I want to be in the Radio and Television!

Question

i am 16 year old girl who want to be in Radio and Television field.

i want to be radio host,TV host, anchor woman, news reporter, weather reporter. as long as i'm in that field, i'm Good.

i have chosen to go to ryerson university with Radio and Television arts program. is that a good choice? or should i go into journalism?

what kind of things should i study harder? pronunciation? grammar? appearance? courses? should i speak more than 2 languages? etc

also, what are the some of the things that the broadcasting station look for, in order to do one of the careers i looked for?

what are the common things that all reporters, TV host need? and look for when being interviewed by the broadcasting station?

Thanxx! ( i do apologize for so many question XD)

Answer 1

As the other commenter stated - learn your grammar and spelling first.  Everything you do from this point forward should be professional in every way possible.  The sooner you can master this the better off you will be.

Next, if you want to be in Television as a news anchor - you need to focus on that as your goal.  Normally I dont suggest college for a broadcasting career, but TV is a bit different.  So get your degree in journalism and in the mean time start hitting up the local radio and TV stations.  Tell them your goals and that you would gladly start as an unpaid intern just to get your foot in the door.  Never be afraid or too proud to do any job, remember you're in the station and if you're as good as you say you are, you'll be noticed.

My first few jobs in radio I got hired because the GM or PD was sick of my weekly meetings and begging for the chance.  Most of the time I got what I wanted and the management loved the end result.  Thats the important thing - don't close any doors or burn any bridges, no matter how bad a situation gets!  I never had this problem being a male, but as a female you will have to endure many hardships simply because you are female.  When you're starting out - don't burn bridges by suing the station for inappropriate conduct for instance.  If it gets bad, find a way to graciously bow out of the situation.  You need the reference at this point and one bad situation mishandled right now can get you black balled from a market or worse.

It's not a fair world - but if its what you want, once you get several years behind your belt you wont have to put up with the BS anymore and you will achieve your goal.  Importantly - stay professional at all times - DONT get involved romantically with station staff. DONT use your body to climb the ladder since many times its only a temporary reward and the fall is from this type of success is hard and embarrassing.

You must really want this my friend.  Because the road will be long and hard and the rewards far and few between.  You'll question why you want to do this at some point - probably when you struggle to pay the electric bill or auto insurance.  I wish you the best of luck - there can and will be rewards for you if you can hang in there.  Just look at David Letterman for instance - he started out as a volunteer on a ten watt college radio station!  He worked at a few radio stations then jumped to TV as a weather man - and not a good one either.. One night he reportedly upset his bosses when he congratulated a tropical storm for being upgraded to a hurricane. He also hosted a talk show which aired early on Saturday mornings called "Clover Power" in which he interviewed 4-H members about their projects.  On down the road after being a comedy writer and appearing on Carson (Thats Johnny Carson not the one you may be thing of lol) and in 1982 began his late night show.   It all began at a tiny little radio station which he begged for a chance to work at.  Just like me - hmm - well it worked for him.. lol -   I'm not doing to bad - I moved to engineering and now operate http://www.NexusBroadcast.com  

Answer 2

The first thing you need to do is to start using capitol letters, correct your spelling and use good grammar. If you don't do these three things, then there is no hope of ever getting a job in radio or TV.

College courses in Radio and TV are a good choice.

You can contact your local radio and TV stations to see if they have an intern program.

You might volunteer at your local public TV and radio stations.

I think there are places online where you can set up your own radio station.

There are a lot more opportunities now then there were years ago.

Go for it. It is a hard field to break into.

Study hard.

Good luck!

Al

Answer 3

It's better to get a college degree than just know how to stand in front of a teleprompter and read the news with a smile on your face and good makeup and wardrobe.  as for a career in that field

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