Radio Special Details
- Artist: Sly and the Family Stone
- Title: Higher Radio Special
- Producer: Joyride Media
- Host: Ben Fong-Torres
- Premiere Date: 2013
- Broadcast Window: Feb/March 2025 for Hulu doc premiere 2/13 and Sly Stone's birthday 3/14
- Interviews:
- Music: Songs from Sly and the Family Stone - Sly Lives, (Legacy Recordings - February 14, 2025)
- 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
Higher
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 (19:00)
- In: interview excerpt
- Out: “I’m Ben Fong-Torres and you’re listening to Higher.”
- Song:
- Break 1 (1:00) **
- Song:
- Segment 2 (19:00)
- In: “Welcome back to Higher, I’m Ben Fong-Torres”
- Out: “I’m Ben Fong-Torres and you’re listening to Higher.”
- Songs:
- Break 2 (1:00) **
- Song:
- Segment 3 (19:00)
- In: “Welcome back to Higher, I’m Ben Fong-Torres.”
- Out: “I’m Ben Fong-Torres, and thanks for listening.”
- Songs:
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 Ben Fong-Torres and you’re listening to Higher.”
- Song:
- Segment 1 (17:00)
- In: “Welcome back to Higher, I’m Ben Fong-Torres”
- Out: “I’m Ben Fong-Torres and you’re listening to Higher.”
- Song:
- Break 1 (1:00) **
- Song:
- Segment 2 (17:00)
- In: “Welcome back to Higher, I’m Ben Fong-Torres”
- Out: “I’m Ben Fong-Torres and you’re listening to Higher.”
- Songs:
- Break 2 (1:00) **
- Song:
- Segment 3 (17:00)
- In: “Welcome back to Higher, I’m Ben Fong-Torres.”
- Out: “I’m Ben Fong-Torres, and thanks for listening.”
- Songs: