Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
* Attend press conferences in order to gather information for broadcast.
* Comment on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions.
* Coordinate games, contests, or other on-air competitions, performing such duties as asking questions and awarding prizes.
* Discuss various topics over the telephone with viewers or listeners.
* Give network cues permitting selected stations to receive programs.
* Host civic, charitable, or promotional events that are broadcast over television or radio.
* Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, using memorized or read scripts, and/or ad-libs.
* Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.
* Keep daily program logs to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions.
* Make promotional appearances at public or private events.
* Operate control consoles.
* Prepare and deliver news, sports, and/or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.
* Provide commentary and conduct interviews during sporting events, parades, conventions, and other events.
* Write and record commercials for later broadcast.