Radio DJ

If you want to become a radio DJ, there will to be something’s you will need to know about. It is not as simple as waking up one morning and deciding you are going to be a radio disc jockey. However, I will not leave you in the dark. I will explain a few things that you need to know to start you down the right path.

First off, you can not expect to get hire as a full time radio DJ right off the bat. There are a couple of things you need to do.

Start with College Radio:

You can start out at the local college or university radio station, this of course is on a volunteer basis. However, these spots are usually taken up by the local college kids, most likely from the communications department, or maybe even the performing arts department.

If you have a good enough pitch, you might be able to make a deal, and still anchor yourself a spot, usually a few hours a night, or week, depending on if there are any openings.

Do your own Live Broadcasting over the net:

This is as simple as having a good selection of music, and an idea to talk about while the next songs are coming up.

These have become quite popular over the years, with various types of software available out there for it, both from your desktop, and web based.

You will need your own server, or hosting platform to get this off the ground. And of course, this will be a none paying gig. Unless you can get some advertising or sponsors to pay you some money for you to advertise for them over the net. I wouldn't try this at the start, wait until you get a good solid following to make it work their while
Start at the bottom of a local major radio station:

This one is not all that appealing I know, but we all have to start at the bottom. And if you can get a position at the station that actually involves the radio part, and not pushing papers in some cubicle somewhere, the entire better.

You might even want to start as an intern, and be the station "gopher" while you learn the ropes. This is a great way of starting out, and I've seen it happen. Go to College or University for a degree,Now, this does not instantly guarantee you a position at a radio station to be a DJ, but it does give you the ins and outs of the business, and even some air time at the campus station, maybe even a foot in the door at a small local station down the road.