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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.

US jobs
21,240
Median wage
$47,340 a year
Job family
Design, media, and writing

Can agents do the work of broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys?

We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Design, media, and writing:

  • Task levelPartialOnly adjacent evidence. OSWorld-Verified includes tasks in image, slide, and document apps, and the best agent passes 90.2% of all its computer tasks. No task-level benchmark in our collection scores the quality of design or writing work.
  • Project levelNot yetOn the Remote Labor Index, which includes graphic design, video, 3D, audio, and web projects from freelance platforms, the best agent completed 15.8% of projects to a standard a client would accept. GDPval deliverables score higher (84.9% wins or ties against professionals, reported by OpenAI), but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in design, media, and writing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
  • Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
  • Operate control consoles.
  • Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts.
  • Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
  • Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.
  • Record commercials for later broadcast.
  • Keep daily program logs to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions.
  • Develop story lines for broadcasts.
  • Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public.
  • Write and edit video and scripts for broadcasts.
  • Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.
Other job titles for this occupation (52)

Anchor · Announcer · DJ (Disc Jockey) · Host · Morning Show Host · On-Air Host · On-Air Personality · Radio Announcer · Sports Anchor · Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor) · Board Operator · Broadcaster · Commercial Announcer · Entertainer · Game Show Host · Hostess · Morning News Anchor · News Anchor · News Broadcaster · Newscaster · On-Air Announcer · On-Air Talent · Play-by-Play Commentator · Podcaster · Program Host · Public Address Announcer · Radio Artist · Radio Broadcaster · Radio DJ (Radio Disc Jockey) · Radio DJ (Radio Disk Jockey) · Radio Host · Radio Performer · Radio Personality · Radio Sportscaster · Radio Talk Show Host · Radio TV Announcer (Radio Television Announcer) · Reporter · Show Host · Show Hostess · Sports Analyst · Sports Announcer · Sports Broadcaster · Sports Commentator · Sportscaster · Talk Show Host · Television Announcer (TV Announcer) · Television Host (TV Host) · Television Specialist (TV Specialist) · TV Reporter (Television Reporter) · Voice-Over Announcer · Weather Anchor · Weather Reporter