If I’m hired at a major network after graduation, how likely is it I can get a position doing on-air work?
Unless you have already had several years of on-air reporting experience, or a very special expertise and have broken important stories in print or radio, expect it an impossibility to go straight to the television network. To the best of our knowledge, none of our graduates have ever gone directly from J-school to an on-air position at a network – even in their broadband or digital operations. That is completely unrealistic. Most of our broadcast grads seeking to be on-air reporters go the traditional route, which is to small market local stations (DMA’s ranging from 100 and more realistically 150 and higher) all over the country to get their training and then work their way up to larger stations. The skilled reporters in these markets can sometimes move to larger markets in as little as 15 to 18 months – often with the help of their bosses, who appreciate good work and want them to succeed. Alternatively, grads try to land their first on-air jobs at smaller cable outlets, including s
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