on-air talent
Voice behind microphone
On-air talent refers to the people who appear or speak on broadcast media—television anchors, radio hosts, sportscasters, and similar personalities.
The term distinguishes performers visible or audible to audiences from behind-the-scenes staff like producers and technicians: The station is looking for new on-air talent for the morning show.
Sometimes shortened to just talent in industry contexts.
- presenterOne who delivers content
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
- sportscasterBroadcasts athletic events
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- hostOne receiving guests
weathercaster · television · vocal projection · radio · prime time · disc jockey · reporter · breaking news · professionalism · camera ready · improvisation · announcer · voice-over · articulation · sound bite · podcasting · charisma · interviewer
- broadcastingbroadcasting, TV, radio, television, news
- broadcastersbroadcaster, news anchor, newscaster, newsreader, presenter
- radio jobsradio announcer, DJ, radio personality, disc jockey, radio host
- radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, radio broadcast
- Fundraiserpledge drive, telethon, donation, donor, contribution
on-air talenttechnical crew
Non-performers supporting production
producer · director · cameraman · sound technician · editor
on-air talentcrew
Working team aboard
stagehands · sound technicians · lighting technicians · producers · editors