back anno
back anno noun: an announcement at the end of a broadcast item and relating back to that item.
Noun
back anno (plural back annos)
- An announcement at the end of a broadcast item and relating back to that item.
- Back annos may take a very simple form such as a name check of the last voice heard on the package and stations have been known to ban their use on the basis that anything in the radio text that looks back at what has been said is redundant communication.2002, Pete Wilby, The Radio Handbook, page 136
- The 'landing' is the back anno, which is the follow-up to the item, and which leads the listeners smoothly from the item and back into the rest of the programme ready for some more signposting, an ident or some music, perhaps, […]2013, Guy Starkey, Radio in Context, page 131
Forms of back anno
| plural | back annos |
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Origin of back anno
Short for back announcement.
Questions about back anno
- What does back anno mean?
- Back anno means an announcement at the end of a broadcast item and relating back to that item.
- What part of speech is back anno?
- Back anno is a noun.
- What is the plural of back anno?
- The plural of back anno is back annos.
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