The purpose of this wikizine is to teach aspiring broadcast performers how to acquire a job on the air in television or radio broadcasting. It will provide comprehensive career development, emphasizing unique strategies such as “Not...
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The purpose of this wikizine is to teach aspiring broadcast performers how to acquire a job on the air in television or radio broadcasting. It will provide comprehensive career development, emphasizing unique strategies such as “Not looking for a job, developing the are of networking, even if you don’t “know anyone,” overcoming your fears and anxieties through motivation and self-confidence and writing introductory letters consisting of only 3 lines.
This wikizine will also espouse broadcast performance theory for news and sports anchors and reporters and sports play-by-play announcers. This will cover areas such as style development, voice quality, ad-libbing, on-camera appearance, development of an authoritative sound, “thinking the thought” and the art of the interview.
Finally, this wikizine will cover the important aspects of producing a high-quality demo DVD or tape and crafting a top quality resume
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "TV Broadcasting Careers". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own...
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Rejection can fuel your energy “Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.” --William Goldman, "The Princess Bride" Life is not a meritocracy. It’s not the Boy or Girl Scouts. You don’t always get a badge, patch or some other reward for being competent, good or even great in a particular area. Broadcasting, like any other business, is chock full of politics, favoritism, nepotism and other such characteristics. Many times, the best one for the job doesn’t get a sniff at...
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Making contact Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you. Getting to like you, Getting to hope you like me. --from the song Getting to Know You, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein from the musical King and I Getting to know people in the industry can be a real key to developing your career as a broadcast performer, especially the right people. But you say you don’t know anybody? You may think that’s true, but you really know more people than you think. Actually, it’s more...
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You’re on the air and the teleprompter suddenly goes blank… You’re on the air and a reporter package is not playing… You’re on the air and you lose your place in the script… You’re on the air and… …Something goes terribly wrong. What’s the first thing you need to do? How do you act? What do you say? Like many things in life, being a broadcast performer is a lot easier when things go right. But often times, things don’t go...
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The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. ~ Joe Paterno Penn State football fan or not, Joe Pa’s words should be heeded, most especially by play-by-play announcers. Preparation (aka doing your homework) is the key to making the good call of a game a great call. But it’s also important to use that preparation judiciously and effectively. When people ask me how long I take to prepare for a game I usually say, “Every day.” Being an NBA announcer, I am always on the...
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*Nas will join activists from MoveOn.org and ColorOfChange.org today as they march on Fox News headquarters in Manhattan demanding that the conservative network end what protesters call a "pattern of racist attacks against Black Americans including presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife...
Late Tuesday the lawyer for Casey Anthony, mother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony said on a Fox News show that they had received a credible tip that a small child matching the description of Caylee was seen at Orlando International Airport boarding a flight to Atlanta....
There’s a creature on the loose right here in St. Tammany. So mysterious and prevalent that Fox News traveled from New York to investigate the phenomenon, which can be seen tonight at 7.
Nas will join the members of political organizations Color of Change and Move On tomorrow (July 23) in delivering a petition to Fox News' New York office.
WND founder Joseph Farah told Neil Cavuto's "Your World" on Fox News Channel today his campaign to open up more of America's reserves for oil drilling and production isn't a hard concept to understand.
Phil Griffin was only promoted to president of MSNBC last week, but he's already escalated the cable news network's feud with competitor Fox News Channel. That probably shouldn't be surprising given...