The L.A. TV based Host “Hamid Lavassani” celebrating his anniversary

“There are so many different facets to hosting. It’s truly the great balancing act. It’s an act that can be 100% learned. The great thing about hosting is you don’t have to have a lick of talent to do it. But with that strong connection to your audience, you can learn to balance all of the elements of hosting—from the teleprompter to your co-host to the copy. Once clients have been critiqued, it’s time to start working on those skills. Many performers look and sound great on camera but have no idea how to create content or write a pitch—skills that are necessary for any newsroom and other media platforms. Nowadays, it’s crucial to be a jack-of-all-trades when starting out if you want to be a host or news reporter. One must have incredible on-air presence, be a creative and factual writer, a comfortable ad libber, a videographer and editor.

July 3, 2022 | 9:33 am