Any tips to enter radio journalism?

Answer 1

I work at a radio station, but I can give you some of my tips that I've learned.

1. Always be yourself! Nothing wrong with it!
2. Be a GREAT listener as well as a GREAT COMMUNICATOR.
3. Be on time! If they say "show up at 'z' time," you better show up at "z" time!
4. Get your facts straight because if you say the wrong thing, it could cost you.
5. Always do the 5 W's and the H...who? what? where? when? why? how?...in an interview.
6. If you feel like the listeners need a right to know certain answers, start doing a pinning down interview (basically getting specific answers to "hard-hitting" questions that people want to know WITHOUT sounding agressive).
7. Do dry runs or rehearsals of phone calls you may receive. It eases the nervousness tension you may arise BEFORE the actual interview starts.
8. When doing an interview, do a funnel affect...meaning start out with the most important and condense it to the least important aspect of the interview.
9. Watch the time. It somewhat goes to #3, if you know you have to do an interview for 1:30:00, don't go over or under the 1:30:00.

Hope this helped some!

Answer 2

Both these answers are great ones. I would add one thing, If you really want to be in radio, be prepared to do ANYTHING they ask of you. Radio is very competitive. Be prepared to be the one "go to person" and the doors will open for you.

I was in the entertainment field for over 35 years and one of the first women to be "on air" in certain postions, This was the advise given to me when I started and it works today too. One of the big things is "don't expect to get rich over night", it never happens but your wealth will come from the repect you gain.

Good luck.

Answer 3

go to college and study broadcast journalism. might also want to minor in ENGLISH.

Answer 4

speak clearly but not in a boring Al Gore voice

Answer 5

jind a radio newsperson who will let you study from them.