Audio Stories
BACKPACKER MAGAZINE - Out Alive
Staying Safe in Bear Country
https://www.backpacker.com/videos-photos/podcast-staying-safe-in-bear-country
WNUR NEWS
Coming into college, I knew that I wanted to get into audio journalism right away. I joined the local news radio show, WNUR News, fall quarter freshman year. I spent the year producing and anchoring news casts, which consisted of reading off Associated Press news stories and working the sound board.
I came back my sophomore year as the News Director of WNUR News. I wanted to get more original content on the air as opposed to anchoring pre-written content.
My junior year, I spent the summer working on planning documents for restructuring the format of WNUR News. As of now, we have gone from casts where anchors read Associated Press stories to having 6 packages of reported and curated content per cast. This change has been drastic in forming a stronger community, encouraging more active membership, and helping students to develop valuable skills in audio journalism.
MY PACKAGES
CIERA Institute celebrates 10th anniversary with public lecture on cosmos
https://soundcloud.com/maddie-jarrard/ciera-institute-package-10-12
A Just Harvest educates students about urban agriculture and sustainability
https://soundcloud.com/maddie-jarrard/a-just-harvest-package-10-19
Campus brand reps on the rise
https://soundcloud.com/maddie-jarrard/student-ambassador-package-10
Northwestern ghostspotting page a Halloween sensation
https://soundcloud.com/maddie-jarrard/halloween-ghost-spotting
FULL CAST - NEW FORMAT
Cast #1 Fall Quarter.
https://soundcloud.com/wnur-news/101718-cast
Cast #2 Fall Quarter.
https://soundcloud.com/wnur-news/10-24-18-cast
Cast #3 Fall Quarter - Special Halloween Cast
https://soundcloud.com/wnur-news/halloween-broadcast-103118
FULL CAST - OLD FORMAT
Cast #1 Winter Quarter
Cast #2 Winter Quarter
Cast #3 Winter Quarter
Nashville Scene
During the summer of 2017, I spent my time at the Nashville Scene creating their first steady podcast. I sent an email to the editor-in-chief of the magazine during the springtime, offering to put together a podcast for the magazine. The editor-in-chief was eager to welcome me on to the team.
In my time at the Scene, I outlined the structure of the podcast based on the best format for the Nashville magazine. This took going through popular podcasts and podcasts by other Alt-Weekly magazines and examining the best introduction structure.
My next job was then to acquire the audio machinery necessary for operating an at-home podcast studio. This took research into audio technology, looking into the best mixers and microphones, and ordering the proper machines.
After setting up the technology, the next step was to put together the first outline of a podcast. The podcast format was to interview reporters within the Scene about magazine pieces they had put together.
Intro Podcast (host, interview, produce)
1st Episode - The Bachelorette City (host, interview, produce)
2nd Episode - Nashville Walls (host, interview, produce)
3rd Episode - Eclipse & Kesha (host, interview, produce)
https://www.nashvillescene.com/podcast/article/20972895/podcast-ep-3-the-eclipse-and-kesha
4th Episode - Nashville Director Kogonada (host, interview, produce)
5th Episode - The Meat Podcast (host, produce)
https://www.nashvillescene.com/podcast/article/20974268/podcast-ep-5-the-meat-podcast
6th Episode - Amanda Shires (host, produce)
https://www.nashvillescene.com/podcast/article/20974836/podcast-ep-6-amanda-shires
Today, there are 32 podcast episodes based on the original format I created, the original Nashville Scene Cast. There have also been other podcasts that sprung up during my time, including a recap of The Bachlorette and It’s All Your Fault. I helped produce some of these, but they have continued and flourished after I left.