Main Anchor

RateMyStation; Columbus, Northern (MS, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

WCBI-TV in Columbus, Mississippi, is seeking a rising star to produce and anchor its weekday evening newscasts. The role involves reviewing scripts, coordinating with reporters, and delivering a clear, engaging broadcast across TV and digital platforms.

The ideal candidate will be an energetic journalist capable of breaking stories, researching complex topics, and mentoring colleagues in a fast-paced newsroom.

Qualifications

• Two years of anchoring experience preferred.
• Strong on-air presence and clear vocal delivery.
• Ability to break stories in the field and on the desk.
• Excellent writing and storytelling for TV and digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Review scripts for newscasts and reporters in the newsroom.
• Produce or help produce an informational, accurate, and well-paced show.
• Enterprise stories by calling sources and delivering live shots when needed.
• Mentor younger journalists and contribute to editorial meetings.

Skills

Anchoring

Live reporting

Story ideas

Social media presence

Tools

ENPS

Edius

Job description

WCBI-TV , the CBS affiliate in Columbus, Mississippi, is looking for its next rising star to produce andanchor our evening newscasts each weekday.

Responsibilities:

This ideal candidate should be passionate, energetic, able to connect with viewers on-air, and be ready to break stories in the field and on the desk. Our commitment is to tell our viewers’ stories in our shows and across our digital platforms. You will review scripts for newscasts and reporters in the newsroom. Your writing should be clear, concise, and conversational. You will produce or help produce an informational, accurate, and well-paced show.

We want a versatile, efficient, ethical journalist that can make calls to sources to enterprise stories and do live shots when needed to break down and deliver information in an easy-to-understand manner.This candidate should also be able to research and tell complex stories for special reports and series.

Your anchoring skills should be polished, and you should have the ability to ad-lib when necessary. You should be able to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven, and sometimes stressful environment. Our candidate should be active on social media. You will make some appearances on behalf of the station.

You should have the flexibility to work varying shifts, at times. This could include severe weather,elections, or other impactful news events.We want a leader in the newsroom that can mentor young journalists, develop story ideas, and run/beactive in our editorial meetings.Experience using ENPS and Edius is a plus.A clean driving record is required.Two years of anchoring is preferred.

WCBI also wants someone that is a team player, is a good newsroom citizen, and encourages others to betheir best.

WCBI:

WCBI is a Morris Multimedia television station in Columbus, Mississippi. We are located 25 minutesfrom Mississippi State University, 90 minutes from the University of Mississippi, and 60 minutes fromthe University of Alabama.

We cover nearly two dozen counties, mostly in northeast Mississippi, and several in west Alabama.Being in the heart of the Southern Conference, there’s no shortage of sports and outdoor activities.There are plenty of water opportunities as well, from the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway to area lakesand state parks.

There are a number of family friendly festivals and events in the area. We even cover the first hometownof Elvis Presley, Tupelo.Companies such as Paccar, Steel Dynamics, Toyota, and Yokohama, among others have plants in the area.We are a quick drive to Memphis and Birmingham. Columbus is also a day trip, about five hours, to NewOrleans and Atlanta, and a four-hour drive to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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