Broadcast Center has a rich history providing training for broadcasting positions since 1972. Broadcast Center's founder said that in all of his years in broadcasting, he met more people who entered the industry in spite of their education than because of it. That observation prompted him to develop a broadcasting college, which provided an honest, practical, and usable education that could be applied to the realities of the broadcast industry.
From that philosophy grew Broadcast Center, a school built on merit and judged by the quality and success of its graduates.
In 1972, Broadcast Center opened in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton, Missouri, with only a handful of students and staff members.
By 1976, the school had outgrown its original space. In order to accommodate more students, staff, and equipment, the Center moved to a much larger building in Clayton. Located only a few blocks from several radio stations, Broadcast Center became central gathering point for many of the greatest broadcasters in St. Louis. In 1997, Broadcast Center once again needed more space and moved to an even larger building at 2360 Hampton Avenue, just south of I-44. Now with over 12,000 square feet, the Center maintains a staff of over 30, many of whom are graduates of the Center, and a student body of generally around 200 students.
The Center has four fully equipped radio station control room studios, ten announcing booths, seven audio production studios, one television studio with an adjoining news set, one television control studio, three digital video production studios, and plans to build several more studios in the months ahead. The Center's future rests upon an impressive record of training and placement, where carefully selected applicants are educated by professional broadcasters for a growing industry, constantly in search of talent to fill job opportunities.
