Morning Host: Classical Music & Listener Engagement Hybrid

newyork-public-radio; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Personal leave and family leave

Collective bargaining agreement (SAG-A

Job summary

New York Public Radio's WQXR seeks a Weekday Morning Host to deliver mission-aligned classical music across live broadcasts and digital platforms, expanding listenership and audience engagement while reporting to the Program Director.

The role is based in New York City with a hybrid schedule; five days on air, strong vocal clarity, and the ability to write engaging copy, promos, and features for diverse listeners are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in music, broadcasting, the humanities, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Minimum 5 years of professional live, on-air radio experience, including announcing classical music and writing on-air copy.
• Strong pronunciation and working knowledge of foreign languages integrated into classical music programming, particularly French, German and Italian.
• Experience with radio playout, automation and audio editing tools (Zetta preferred).

Responsibilities

• Host the live WQXR morning broadcast five days a week.
• Maintain a warm, relaxed, engaging vibe and conversational, welcoming delivery.
• Voice recurring station promos, underwriting credits, and other imaging spots.
• Conceptualize, collaborate on, and host specialty on-air classical features and shows.
• Use playout, production, and automation systems following station and FCC rules.
• Host or co-host live broadcasts and station events.
• Provide occasional live or voice-tracked backup hosting for alternate shifts.

Skills

Language proficiency

Verbal clarity

Core music knowledge

Studio tools

Music scheduling software

Multilingual broadcasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in music, broadcasting, humanities or related field

Tools

Zetta

Audio editing

Playout automation

Music scheduling

Job description

New York Public Radio's WQXR seeks a Weekday Morning Host to deliver mission-aligned classical music across live broadcasts and digital platforms, expanding listenership and audience engagement while reporting to the Program Director.

The role is based in New York City with a hybrid schedule; five days on air, strong vocal clarity, and the ability to write engaging copy, promos, and features for diverse listeners are essential.