back announcement

English

Alternative forms

• back-announcement

Noun

back announcement (plural back announcements)

1. Synonym of back announce; outro.
   • 1979, The Incorporated Linguist:

     Every programme needs a "front announcement" introducing it and a "back announcement" telling the listener who took part, what publications accompany the course and so on.

   • 1982, Howard Gough, The Radio programme: planning, producing, presenting, page 28:

     Listeners will want to know title and artist, but vary the way and place you give this information. Sometimes in the pre-announcement, Sometimes in the back announcement.

   • 1985, Overland - Volumes 98-101, page 28:

     Somehow only the back announcement was handed to those responsible for transmission, so off it went, on air, throughout the land, twelve seconds of meaningless piffle, faithfully transmitted to all corners of Australia again and again and again.