WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF WORK. Although you probably aren’t quite there yet you’re close enough to be reading this report. The career you choose today will define much of the rest of your life. That’s a pretty good reason to take your career search seriously.
So take a look around your life. What do you like to do? What do you look forward to doing each and every day? Even the things we take most for granted can be pretty exciting if we delve into them with enthusiasm.
Listening to the radio is one of those seemingly ordinary activities that we take for granted. Sometimes, especially while driving, the radio is the best entertainment and information option available, and one we depend upon to enliven our days and keep us up-to-¬date on the news. It can also be a fascinating and rewarding career.
Like all media, the radio business is evolving very rapidly. Satellite radio is slowly but surely crowding out local broadcast radio. Traditional geographic associations mean less as time goes by. Your local traffic report might be generated thousands of miles from home and sent via satellite to a local radio station or directly to your car. Music radio originates from all over the planet. Nobody really knows what the radio business will look like in a decade or two.
For up-and-coming careerists, this evolution has pros and cons. The radio business offers fewer job opportunities today than it did in the past. Automated broadcast equipment, Internet and satellite delivery systems, and vastly expanded service areas have allowed the industry’s reach to expand. The jobs in radio today are more complex and influential than ever before, especially if you’re on the broadcasting side of the microphone. In the past you could only be the morning drive-time host for a single city. Now you can accompany the morning commute of millions of people across the country.
As you read this report take careful note of the information it contains. In each section you will find valuable information on how to start your career in radio broadcasting, from the kind of education you’ll need to ways to get some hands-on experience sooner than you might think. You’ll also find sections outlining what you can expect at various stages in your career, how much money you are likely to earn and even some career tracks you probably hadn’t thought about.
So take a look around your life. What do you like to do? What do you look forward to doing each and every day? Even the things we take most for granted can be pretty exciting if we delve into them with enthusiasm.
Listening to the radio is one of those seemingly ordinary activities that we take for granted. Sometimes, especially while driving, the radio is the best entertainment and information option available, and one we depend upon to enliven our days and keep us up-to-¬date on the news. It can also be a fascinating and rewarding career.
Like all media, the radio business is evolving very rapidly. Satellite radio is slowly but surely crowding out local broadcast radio. Traditional geographic associations mean less as time goes by. Your local traffic report might be generated thousands of miles from home and sent via satellite to a local radio station or directly to your car. Music radio originates from all over the planet. Nobody really knows what the radio business will look like in a decade or two.
For up-and-coming careerists, this evolution has pros and cons. The radio business offers fewer job opportunities today than it did in the past. Automated broadcast equipment, Internet and satellite delivery systems, and vastly expanded service areas have allowed the industry’s reach to expand. The jobs in radio today are more complex and influential than ever before, especially if you’re on the broadcasting side of the microphone. In the past you could only be the morning drive-time host for a single city. Now you can accompany the morning commute of millions of people across the country.
As you read this report take careful note of the information it contains. In each section you will find valuable information on how to start your career in radio broadcasting, from the kind of education you’ll need to ways to get some hands-on experience sooner than you might think. You’ll also find sections outlining what you can expect at various stages in your career, how much money you are likely to earn and even some career tracks you probably hadn’t thought about.
