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A professional who announces information of interest to patrons of sporting and other entertainment events, using public address system. Responsibilities include:
* Announces program and substitutions or other changes to patrons.
* Informs patrons of coming events or emergency calls.
* May observe sporting event to make running commentary, such as play-by-play description or explanation of official decisions.
* May speak extemporaneously to audience on items of interest, such as background and past record of players.
* May read prepared script to describe acts or tricks during performance.
* May furnish information concerning play to scoreboard operator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who announces radio and television programs to audience. Responsibilities include:
* Memorizes script, reads, or ad-libs to identify station, introduce and close shows, and announce station breaks, commercials, or public service information.
* Cues worker to transmit program from network central station or other pick-up points according to schedule.
* Reads news flashes to keep audience informed of important events.
* May rewrite news bulletin from wire service teletype to fit specific time slot.
* May describe public event such as parade or convention.
* May interview guest, such as sport or other public personality, and moderate panel or discussion show to entertain audience.
* May keep daily program log.
* May operate control console (radio board).
* May perform additional duties in small stations, such as operating radio transmitter (transmitter operator ), selling time, or writing advertising copy.
* May be designated according to media as Radio Announcer; Television Announcer.
* May announce program of local interest and be designated Local Announcer.
* May announce program for transmission over network and affiliated stations and be designated Network Announcer.
* May announce in foreign language for international broadcast and be designated Announcer, International Broadcast.
* May describe sporting event during game from direct observation or announce sports news received at station for radio or television broadcasting and be designated Sports Announcer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who announces radio program of musical selections. Responsibilities include:
* Selects phonograph or tape recording to be played based on program specialty, knowledge of audience taste, or listening audience requests.
* Comments on music and other matters of interest to audience, such as weather, time, or traffic conditions.
* May interview musical personalities.
* May interview members of listening audience who telephone musical requests.
* May specialize in one type of music, such as classical, pop, rock, or country and western.
* May write entries onto log to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions.
* May be designated Combination Operator when operating transmitter or control console.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs any combination of following duties to broadcast program over television or radio. Responsibilities include:
* Discusses and prepares program content with producer and assistants.
* Interviews show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.
* Discusses various topics over telephone with viewers or listeners.
* Asks questions of contestants, or manages play of game, to enable contestants to win prizes.
* Describes or demonstrates products that viewers may purchase by telephoning show or by mail, or may purchase in stores.
* Acts as Host/Hostess at civic, charitable, or promotional events that are broadcast over television or radio.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who selects recording artists and musical selections for production of phonograph records. Responsibilities include:
* Auditions recording artist or record to select most appropriate talent for each recording, using knowledge of vocal and instrumental technique and familiarity with popular taste in music.
* May direct recording sessions.
* May promote record sales by personal appearances and contacts with broadcasting personalities.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs rehearsals and broadcast of one or more radio programs for live broadcast or electronic recording. Responsibilities include:
* Selects assisting staff and performers for radio program or commercial announcement.
* Integrates various parts of program or commercial announcement to produce entertainment balance.
* Rehearses staff and performers to elicit effects desired and best possible performance.
* Establishes pace of program or commercial announcement to stay within time requirements.
* Cues announcers and technicians during program to insert spot announcements or commercials.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs rehearsals and broadcast of one or more radio programs for live broadcast or electronic recording. Responsibilities include:
* Selects assisting staff and performers for radio program or commercial announcement.
* Integrates various parts of program or commercial announcement to produce entertainment balance.
* Rehearses staff and performers to elicit effects desired and best possible performance.
* Establishes pace of program or commercial announcement to stay within time requirements.
* Cues announcers and technicians during program to insert spot announcements or commercials.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who coordinates production plans and directs activities of stage crew and performers during rehearsals and performance. Responsibilities include:
* Confers with director, stage concerning production plans.
* Arranges conference times for cast, crew, and director, stage, and disseminates general information about production.
* Reads script during each performance and gives cues for curtain, lights, sound effects, and prompting performers.
* Interprets stage-set diagrams to determine stage layout.
* Supervises stage crew engaged in placing scenery and properties.
* Devises emergency substitutes for stage equipment or properties.
* Keeps records to advise producer on matters of time, attendance, and employee benefits.
* Compiles cue words and phrases to form prompt book.
* Directs activities of one or more assistants.
* May instruct understudy, replacement, or extra.
* May call performers at specified interval before curtain time.
* May operate production equipment to transmit or record performance.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs and coordinates production of promos (promotional spot announcements) for local or national broadcasting service. Responsibilities include:
* Directs activities of workers involved in production of promos, utilizing knowledge of continuity writing, on-air promotion guidelines, filming and videotaping techniques, and usage of equipment.
* Edits scripts for continuity, applying knowledge of continuity writing.
* Contacts vendors to secure needed props, audio visual materials, and sound effects.
* Confers with operations and support services personnel to coordinate unit activities with those of other departments.
* Reviews and edits audio and video tapes, completed promos, and filler continuity, and schedules approved productions for broadcast.
* Arranges for timely delivery of promo materials to local or network promotion departments.
* Serves as liaison between station and advertising service of program sponsors or underwriters to coordinate unit activities with client promotional campaigns in other media.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who prepares and analyzes horoscope to advise clients regarding future trends and events. Responsibilities include:
* Prepares horoscope by computing position of planets, their relationship to each other and to zodiacal signs, based on factors, such as time and place subject was born.
* Analyzes horoscope chart to advise client, such as person or company, regarding conditions which lie ahead, course of action to follow, and probability of success or failure of that action.
Industry:Professional careers
