have an actual passion for the subject material – I chose loo...
The 5 Most Bankable Broadcasters in South Africa 2018
Every year I reflect on the year we’ve had in radio. I listen to some of the best pieces put together that were thought provoking and are creative or well informed with insight. Pieces and radio ...
Fan Film Favourites for 2018
With only two weeks left to the start of a polished and promising new year, it’s only fitting to have a quick look in the rear-view mirror of your 2018. Once again, the blockbuster, big budge...
Creed II – Interview with Michael B. Jordan, Florian Munteanu and Director Steven Caple Jr.
Creed 2 sees the return of Adonis Creed taking on Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago. Ivan killed Adonis’ father, Apollo Creed, 30 years ago. And in a showdown of epic proportions, we see Adonis...
Next Entertainment Review – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
THE LOWDOWN This is the fifth instalment (but not likely last – they are planning a 3rd and final in the Jurassic World trilogy) in the American science fiction adventure film franchise Jurassic ...
3 Things I learnt from Stan Lee
On the 12th of November 2018 we lost a legend in Stanley Martin Lieber (1922 – 2018), at the age of 95. His first big break was found in authoring a two-page Captain America Issue 5, published ...
How to start a Radio Broadcasting Career with Kaya FM
Last week, I had the pleasure of being invited to Joburg’s top Afropolitan station, Kaya FM 95.9. My group of radio students took a tour of the station and essentially had the full attention of the...
Next Entertainment: Deadpool 2 Review
THE LOWDOWN Deadpool 2 is the second in the franchise and the 11th in the X-men film series. Directed by David Leitch, with some stellar scripting by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds (w...
Must Listen Podcast – My Father’s Son
Two years ago I had the honour of teaching a very talented student named Wanda. Not only did he display immense broadcasting talent, but he is an incredibly impressive youth. Today, you will see an...
TUKS FM – A Marketing Wrap Up. It’s About Now.
This month I was invited to give a short workshop to the talented marketing team at TUKS FM. TUKS FM is a community station that is well over three decades old (in fact close to four) and is known ...
Listen Now: Discussing “The Art of Conversation” at ICON CGC ’18
I was lucky enough to be welcomed back as a panelist to ICON CGC this year. I was invited to speak on a specific topic, namely “The Art of Conversation”. The power of the spoken word in podcasting...
Feedback from one of my students
[youtube=https://youtu.be/jG92lGTjibU] Developing the youth remains a core focus for my business, and it is always great to get positive feedback about my work! I wanted to share a quick...
Next Entertainment: Pacific Rim Uprising Review
THE LOWDOWN In his directorial debut, Steven S. DeKnight with producer Guillermo Del Toro, bring you the second film in the Pacific Rim franchise. In 2035, ten years after the battle of the breach ...
Next Entertainment: Rampage Review
THE LOWDOWN Directed by Brad Peyton, Rampage centres around genetically engineered animals that wreak havoc on the city of Chicago and the population alike when a rogue experiment ‘monstrifies’ a w...
Interview at ICON 2018 with DarthZadyBun
I was lucky enough to be asked to join the panellists for another year at the ICON Comic Convention. You might not have gathered yet, but I am a massive comic fanboy, and so speaking as an expert p...
Next Entertainment: Tomb Raider Review
THE LOWDOWN A reboot of the classic game Tomb Raider, Lara Croft is on her first adventure following her father’s footsteps, unbeknownst to her, as a tomb raider. The myth of a death queen, Himik...
Next Entertainment: Ready Player One Review
THE LOWDOWN Ready Player One is set in 2045, where the human race has abandoned the desolate reality of their lives to escape into a virtual reality called the OASIS, each with their own avatar, id...
Radio Student Q&A: How to deal with a creative block
We tap out to ask what radio students most want help with. This week, a quick tip on moving past your creative block on content generation. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments section he...
Suck it up, and show up.
One of the needs in this industry is the pressure of being where you need to be, through rain or shine. We don’t have a lot of leeways to look for opportunities or a gift horse in the mouth. I have...
Got a verbal “crutch”? Here’s the secret to delivering a perfect link.
[ Got a verbal “crutch”? Get rid of them by being present. Watch and learn. If you like what you see, be sure to subscribe to my channel and keep an eye on my official site for more...
Tips for Your First Time on Radio
What are the important things to remember when you are doing your first couple of shows on radio? Here’s a quick sit down with me, where I discuss 3 helpful tips to get you there quicker. If you li...
RTG Episode 102: Radio Broadcast Geekery with Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan has built a successful career in the radio broadcast, stretching back from his days at Tuks FM at university through to be the producer for ‘On Air With Ryan Seacrest’. Chris is now...
#Kellman on CliffCentral Interview: Chris Jordan
Click play above to listen to my full interview on Cliff Central, where I talked about ‘A Word on Radio’ as well as my thoughts on the present radio landscape....
Next Entertainment: The Greatest Showman Review
THE LOW DOWN The circus-themed musical is a film based on the life and story of a man named P.T. Barnum. When let go from work, Barnum racks his brain for ideas that will provide a wonderful life f...
Chris Jordan Media – So What’s Next?
Welcome to the next chapter of Chris Jordan Media! With great success over the last year, we are ready to begin something really exciting. Have a look below to find out more: Watch this space,...
Visiting Hellenic Radio With My Third Year Students
As you will be aware, I have been lecturing Radio Broadcasting to media students for around 7 years. It has truly been of the most rewarding experiences that I can account for in my life. Those t...
Next Entertainment: Justice League Review
THE LOW DOWN After the death of Superman at the hands of Doomsday, Batman and Wonder Woman are faced with a new global danger – the arrival of supervillain Steppenwolf, who seeks to bring the ult...
NCRW Snap Blog Day 2: Learnings from National Community Radio Week
We are in full momentum at National Community Radio Week, and the Marketing Managers are showing off the skills. Acting out a promotional mechanic is about the best way to identify pitfalls both on...
NCRW Snap Blog Day 1: Marketing Your Radio Station
Sigh. That is one of relief. Day 1 behind us and all is well. Sitting in front of an odd 50 Radio Marketing Managers today we covered a lot of bases. So what does it take to market your radio stati...
MXXL Live 91.0 Snap Blog: Effecting change in an exciting new environment
So this week I have been consulting at a station called MXXL Live 91.0 in the capital city of Lesotho, Maseru. Walking into a station culture and expected to bring about change and development is q...
Top 5 Most Bankable Radio Broadcasters for 2017
5. Roger Goode Roger makes the cut this year as he had a tough time keeping it together. In what was an imploding industry, where radio in South Africa took many blows – Roger had a stigma to fig...
A career in radio: Is it just another job?
A Word on YOUR Q&A As of the launch date of this site and my company, Chris Jordan Media, earlier this year, I have received a great number of queries and engagements from people who seek assist...
I don’t have a voice for radio, so what can I do?
A Word on YOUR Q&A As of the launch date of this site and my company, Chris Jordan Media, earlier this year, I have received a great number of queries and engagements from people who seek assist...
How do I go about getting exposure in the radio industry?
A Word on YOUR Q&A As of the launch date of this site and my company, Chris Jordan Media, earlier this year, I have received a great number of queries and engagements from people who seek assist...
Is it too late to start a career in radio?
A Word on YOUR Q&A As of the launch date of this site and my company, Chris Jordan Media, earlier this year, I have received a great number of queries and engagements from people who seek assist...
How do I get my career in radio started?
A Word on YOUR Q&A As of the launch date of this site and my company, Chris Jordan Media, earlier this year, I have received a great number of queries and engagements from people who seek assistanc...
Monetizing Online Radio: Stop, Collaborate and Digitally Listen
South Africa is still a country that is slowly getting comfortable with the idea of online media. Having worked with a few online stations and seeing the growth in awareness (which unfortunately do...
Repost: How to make it in radio and broadcasting
A BIG thank you to the team from Live and Learn Careers for the feature article and Q&A about my career and journey in the broadcasting industry so far! See an excerpt from the article below: Radio...
Heritage Day: A (very) quick run through of my legendary radio journey hook-ups
So, this is going to be fun. I wanted to share a quick timeline that makes me really feel Heritage Day here in SA. This post stems from where my radio heritage comes from (oh, an origin story, yes...
Reaching out your helping hand
I have been training all walks of life for around 17 years now, the same amount of time I have been a broadcaster working in the radio industry. For the better part of 8 years I have been trainin...
For the love of radio
For the love of radio Welcome back to a new facelift to my blogging, now bannered under “Chris Jordan Media”. It’s all very exciting. Independently rising amongst your own ranks is someth...
Why ‘A Word on Radio’ is a must-read for aspiring radio broadcasters across the continent
Why ‘A Word on Radio’ is a must-read for aspiring radio broadcasters across the continent Radio industry specialist Chris Jordan answers a few questions about his groundbreaking book ‘A Word ...
Chris Jordan Media launches for all the right reasons
Chris Jordan Media launches for all the right reasons Learn more about the new collaborative independent company that focuses on the development of the radio broadcasting industry through consultin...
A Word on Radio – Journey into the Nexus
Spending the past 3 years promoting, teaching from and building the “A Word on Radio” brand – I have been lucky enough to be hosted on a number of radio and television shows with regard to the grow...
The Top 5 Most Bankable South African Broadcasters of 2016
I’ve never written my own top “anything” list before, but with the growth of “A Word on Radio”, having such wonderful support on the my social media sites, and feeling progression within ...
Radio vs the World?
I read an article recently from WestWord online who interviewed Geoff Downes regarding the origin of “Video Killed the Radio Star”. It’s a great article. I didn’t know that The Buggles be...
The "Gen-necessary" in Great Radio
So many articles have been written about the deeper contexts of how to be a great broadcaster and produce great radio. However, there is a lot to be said about the very basic essentials, and the t...
Putting the “Radio” Into Your Feng Shui
The direct translation of “Feng Shui” (noun) is in Chinese thought “a system of laws considered to govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to the flow of energy, and whose favo...
The S.P.I.N Methodology (c) – Formalising A Model to Build Your On Air Personality
Since I began working in radio back in 1999 – one of the biggest challenges I faced throughout my radio career was crafting my radio personality. Let me clear this up. When one starts in radio, ...
Controlling your Inner Batman
A word on “control”. Sounds like the introduction to a brilliant Janet Jackson track, but no. It’s better. In this note, I want to tackle quickly, swiftly and simply one of a broadcaster’s bigge...
A Word on Radio Intelligence by Chris Jordan
A Word on Radio Intelligence I would like to identify a relatively new term I’ve come across over the past months called “Radio Intelligence”. An area where broadcast professionals get t...
The (Un)Traditional Show Clock by Chris Jordan
The (un)traditional show clock Discussing the show clock goes back to the days of radio dinosaurs. Probably the most used, and most useful tool in radio broadcasting – the show clock will help a...
What is news? by Chris Jordan
What is news? A news story is meant to educate, inform and entertain. Remember to “entertain” means to use any medium that is considered an entertainment conduit i.e. Radio, television, print,...
Understanding the Listener Market by Chris Jordan
Understanding the Listener Market How far have we moved away from listener driven radio? Most would say slightly, others would say not at all. But how sure can one be when getting to a justified ...
A.I.R – Approach, Ingest, Relay: A presenter’s guide to content © by Chris Jordan and Stacey Norman
A.I.R – Approach, Ingest, Relay: A presenter’s guide to content © by Chris Jordan and Stacey Norman Successful on air presenter Stacey Norman and I have come up with a quick guide methodology...
The CAS model © by Chris Jordan
The CAS model © by Chris Jordan For all aspects in the radio medium format – three all-encompassing fundamentals (if applied) will ensure more than just “benchmark broadcasting”. Collective...
7 Deadly Sins of Radio © by Chris Jordan
The 7 Deadly Sins of Radio © by Chris Jordan Wrath I like to describe the first cardinal sin as one that most amateur jocks like to fall into early on in their careers. I often ask young broadcast...
