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Telum Video Vox Pop: Pitching to Podcasts
By Chloe Arentz
Podcast hosts and producers from across Australia have shared exactly what they're looking for in a pitch from PRs.
Sarah McGilvray and Cathrine Mahoney, co-hosts of Not Another Parenting Podcast:
- Listen to the podcast you're pitching to. Don't look at the title and assume.
- We don't always talk about parenting, there are other areas we discuss on our show. Have a listen, we might surprise you!
Chris Beckhouse, Host / Producer of The Rider with Becko:
- Do your research! Don't bother sending a pitch unless it's actually relevant to the podcast.
- A lot of pitches are just press releases, they're not personally delivered or even right for the show.
Marisa Jayne, Founder / Host of Selfish Sesh:
- You don't have to listen to the show's entire back catalogue of episodes, but go through the episode titles and previous guests to get an idea of what it covers.
- My favourite pitches include the proposed guest and five to six dot points of topics they could talk to, or questions they would be comfortable answering.
- This makes it easy for me to plan out my show.
Bevan Jones, Host / Producer of Legends with Bevo:
- Send through some points of what the guests would like to discuss.
- Including some background or history on the guest is always really helpful.
- If there are some ideas of what the guest would like to promote (upcoming gigs, events, launches).
Maritza Barone, Host / Producer of Things You Can't Un-Hear:
- Keep things really clear and concise.
- When producers are looking for talent, it needs to be an easy decision after a quick scan of a pitch.
- Talking points from guests are really easy as a producer to plan the premise of the conversation early.
- Anything topical or relevant to what's happening around the world at the moment like International Women's Day would be great.
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Host / Producer
Maritza Barone
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Cathrine Mahoney
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Marisa Jayne
Freelance Host / Producer
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