The best way to get your foot in the door of the radio industry, would have to by VOLUNTEERING at your local radio station. The best way to learn is through experience, the opportunities of radio can be almost limitless if you know where to start.
Education opportunities
Here is a short list of courses that are available just to
get you looking in the right direction:
Australian Film Television and Radio School (afters) advance
courses.
Graduate Diploma in Commercial Radio Broadcasting
There are also courses available at your
local tafe and university to help you hone your skills
i.e.
- Media and communication
- Radio broadcasting

Employment opportunities
There are a large number of people that contribute to what
is heard on the radio all with different job requirements and
specialities some of which include:
Production (Content):
- Station manager
- Programme controllers
- Producer
- Broadcast journalist
- Reporter
- DJ
- Presenter
- News Reader
- News Editor
- Broadcast assistant
- Scriptwriter

Content production subdivides into two main areas:
Music radio presentation & Production and speech radio.
Production (Technical):
Admin, Support and Sales
- Sales Executives
- Sales Team
- The Personnel department
- The Finance department
- The Receptionist
- Sales Manager
- Promotions team
- The Media Sales Representative(s)
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