About the job:
What you do
As a Sports Broadcaster, your job is to interview athletes during sports events and to give viewer insights about the sport.
The tough stuff
As a Sports Broadcaster, you will need to be:
- Mental strong - since you will work in a moderately stressful and competitive environment
- Confident
- Knowledgeable about Sports
- Patient with your salary expectation - since it will start relatively low
- Accurate in your reporting of sports - since people will depend on your objectivity!
- Knowledgable about the Rules
The cool stuff
As a Sports Broadcaster, you will will get to be:
- Surrounded by supportive colleagues
- Exposed and recognized on TV!
- Doing something that you love for a living
Typical work hours
- May work irregular hours
- May work weekends and holidays
Are you the right fit?
Classes you should be good at
- Languages (English or French or Arabic)
- PE
Best high school track(s)
- Any Track
Personal qualities
- Understanding what you hear
- Expressing yourself verbally
- Fluency of ideas
- Time Management
- Planning & Organization
- Leadership Skills
Will you make money?
Education stuff:
Education required
- You will need a Bachelor's Degree in Media or Journalism
- You will also need to be fluent in various languages
- You can come from a media or an athletic background
Helpful resources
Local universities
International universities
Video Description
If you have a passion for sports, are fluent in many languages, and have your own natural way of delivering news - then Sports Broadcasting might be the career for you!
Biography
Lama Moukaddem is a Business Marketing graduate and a professional basketball player at Al- Riyadi Club Beirut. She is also a Sports Reporter at LBCI Broadcasting Station where she covers all the major sports events in Lebanon.