{"id":14176,"date":"2013-02-19T00:01:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T08:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=14176"},"modified":"2013-02-18T21:57:04","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T05:57:04","slug":"build-on-air-radio-career-part","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/build-on-air-radio-career-part\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO BUILD YOUR ON-AIR RADIO CAREER, Part Five"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the fifth in a series of radio career advice<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"radio<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Build Your Career.<\/strong> <\/span><\/h1>\n

Most disc jockeys learn the basics…and then coast for the rest of their professional lives.<\/p>\n

They have jobs, not careers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s face it: The technical demands of being a radio personality are about on a par with driving a car with manual transmission. It just ain’t that difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n

To have a career in radio<\/a> and not just a job, you need to develop a mastery of performing skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

But delivering the goods to your audience isn’t always enough to insure professional longevity. It also pays to promote yourself within the industry and to make friends within your profession.<\/span><\/p>\n

I hate the word “networking,” because it implies spending all of your energy handing out business cards and looking to make “contacts.” <\/span><\/p>\n

But having friends in the industry can be of immense help — for mutual support, inspiration, advice and, yes, even jobs on occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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