The Illinois Broadcasters Foundation's "Audio Media Career Academy" powered by RAB creates opportunities for new and emerging careers in media.  It is truly an incubator of well-rounded, well-educated college students, or recent graduates with a passion for media and a determination to get into the business.

The National Radio Talent System™ is made up of multiple talent Institutes at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Each institute brings in industry professionals from around the country as Guest Speakers who bring their real-world knowledge to this intensive 5-day summer program.

The Illinois Broadcasters Foundation's "Audio Media Career Academy" powered by RAB is the campus-to-career connection most students need to begin their broadcast career, each not only learning from the dozens of pros but are able to network with them individually. This proves invaluable, as most will otherwise never have such an opportunity to meet and speak with these professionals. Likewise, these pros already have an introduction to these students who are available for open positions.

Upon completion of the institute, students will further their networking opportunities with access the National Radio Talent System's Career Center. This is where those in the industry are able to discover and hire NRTS graduates, who very likely, will be tomorrow's industry leaders.

Here are some of the Institute highlights (See Curriculum for more)

• Now is the Time to Start Thinking Like a Pro
• Radio's Digital Content & Social Media
• Programming Sports Talk Radio
• How to Get In and Win
• Marketing and Promotions - Doing It Right
• Basics of Great Voice Work and Production
• Goal Setting & Time Management
• Doing It Live & Voice Tracking
• How to Get a Good Job
• How to Do A Great Talk Radio Show
• Basics of Doing a Great Music Radio Show
• Music Scheduling: How & Why
• Sales & Marketing