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The /news command generates a radio-ready daily music news segment pulled from RSS feeds and web search, scoped to the past 24–48 hours and formatted for a specific station’s voice and audience.

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Syntax

/news [station] [count]
ParameterRequiredDescription
stationNo88nine, hyfin, or rhythmlab — sets the voice and music focus
countNoNumber of stories to generate, 1–5 (default: 5)

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Example

/news hyfin 3
This generates 3 news stories written in HYFIN’s voice — bold, culturally sharp, focused on hip-hop, neo-soul, and Afrobeats.

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Station voices

Specifying a station shapes every story: the tone, the music focus, the angle, and the sources prioritized.
StationVoiceFocus
88nineWarm, eclectic, community-forwardIndie, alternative, world, electronic. Milwaukee music lover audience.
hyfinBold, culturally sharpHip-hop, neo-soul, Afrobeats, cultural context. Young, culturally aware Milwaukee audience.
rhythmlabCurated, global perspective, deep knowledgeGlobal beats, electronic, jazz fusion. DJs, producers, crate diggers.
All stations prioritize Milwaukee local sources — milwaukeerecord.com, jsonline.com, urbanmilwaukee.com — for local angles.

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What it generates

The command outputs a numbered segment formatted for on-air reading: 
For [Day]:

1. [Story headline] — [2–3 sentence summary] [Source](url)

2. [Story headline] — [2–3 sentence summary] [Source](url)

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Each story includes a direct link to the source. The agent only uses URLs returned by its search tools — it never fabricates or guesses source links.

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Research steps

1

Web search

One broad search for music news today [date] to surface the latest stories.
2

RSS feed check

One call to music news RSS feeds to catch stories not picked up by web search.
3

Story selection

The agent picks the most compelling stories from the combined results — it does not fetch individual articles. Stories older than 3 days are discarded.
4

Segment writing

The segment is written directly from search snippets and summaries. Additional tool calls only happen if a specific fact needs verification.
The agent rejects any results older than 3 days. If search returns older articles, it re-runs the search with tighter date filters before writing the segment.

/prep

Full show prep package including track context and talk breaks

/story

Narrative deep dive on any artist, album, or movement