ABSTRACT

Story count is important on commercial radio and television stations. It's not as important but still matters on non-commercial or public stations. Story count is the number of stories in any given newscast. There is another benefit to the multi-part story. It's a way of getting listeners or viewers to return to the station to hear each additional segment, day after day. It works much the same as a mini-series on television. There is another benefit to the multi-part story. It's a way of getting listeners or viewers to return to the station to hear each additional segment, day after day. It works much the same as a mini-series on television. In the case of the multi-part story, each episode or installment has enough information from the preceding part that the audience can understand it even if they did not hear the series from the beginning.