News Reporter for KWGS

University of Tulsa•Tulsa, OK

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About The Position

Anchor/Reporter is a full-time position that reports to the News Director and anchors local news segments during am morning drive on NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,' with occasional substitute anchoring in the afternoon; reports on planned events, spot news and enterprise stories for broadcast and website; produce feature stories for broadcast and website; assist with updating station website and sharing content via social media, including on weekend “on call” rotations; field report or anchor during special coverage events, such as elections, severe weather, or station outreach events; provide reporting assistance and content to NPR and other national outlets; other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, mass communications, or related field, or three years full-time reporting experience with a radio station, TV station, digital media or newspaper producing daily news
experience with at least one content management system
familiarity with AP style
excellent verbal communication skills and speaking voice
valid driver’s license and ability to travel locally and within state for news coverage
An equivalent combination of education and work experience may substitute for the education requirement.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree and full-time experience with a radio station, TV station, digital media, or newspaper producing daily news
experience producing radio news reports
experience anchoring radio or TV newscasts
experience in public media news
experience with Adobe Audition editing software
basic HTML skills

Responsibilities

Writes and anchors seven newscast segments including weather through morning, then posts to the station website, and social media.
Gathers information and assets such as audio and images for reporting and stories, including monitoring and pulling relevant audio from meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Researches, produces, reports, writes and voice assigns stories for broadcast and station website, including spot news and feature length stories on a general assignment basis.
Updates station website and shares stories via social media every weekday morning, and on a weekend “on-call” rotation.
Covers breaking news and contributes to the NPR national network newscasts and programs, as needed.
Assists and collaborates with other public radio stations in Oklahoma, sharing created stories, and working collaboratively with other station personnel on special projects.
Hosts or co-hosts other station programs or events, as needed.
Represents KWGS and Public Radio Tulsa at station-sponsored events outside of the station, including candidate forums, and other station-sponsored events including membership and fundraising events.
Occasionally assists on-air fundraising efforts by producing fund drive promos, as available.
Occasional work hours in the evening and weekends.