News Reader – (NOC 52114)

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Announcers and other broadcasters have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

• Select and introduce music, videos and other entertainment material for broadcast, and make commercial and public service announcements
• Act as host/hostess or master of ceremonies, introduce and interview guests and conduct proceedings of shows or programs
• Read news, sports and weather for radio and television
• Report on weather conditions using information provided by weather forecasting services
• Report on traffic conditions by maintaining contact with external sources of information or by observing traffic from air or land vehicle
• May present own material or material prepared by others.

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• Completion of a college radio or television arts program is usually required.
• Practical training, such as work at a college radio station, may be required.
• Talent and ability, as demonstrated during an audition, are important hiring criteria.
• Membership in a guild or union related to the occupation or type of performance may be required.

Wages: $17 /hr

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