Weekend Anchor/MSJ

TEGNA Inc. • Toledo, OH

9d • $22 - $25

About The Position

WTOL 11 is seeking a Weekend Anchor/Multi-Skilled Journalist to anchor weekend newscasts and report during the week. The role involves shaping coverage across television, digital and streaming, leading breaking news coverage, connecting with viewers, and delivering original reporting for communities in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. The journalist should be comfortable both shooting and editing stories and guiding viewers through developing situations from the anchor desk.

The newsroom focuses on meaningful local coverage, original reporting, and reaching audiences across platforms. The successful candidate will help shape weekend coverage, grow as an anchor and reporter, and contribute work that matters to the communities WTOL 11 serves.

Requirements

• Strong reporting, writing, interviewing and storytelling skills.
• Engaging on-air presence and ability to communicate naturally beyond a script.
• Sound news judgment and commitment to accuracy, fairness and ethical journalism.
• Ability to independently shoot and edit video and manage deadlines.
• Clear understanding of how storytelling changes across broadcast, digital, social and streaming platforms.
• Initiative, adaptability and willingness to work weekends, evenings and holidays as coverage requires.
• Professional television reporting experience.

Nice To Haves

• Anchoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Anchor weekend newscasts with credibility, warmth and strong editorial judgment.
• Work with producers to build relevant, engaging newscasts and contribute to story selection, writing and presentation.
• Develop, pitch, shoot, write and edit original stories reflecting life across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.
• Build trusted sources and community relationships that support enterprise reporting and accountability journalism.
• Deliver clear, compelling live reports and adapt confidently as stories develop.
• Write and update digital stories, contribute to streaming coverage, and use social platforms to inform and engage audiences.
• Take ownership of accuracy, context and follow-up, from breaking updates through subsequent reporting.
• Collaborate with newsroom colleagues, communicate well, welcome coaching and help teammates succeed.

Benefits

• Medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for full- and part-time employees.
• Dental and eye care coverage.
• Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions up to the first 4% of pay; contributions are 100% vested from day one.
• Nine free virtual doctor appointments annually for employees and eligible family members, regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans.
• Twelve free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician for employees and eligible family members.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Nine paid holidays per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed