What should I do train here and move or move and train?

Question

I'm 18 looking to take a 6 month training program in a radio station either to become a disc jockey or a sports announcer and I was wondering if I should train here for 6 months and then try and move to California or move and train there? Do you think if that I would have a good shot of finding a radio job in Cali. Also would it be smarter to choose Disc Jockey or Sports Announcer, I love both but do not know which would be a smarter career choice. I don't want to live where I am and I never have so Cali is where I want to be.

Answer 1

Not knowing where you live now, I'll say this...it is very expensive to live in CA. So I guess it depends on your financial status while you are training. "Training" leads me to believe you would receive little or no pay, so unless you have a nice nest egg of money, I'd recommend training where the cost of living is lower, then moving to CA with experience. That way you can have a better chance at a decent job with a live-able wage.

Good luck! :)

Answer 2

If you love both dj and sports announcer, seems like the tie breaker would be pay rate and job stability. Which one offers nice pay and job security? I'd train at home, and them move. Can't speak to your chances for finding a job in Cali.

Answer 3

Unless you have connections, it will be impossible to find a job in a major market such as Los Angeles.

Stay where you are, train, and hopefully someone at the station where you will train, will have connections for you. I doubt if you will find a job in Los Angeles, it's a major market and L.A. is ALL about connections, from being a waiter, to a radio jock, to an actor, etc. It's a "connections" city.

Answer 4

Generally it is a great field to be in DJ wise- but Air personalities as they are called now don't make alot of money, so do not be dissappointed when you get your first check- you gotta be up in the ranks like DICK CLARK before the great money comes in..