Radio

Hi Shishir,
With the introduction of several television channels and FM radio stations, the career opportunities in the field of electronic journalism have increased manifold. The positions a person working in electronic media usually holds are:
Field Reporter
WriterEditorResearch AnalystField and In-house CorrespondentNews / Program AnchorPresenterNews AnalystPublic Relations OfficerCinema ProjectionistMedia Marketing ExecutiveContent Writer and editorAudiovisual Production SpecialistAdvertising Executive
A Mass Communication / Journalism degree can also lend you a job in the fields of direction, program research, production, script writing and camera & sound departments. The salaries for beginners in the electronic media industry are not very lucrative. But hard work and experience can take you a long way in the field of electronic journalism.

Radio Jockeying is a course which makes a candidate capable of voice modulation as well as bring in immediate changes in the script - as and when required. While most of the radio jockeys prefer private jobs as they give an opportunity to explore their creativity better, but government job opportunities also come handy.
One of the best opportunities being working as a radio jockey at All India Radio (AIR) - a Public Service Broadcaster. But one should be ready beforehand that this is not a commercial channel and deals strictly with news/public service information.
Another avenue of government job after completing a radio jockey course can be opened if a person has a Master's Degree/Ph.D or clears NET. Once either of these check boxes are ticked, one can take up the job of a professor/assistant professor in government colleges/universities and teach the students here.

A degree along with RJ course always helps in a long run. The role of an RJ is to inform, update and entertain. Also known as Radio DJs, their work involves presenting various music programmes and entertaining the audience through other elements like interviews of guests - musicians, artists and well-known personalities, either related to the music/film profession or even otherwise- providing commentaries related to a music piece and manage requests of listeners.If you are really interested in a radio jockey career, it is very important for you to be spontaneous, spunky and have a pleasing, friendly personality. A good voice and a strong command over language is always a good thing when you're looking to make a career in this field.To become a good radio jockey, research is the key, like in every other field. You need to listen to good radio jockeys so that you can understand their style and later, with practice, develop your own. You need to understand what the masses need and give them just that.Radio Jockey Eligibility Criteria What matters the most in this career path is, obviously your voice. Your diction and pronunciation should be clear. You need to know how to modulate the pitch and tenor of your voice. For different radio programmes, you will have to modulate your voice differently, so you must keep that in mind.