Anchor

Hi,
The first requirement will be that you'll need a passion for writing and traveling
Practice your writing as much as possible so you can start building up your portfolio. You'll most likely be sending articles to travel magazines for publication.
Create your own Youtube channel like this: FunForLouis
I must tell you that its a great career option. You would be able to travel and work at the same time. Now coming to the point of approach.
1) Find out what are the future prospects of this job, you can easily get that from Google. Approximately how much would you earn?
2) Find current professionals from the industry on linkedin and ask them all your doubts. Generally, people do help out.
3) Are you comfortable with being away from the family most of the time? Try to find out the practical problems of this job.
What you can do:
Take up Mass Communication & Media Studies
Start freelancing for travel websites
Travel a lot yourself & keep yourself updated with all the happening places at least in your area or of your state.
Organize travel & tour operations, excursions, trips & picnics.
Read travel narratives and about travelers like Ibn Batuta, Marco Polo, Richard Hakluyt, etc
All the best!

Hi Lovepreet,
Both are moreover same in terms of what are taught but some institutions have set the course as BA in Journalism and Mass Communication and some others have made it Bachelor in J&MC.
In many institutions I have seen that the BJMC is little bit better than the BA in JMC in other colleges.
Anchoring as in just anchoring actually don't even require a degree all the time but if you meant anchoring as news anchoring then after BA it can be done. Firstly, you have to apply in any TV news channel.
As a journalist or reporter or if they are recruiting any anchor. If the last thing is not happening then first get in as a journalist then you can be an anchor in a quick time.

Hi Shivam,
I believe people like Harsha Bhogle are extremely rare (i.e. people who haven't played the game at First Class level or higher) and it's getting increasingly unlikely that you'll have a shot at that role unless you play the game professionally first. There's more former players becoming commentators and experts and they are far more likely to get the positions you're applying for.
But if you want to be a studio host for a sports / cricket show, you may have some luck. You do need ample cricketing knowledge, quite a lot of charm and charisma and the ability to host which, to be quite frank, is something that is more innate even if you can hone your skills after that.
Star Sports has ample money to hire all the big names so you may want to start smaller. Even that will be unlikely but it's a better bet. You could start off with having a YouTube channel where you do quirky, off-beat, interesting cricket analyses / reports to get yourself noticed. Or work at a place like ESPNcricinfo, CricBuzz, Sportskeeda etc as a Journalist who can also do video. But you'll need good skills in all departments if you want to actually tour (camera-work, editing, audio, interviewing, carrying stuff around, producing, graphics, packaging.). That's what I do, but I don't really want to host in a studio and I don't think there's much of a chance of me sitting in the commentary box unless I'm called (after years of doing this) as a one-off semi-expert on something cricket-related.
If you're good at the starting steps and get noticed, you have a better chance of getting some of these one-off gigs and you can go ahead from there.
But my dampening word of advice on the matter is that you'd be better off trying to become a sports journalist or a roving reporter / presenter (like Gautam Bhimani or Gaurav Kapur) rather than trying to emulate Harsha Bhogle.
Also, learn to commentate in Hindi and English if you do want to work for Star. That'll help your case eventually.
All the best.

Hi Abbas,
Yes, it's almost like that. However, some people have very important role of luck combined with their talent to get a job as a News Anchor without becoming a News Reporter.
It's a pretty difficult job to get, but the path is somewhat straight forward:
1 - With a degree in Journalism; get a job as a reporter at a TV station in the middle of nowhere. Do anything and everything to get on air as much as possible.
2 - Compile a reel of all your best times on-air, submit this to TV stations at slightly less middle of nowhere markets.
3 - Once you have moved at least once, and find yourself in a place you could deal with living in for a while, and where the current on-air talent is old or weak, set to becoming an anchor for the local news, on any show, including the 5 am stuff. Make sure to kick ass when any real news happens.
All the best.

Hi Abbas,
You need to have a Bachelor's degree relevant to the field if you aspire to work as a TV anchor. Most companies look for individuals with a Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism. There could be companies that consider individuals with a Bachelor Degree in English Literature or Mass Communication. If you have these degrees, you wont find it really difficult to make it to the interviews.
A news anchor has to present the world happenings in the most interesting manner so that the viewers watch with awe. You need to be aware of the latest happenings in the world and also the reaction of different people towards different happenings. If you take interest in the world happenings, you realize that every event that takes place is a result of some other happening. You need to be aware of how different events impact individuals and how they are affected by world events.
Language is your greatest stronghold and your key to success when you are working as a news anchor or a news presenter. An anchor is truly nothing without his speaking skills. A TV news anchor should understand the mood of the news he is presenting and should be able to alter his speaking style to suit his vast audience and their needs. You need to make sure that your voice is audible and all the words are clearly pronounced. These factors count a lot if you wish to continue as a news anchor.
News anchors may have to work endlessly during certain calamities or events of national significance. You should make sure you have the stamina to work endlessly without a break. You need to have a camera friendly face and physique to work in front of the camera continuously.
A TV anchor must have a personality and should throw a certain kind of attitude. You need to maintain the impression people have about your profession and you. You can do this only by taking extra care to dress properly.
It is not easy to be a news anchor or a news reporter. You need to put in tremendous effort to hone your skills and abilities. It is a good idea to have a role model whom you follow. When you have an example ahead of you, the road gets a lot easier.
All the best.