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College Broadcasting programs
As many have said on this board, the puppy mills keep churning out broadcast grads with little hope of a career in the industry. This article puts an interesting spin on it...
Probably the worst quote in the article is...
“We have to get people to understand there’s great viable opportunities there, so clustering it with other programs for attracting people, and having students that understand the role of broadcasting, is where we’d like to go.”
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Grads would stand an excellent chance of finding gainful employment. There are radio stations way up north that NOBODY wants to work at. There are also radio stations closer to the actual college attended with pros who've been there about 10 years who are now in a position where they'll be earning TOO MUCH MONEY and they will need to be replaced. [asap]
Paying dues is no longer necessary. Being young and willing to start the old 'career' off at a cheap rate is all that you need in order to get started. The only problem is that the likelihood of it really being a career is ever-so remote at best. If you're not a probable morning show candidate you are, sadly, seen as being part of the dime-a-dozen rotating and disposable mass.
Radio is radio's worst enemy.
Choose a different path to your future. These days lasting rewards are few and far between for most who are unwittingly hanging by a thread even as I type. Your future family deserves WAY more than radio will likely offer.
- mic'em
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My son was in the last graduating class from Canadore College North Bay and quickly learned their is indeed limited opportunities for a career in radio for most of those hoping for the same. Luckily for him, he met some other fellow musicians while there and they formed Break the Trend , an alternative rock band. He is lead guitar. Their first album is in the can with a spring release from SounDrive Records.