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10 Ways To Beat Being Overwhelmed in Radio Copywriting

Posted on 14 May 202515 May 2025 By earlp
10 Ways To Beat Being Overwhelmed in Radio Copywriting

We are returning to putting up blog posts (but only once a week – Wednesday mornings to be precise) and they will be content that we feel are important enough not to wait to appear in the magazine, but give immediate attention to. This time we look at BURNOUT! Let’s face it – in our…

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RCP Issue 5 Getting Close

Posted on 8 May 20259 May 2025 By earlp

We are getting close to Issue 5 of Radio Copy Paste coming out at the start of next month… So much so we are willing to share a sneak peek of the temporary front cover… (some minor changes coming) Inside you’ll find our usual collection of regular articles, but more importantly – this issue is…

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Jocks Journal (AU) Hello!

Posted on 2 May 20259 May 2025 By earlp

We had a surprise visit at the radio station where I work my day job (97.3 Coast FM & 91.7 The Wave – aka West Coast Radio) last month from Editor Craig Newman from Australia’s Jocks Journal. Unfortunately Craig dropped in un-announced so there was next to no-one at the station, fortunately, he had a…

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COUNTING WORDS – When Every Second Counts

Posted on 10 March 202512 March 2025 By earlp

Master your script timing with the definitive FREE guide on radio script timing, in it you will find: The Simple Word Count method that never fails.Traditional Standard Count trusted by veterans.Stress Pattern Method for natural sounding delivery.The Japanese Character Count for precise pacing.Musical Bar Method to match your production.Syllable Count Method for precision timing.Breath Group…

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RCP Issue 4: CLIENTS – OUT NOW

Posted on 3 March 202510 March 2025 By earlp

RADIO COPY PASTE Issue 4: Issue 4 of Radio Copy Paste, themed around CLIENTS – love them or hate them – we need them to survive in commercial radio. Inside you will find: A feature on 3 ways to time out your radio scripts that you may have never heard of before. Plus themed articles…

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Top Free E-books You Can Download Now

Posted on 21 February 20254 March 2025 By earlp

While we have been updating our site, we added an updated version of our download counter (the original version stopped working at the end of January 2025 – and to be honest, we haven’t been monitoring how many downloads we have had since we started the site). BUT… we have been more than surprised at…

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Counting down to Issue 4 of Radio Copy Paste Magazine

Posted on 20 February 20258 May 2025 By earlp

We are only days away from issue 4 of Radio Copy Paste magazine hitting the site. Here is a sneak peak of the cover! AND we also have a new book being launched in the same week… We know we are ‘counting’ the days until that one launches.

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When is the next issue of RCP out?

Posted on 19 February 202528 February 2025 By earlp

This years issues of Radio Copy Paste (RCP) Magazine will be out on the following dates: Issue 4 – The week of March 3rd, 2025 – Theme: CLIENTS Issue 5 – The week of June 1st, 2025 – Theme: IDEAS Issue 6 – The week of September 1st, 2025 – Theme: TBA Issue 7 –…

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Winner of Issue 2 Competition

Posted on 1 January 20254 March 2025 By earlp

Winner of Issue 2 Slogan and Tag Line competition was Kieran W from New Zealand – Congratulations!Kieran won 2 very random prizes from our prize cupboard.

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Teaser cover of ISSUE 4 Radio Copy Paste Magazine
ISSUE 4 Radio Copy Paste Magazine
Issue 5 of RCP due: the first week of June

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