OP, if you want to work in Sports radio...follow your dream! I promise that your 2 years of college with radio students will be 2 of craziest and fun years of our life.
I finished up at Mount Royal about 4 years ago, and among my class of 60ish, I'd estimate that half are currently employed in either radio or TV including myself. Our jobs range from promotions directors, promotion coordinators, tv news anchors, tv news reporters, radio news reporters, talk radio producers, DJ's, camera operators and creative writers.
Don't let stories of "the big bad radio monster" scare you. There are more jobs than ever despite consolidation, automation and voice tracking. New stations are popping up all the time and believe it or not radio revenues continue to rise. I've had work for 5 years now doing all sorts of things. Early on the pay was pretty bad ($10 an hour) but I live comfortably (not extravagantly) now and I know I have plenty of room to advance from where I am.
The only real advice I'll give you is to keep an open mind while you're in school. Don't go in with the only goal to be the next Rob Kerr. I went into school wanting to be a TV sports guy, and I ended up a radio DJ and have had a few different duties since I entered the industry. But I love my job, I love the industry and at least for now it's been good to me. Good luck!
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