Lead News Director: Local Journalism Innovator

Paducah Television Operations LLC; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Rincon Broadcasting Group seeks a News Director to lead KLKN in Lincoln, NE and KBSI in Cape Girardeau, MO. The role focuses on editorial direction, staff leadership, and strategic growth across broadcast, digital, and emerging platforms.

The ideal candidate will coach journalists, set clear priorities, and drive quality reporting while embracing new technologies and workflows to serve local communities effectively.

Qualifications

• Curious and creative mindset with a willingness to challenge the status quo.
• Strong leadership and people-coaching skills.
• Excellent communication and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and editorial direction for KLKN and KBSI.
• Coach and develop newsroom leaders, producers, anchors, reporters, MMJs, and staff.
• Set editorial priorities and ensure high-quality local journalism across platforms.
• Lead coverage of breaking news, weather events, and community stories.
• Ensure accurate storytelling, strong writing, producing, and execution.
• Recruit, hire, and develop journalists to build a strong newsroom pipeline.
• Explore new workflows and platforms to distribute local news effectively.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Engineering and Station Leadership.
• Manage staffing, schedules, resources, and budgets for both newsrooms.
• Maintain strong journalistic and ethical standards across both operations.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Curiosity

Creativity

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Rincon Broadcasting Group seeks a News Director to lead KLKN in Lincoln, NE and KBSI in Cape Girardeau, MO. The role focuses on editorial direction, staff leadership, and strategic growth across broadcast, digital, and emerging platforms.

The ideal candidate will coach journalists, set clear priorities, and drive quality reporting while embracing new technologies and workflows to serve local communities effectively.