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Daily, a regular contributor to the ASSIST News Service Daily says that these are the kind of short, concise features he would like to see run on Christian and other radio stations. “I try to keep them at 60 seconds, right on the money, in order to maintain the radio format,” he tells ANS. I asked Daily how he does it? How does he boil down a sometimes-lengthy print story on the Internet into a one-minute summary? What is he looking for? What’s his secret? “Well,” said Dennis, “I’ll tell you one thing, the worst thing that has happened to modern-day ‘journalism’ is losing the old inverted pyramid style. “There are some stories that I can’t use because I don’t have the time to wade through the narrative and discover the meat of the story. Ones done the old fashioned way are chop-able into a report.” Daily explained: “Most of us with radio backgrounds write as if we are storytellers. “I usually quickly read the story and then re-tell it, going to the heart of the matter FIRST. The fun is doing it NOT in a minute, but in 40 seconds!” Daily said he began his radio career in southwestern Indiana, working at his hometown radio station. He was involved in the arts and public speaking in grade school and high school. After nearly ten years of working in Indiana, he moved to Washington, DC, where he wore a variety of hats over the next few years. One was that he was one of the original producers of the “Larry King Show.” Other jobs awaited in Washington, including anchoring news at an all-news radio station, working as a Congressional Press Secretary and as a spokesman for the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture). Finally, when UPI (United Press International) moved its radio operations from New York City to Washington, DC, Dennis began working as an hourly newscaster. During his two decades at UPI he would carry out myriad assignments, including national editor, on-the-road feature reporter and, for several years, religion editor. It was during this time that he began what has been a long association with ANS. “I wouldn’t trade those 20 years at UPI for anything,” he said. “We may have been the ‘ugly duckling’ news organization, but we loved working on a ‘shoestring.’ We cranked out the news, often with small resources and little supervision.” Eventually, Dennis moved to Los Angeles to work in the UPI bureau there. Later, when UPI downsized, he moved to Las Vegas, taking on the role of national on-line editor. Six years ago UPI eliminated that job as part of its on-going downsizing and so Dennis took a job, working in medium-market radio in California’s San Joaquin Valley. When that job was eliminated, Dennis moved to Palm Springs, California, where he continues to freelance and job hunt. The daily reports he is doing, using ANS material, are partly made possible by his “extra free time.” Dennis Daily has always had a strong love of religion news. “It’s too bad,” he noted, “that mainstream media only mention religion or ethics if something happens to the pope or there’s a bombing in Israel. Religion is a vital part of our lives. I think that religion and health are the two great under-reported news arenas.” He also does a two-minute “Daily News Report” on YouTube, as well as an occasional feature on a holiday or religious event. You can view (and listen to) Dennis Daily’s new “Religion & Ethics Minute” by going to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN1xB0omWk8 . You can also contact Dennis by e-mail at: newscaster@earthlink.net Note from Dan Wooding, currently on assignment in Milan, Italy, to radio stations around the world: If, after hearing the programs posted at YouTube, you would like to start running them as a PSA, just send him an e-mail at danjuma1@aol.com and let him know which station or network you represent, where you are based, and Dan will let you know how you can get started. Further note from Dan Wooding: “It was during the years that Dennis Daily was at the UPI Radio Network in Washington, DC, that I began a weekly commentary about the Persecuted Church which continued for ten years. I also reported for UPI from North Korea, which was an extraordinary experience for me.” Here are this week’s sound bites from Dennis, and where you can see and listen to them: RELIGION & ETHICS MINUTE with Dennis Daily 05-17 RELIGION & ETHICS MINUTE with Dennis Daily 05-18 RELIGION & ETHICS MINUTE with Dennis Daily 05-19 RELIGION & ETHICS MINUTE with Dennis Daily 05-21
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