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How do you go from college to a job as a sports broadcaster?

I'm considering going to college and majoring in Broadcasting or Journalism. I was wondering what steps to take in order to make it to the booth. #sports #career-paths #broadcaster

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Billy’s Answer

Internships are important. Once you're in college, it's good to start thinking about a few different places you would like to work at to start out. Then, all it really takes is reaching out. Send an email to someone at the local news station, ESPN or anywhere in between and ask about internship possibilities over a summer or during your senior year semesters. You can use Google to find the right people to contact and you can give them a follow-up call if they don't get back to you by email. Usually though, you'll hear back; companies like having interns because they get free labor for a little while. Internships often times lead directly to jobs and, at the least, look great on a resume and can lead to other jobs. And they're fun; you'll learn a lot in a more hands-on way than classes.

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Conor’s Answer

There are several sports journalism, and general journalism, related questions on the site that you might want to check out, but basically there are very few positions available as a high profile sports broadcaster on national television, so it is a goal to work toward but it is considered to be the pinnacle of a career.


Majoring in journalism is a fine way to get into the field, and from there out you will need to get job experience as an entry level reporter, and work your way up. I don't think it really matters whether you pick radio or television or even newspaper writing to start with for the first few years, but after you have some working experience and know how the industry operates you will get a much better idea of exactly what it takes to get to the top.


Good luck!
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Brandon’s Answer

A lot of it comes down to making the right connections and gaining the right experience. If you are majoring in broadcasting or journalism then you are in a good spot. Most of the time it comes down to the experience that you've had in broadcasting and researching the sport or event that you are broadcasting. You need to know a lot about the terminology as well as what is going on at all times. Having internships or working under people that are broadcasting are a good way to start off. There aren't many chances to go to be working at a large broadcasting station from the beginning. Much of the time you need to start off small and gain the skills to show to the larger broadcasters that you are right for the job.
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