AI News Production Suite

Write it faster. Say it better.

Eight deadline-tested tools that help producers, anchors, and MMJs write conversational broadcast copy faster — created by an Emmy-winning anchor with three decades in major-market news.

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The Tools

Eight tools. Every stage of the show.

Simplify Script

Paste any wire copy, press release, or raw notes. Get broadcast-ready rewrites in three distinct styles, instantly.

Package Generator

Build a complete reporter package framework — anchor intro, tracks, SOT placements, standup, and tag — from your raw field material.

VOSOT Generator

Build a complete voice-over/sound-on-tape package from any script or press release — formatted and show-ready.

Generate sharp, viewer-focused teases for every story in your rundown — 10 to 15 seconds, emotionally grounded.

Generate on-screen text — lower thirds, full-screen headlines, and breaking news banners — from any broadcast script.

Digital Article Creator

Convert a broadcast script into a polished AP Style digital article — with source attribution checks built in.

Social / Push Alerts

Write platform-optimized posts for Twitter/X, Facebook, and Instagram, plus breaking news push notifications.

On-demand video lessons, PDF guides, and craft tutorials for broadcast journalists at every career stage.

Ron Jones

Built by a Working Anchor

Ron Jones — Anchor, Emmy winner, and the guy who got tired of watching good producers drown in deadlines.

I built SmartRundown after over thirty years of watching talented journalists lose hours every day to the same repetitive writing tasks — simplifying wire copy, formatting VOSOTs, rewriting the same story for air, web, and social. These tools exist because producers and journalists I work with deserve to spend their time on journalism, not formatting.

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