How to become a radio or Television presenter
Official title: Radio/Television presenter
Also called: Compere, News anchor, Newscaster (radio), Newscaster (television), Radio announcer, Radio news reader, Radio presenter, Sports announcer (television), Sports presenter (radio), Sports presenter (television), Stage compere, Television announcer
Radio/Television presenter reads news bulletins, conducts interviews and makes other announcements or introductions on radio and television.
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, nightclubs 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
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
Will AI change the work of a radio or Television presenter?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- 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