Are you Dreaming of Working in the Radio Business?

Do you know who is the most famous sports announcers of all times? Do you find yourself commentating along with the high school football game - play by play? Knowledge of sports along with a conversational delivery style is important for success as a sports anchor person. You can report live from the dugouts and benches as the coaches and players develop strategy that often determines the vital lose or win situation. You may interview famous professional athletes when you do in-depth interviews as part of your sportscast.

Or, do you want to learn to be a DJ because you like the idea of having your own radio show -- making jokes, playing the hit songs, announcing titles and artists, and using your personality to communicate with an audience? As a DJ, you may also interview recording artists and movie stars. As a radio personality you get paid for public appearances to help promote your station. You might even become famous!

Or, you might have a fascination with delivering the news in an informative manner. As a news person you will also be involved in on the spot news bulletins, often at the actual scene. You will also be viewed as a respected prominent member of your community, and attend civic and special meetings where important issues are resolved.

To learn how to be a sportscaster, DJ or a news announcer, isn't all that easy. Radio jobs are in high demand so it is easier to get a job at a smaller radio station, and just one more reason to look for a radio school like Entertainment Career Connection where mentors can help get you a job after you graduate. Keep in mind that earnings are higher in larger cities than in smaller towns.

According to statistics from the 2006 US Bureau of Labor Statistics, half of all radio and television announcers—some of whom were disc jockeys—earned between $8.10 and $18.62 an hour in 2004. 10 percent of the lowest paid earned less than $6.55. The highest-paid 10 percent made more than $32.98 an hour. Announcers held about 71,000 jobs.

Almost 30 percent of these workers are in broadcasting, mainly in radio and television stations, with 17 percent working in the motion picture, video, and sound recording industries.
Evening, weekend, and holiday work is very common.

There are plenty of other jobs behind the scenes at a station too -- digital recording, editing, and broadcasting has changed the work of broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators. Today’s technicians must learn computer networking and software skills.

The important thing is that if radio is your passion, you need to learn from a working professional - a mentor who can teach you all the inside tips and tricks. We have been really successful at this - keep in mind more than 70 percent of our students get placed in jobs after (and often before) they graduate. So go for it. Check out our mentors and listen to what the Entertainment Career Connection's radio connection students and their mentors are saying about this program.