Radio Broadcast Assistant Job Descriptions |
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| Broadcast assistants, known in the radio industry as 'BAs', support producers and presenters in making radio programmes. As a broadcast assistant, your job would be to handle the administration, help to plan programmes and provide technical support in the studio. Becoming a BA is a common starting point for a career in radio.
The work can vary widely from one station to the next and
even from one programme to the next. The main differences
are between speech and music radio, and between live and pre-recorded
radio. However, administrative work often involves:
· Updating the programme or station website.
Studio production work can include: · managing phone lines for phone-ins and competitions · timing shows · operating recording, editing and mixing equipment · 'driving the desk' for pre-recorded or live programmes · recording and editing programme trailers · Offering creative input, such as writing links or devising quiz questions.
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