PUBLIC RADIO TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SURVEYRESEARCH REPORT
WHO RESPONDED?
"I'm not the first person to point out that few of us in the system have ever had the training to go along with our positions, no matter what the staff level. I think most of us are hungry for such development opportunities."
- 225 responses to the survey were received. If a random sample, this would translate in to a standard error of about +/- 7%. Response to this survey can be considered some indication of interest in training and professional development.
- The following tables provide information about the sample in terms of employment and other demographic definitions.
- Over half of the surveys were completed by persons in top and middle management positions
- Over one fourth of the surveys were provided by general or station managers
- Nearly 60% of responses were from University licensed stations.
- About two-thirds of the responses came from market sizes 20-50 and over 100. The remaining stations were equally divided between Top 20 markets and those ranked 51-100.
- Among managers responding to the survey, 10% were from Top 20 markets, 20% from markets 21-50, 15% from markets 51-100 and 52% from markets 101 or smaller.
- Most individuals completing the survey worked for organizations with annual budgets exceeding one million dollars. Only 28% had budgets of $500,000 or less.
- For top 50 markets, the median annual budget was between $500,000 and $750,000.
- Survey respondents averaged between 10 and 20 years experience working in public radio.
- Most organizations responding to the survey operate on a July-June fiscal year.
- Nearly 70% of the surveys were completed by persons 35 - 54. The median age of survey respondents was between 35 and 44.
- Gender response was 60% male, 40% female.
- Caucasians completed more than 90% of these surveys.
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