Hi to all, I've been around here reading the forum for a while and I really enjoy it and always learn new things about broadcasting in the US, today I have to ask for some advice from the most experienced.
Last year me and my wife moved to the US for her to make her PhD which is fantastic and we are very happy with that.
I worked in radio broadcasting all my life, since the first time I went to a station I knew I wanted to make a career in broadcast... And I did. Since 2005 I've been working in major stations in my country, started as a board operator during weekends (I guess that's the way we all make our way into broadcasting), then I made some on air shifts, then an actual Monday - Friday shift and I ended up as General Manager assist. In all that process I gained experience and I did quite a few things from music director in two major FM's (mostly Adult Contemporary and TOP40) to train people to go on air, assign shifts, attend meetings with commercial and marketing departments to define goals for the semester, configure hardware (from a production PC to the Orban audio processor) and software (from installing an OS to backing up the automation database) so I can say I play well in almost every position.
I love radio and I'm always listening to everything, I consider myself like a radio guy and I can't think of me in another place other than a radio station. I'm usually the first to arrive and the last to go home. I like to play to win and I like my people to be motivated to do so.
The thing is, here, in the US I'm literally nobody, nobody knows me and I don't know nobody either, plus having to be sponsored with a job visa I know I'm not the most attractive candidate, the only contact I have with broadcasting at this time is volunteering at the University station with a Latin oriented weekly show (I'm from Latin America) but it's once a week and late, very late.
So if you took the time to read until here, maybe you can guide me a little bit... What should I do? I would really appreciate any guidance you could give me as I'm literally at point zero at this time.
Last year me and my wife moved to the US for her to make her PhD which is fantastic and we are very happy with that.
I worked in radio broadcasting all my life, since the first time I went to a station I knew I wanted to make a career in broadcast... And I did. Since 2005 I've been working in major stations in my country, started as a board operator during weekends (I guess that's the way we all make our way into broadcasting), then I made some on air shifts, then an actual Monday - Friday shift and I ended up as General Manager assist. In all that process I gained experience and I did quite a few things from music director in two major FM's (mostly Adult Contemporary and TOP40) to train people to go on air, assign shifts, attend meetings with commercial and marketing departments to define goals for the semester, configure hardware (from a production PC to the Orban audio processor) and software (from installing an OS to backing up the automation database) so I can say I play well in almost every position.
I love radio and I'm always listening to everything, I consider myself like a radio guy and I can't think of me in another place other than a radio station. I'm usually the first to arrive and the last to go home. I like to play to win and I like my people to be motivated to do so.
The thing is, here, in the US I'm literally nobody, nobody knows me and I don't know nobody either, plus having to be sponsored with a job visa I know I'm not the most attractive candidate, the only contact I have with broadcasting at this time is volunteering at the University station with a Latin oriented weekly show (I'm from Latin America) but it's once a week and late, very late.
So if you took the time to read until here, maybe you can guide me a little bit... What should I do? I would really appreciate any guidance you could give me as I'm literally at point zero at this time.