The mien of a broadcaster? (3)

I believe the answer is:
air
'the mien' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a broadcaster?' is the wordplay.
'broadcaster?' becomes 'ir' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'ir'='AIR'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for air that I've seen before include "Atmosphere surrounding the earth" , "The earth's atmosphere" , "See 21" , "If it's hot, it's boastful" , "Mix of gases surrounding the earth" .)
