Broadcast Announcers & Radio Disc Jockeys

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Anchor, Announcer, News Anchor, Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)

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

Communications

  • multimedia
  • telecommunications

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

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

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • create new and original ideas
  • come up with lots of ideas

Attention

  • pay attention to something without being distracted
  • do two or more things at the same time

Memory

  • remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps

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:

Data base user interface and query software

  • Database software
  • Microsoft Access Hot Technology

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology

Music or sound editing software

  • Adobe Audition
  • Audion Laboratories VoxPro

Education

Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree
usually needed

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Job Outlook

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