Radio News Anchor/Reporter (Part Time)

HEARST STATIONS INC; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 is seeking a versatile journalist to join our award-winning team as a part-time anchor and reporter. You will anchor newscasts, chase breaking stories, and enterprise content for radio and digital platforms with energy and confidence.

The ideal candidate will be willing to go into the field, provide timely updates, and deliver engaging, accurate reports for our audience. In-person attendance is required, with SAG-AFTRA coverage applies.

Qualifications

• Anchoring experience in radio or TV.
• Ability to cover breaking news.
• Willingness to work holidays and flexible schedule.
• In-person attendance is required.

Responsibilities

• Anchoring WBAL newscasts.
• Monitoring news from multiple sources and scripting twice-hourly newscasts.
• Supporting news gathering efforts and breaking news coverage.
• Delivering breaking news in a timely and concise manner.
• In-person attendance is required.

Skills

Anchor

Reporting

Breaking news

Broadcast experience

Job description

Hearst-owned WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 is seeking a versatile journalist to join our award-winning team as a part-time anchor and reporter. We are searching for a motivated, dependable individual who can anchor with energy, urgency and confidence-whether it is a newscast, traffic report or sports update. The ideal candidate is also unafraid to head into the field to cover breaking stories and will be encouraged to enterprise stories and deliver compelling content on-air and through our digital platforms. This position is covered by a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement; membership/eligibility required.

Responsibilities:

• Anchoring of WBAL Newscasts.
• Monitoring news from multiple sources and scripting twice-hourly newscasts.
• Supporting news gathering efforts and breaking news coverage.
• Delivering breaking news in a timely and concise manner.
• In-person attendance is required
• This position is covered by a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement; membership/eligibility required.

Required Skills

• Understanding of the Baltimore metro and surrounding areas helpful.
• Familiarity with radio or television broadcast news operations helpful.
• Must be available to work holidays, and flexible with schedule during breaking news.
• Broadcast experience preferred, particularly anchoring and reporting news.

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.