I can’t speak for how to get into radio in Seattle, but I would always recommend studying a field that teaches you how to think. Also, should you want to get into broadcasting, a better way in today might be through learning IT and/or engineering skills. While even those fields have seen a contraction in the industry, they seem to have more jobs, and they’re better jobs (though, unfortunately, they don’t pay as well as similar jobs in other fields). Plus, engineers who really know how to work on AM directional arrays are few and far between, and many of the best are at or near retirement age.
Something else to keep in mind is that, if you want to be on-air, you’re not likely to walk into a Seattle station and get a job. Once-in-a-great-while, someone does it, but it’s extremely rare. You're probably going to have to work in a Coos Bay, OR and/or a Twin Falls, ID for a few years before you even make it to a Yakima or a Spokane, let alone a Seattle or a Portland.
Finally, if the medium is less important to you, you might want to look at TV. Seems like the floor for larger market TV jobs is a lot lower than it used to be. Don’t know how many get hired, but I've seen job postings in large markets that only require two or three years experience. That was unheard of not too long ago but seems to be becoming more common. You'll have to work long hours, wear a lot of hats, potentially put yourself in dangerous situations, and won't make much money, but TV would seem to have a lot more positions than radio.
