CBS Predicts the Demise of the Broadcast Announcer
According to a post by CBS Money Watch called “Will These 10 Jobs Disappear in 2012?”, the “broadcast announcer” is in peril.
The play-by-play for this occupation isn’t pretty. Consolidation has eliminated many jobs already, and technology is hijacking off-air tasks, such as editing, once performed by announcers (and future announcers paying their dues). Add the increased use of syndication and the growth of satellite radio and the picture is even bleaker. By 2018, broadcasting is expected to lose 2,400 radio and TV announcer jobs.
Keep in mind, though, that this prediction is for the US where broadcasting companies are doing very well when it comes to self-destructing. Still, if you’ve taken a student loan to go to school to learn broadcasting…
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8334-505143_162-57343788/will-these-10-jobs-disappear-in-2012/#ixzz1lz4bEqSF
