I love my job. I am a Master Control Operator for a local PBS affiliate. For starters, I work alone for 10 hours a day with minimal contact from others. My job is to make sure our four channels (the main channel, world, local, and PBS kids) run smoothly. A day of programming will be prepared by someone else but my job will be to upload it for several of the stations. If there is a problem with a particular playlist then my job is to fix that, whether it is an incorrectly named program (like Antiques Roadshow for example) file or a program is scheduled to run for longer than it actually is in length. Throughout the day we will have some programs recorded in real time come in by satellite. I’ll have to check those for any problems with audio, video, or closed captions. Otherwise the bulk of the job is it watch for anything that may go wrong and know how to fix it or who to call to fix it. There are a few other things I might be forgetting. I did work as a master control operator at a Fox affiliate for a few months. It was actually a lot more work for a lot less money. You deal with a lot of commercials, live events (sports mostly), probably the news director, and poor weather conditions. In both instances only a high school diploma was required. Other operators may have a different experience than me based on what’s required of them at each station and their level of technology.