Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Tasks Include:
- Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.
- Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
- Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public.
- Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
- Comment on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions.
- Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.
- Discuss various topics over the telephone with viewers or listeners.
- Host civic, charitable, or promotional events broadcast over television or radio.
- Make promotional appearances at public or private events to represent their employers.
- Operate control consoles.
- Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: -20.0%
National: -11.2%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$41,750.00
State
No Data
Regional
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Description
Career Cluster: | Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications |
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.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 55.04%
- Some College Courses = 10.14%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 10.10%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 9.45%
- Master's Degree = 7.82%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 6.77%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 0.68%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 53.45%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 11.62%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 7.46%
- Over 10 years = 7.35%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 6.48%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 6.48%
- None = 3.04%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.32%
- Up to and including 1 month = 1.81%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 42.05%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 11.94%
- None = 11.59%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 11.29%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 9.95%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.63%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 6.55%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 40.10%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 27.87%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 22.16%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 6.48%
- None or short demonstration = 1.80%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1.52%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.07%
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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.
- Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
- Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public.
- Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
- Comment on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions.
- Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.
- Discuss various topics over the telephone with viewers or listeners.
- Host civic, charitable, or promotional events broadcast over television or radio.
- Make promotional appearances at public or private events to represent their employers.
- Operate control consoles.
- Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
- Record commercials for later broadcast.
- Attend press conferences to gather information for broadcast.
- Provide commentary and conduct interviews during sporting events, parades, conventions, or other events.
- Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts.
- Develop story lines for broadcasts.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Keep daily program logs to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions.
- Locate guests to appear on talk or interview shows.
- Describe or demonstrate products that viewers may purchase through specific shows or in stores.
- Coordinate games, contests, or other on-air competitions, performing such duties as asking questions and awarding prizes.
- Give network cues permitting selected stations to receive programs.
- Moderate panels or discussion shows on topics such as current affairs, art, or education.
- Write and edit video and scripts for broadcasts.
- Maintain organization of the music library.
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Additional Resources
General information on the broadcasting industry is available from:
National Association of Broadcasters
1771 N St. NW.
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.nab.org
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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96.50 | Communications and Media | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
91.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
72.50 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
69.50 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
67.25 | Telecommunications | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
52.00 | Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
50.00 | Sales and Marketing | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
90.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
68.75 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
62.50 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
59.50 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
56.25 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
56.25 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
56.25 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
56.25 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
90.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
72.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
72.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
65.50 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
62.50 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
59.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
59.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
56.25 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
56.25 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
53.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
53.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
50.00 | Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
94.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
91.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
90.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
88.50 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
86.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
85.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
85.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
85.00 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
84.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
82.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
82.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
79.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
76.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
70.75 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
69.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
67.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
66.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
65.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
65.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
65.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
64.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
61.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
59.75 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
56.25 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
55.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
54.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
54.00 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
51.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
51.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
96.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
87.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
85.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
85.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
85.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
80.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
79.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
79.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
78.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
77.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
74.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
69.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
69.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
68.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
64.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
62.00 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
66.67 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
66.67 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
61.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
94.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
94.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
94.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
94.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
93.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
91.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
90.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
89.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
87.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
87.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
84.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
84.20 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
82.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
79.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
72.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
72.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
71.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
66.40 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
65.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
63.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
63.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
63.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
59.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
57.40 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
56.60 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
55.80 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
51.80 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
49.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
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Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $23,920.00 | $41,750.00 | $68,400.00 |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $25,864.32 | $30,266.24 | $50,842.85 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $28,505.06 | $55,561.50 | $86,058.27 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $24,733.46 | $43,402.45 | $51,633.10 |
Northern Virginia | $31,695.13 | $63,905.33 | $105,508.17 |
Piedmont Workforce | $27,051.25 | $37,450.14 | $54,290.45 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $24,142.59 | $34,087.69 | $47,428.47 |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $24,006.55 | $32,399.19 | $61,733.96 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 25,000 | 22,200 | -11.2% |
Virginia | 485 | 388 | -20.0% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
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- Editors
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- Talent Directors
- Audio and Video Technicians
- Disc Jockeys, Except Radio
- Actors
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- Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Anchor
- Announcer
- Broadcaster
- Broadcasting Specialist
- Commercial Announcer
- Community Liaison
- Disc Jockey
- FM Announcer
- Game Show Host
- Game Show Host or Hostess
- Host
- Host/Hostess
- Managing Editor
- Meteorologist
- Morning News Anchor
- Morning Show Host
- Music Director
- Music Journalist
- News Anchor
- News Broadcaster
- News Director
- News Reporter
- Newscaster
- On-Air Announcer
- On-Air Personality
- Producer
- Program Director
- Program Host
- Radio Announcer
- Radio Artist
- Radio Broadcaster
- Radio Disc Jockey
- Radio Disk Jockey (Radio DJ)
- Radio Host
- Radio Performer
- Radio Personality
- Radio Sportscaster
- Radio Talk Show Host
- Radio Television Announcer (Radio TV Announcer)
- Reporter
- Show Host or Hostess
- Sports Analyst
- Sports Anchor
- Sports Announcer
- Sports Broadcaster
- Sports Commentator
- Sports Director
- Sports Journalist
- Sports Reporter
- Sportscaster
- Staff Announcer
- Talk Show Host
- Television Announcer (TV Announcer)
- Television Host (TV Host)
- Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)
- Television Reporter
- Voice Over Announcer
- Voice-Over Talent
- Weather Anchor
- Weather Reporter
- Weathercaster
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Related Schools
- Averett University
- Bluefield University
- Christopher Newport University
- DeVry University-Virginia
- George Mason University
- Hollins University
- James Madison University
- Liberty University
- Longwood University
- Mary Baldwin University
- Marymount University
- Radford University
- Randolph-Macon College
- Regent University
- Richard Bland College
- Roanoke College
- Shenandoah University
- University of Lynchburg
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia Wesleyan University
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