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Name:
Mark Chapman
Degree:
French and Business Studies.
Postgraduate Diploma
in Broadcast Journalism
Employer:
Radio 5 Live, Radio 1
BBC Sport & ESPN
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Qualifications recommended you gain


Study what you enjoy and what you are good at. It demonstrates that you have a wide range of knowledge in fields other than sport and media. This can help you when you become a sports broadcaster.
   
3 opportunities and experiences you recommend people gain?
   
1. Gain plenty of work experience. Do anything and work anywhere in the media industry
   
2. Be patient. It took me 2 years of writing letters before I got my first work experience. You also need a lot of luck
   
3. Be nice. You would be astonished how being polite and not being rude to people can get you a long way
   
Salary range?

The range in salary is huge. It would start around £15,000 but if reports are to be believed you could get over a million for being a big name TV football presenter.