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Step 1
Take broadcast journalism and reporting classes in college, or major in communications or journalism. These majors are the building blocks for learning how to get comfortable in front of the camera, conducting interviews and learning how to make interviewees feel comfortable. Classes can also teach you to produce, create and find good content for show segments.
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Step 2
Join the news organization or group on campus. Depending on the university, students enrolled in certain majors can fulfill credits by participating in organizations. It gives students excellent hands-on opportunities in broadcasting--in hosting, reporting, anchoring, writing, and producing. Your experience will come in handy when you accept a job in the real world where you are expected to manage these tasks.
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Step 3
Take a community college class in broadcasting or reporting if you've already graduated from college or if you've never had the opportunity to go. These classes are cheap and also offer hands-on opportunities to learn how to report and conduct interviews.
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Step 4
Audition for hosting and talk show hosting opportunities. Often these jobs are posted on community websites and casting websites.
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Step 5
Create your own talk show on public access television. Log on to the website of the public access station in your town. It should have details posted about how to get your show on the air. If it doesn't, call the television station. Once your show is accepted by the television station, develop a niche for your show regarding target audience (men vs. women or 18 to 30 vs. 30 to 50) and what type of talk show it will be in terms of content.
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Step 6
Once you have tapes of yourself hosting your own talk show, submit it to television stations and production companies throughout the country. Send out the tape any time you find a listing for openings and castings when a talk show host is needed.
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Step 7
Network and market yourself as much as you can in the news business community.
