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Vanessa Feltz: Secrets of the phone-in

Vanessa Feltz and her Radio London show producer discuss how to run a successful phone-in

Radio London breakfast show host Vanessa Feltz and her producer Gemma Stevenson explain how they make three hours of live radio five days a week. In this podcast they give advice about:

- What kind of callers the show wants
- How callers are screened
- What topics work best
- The importance of regular callers
- How the presenter and producer communicate during the show
- How much a phone-in presenter needs to share their own life with listeners

Vanessa has worked at Radio London since 2001. She also has a regular early morning show on Radio 2, and writes a newspaper column. She previously had her own talk show series on television and has appeared as a contestant on both Celebrity Big Brother and Strictly Come Dancing.

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18 minutes

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