Talk show host vs radio broadcaster

The differences between talk show hosts and radio broadcasters 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 a radio broadcaster. Additionally, a talk show host has an average salary of $49,582, which is higher than the $49,452 average annual salary of a radio broadcaster.

The top three skills for a talk show host include radio station, hot topics and FCC. The most important skills for a radio broadcaster are FM, public service announcements, and DJ.

Talk show host vs radio broadcaster overview

	Talk Show Host	Radio Broadcaster
Yearly salary	$49,582	$49,452
Hourly rate	$23.84	$23.77
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	10,048	2,182
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	4	4

Talk show host vs radio broadcaster salary

Talk show hosts and radio broadcasters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Talk Show Host	Radio Broadcaster
Average salary	$49,582	$49,452
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $100,000	Between $16,000 And $144,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between talk show host and radio broadcaster education

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

	Talk Show Host	Radio Broadcaster
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Communication	Communication
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Talk show host vs radio broadcaster demographics

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

	Talk Show Host	Radio Broadcaster
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%	Male, 66.7% Female, 33.3%
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, 5.0% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 3.9% White, 74.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between talk show host and radio broadcaster 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.

Radio broadcaster example responsibilities.

Design locations for cell sites to achieve maximum handover efficiency.
Perform network optimization, design of regional network as well as sanity check on antenna configuration.
Host a show that feature self-created mash-ups and emergent hip-hop with special guest interviews.

Talk show host vs radio broadcaster skills

Common talk show host skills

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

Common radio broadcaster skills

FM, 15%
Public Service Announcements, 8%
DJ, 7%
Conduct Interviews, 6%
On-Air Interviews, 6%
RAN, 5%

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