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Job Description
- Monitor public safety scanners, fixed cameras, social media and e-mail while answering phones and keeping the newsroom informed of significant events and breaking news.
- Assist news team in coming up with story ideas and gathering information.
- Assign and coordinate logistics between news crews and live trucks; coordinate live and tape feeds from trucks and other transportation so stories can be broadcast live.
- Develop and maintain contacts with law enforcement and fire departments, local government and community organizations to stay updated on current events.
- Coordinate daily logistics and dispatches crews and multimedia journalists to breaking news.
- Assist producers, reporters, web producer with story calls, setups and follow ups.
- Write and publish basic story details to KOB.com as needed
- Complete other duties as assigned.