BROADCASTS YOUR
MESSAGE TO THOUSANDS

Bookmark Productions, a non-profit organization, presents "THERE'S A WORD FOR IT," a sixty second radio feature that tells the fascinating stories behind the words, phrases, and expressions we hear and say everyday. It is educational and informative. It sparks curiosity, gives your library identity, and achieves wide exposure for little effort and minimal expense.

WHY RADIO?

Radio reaches 95 percent of the public each week. Millions of all ages are listening to radio right now. Free public service time is available to you on radio stations in your area. You have only to provide them with your message. Bookmark Productions makes this easy by professionally producing a radio feature which includes your library's name at the end of each program.

EXAMPLE: "'There's a Word for It' is brought to you by (YOUR LIBRARY) Whatever you need to know, your library's the place to go."

Few libraries have the time to develop this type of appropriate radio feature. "THERE'S A WORD FOR IT" tells the interesting stories behind the words we hear and say every day. These are words, phrases, and expressions that come from the many worlds of politics, sports, finance, and government; words that once were the names of people, places, and things, words that come to us from all over the world. The feature is entertaining, educational and invariably evokes the comment, "Why, I didn't know that!"

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

For many years, radio listeners have heard Florence Markoff tell the intriguing stories of words, phrases, and expressions we hear and say everyday. Her years of research plus her distinctive style make "THERE'S A WORD FOR IT" uniquely appropriate for your library's image.

As a performer, Ms. Markoff has traveled extensively presenting one-woman shows. As a speaker, she has brought her program on the history of words to hundreds of delighted audiences. As a radio personality, she makes "THERE'S A WORD FOR IT" an exciting listening adventure.

EVERY DAY A DIFFERENT WORD. A SAMPLE BELOW:

"THERE'S A WORD FOR IT" has it all... entertainment, education, information. We Invite you to review a sample script printed below.

There's a word for it when it's fine... it's O.K. O.K. is the most widely used single term in human speech. It's used a million times a day and has spread to every country on earth. One of the stories on how O.K. was born on the campaign of Martin Van Buren when he was running for his second term as President. The O.K. Club was formed to support his candidacy. The letters arrived from the initials of Van Buren's native hometown of Old Kinderhook, N.Y. and his supporters always referred to him as O.K. O.K. caught the public fancy as a simple way of agreeing, approving and endorsing an idea. Today we use O.K. in many ways. We say "is it O.K.?" "They're doing O.K." "Please put your Okay on this." There's one thing everyone agrees on... as far as our language is concerned, O.K. is here to stay. O.K.? "THERE'S A WORD FOR IT" is brought to you by (the name of YOUR library here). For whatever you need to know, your library's the place to go.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE SHOW:

The following are testimonials received from participants and fans of "THERE'S A WORD FOR IT":

The popular feature "There's a Word for it" has been heard on Rhode Island and Southern New England radio stations for many years. The Providence Public Library has sponsored "There's a Word for It" as a strong link to the library's mission. Thousands of radio listeners have found it to be entertaining, informative and educational. "There's a Word for It" has been a most effective public Service vehicle (PSA) for the Providence Public Library.

Maureen Sheridan
Director of Institutional Advancement, Providence Public Library, Providence RI.

Your radio features are very interesting, insightful, and relevant to some word studies that are used in many of our advanced English classes. I feel your comments may be the stimulus to ignite many young minds to appreciate the past and present culture.

Michael J. Gazaway
Counselor, Pace High School, Pace FL.

Bookmark Productions looks forward to working with you in this stimulating listening experience. We are confident that together we can bring to your library the kind of public recognition it so properly deserves.

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