Thirty Seconds to Air A Field Reporter's Guide to Live Television Reporting

A pocket (5x7") field guide explaining procedures and skills needed to produce live television newscasts notable for substance and style. Covers live presentation, delivery, and legal and ethical issues in a conversational style, and illustrates challenging situations with concrete examples. Includes exercises, and references drawn from the Associated Press, professional broadcast journalism associations, and the Internet. Useful for students and professionals. Arya works in Chicago television. The volume lacks a subject index.

Bob Arya is an award-winning, veteran news reporter currently working on air in Chicago television, where there is a strong emphasis on live television news reporting. He has worked in both medium and large television markets and has also worked in radio as a news anchor and an on-air personality. Mr. Arya holds a B.S. in mass communications/broadcast journalism from Illinois State University.