According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Operate and maintain on-air and production audio equipment. | 88% |
| Check completed program logs for accuracy and conformance with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations and resolve program log inaccuracies. | 83% |
| Read news, read or record public service and promotional announcements, or perform other on-air duties. | 83% |
| Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in broadcast news, sports, or programming. | 80% |
| Monitor and review programming to ensure that schedules are met, guidelines are adhered to, and performances are of adequate quality. | 80% |
| Prepare copy and edit tape so that material is ready for broadcasting. | 80% |
| Coordinate activities between departments, such as news and programming. | 79% |
| Perform personnel duties, such as hiring staff and evaluating work performance. | 77% |
| Establish work schedules and assign work to staff members. | 77% |
| Develop promotions for current programs and specials. | 76% |
| Plan and schedule programming and event coverage, based on broadcast length, time availability, and other factors, such as community needs, ratings data, and viewer demographics. | 75% |
| Monitor network transmissions for advisories concerning daily program schedules, program content, special feeds, or program changes. | 74% |
| Develop ideas for programs and features that a station could produce. | 73% |
| Select, acquire, and maintain programs, music, films, and other needed materials and obtain legal clearances for their use as necessary. | 71% |
| Evaluate new and existing programming to assess suitability and the need for changes, using information such as audience surveys and feedback. | 71% |
| Conduct interviews for broadcasts. | 70% |
| Develop budgets for programming and broadcasting activities and monitor expenditures to ensure that they remain within budgetary limits. | 69% |
| Confer with directors and production staff to discuss issues, such as production and casting problems, budgets, policies, and news coverage. | 68% |
| Cue announcers, actors, performers, and guests. | 68% |
| Act as a liaison between talent and directors, providing information that performers or guests need to prepare for appearances and communicating relevant information from guests, performers, or staff to directors. | 66% |
| Review information about programs and schedules to ensure accuracy and provide such information to local media outlets. | 66% |
| Direct setup of remote facilities and install or cancel programs at remote stations. | 65% |
| Participate in the planning and execution of fundraising activities. | 57% |
