Reporter/Anchor

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain extensive community contacts and awareness of local, state and national current events.
• Collaborate with the News Director and other news managers to choose stories to broadcast considering audience preferences.
• Meet with the News Director, reporters and other news anchors to be briefed on the day's news.
• Revise scripts and prepare to deliver them on-air.
• Organize the news to present the most interesting pieces first, ensure late breaking news is added to newscasts.
• Introduce news correspondents reporting on scene and ask relevant questions.
• Interview guests and other members involved in particular stories engaging in commentary.
• Keep abreast of news developments by studying papers, attending events, and staying in contact with industry professionals.
• Write for station's website and maintain an active social media presence.
• Make daily promotional community appearances.
• Provide newsroom leadership and contribute to overall team effort.
• Comply with the moral code of the journalistic profession
• Shoot, edit video and stories as needed.