Dynamic Morning Reporter: Live News & Breaking Coverage

AAJA25; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Additional Benefits to meet your and你的

team-oriented newsroom culture

Job summary

Hearst Television's WLKY is seeking an energetic live morning reporter to join our award-winning team. The reporter will cover breaking news, human interest and community events with urgent live presence and strong visual storytelling.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years of live reporting, can write quickly, and collaborates with video journalists to craft compelling stories while meeting tight deadlines and maintaining journalistic integrity.

Qualifications

• Past live reporting experience and ability to produce live shots.
• Strong writing and storytelling skills with visual storytelling.
• Ability to work early morning shifts and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to collaborate with video journalists and newsroom teammates.

Responsibilities

• Must have live reporting experience and be willing to work the early morning shift
• Plan live shots and assemble stories for newscasts; write quickly
• Collaborate with video journalists to develop and tell the story visually
• Meet writing/editing timing deadlines; provide script information promptly
• Develop a network of sources; contribute multimedia updates daily
• Attend in person and work under pressure to deliver stories

Skills

Live reporting

Writing

Storytelling

Team player

Tools

Mobile transmission devices

Video journalist collaboration tools

Job description

Hearst Television's WLKY is seeking an energetic live morning reporter to join our award-winning team. The reporter will cover breaking news, human interest and community events with urgent live presence and strong visual storytelling.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years of live reporting, can write quickly, and collaborates with video journalists to craft compelling stories while meeting tight deadlines and maintaining journalistic integrity.