I hold a good degree in a science field that has nothing to do with mass communication, but I am interested in a TV broadcasting Job. Please any advise on how to go about this? Or any useful links that can brush and acquaint me with the skill set and know how of such job?

Get NIPR certification and u're good to go.

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hmm... na buhari go fit advice u bro!

Nairalanders good morning ooooooo. Abeg who know how this post take make front page with only one comment? Oga go and write Jamb

Tv college jos will be a good starting point while you could join any tv station and work for free. You get to learn on the job

god morni

Enrol for a program in that. I think a College in Jos offers that.

Kindly state your inclination with science ,engineering,medicine ,please let us know sir ,it would be difficult to give advise or words of encouragement if we dont know

dexpotter:
Nairalanders good morning ooooooo. Abeg who know how this post take make front page with only one comment? Oga go and write Jamb

cos nairaland is a place where help can be rendered. This is not a post about a yeyebrity showing her buubs in public. If you don't have an advice or a clue as to what he could do, just read comments

register for school of journalism in Ikeja


op hope u fine sa?
we no want to dey see ugly faces on our TV station again o

You know what "Follow your heart,passion and let it guide you".

I guess your parent forced Sciences into your throat

Good morning nairalanders.
Its unfotunate that I can't contribute to this topic because am also in your shoe.
A political sci student that is now intrested in science and agriculture

@learoce

[b]Your question is an age old question cropping daily by those who wish to get into the broadcasting field, however in your case this time your question comes with a digital angle:- Which if properly rephrased would be, Does a Journalist/ TV Presenter/ Radio Presenter, today still need a degree in journalism? Truth be told most Journalist, Presenters, broadcasting professionals are not really on same page as to if a journalism degree (Mass come and other professional exams ) are needed to practise in the broadcasting world.

Asking several much more of the public will go with there is no nee, however how true is the reply?

You must understand that, in all generality The bridge between the academic community and the professional community has been burnt down burned down. Every discipline is facing a dramatic change due to technology, so too is the broadcasting industry. It's not going to be immune to this disruption.

However the Nigerian certificate factor comes to play, and this is the question on if mass communication degree holding graduates are more appealing candidates in a job recruitment process to the non mass communication graduates.[/b]

[b]My Personal Experience:I never studied mass communication, i studied something way different, in my 200level i got into a radio station and worked as a webdeveloper, then got to be an On Air presenter, as time went on i fell in love with new editing and reporting/ writing, i was schooled then by the head of news for the radio station and reported several news on some few occasions.

In my final year, final semester i got to meet this man in one of the APC functions, and something happened, i rewrote a speech meant to be read by an Aspirant, a certain word drew his attention to me and that was the word "Hegemony". Several were impressed with my writings and from there on i got a job and began working at one of Nigeria's leading Newspaper company in Nigeria as a reporter.

Note, that in all this i never read mass communication or something related, Graduating from the university last year i applied to a well known tv station and got a job however did not get to go on due to career decisions such as following money path- Business and neglecting the monthly pay.


Do one been a Mass communication graduate matters in been a Tv Presenter? No it does not.
Live experience? Several experience. Several Channels Tv Presenters are not Mass comm grads, Sound-City, and even reputable international Tv Presenters likes of Mason of CNN MONEY etc.


O do i need tell you that i even scaled through the Aljazeera correspondent quest? In the end, you just have to ask yourself if Broadcasting job gives you joy or the money does.

At my present for me now the money does brings the JOY, not the career. When i get older after i must have achieved what i set as my goals then i can begin to go after my passion.

So brother if you really and truly wants to be a TV presenter, you can achieve your dreams without having a mass comm cert.
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“If we fail, we need to try again. That’s what startups do, Let’s take something and just try it. We need more failures. We need more failures to teach us what we need to do.”

u course of study doesnt matter u can also work in the bank with ur couse of study

Am in same shoes. I am an Engineer, But i want be Radio presenter. I will resign from my Job today If i know How to go abt it.

If u speak impeccable english, av a good diphthong, try out a radio station, tell them u wanna work for free for 2months, they shuld give u a shot

Enrol for a PGD at the National institute ofjournalism Ogba,near WAEC office..you are good to go

ok

You can go to frcn in GRA around adekunle fajuyi Rd, they run certificate courses on department on broadcasting. Minimum of 3-6 month you aren't true and you will be fix up in any radio company. Most the Wazobia presenters too are science and engineering people, omotunde Lolo is loyal by profession egos is an engineer by profession, even yoh. You can call me on this number for more enquiry 08098786893

MEGAdime:
Am in same shoes. I am an Engineer, But i want be Radio presenter. I will resign from my Job today If i know How to go abt it.

Can wee switch degrees?

MEGAdime:
Am in same shoes. I am an Engineer, But i want be Radio presenter. I will resign from my Job today If i know How to go abt it.

Can we switch pls I desperately need an engineering degree

Apply for Unilag's PGD in Mass Comm. Form is still available. Or go to NIJ to make enquiries.

Start broadcasting your science related knowledge na

seunakin231:
If u speak impeccable english, av a good diphthong, try out a radio station, tell them u wanna work for free for 2months, they shuld give u a shot

Best Advice, no need for schooling just do some private reading and brush up your skills.

Op, broadcasting is no joke. Currently, nigerian broadcasters earn very little. It takes a very long time before you earn much from broadcasting, but if your passion for broadcasting is unshakable, I can help you. Questions you must answer first are: (a) do you want to work a nine to five job for an already existin organisation or do you want to work for yourself and (b) do you want to work in front or behind the scenes? If you supply me with those answers, I can help you better.

Ehiz read computer science.. same with many other presenters...if u re good, you're good!

learoce:
I hold a good degree in a science field that has nothing to do with mass communication, but I am interested in a TV broadcasting Job. Please any advise on how to go about this? Or any useful links that can brush and acquaint me with the skill set and know how of such job?

You can channel all you know in your field to tv broadcasting job. Email me for how you can do that.