Radio Special Details
- Artist: Paul Kelly
- Title: Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On Radio Special
- Producer: Joyride Media
- Host: Fiona McBain
- Premiere Date: Oct 1, 2020
- Broadcast Window:
- Interviews: Paul Kelly
- Music: Songs from Paul Kelly - Paul Kelly's Christmas Train, (Gawd Aggie - December 2, 2022) Music from throughout Paul Kelly's career, including his international Christmas anthem, "How to Make Gravy"
- Media: One hour radio special and podcasts
- Signup: Click "Airdates Submission Form" below to request this program for your station, including any specific or approximate airdates.
- Distribution: Download links for PRX, Airplay Direct, Dropbox and other services will be posted by mid-April.
- Broadcast Terms: Free program available to air as-is in any terrestrial or digital linear broadcast. No spots, no barter, no costs, no problem.
- Podcast: Content will be edited as a four part podcast series on all podcast platforms, to share on any websites, blogs or social media. Music excerpts approved by the copyright holders will be included in place of the full album tracks heard in the radio special.
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Cuesheets and Song Lists
Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On
Radio Special Cue Sheet / Song List
Please refer to these sample cue sheets with average segment lengths while the show in production. Exact details will be updated here as they are confirmed.
Two 1:00 music beds (**) are included for use as needed: as-is, live-read music beds, or to be replaced by your own pre-produced content.
59:00 Version
3 segments, 2 breaks, up to 3:00 of local spots, primarily for non-commercial radio broadcasts.
- Segment 1 (18:00)
- In: interview excerpt
- Out: “I’m Fiona McBain and you’re listening to Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On.”
- Song: Finally Something Good, Dumb Things, Before Too Long, Everything's Turning To White, To Her Door
- Break 1 (1:00) **
- Song: True to You
- Segment 2 (20:00)
- In: “Welcome back to Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On, I’m Fiona McBain”
- Out: “I’m Fiona McBain and you’re listening to Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On.”
- Songs: Love Letter, Our Sunshine, Every Day My Mother's Voice, Sonnet 138, Time & Tide
- Break 2 (1:00) **
- Song: Midnight Rain
- Segment 3 (19:00)
- In: “Welcome back to Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On, I’m Fiona McBain.”
- Out: “I’m Fiona McBain, and thanks for listening.”
- Songs: Love Letter, From Little Things Big Things Grow, Sleep Australia Sleep, How To Make Gravy, Finally Something Good
54:00 / 52:00 Version
4 segments, 3 breaks, up to 8:00 for local spots / promos / news. Top of the hour news can easily be inserted in the “news-hole” between the Billboard / Intro and Segment 1.
- Billboard / Intro (1:00)
- In: interview excerpt
- Out: “I’m Fiona McBain and you’re listening to Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On.”
- Song: Finally Something Good
- Segment 1 (15:00)
- In: “Welcome back to Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On, I’m Fiona McBain”
- Out: “I’m Fiona McBain and you’re listening to Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On.”
- Song: Finally Something Good, Dumb Things, Before Too Long, Everything's Turning To White, To Her Door
- Break 1 (1:00) **
- Song: True to You
- Segment 2 (17:00)
- In: “Welcome back to Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On, I’m Fiona McBain”
- Out: “I’m Fiona McBain and you’re listening to Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On.”
- Songs: Love Letter, Our Sunshine, Every Day My Mother's Voice, Sonnet 138, Time & Tide
- Break 2 (1:00) **
- Song: Midnight Rain
- Segment 3 (19:00)
- In: “Welcome back to Paul Kelly - Please Leave Your Light On, I’m Fiona McBain.”
- Out: “I’m Fiona McBain, and thanks for listening.”
- Songs: Love Letter, From Little Things Big Things Grow, Sleep Australia Sleep, How To Make Gravy, Finally Something Good