Category Archives: RadioSite

Is Radio Art Music?

Answering these questions is complicated by the arbitrary binary setup in (PN 1999-30) between “spoken word” and “music.” Such a limited imaginary seems to dismiss radio’s capacity to be a medium involving the entire soundscape. While commercial radio appears to … Continue reading

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The Art of the Narrationless Documentary

In a narrationless documentary, people tell their own stories, free from journalistic meddling. The narrationless documentary is a voice collage. Effectively constructed, it carries the listener effortlessly along. Central to narrationless documentary production is the artful juxtaposition of voices. An … Continue reading

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Writing for Radio – The Basics

Good writing is good writing. Whether you’re writing for radio, print, TV or the internet, a lot of the same basics apply. Clarity, good organization of your thoughts and themes, and a vocabulary that your listeners/readers/viewers will understand are all … Continue reading

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Training

Welcome to our Training Resources site! Producing radio is often a solitary occupation. We spend much of our time in the studio, in the music library, in the editing suite or in the car driving to our next interview. When … Continue reading

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Minutes

MINUTES of the CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR INDEPENDENT RADIO PRODUCTION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS held in the Court Room, Arts Court 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario KIN 6E2 on 01 Nov 2003 at the hour of 11:30 a.m. P R … Continue reading

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Bylaws

Bylaws Canadian Society for Independent Radio Production approved by Industry Canada, May 1999 BY-LAW NO. 1 being a by-law relating generally to the affairs of the Canadian Society for Independent Radio Production BE IT ENACTED and it is hereby enacted … Continue reading

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Letter Patent

LETTERS PATENT WHEREAS an application has been filed to incorporate a corporation under the name CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR INDEPENDENT RADIO PRODUCTION THEREFORE the Minister of Industry by virtue of the powers vested in him by the Canada Corporations Act, constitutes … Continue reading

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Mandate

The Canadian Society For Independent Radio Production serves the needs of radio producers and sound artists in Canada, both professional and amateur. CSIRP began as an informal grouping of radio producers and audio artists in the autumn of 1997, became … Continue reading

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RadioSite

The Canadian Society for Independent Radio Production is the first organization in Canada to serve the needs of the all producers of radio programming, regardless of whether they are volunteer or professional. Members come from the entire spectrum of radio … Continue reading

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