Announcer vs talk show host

The differences between announcers and talk show hosts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an announcer and a talk show host. Additionally, an announcer has an average salary of $51,862, which is higher than the $49,582 average annual salary of a talk show host.

The top three skills for an announcer include FM, soccer and radio station. The most important skills for a talk show host are radio station, hot topics, and FCC.

Announcer vs talk show host overview

	Announcer	Talk Show Host
Yearly salary	$51,862	$49,582
Hourly rate	$24.93	$23.84
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	146	10,048
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	4	4

Announcer vs talk show host salary

Announcers and talk show hosts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Announcer	Talk Show Host
Average salary	$51,862	$49,582
Salary range	Between $16,000 And $165,000	Between $24,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	Bristol, CT	-
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	-
Best paying company	ESPN	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between announcer and talk show host education

There are a few differences between an announcer and a talk show host in terms of educational background:

	Announcer	Talk Show Host
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Most common major	Communication	Communication
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Announcer vs talk show host demographics

Here are the differences between announcers' and talk show hosts' demographics:

	Announcer	Talk Show Host
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 78.2% Female, 21.8%	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.0% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 4.6% White, 77.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 4.0% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between announcer and talk show host duties and responsibilities

Announcer example responsibilities.

Assist with on-field activities for NCAA baseball games.
Serve as disc jockey and news reporter for FM radio station.
Experience in automation, daily newscast, weather updates, extensive production.
Perform play-by-play, color commentary roles, and interview for TV and radio broadcasts.
Announce play-by-play for volleyball, men's and women's basketball, softball, baseball.
Perform play-by-play announcing of high school varsity baseball, soccer and basketball games on the local cable station.

Talk show host example responsibilities.

Feature as DJ of the month every year for KSDB.
Host a weekly radio show and curate weekly song playlists.
Help in maintaining social media outlets for the station like Facebook.
Produce and appear in daily videos on line and on facebook.
Brainstorm and plan promotions for concert ticket giveaways and pre-concert parties in parking lots of venues
Provide a play-by-play narrative of games with analysis, statistics, stories, rules and sports history.

Announcer vs talk show host skills

Common announcer skills

FM, 8%
Soccer, 6%
Radio Station, 6%
Radio Commercials, 6%
Volleyball, 5%
Control Board, 4%

Common talk show host skills

Radio Station, 11%
Hot Topics, 11%
FCC, 9%
FM, 6%
Adobe Audition, 6%
On-Air Content, 5%

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