Mason 1 Nicolas Mason Professor Hugetz ENGL 1301.14 20 September 2018 Review Full Rough Draft KY The world of broadcasting/communications is vast; wr? a . rei yhousnds mor to make laleer out of it. The advent of this career has brought ~ = we formation to the peoples of the world through many mediums, yet there are few ‘do. — (thisthe best. The current career availability, future demand for workers, and the job hours make os (Cbirvadcasting/Communications an excellent career choice for the Houston/Galveston area. Q yin experience needed for this career is not only easy to obtain, but itis also easily provided in the Houston/Galveston area. In order to start off at the average median pay of $37,690 per year, broadcast workers would have to obtain a Bachelor's Degree in ‘Communications. However, an Associate's Degree in Communications is enough to begin most jobs on the starting pay of about $25,580 per year (Film and Video Editors and Camera Operators). Many colleges in the Houston area such as Alvin Community College and the», ase Universiy of Houston provide substantial broadcasting progrmsto Gai With hese alt 4 Getting experience in the field isn’t di stations, sports media teams, and even in Houston’s largest event, the Houston Rodeo. icult at abe. ‘college students can start interning at news The broadcast centric locations of the city of Houston as well as the Galveston area makes an adequate location for communications majors to find a career. Houston is one of the largest cities in the United States, which attracts large news companies such as CBS, ABC, and Fox. The Greater Houston Area covers over 2 million people, meaning there are a large numberMason 2 of radio and TV stations that have to reach out and provide information and entertainment to these people. Having a high concentration of broadcast companies in one area allows for many ‘opportunities to start a career. The sports broadcast industry also generates many broadcasting jobs. With professional sports teams such as the Houston Dynamo, Houston Texans, and the recent Word ‘Grompion Houston Astros, the spots industry creates many jobs for people in and oh out of Houston to start and end careers there. (The Galveston area does not provide as many ‘opportunities for communications as much as Houston does, but Galveston County’s lower living costs make it a great home next to work.) Galveston is also the closest city to Houston, which makes it easy to live in Galveston while working in Houston. It only takes around one hour to travel from downtown Galveston to downtown Houston, making for easy travel. However, one major flaw ofthe Houston/Galveston area is the trai. Haris beh oe ‘county in which Houston is located, is the numbét ¢ site county leader in fatal traffic deaths in the state of Texas. yg ev ‘Job hours, depending in the type of job in the’ Broadcasting © jmmunications field, can make or break this cape ‘Someone looking to work in the career can usually choose een to work ina ful the office setting or to work irregular hours. In the broadcasting field, working inthe office sting may require extra hours ouside of work to complete projects such as videos, news packages, or stories What Can I Do with this Degre@? BROAD‘ Asmincienectronic’t (MEDIA). Many jobs in this field do not have an office setting, reairng sat the worker move ' . . \7_ around from location o location, Irregular hours usually ean be chosen as a freelancer, a worker et —_ who is hired some ond tit job, usually over and over again. However imegular hours will Aa be(so inconsistent from job to job usually resulting in worker fatigue with man pte will can be(so) eS shifts starting in the early morning or ending late at night, which also includes travel time. NewsMason 3 stations and professional media teams for sports are clustered together in Houston, making a freelancer’s job easier in Houston that in other cities, ior ys