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If you're curious about radio or other kinds digital media, reach out to your campus radio station and ask about helping out. Don't have a radio station on campus? Research how to start one yourself! 

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Explore and listen to some radio shows or podcasts. What elements of this medium make it different from other media? Do you prefer scripted shows or talk varieties? Any particular genre? 

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Radio and Television Announcers

Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio or television. May announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

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Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

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First Interest High-Point

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

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Announcers

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Media and Communication Workers

Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.

Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.

Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public.

Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.

Comment on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions.

Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.

Discuss various topics over the telephone with viewers or listeners.

Host civic, charitable, or promotional events that are broadcast over television or radio.

Make promotional appearances at public or private events to represent their employers.

Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.

Keep daily program logs to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions.

Locate guests to appear on talk or interview shows.

Describe or demonstrate products that viewers may purchase through specific shows or in stores.

Coordinate games, contests, or other on-air competitions, performing such duties as asking questions and awarding prizes.

Attend press conferences to gather information for broadcast.

Provide commentary and conduct interviews during sporting events, parades, conventions, or other events.

Give network cues permitting selected stations to receive programs.

Moderate panels or discussion shows on topics such as current affairs, art, or education.

Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts.

Write and edit video and scripts for broadcasts.

Maintain organization of the music library.

Audio control consoles

Audio playback equipment

Compact disk CD players

Desktop computers

Digital audio recorders

Earpieces

Headset microphones

Headsets

Laptop computers

Microphone stands

Mixing desks

Multi-line telephone systems

Personal computers

Record turntables

Smart phones

Tablet computers

Teleprompters

Touch screen computer monitors

Adobe Systems Adobe Audition

Audion Laboratories VoxPro

Avid Technology Pro Tools

Burli Software Burli Newsroom System

Dalet Digital Media Systems Dalet Media Life

Database software

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Program logging software

Statistical processing software

Web browser software

Nobody really believed or understood my grind, so instead of going home... I slept in my car along the turnpike, so that I could show up at the radio station here in New York and do my shift.

Television/Radio Personality

<p>In New York, the Roadtrip Nation team interviews Kate White, Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan, and Wendy Williams of the Wendy Williams Experience. At the end of the trip, Abel, Kisura and Cairo go home with advice to make changes in their lives to get where they want, no matter how terrifying it may seem.</p>

New York City

It's a scary time. radio personality. I was doing radio at college. station I saw the lifestyles already secured my first radio job. Records Magazine. it's who you know. ways to get to success and for the hustle within me and what I did, and are available in magazines. minimum wage was $3.25 an hour. radio is a four at the tops Croix US Virgin Islands, and island until I got another job. work on Madison Avenue in advertisement. in me in this career. were hoping that I'd come home. if I hadn't made that move, or definitely not pertaining to my career. island, I flew right to DC, and I started. here in New York, and I was so pleased. so I kept my job in DC, and the turnpike to my parents house, really believed or understood my grind. going to friends and hanging out and I slept in my car on the turnpike. along the Jersey Turnpike. and a pillow in the back. in New York and I would do my shift. 

Dedication

Family

Fear

Hard Work

Support & Encouragement

Being Fearless

I mean you had no idea where you were going to be, but you believed it. >> I mean but there had to have been times and you said what am I, what is this? was like what the hell am I doing? didn't believe in myself. my secret dreams and all like that. that kind of stuff back then. Oh, my God. I don't want them to have that on me. think openness is so important. somebody the other day, and himself because he's open with himself. be able to say when I get older. open with myself, and I'm proud of myself. what does this mean? >> I'm proud of myself. that black and white picture. of All Media, Howard Stern. it took 20 years. herself. 

Self-Reflection

Transitions

Secret Thoughts, Fears, Dreams

It's a scary time. cuz I wanted to be either a newscaster or I was doing radio at college. the other radio disc jockeys. I had already secured my first radio job. Records magazine. it's who you know. ways to get to success, and what I did, and being fearless. are in available in magazines. minimum wage was $3.25 an hour. five hour shift, so you do the math. I worked five days a week in St. that island until I got another job. the emotional support. you know Wendy can always come home. in advertisement. didn't believe in me in this career. we're hoping that I'd come home. hadn't made that move, I would not be who of the content of my character, and I flew right to D.C. and I started. here in New York and I was so pleased. so I kept my job in DC, and I would drive pass by all the exits on the turnpike. my best friend's house, but understood my grind. going to friends and hanging out, and I slept in my car on the turnpike. along the Jersey turnpike. and a pillow in the back. in New York and I would do my shift. you had no idea where you were gonna be. >> But you believed it. at the comforter and you said, what am I? was like, what the hell am I doing? didn't believe in myself. my secret fears, and my secret dreams, that kind of stuff back then. I don't want them to have that on me. think openness is so important. the other day he was saying, cuz he's open with himself. >> That's one thing I wanna be able is that I'm open with myself and what does this mean? of all media, Howard Stern. and it took 20 years. herself. the most important thing we need to, because this is our last week of our trip. and we're going back home to people who haven't seen a quarter of what we've. getting ready to get out of school. brothers, not even your best friends. that is the size of this. afford to buy clothes. in your grinding years. on the way, are the most important things. 

Determination

Interview

I remember being frightened to death either a newscaster I got a job working weekends in D.C. and I would drive up And I would pass by all, my best friend's house. or understood my grind. or going to friends hot meals, turnpike. of just getting out of school. it was yesterday. get in your head. and brothers, not even Don't let people Be fearless. 

Pressure

Wendy Williams Highlight

Can you talk more about fearless and going back to when taking risks. if you have to be fearless and authentically fearless, fake it. I was scared when I was your age. differences are so huge. by money to make me happy. broke in this profession, you will be stuck on stupid. that we are surrounded by you get to graduation day. I was never part of the cool clique, a clique of great women, and and all that other kind of stuff. in terms of sticking to who I am. my time at the radio station, and time at my internship. thinking about that junior and dreams with my friends, work out or them just say, poor Wendy. Islands, even with nobody believing in me. I'll show them, I'll show them. life even now, I'll show them, is when you don't believe in me. to show you differently. particularly as a woman it's working for you or working against you. a factor in everything you do to count on yourself. girlfriend from college, come on, happen, and get to know yourself better. the things that you do. 

Confidence

Risk

Be Fearless

The way you handle people coming at you cruelly is you strengthen your own resolve when you're 80 years old, you're thinking about the good times. I have one girlfriend and that's her. my sister and my brother, my nieces and most importantly. to bust me out about anything. that you can say about me. I know that I'm not. I know that compared to what I used to be. I know that he's not. everybody, then don't listen. I'm fearless and I'm strong. 

Individualism

I Know Who I Am

Your business is a very hard business for sensitive people. &gt;&gt; And even though &gt;&gt; Yeah. when people call you names, it hurts. being the person that you are and still be, you know, nice? with exactly who you are, you know. to be called a mess. going back to the outer layer, the outer layer is what the world sees. Mary J Blige looked great in that picture, Train Awards, my god, she looks a mess. to me by saying Mary looks a mess? calls on the radio or not, but then I'm gonna put them on. they wanna say something bad about me. I'm going to first fake my reaction, on the Soul Train Music Awards. you just come to terms with it. I'm not wearing heels. I'm in like four or five inch heels. in my look, and I understand where that's this or, that's that. 20 years later, I'm right with it. maturity and personal growth. dealing with the outside, and wear it, and it's just a part of you. just kinda have to roll off your back. 

Fix Yourself Up

Success means nothing without someone to share it with. that is not the definition of success. a roof over your home is but having your health. you're in, whatever that skin is, when I was in first grade, with the skin that I am in. I'm fearless for what tomorrow holds. it was a great ride. 

Success

Values

Now I can truly say that dot, dot, not for. because you will finally recognize I finally understand radio at any market in this country. I've got a very clear sense of self. I will be like at 55. what I'd be like at 65. without a solid foundation. college and immediately started working I never became a part of the click. have probably stunned my growth. people you often have one brain. no let's do this, no let's do that. I was not accepted with the click. 

Wendy Williams

Television/Radio Personality

Videos

Wendy Williams

Milestones

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

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Radio

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Accomplishing Goals

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Challenges I Overcame

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