Don't Let The Air Die!

Dead air can be scary. In broadcasting terms it is when there are a few seconds where the viewer hears or see's complete silence.  Maybe your teleprompter when out? Maybe your hosts are lost in the discussion. I have learned that you can be completely prepared, but if you haven't taken time to discus anything with your group that you will all suffer from it. Broadcasting takes MULTIPLE people to all work together as a team. It doesn't matter if one person is completely prepared. If there group is not then everyone will suffer. For example in a Riot Radio show  group I was in, a co-host brought up a topic that not only me and my other co-host new nothing about, but it was very complex for viewers ears as well. This caused dead air. You do not want to mention anything overly complicated on radio as most of your listeners out there are only half-listening due to multitasking doing other things. If something like that is brought up, try to use very basic words in order to explain it better and give your co-hosts notice before hand so they have time to do a bit or research and to prepare for it.