How to become an announcer on radio, television or other media

Official title: Announcers on radio, television and other media

Also called: Radio announcer, Television announcer, News anchor, Sports announcer, Talk show host/hostess, Traffic reporter, Weather reporter

Announcers on radio, television and other media read news bulletins, conduct interviews, and make other announcements or introductions on radio, television, and in theatres and other establishments or media.

Main tasks

• Reading news bulletins and making other announcements on radio or television
• Introducing performing artists or persons being interviewed, and making related announcements on radio, television, or in theatres, night clubs and other establishments
• Interviewing persons in public, especially on radio and television
• Studying background information in order to prepare for programmes or interviews
• Commenting on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions

Ways in

• University: Communications & Media degrees, Offered by 18 universities in Hong Kong

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: HK$48,000 a month
• About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
• Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Film, stage and related directors and producers
• Actors
• Creative and performing artists not elsewhere classified
• Dancers and choreographers
• Visual artists
• Musicians, singers and composers

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Questions people ask

How do I become an announcer on radio, television or other media?

Ways in include: Communications & Media degrees.

Do you need a degree to become an announcer on radio, television or other media?

Usually. 85% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of an announcer on radio, television or other media?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026