National Radio Talent Institutes Return
• The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) announced the planned return of the National Radio Talent System’s Institutes in 2022. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the national system will return to college campuses for the intensive 10-day institute continuing with an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to its curriculum. The Kellar Radio Talent Institute will be held on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone, NC from June 6-June 15, 2022, and the Confer Radio Talent Institute will be held on the campus of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in Bloomsburg, PA from July 11-July 20, 2022. Look for more Radio Talent Institute announcements coming soon.
College students, recent graduates, radio part-timers and interns are invited to apply to be accepted into the intensive 10-day Institutes. Sessions will include almost every aspect of radio including on-air, programming, sales, production, writing, news, sports, promotions, videography, podcasting, social media, engineering and management. Each student will also participate in RAB’s Professional Development training and takes the exam to earn their Radio Marketing Professional Certification.
“An essential part of RAB’s mission is providing the industry with the tools and resources to help broadcasters attract new talent to the medium and enhance radio’s professionalism through training and support,” said Erica Farber, RAB President & CEO. “The National Radio Talent System helps us develop and nurture the next generation of broadcaster and we are delighted to bring back as many of the institutes as we can in 2022.”
Dan Vallie, Founder and consultant of the National Radio Talent System, commented, “The need for an in-person program equipping college students with a state-of-the-art career development curriculum is needed more than ever. The Radio Talent Institute really is the best thing a student can do to learn and connect to the broadcast industry and to have the industry connect with them, in such a short period of time.” For more information about the curriculum and application process, please visit nationalradiotalentsystem.com.
