Morning Show Anchor - Dayton Radio

Cox Media Group • Kettering, OH

10d • Onsite

About The Position

1290 and 95.7 WHIO, Dayton's News and Talk, has an immediate opening for a Morning Show Anchor. You will join our award-winning Miami Valley’s Morning News team and be a critical on-air contributor to the product. You'll co-anchor our 4-hour, live, local morning news show. You will produce and deliver news on weekday mornings. We are looking for someone that possesses a friendly and confident delivery that can engage in warm, conversational banter with the other members of the morning show team.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Effective writing skills
• Experience editing audio
• Must be willing to work a schedule that includes holidays and non-traditional work hours
• Ability to narrate, ad-lib and add value to live breaking news and severe weather coverage
• Must have a valid driver's license and clean driving record

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Education and experience in radio journalism is preferred
• One year experience preferred (spot news/developing enterprise stories experience)

Responsibilities

• Writes, stacks, pre-reads and edits news used on the air. This includes help creating show rundown, writing and creating news stories
• Demonstrates excellent writing skills (fair, balanced, clear, concise and correct)
• Demonstrates ability of self-directed story selection/writing/editing following management guidelines
• Collaborates with reporters in other platforms to co-produce stories
• Deliver news copy on air with a conversational and engaging delivery
• Read and understand complex material and turn it into easily understood copy under deadline pressure
• Anchor live coverage of breaking news and/or special coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees