Talk show host vs on-air announcer

The differences between talk show hosts and on-air announcers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a talk show host and an on-air announcer. Additionally, a talk show host has an average salary of $49,582, which is higher than the $45,790 average annual salary of an on-air announcer.

The top three skills for a talk show host include radio station, hot topics and FCC. The most important skills for an on-air announcer are FM, wordpress, and control board.

Talk show host vs on-air announcer overview

	Talk Show Host	On-Air Announcer
Yearly salary	$49,582	$45,790
Hourly rate	$23.84	$22.01
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	10,048	1,304
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	4	4

Talk show host vs on-air announcer salary

Talk show hosts and on-air announcers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Talk Show Host	On-Air Announcer
Average salary	$49,582	$45,790
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $100,000	Between $20,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between talk show host and on-air announcer education

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

	Talk Show Host	On-Air Announcer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Communication	Communication
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Talk show host vs on-air announcer demographics

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

	Talk Show Host	On-Air Announcer
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%	Male, 68.6% Female, 31.4%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 5.0% White, 78.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between talk show host and on-air announcer duties and responsibilities

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.

On-air announcer example responsibilities.

Manage and develop music playlists and setting up contests, promotions, and other marketing-relate projects.
Train new employees in compliance with FCC regulations and board operations.
Follow and enforce FCC regulations, as well as station and company policies.
Host request lines, record commercials for local management, and also travele to various churches to host record gospel programs.
Direct all music programming (including local talent), production, and copywriting.

Talk show host vs on-air announcer skills

Common talk show host skills

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

Common on-air announcer skills

FM, 14%
WordPress, 13%
Control Board, 11%
FCC, 8%
Community Events, 8%
Public Service Announcements, 7%

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