Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.
21,240 people do this job in the US. $47,340 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 79%
- 6%
- 15%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 2%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 41%. Today's estimate: 52%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 24 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop story lines for broadcasts.Done daily by most who do it. | 16% | 3.3 h50 min to 1 work day | 28%Half by Feb 2027 | |
| Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 15% | 1.7 h38 min to 3.3 h | 80%Half by now | |
| Write and edit video and scripts for broadcasts.Done daily by most who do it. | 13% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | 55%Half by now | |
| Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 11% | 1.7 h25 min to 4.2 h | 57%Half by now | |
| Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Provide commentary and conduct interviews during sporting events, parades, conventions, or other events.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Maintain organization of the music library.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Make promotional appearances at public or private events to represent their employers.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Keep daily program logs to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 33 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Operate control consoles.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 3% | 17 min4 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 2% | 13 min4 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
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- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools1,270 people
- Spectator Sports770 people
- Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers470 people
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).