Broadcast Announcers & Radio Disc Jockeys

Also called: Anchor, Announcer, News Anchor

Career Cluster: Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications
What they do:
Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.
On the job, you would:
  • Operate control consoles.
  • Record commercials for later broadcast.
  • Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • computers and electronics
Communications
  • multimedia
  • telecommunications
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • talking to others
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Memory
  • remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
Attention
  • pay attention to something without being distracted
  • do two or more things at the same time
Ideas and Logic
  • create new and original ideas
  • come up with lots of ideas
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Initiative
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
  • Database software
  • Microsoft Access
Music or sound editing software
  • Adobe Audition
  • Audion Laboratories VoxPro
EDUCATION


bachelor's degree usually needed SEARCH ALL PROGRAMS & MAJORS SEARCH COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $127,560.00
Median: $44,890.00
Low: $24,400.00
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