What can I do with a major in Broadcast News? The University of Georgia Career Center Clark Howell Hall 706.542.3375 www.career.uga.edu Telecommunications 706.542.3785 www.grady.uga.edu The information below describes typical occupations and employers associated with this major. Understand that some of the options listed below may require additional training. Moreover, you are not limited to these options alone when choosing a possible career path. Description of Broadcast News This program is designed to educate students for careers in gathering, analyzing, and delivering the news in radio and television. It also helps students develop and hone their media writing, news production and performance, creative and critical analysis. What is more, the major provides students with professional courses of study in both the theory and practice of broadcasting. Career choices for students with this major include traditional broadcasting opportunities in radio and television. Possible Job Titles of Broadcast News Graduates (•Jobs secured as reported by UGA Career Center post-graduate survey) Account Manager News Anchor• Recording Industry Associate Producer• News Reporter• Reporter• Board Operator Paralegal Assistant• Station Manager Broadcast Meteorologist Producer (Radio/TV) Teacher• Continuity Writer Producer• Television Reporter• Director Production Assistant• Traffic Manager Disc Jockey Program Director Video Journalist• E journalist• Public Affairs Specialist• Video Recording Technician Legislative Correspondent• Radio/TV News Reporter Writer• Motion Picture Industry Artist To research careers of interest, you may want to visit these web sites: Georgia Career Information Center http://www.gcic.peachnet.edu (accessible only on campus computers) O*NET http://online.onetcenter.org (click on Find Occupations) Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco (type in general term for career of interest) Alberta Occupational Profiles http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/occinfo/frameset.asp (click on Occupational Title Search) Please visit the Career Center Library or your Career Consultant if you need additional information or assistance. Possible Employment Settings for Broadcast News Graduates (•Jobs secured as reported by UGA Career Center post-graduate survey) 360 Media• Eli Lilly• WALB Television• ABC Channel 27• Fisher & Phillips• WATV-TV 6• Baton Communications• L.E.G. Productions• WJDF TV• Channel 4 ABC News• Madison Co School System• WJHG TV• CBS• NBC• WRDW Television• CNN Headline News• Prestige Cable• WSB Radio• Congressional Member• R-com Networks• WUPA TV• Department of the Army• Southeastern Broadcasting• Broadcast News 8/10 Strategies for Broadcast News Majors • Get experience with reporting, production and equipment by participating in Newsource 15 and Georgia Gameday. • Host a radio show on or intern with WUOG 90.5 FM or WUGA 91.7/97.9 FM or other local radio stations. http://www.wuog.org, • Participate in drama/theatre in a directing, acting, or technical crew capacity. • Volunteer to announce sporting events at UGA or within the community. • Secure an internship with a broadcasting company, radio station, newspaper, magazine, or a marketing/public relations agency. • Develop excellent writing, reporting, editing, and public speaking skills. Top UGA Career Center Library Resources for Broadcast News Majors Careers for Film Buffs and Other Hollywood Types by J. Greenspon Career Opportunities in TV, Cable, Video, and Multimedia by M. Reed & and R. Reed Ferguson’s Careers in Focus: Broadcasting Ferguson’s Top Careers for Communications Graduates Great Jobs for Communication Majors by B. Camenson How to Get Into the Entertainment Business by R. Tepper Peterson’s Media Companies 2000 Real People Working in Entertainment by J. Goldberg The Mulligan Guide to Sports Journalism Careers by J. Mulligan and K. Mulligan Vault Career Guide to Media & Entertainment Employment Websites Broadcast Employment Services - http://www.tvjobs.com Journalism Jobs – http://www.journalismjobs.com Media Week - http://www.mediaweek.com National Association of Broadcasting - http://www.nab.org Radio Online - http://www.radio-online.com UGA Campus Contacts Associated with Broadcast News Ad Club WNEG TV www.uga.edu/adclub http://wneg32.com/ Di Gamma Kappa Broadcasting Society http://dgk.uga.edu/ Pandora Yearbook www.uga.edu/pandora Magazine Club – UGAzine Public Relations Student Society of America www.uga.edu/ugazine http://ugaprssa.wordpress.com/ National Association of Black Journalists Society of Professional Journalists www.uga.edu/~nabj www.spj.org Additional Resources/Contacts for Majors in Broadcast News National Association of Broadcasters Georgia Association of Broadcasters www.nab.org www.gab.org Broadcaster Employment Services-TV Jobs Association for Women in Sports Media www.tvjobs.com/ www.awsmonline.org National Broadcasting Society-Alpha Epsilon Rho American Sportscasters Association, Inc www.nbs-aerho.org www.americansportscastersonline.com Broadcast News 8/10 .