SPORTS ANCHOR/MMJ - KTIV

FOX Carolina NewsSioux City, IA
Onsite

About The Position

Gray Media is looking for an energetic, creative, and community-focused Weekend Sports Anchor to join our newsroom. This position is ideal for a strong storyteller who is passionate about local sports, thrives under deadline pressure, and knows how to connect with viewers across broadcast, digital, and social platforms.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, broadcasting, or related field preferred.
  • Previous experience anchoring, reporting, shooting, and editing sports content preferred.
  • Strong on-air presence with excellent writing, storytelling, and live presentation skills.
  • Ability to shoot, write, edit, and post stories independently.
  • Strong knowledge of local, regional, and national sports.
  • Must be comfortable working nights, weekends, holidays, and flexible schedules as news and sports coverage require.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  • Strong digital and social media skills.
  • Valid driver’s license and good driving record required.
  • Must be a team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
  • Ability to lift and carry equipment as needed.
  • Must demonstrate sound editorial judgment and commitment to accuracy.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with ENPS, iNews, Edius, Adobe Premiere, or similar newsroom/editing systems.

Responsibilities

  • Anchor weekend sportscasts and deliver engaging, accurate, and conversational sports coverage.
  • Enterprise, shoot, write, edit, and present sports stories for broadcast, digital, mobile, and social platforms.
  • Cover local high school, college, professional, and community sports events as assigned.
  • Produce compelling sports content under tight deadlines.
  • Develop strong contacts with coaches, athletes, athletic departments, schools, and community organizations.
  • Contribute sports content during the week, including feature stories, previews, recaps, and digital updates.
  • Post timely and engaging content to the station website, app, and social media platforms.
  • Shoot and edit video using newsroom equipment and editing software.
  • Collaborate with producers, reporters, photographers, digital staff, and newsroom managers.
  • Represent the station professionally in the community.
  • Assist with special sports coverage, including playoffs, tournaments, signing days, and major local sporting events.
  • Follow journalistic standards for fairness, accuracy, ethics, and professionalism.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by newsroom leadership.
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