Radio Segment Name Generator

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Generate names for the recurring segments inside a radio show or podcast: call-in bits like The Listener Line, games like Guess That Intro, slots like Traffic and a Track, and weekly features like Three Things Thursday.

About radio segment names

A segment is a feature inside a show, not the show itself: the two minutes of traffic, the guessing game before the news, the listener voicemail that closes a podcast. A good segment name works as an announcement. The host says it, a jingle plays, and regular listeners know what is about to happen, so the strongest names say what happens in them. Guess That Intro is a game about song intros. Traffic and a Track is a traffic update followed by a song. First Caller Picks the Song needs no explanation at all.

Three devices do most of the work. A clock time or a day fixes the slot in the schedule (The Five O'Clock Fix, Three Things Thursday, New Music at Nine). Alliteration and rhyme make a name easy to say live. And a plain description (Small Town Headlines, Voicemail of the Week) ages better than a joke.

The list covers call-in features, contests and games, music features, news, weather, traffic and sports slots, morning-show bits, interview and guest features, listener mail and shout-outs, school and college radio, podcast segments from cold open to sign-off, and weekly features named for a day. For the name of a whole program, use the Radio Show Name Generator.

How to choose radio segment names

  • Name the action. If a new listener can tell from the name what happens (Finish the Lyric, Ask the Librarian), the host does not have to explain the rules every time.
  • Tie a feature to a time or a day only if you can keep the appointment. New Music at Nine is a promise, while Fresh Track, Honest Take can run whenever there is room.
  • Say it aloud with your jingle or theme under it. Names of three to five words with a strong first beat are the easiest to announce cleanly.
  • Keep listener features kind. People call back when a feature makes them sound good, so shout-outs, small wins and friendly votes are safer ground than putting a caller on the spot.
  • Search before you commit. Some well-known segment names belong to syndicated shows, so make sure yours is not one your listeners already know from another station.

Frequently asked questions

What is a radio segment?

A recurring feature inside a program, usually a few minutes long, with its own name and often its own jingle. Traffic and weather slots, call-in games, interviews and listener mail are all segments. Examples from this list are The Two-Minute Forecast and The Listener Line.

Do these names work for podcast segments?

Yes. One group is written for podcasts, with names for each part of an episode, such as The Cold Open, The Tangent Timer, Voicemail of the Week and The Sign-Off Shout-Out. Most of the radio names work in a podcast as well.

What are good names for a morning show segment?

Morning features tend to be short and tied to the routine of getting out the door. Try Snooze or No Snooze, Dad Joke of the Day, Out the Door in Five or The Carpool Question.

How is this different from the Radio Show Name Generator?

That page names whole programs. This one names the parts inside a program, so each entry describes a game, a slot or a listener feature instead of the show's brand.

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A: 15 names

  • A Day in the Job
  • Adopt-a-Pet Spotlight
  • Advice From Someone Over Ninety
  • Album Track of the Week
  • Alumni on the Line
  • Anniversary Announcements
  • Around the County
  • Artist on the Line
  • Ask a Gardener, Quick
  • Ask a Local
  • Ask the Audience
  • Ask the Librarian
  • Ask the Meteorologist
  • Ask the Producer
  • Ask the Vet in Five Minutes

B: 18 names

  • Backstage Phone Call
  • Backwards Chorus
  • Band Bracket Update
  • Bands From A to Z
  • Beach and Boating Outlook
  • Beat the Host
  • Before We Go
  • Best Text of the Hour
  • Birthday Shout-Outs at Eight
  • Book Report in a Minute
  • Brag About Your Kid
  • Break Room Bulletin
  • Bridge and Tunnel Check
  • Bridge of the Week
  • Bus Delay Bulletin
  • Bus Driver Appreciation Break
  • Bus Stop Birthdays
  • Business Minute on Main Street

C: 29 names

  • Cafeteria Review
  • Call In Your Commute
  • Caller Number Nine Gets the Aux
  • Caller Ten Wins Tickets
  • Callers Complete the Chorus
  • Callers on the Clock
  • Callers Settle It
  • Calls From the Carpool Lane
  • Campus Events Tonight
  • Campus Headlines in Sixty Seconds
  • Celebrity Birthday Roll Call
  • Chart Check
  • Chef in the Studio
  • City Hall in Sixty Seconds
  • Club of the Week
  • Clubs and Meetings Rundown
  • Co-Host Catch-Up
  • Coffee Order of the Day
  • Coffee Run Giveaway
  • Cold Open: One Weird Email
  • Commuter of the Day
  • Compliment of the Day
  • Concert Recording of the Week
  • Construction Cone Count
  • Corrections and Clarifications
  • Countdown to Number One
  • Covers Corner
  • Credits and Thank-Yous
  • Crop and Market Prices at Noon

D: 9 names

  • Dad Joke of the Day
  • Dedication Before Bed
  • Dedications Across the Miles
  • Deep Breath at Half Past
  • Defend Your Take
  • Define Your Terms
  • Describe Your Day in One Song
  • Dorm Room Demo
  • Double Your Prize

F: 23 names

  • Fact You Did Not Need
  • Fantasy Start or Sit
  • Feel-Good Friday Story
  • Ferry and Train Times
  • Final Thoughts in One Sentence
  • Finals Week Survival Minute
  • Finish the Lyric
  • Finish the Story, Caller
  • First Album I Ever Bought
  • First Caller Picks the Song
  • First Coffee Check-In
  • First Job Stories
  • First Job, Worst Job, Best Job
  • First Play Friday
  • First Responders Roll Call
  • Five Questions With
  • Five Things to Do This Weekend
  • Four O'Clock Pick-Me-Up
  • Fresh Track, Honest Take
  • Freshman Question Box
  • Friday Five: Weekend Picks
  • Friday Night Football Roundup
  • Frost Watch

G: 13 names

  • Game Day on Campus
  • Game of the Week Preview
  • Garage Band Break
  • Garage Sale Roundup
  • Gas Price Watch
  • Get Well Wishes
  • Good Deed Reports
  • Good Morning to One Listener
  • Guess That Intro
  • Guess the Teacher's Favorite Song
  • Guess the Year
  • Guest DJ Half Hour
  • Guest's Choice: Play Us Out

H: 13 names

  • Hallway Poll
  • Headlines You Missed
  • Heard It Here First
  • Hello to the Hospital Ward
  • High Point, Low Point
  • Homecoming Countdown
  • Hometown Demo of the Week
  • Hometown Hero Call
  • Hometown Trivia
  • Homework for Next Week
  • Horoscopes in a Hurry
  • Host vs. Co-Host
  • How It Works, Briefly

I: 4 names

  • Inbox Roulette
  • Injury Report and Lineups
  • Intramural Scores
  • Is It a Sandwich?

J: 2 names

  • Jacket Check
  • Jingle Jumble

K: 6 names

  • Keep It or Skip It
  • Key Change Alert
  • Keyword at Quarter Past
  • Kid Joke Hotline
  • Kid vs. Grown-Up Quiz
  • Kindness Sightings

L: 19 names

  • Last Night's Scores in Thirty Seconds
  • Last Song Before the Bell
  • Late for Work Excuses
  • Late-Night Study Break Song
  • Line One, You're On
  • Line Three Has a Story
  • Listener Corrections Corner
  • Listener Mail Call
  • Listener of the Week
  • Listener Recipes on Air
  • Listeners Rate the New Single
  • Little League Results Line
  • Lost Mitten Announcements
  • Love Notes at Lunch
  • Lullaby at Lights-Out
  • Lunch Hour Lightning Round
  • Lunch Money Trivia
  • Lyric of the Day, Explained
  • Lyric or Lie

M: 15 names

  • Mailbag Monday
  • Meet the Maker
  • Meet Your Neighbor
  • Message to the Night Shift
  • Midnight Minute of Calm
  • Misheard Lyrics Hotline
  • Monday Motivation Minute
  • Morning Announcements, Remixed
  • Morning Stretch Minute
  • Movie Line, Wrong Voice
  • Movie Review in a Minute
  • Movie Song Monday
  • Mumbled Lyrics
  • My First Concert
  • Mystery Noise

N: 9 names

  • Name the Decade
  • Name the Theme Tune
  • New Baby Bulletin
  • New DJ Debut
  • New Music at Nine
  • Next Time on the Show
  • Night Shift Check-In
  • No Skips Album Pick
  • Nonprofit of the Month

O: 16 names

  • Odd Song Out
  • Office Hours on Air
  • One Good Thing Before the News
  • One Mic, One Take
  • One Question for an Expert
  • One Show Worth Staying Up For
  • One Song I Would Save
  • One Thing to Try This Week
  • One-Hit Wonder Window
  • One-Sentence Stories
  • Open Mic Recap
  • Origin Story in Two Minutes
  • Out the Door in Five
  • Outtake of the Week
  • Overheard at the Coffee Shop
  • Overrated, Underrated

P: 11 names

  • Pancakes vs. Waffles: The Vote
  • Pay It Forward Friday
  • Pet Peeve Phone-In
  • Phone-In Poll
  • Phrase of the Day From the Language Lab
  • Player of the Week
  • Postcards to the Station
  • Previously on the Show
  • Producer's Note
  • Producer's Pick
  • Professor on the Spot

Q: 2 names

  • Quarter-Past Quiz
  • Question of the Morning

R: 17 names

  • Race Day Rundown
  • Random Act of Coffee
  • Rant in Rhyme
  • Rapid Fire Before the Break
  • Rapid-Fire Recommendations
  • Rave of the Day
  • Real Band or Fake Band
  • Recommendation Corner
  • Red Light Trivia
  • Request Roulette
  • Requests From the Mailbox
  • Reviews We Deserved
  • Rhyme Time Trivia
  • Roll Call From the Road
  • Roommate Recommendations
  • Rose, Bud, Thorn
  • Rush Hour Request Window

S: 41 names

  • Saturday Chore Soundtrack
  • Saturday Scoreboard Check
  • Scavenger Hunt Clue of the Day
  • School Closings Roll Call
  • School Drop-Off Dedications
  • School Zone Slowdowns
  • Science Fair Spotlight
  • Scores at the Top of the Hour
  • Senior Shout-Outs
  • Settle This for Us
  • Seven Questions for the Guest
  • Shop Owner of the Week
  • Shout-Out to the Road Crew
  • Side Two, Song One
  • Sing the Next Line
  • Sixty Seconds With the Mayor
  • Ski Report at Six
  • Small Business Spotlight
  • Small Town Headlines
  • Small Wins Hotline

S, continued

  • Snooze or No Snooze
  • Song for Someone Far Away
  • Song of the Summer Watch
  • Song vs. Song: You Vote
  • Song You Forgot You Loved
  • Soundtrack Spotlight
  • Speed Round Before the News
  • Spell It to Win It
  • Spirit Week Update
  • Staff Pick Saturday
  • Stay Tuned for the Blooper
  • Stories From the Archive
  • Student Poem of the Week
  • Student Reporter Interview
  • Study Tip of the Day
  • Stuff You Missed While You Slept
  • Stump the Producer
  • Sunday Slow Song
  • Sunday Supper Recipe
  • Super Fan Spotlight
  • Supporter Shout-Outs

T: 193 names

  • Tap It Out
  • Teacher Trivia
  • Teacher vs. Student Trivia
  • Tee Times and Trail Conditions
  • Texts We Can Read on Air
  • Thank a Nurse Thursday
  • The 3 PM Slump Buster
  • The B-Side Break
  • The Back Roads Report
  • The Before-Work Bulletin
  • The Birthday Draw
  • The Bonus Question
  • The Book Minute
  • The Bottom-of-the-Hour Brain Teaser
  • The Box Score Breakdown
  • The Breakfast Table Question
  • The Bus Loop Bulletin
  • The Carpool Question
  • The Climber of the Week
  • The Coach Is In
  • The Coach's Minute
  • The Cold Open
  • The Comment Section, Read Aloud
  • The Commute Anthem
  • The Daily Fortune Cookie
  • The Debate Team Minute
  • The Deep Cut at Dinner
  • The Detour Desk
  • The Dining Hall Menu Read
  • The Drive-Home Dedication
  • The Drive-Thru Quiz
  • The Expert in Three Minutes
  • The Explainer
  • The Fact Check
  • The Final Clue
  • The Five O'Clock Fix
  • The Five-Star Review Read
  • The Follow-Up Question

T, continued

  • The Free Lunch Draw
  • The Friday Sign-Off Song
  • The Friendly Debate Line
  • The Fun Fact Break
  • The Good News Line
  • The Graduation Roll Call
  • The Great Cereal Debate
  • The Great Guitar Solo Break
  • The Groaner at the Top of the Hour
  • The Group Text Read-Aloud
  • The Guest Chair
  • The Guest Picks Three Songs
  • The Guest's First Record
  • The Half-Past Headlines
  • The Halftime Stat
  • The Halfway Stretch
  • The Health Tip at Half Past
  • The High School Scoreboard
  • The Hometown Question
  • The Homework Helper Minute
  • The Hot Take Hotline
  • The Housekeeping Minute
  • The Hummed Hit
  • The Hump Day Check-In
  • The Hypothetical
  • The Intern's Aux Minute
  • The Job Board Minute
  • The Just-Because Dedication
  • The Last Question
  • The Last Word From Our Guest
  • The Library Seat Report
  • The Lightning Round With Our Guest
  • The Listener Hall of Fame
  • The Listener Line
  • The Listener Poem
  • The Listener Question
  • The Local Author Sit-Down
  • The Local Band Spotlight
  • The Local Landmark Quiz

T, continued

  • The Long Answer
  • The Lost and Found Line
  • The Lost and Found Read-Out
  • The Lost Pet Bulletin
  • The Loyal Caller Club
  • The Lunch Period Request Line
  • The Mailbag
  • The Mascot Minute
  • The Mashup Mystery
  • The Member Mailbag
  • The Mid-Show Break Game
  • The Monday Reset List
  • The Morning Headlines in Three
  • The Music Director's Desk
  • The Noon Double Play
  • The Obsession of the Week
  • The Office Shout-Out
  • The One-Word Clue Game
  • The Open Phones Ten
  • The Oral History Corner
  • The Original and the Cover
  • The Outfit Forecast
  • The Pep Talk
  • The Playlist Swap
  • The Pollen Count Minute
  • The Post-Credits Bit
  • The Principal's Minute
  • The Quad Report
  • The Question Nobody Asks
  • The Quick-Fire Five
  • The Rabbit Hole
  • The Recipe Read-Out
  • The Riddle Before Nine
  • The Rivalry Countdown
  • The Road Trip Song
  • The Rookie Interview
  • The Sample and the Source
  • The School Board Recap

T, continued

  • The School Run Roll Call
  • The Science Minute
  • The Secret Word of the Hour
  • The Seven-Thirty Shout-Out
  • The Shout-Out Wall
  • The Sign-Off Shout-Out
  • The Six O'Clock Slow-Down
  • The Sixty-Second Quiz
  • The Slow Song Before Sign-Off
  • The Song That Got Me Through
  • The Sound Effect Stumper
  • The Soundcheck Chat
  • The Stairwell Session
  • The Story Behind the Song
  • The Student Band Spotlight
  • The Sunday Reset
  • The Syllabus Skim
  • The Takeaway
  • The Tangent Timer
  • The Teaser
  • The Ten-Second Take
  • The Text Line Roundup
  • The Thank-a-Teacher Minute
  • The Thank-You Line
  • The Theme Song Throwback
  • The Thing I Can't Stop Thinking About
  • The Thirty-Second Recap
  • The Thirty-Second Soapbox
  • The Throwback at Three
  • The Ticket Drop
  • The Tide Table
  • The Tiebreaker
  • The Time Capsule Track
  • The Top Five at Five
  • The Top-of-Show Check-In
  • The Training Shift Shout-Out
  • The Transfer Student Guide
  • The Trivia Ladder
  • The Twelve O'Clock Request

T, continued

  • The Two-Minute Forecast
  • The Vinyl Minute
  • The Viral Video, Described Badly
  • The Voicemail Dump
  • The Volunteer Spotlight
  • The Wake-Up Song
  • The Weekend Plans Roll Call
  • The Weekend Sky
  • The Wild Card Request
  • The Yearbook Deadline Reminder
  • Then and Now, Back to Back
  • Things My Grandma Said
  • This or That at Seven
  • This Week in Music History
  • Three Callers, One Question
  • Three in a Row From One Artist
  • Three New Songs You Should Hear
  • Three Notes and a Guess
  • Three Stars of the Game
  • Three Things Thursday
  • Three Things You Need to Know
  • Throwback Thursday Three-Pack
  • Thursday Night Preview
  • Ticket Tuesday Giveaway
  • Today in History
  • Today's Poll, Tallied Live
  • Top of the Hour Trivia
  • Trade Rumor Roundup
  • Traffic and a Track
  • Traffic at a Quarter To
  • Trending Before Breakfast
  • Truckers Check In
  • True, False or Local Legend
  • Tuesday Talent Tryout
  • Tuesday Trivia Tower
  • Twenty Questions, One Caller
  • Two Songs in the Lobby
  • Two Truths and a Tune
  • Two-Minute Debate

U: 2 names

  • Umbrella or No Umbrella
  • Unpopular Opinion, Politely

V: 4 names

  • Voice Memo of the Day
  • Voicemail of the Week
  • Voicemails We Saved
  • Voices From the Market

W: 35 names

  • Wayback Wednesday Spin
  • Weather in a Sentence
  • Wednesday Word Game
  • Weekend Recap in One Breath
  • Weekend Wrap in Five
  • Welcome to Town
  • What Did Your Kid Say?
  • What I Do All Day
  • What to Watch Tonight
  • What We Got Wrong Last Week
  • What We Watched Last Night
  • What We're Listening To
  • What We're Reading
  • What Woke You Up?
  • What You Said Yesterday
  • What's Biting This Week
  • What's Coming Up After Eight
  • What's for Dinner? Call It In
  • What's in the Lunchbox?
  • What's in the Prize Closet?
  • What's in Your Cup?
  • What's Open, What's Closed
  • What's That Sound?
  • Where Are You Listening From?
  • Which Came First?
  • Who Wrote That?
  • Windows Down Song of the Day
  • Winning Wednesday Draw
  • Word of the Day
  • Word We Learned This Week
  • Workout Song Request
  • Workplace of the Week
  • Worst Haircut Stories
  • Would You Rather Wednesday
  • Would You Rather, Listener Edition

Y: 4 names

  • Yes or No by Phone
  • You Call, We Referee
  • You Wrote, We Read
  • Your Two Cents