Individuals verbally express meaning not only through speech sounds and words but also prosodically through the pitch, loudness, and tempo of their voice. Through a quantitative analysis, this exploratory study examined the prosodic elements of mean pitch, pitch variability, and pitch range in a sample of 450 voice-overs and throws from 90 male and female broadcast reporters and anchors from larger markets across the United States. Findings indicate that compared to typical speakers in the general population, male broadcasters actually speak with an elevated mean pitch, more pitch variability, and use more range. However, female broadcasters were found to speak at slightly lower mean pitch levels when compared to other female speakers in the general population (but like males with more variability and range). It is hoped that this study will serve as a starting point in moving broadcast vocal coaching from that of just an art to a bit more of a science.

人们不仅通过语音和单词口头表达含义，而且通过声音的音调，响度和节奏来口头表达意义。通过定量分析，这项探索性研究从90位男女广播记者和来自美国各地较大市场的主播中进行了450次配音和投掷采样，研究了平均音高，音高变异性和音高范围的韵律元素。研究结果表明，与一般人群中的典型发言者相比，男性广播公司的讲话实际上具有更高的平均音调，更大的音调变异性和更大的使用范围。但是，与一般人群中的其他女性发言人相比，发现女性广播员的平均音调水平略低（但与男性相比，可变性和范围更大）。