Also called: Talent Coordinator, Guest Booker
Books guests and performers for talk shows, morning shows, and podcasts.
A talent booker pitches a star's publicist to appear on a late-night show, preps the guest's segment, and greets them in the green room.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Communications or journalism degree.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Communications, Journalism.
Growing slowly. TV talk shows are shrinking; podcasts are growing.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI finds and pitches guests faster; booking big names through relationships stays human.
Classes: Journalism, Speech, Business, Broadcast journalism.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.
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