Multiplatform News Reporter — Higher Education Beat

Nashville Public Radio; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

GBH News is seeking an energetic, curious, and enterprising reporter to join our newsroom on a Wednesday–Sunday schedule, covering general assignment news with a partial focus on higher education.

This is a high-impact role for a journalist who is a true news hound — someone who doesn’t wait for assignments but consistently pitches, pursues, and delivers original reporting that serves our audiences across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3–5 years of reporting experience in a newsroom environment.

Responsibilities

• Pitch, research, and report general assignment news stories, including enterprise and breaking news, across multiple beats, with a partial focus on higher education.
• Cover breaking news, spot developments, and move quickly to report and file across platforms.
• Report, write, and produce stories for digital and radio, including newscasts, web posts and vertical video.
• Conduct interviews, gather sound, and deliver clear, accurate, and compelling journalism under deadline pressure.
• Collaborate with editors, producers, and other newsroom teams to shape coverage and elevate stories across broadcast and digital/social platforms.
• Build and maintain sources within the communities you cover.

Skills

Beat reporting

Higher education reporting

Source-building

Deadline reporting

Interviewing skills

Writing skills

Weekend/holiday availability

Familiarity with Boston

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

GBH News is seeking an energetic, curious, and enterprising reporter to join our newsroom on a Wednesday–Sunday schedule, covering general assignment news with a partial focus on higher education.

This is a high-impact role for a journalist who is a true news hound — someone who doesn’t wait for assignments but consistently pitches, pursues, and delivers original reporting that serves our audiences across platforms.