Senior News Anchor & Community Impact Reporter

TEGNA, Inc.; Independence (KS); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Dental and vision coverage

403(k) with match

Teladoc access

Spring Health therapy

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

TEGNA Inc. seeks an experienced anchor for WLTX-TV Columbia to lead daily newscasts with impactful reporting. The candidate will work with producers to craft compelling, fast-paced broadcasts and manage content across TV and digital platforms.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of anchor/reporting experience, strong writing and presentation skills, and the ability to develop community relationships for impactful storytelling. A journalism/communication background is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of news anchor/reporting experience.
• Excellent, creative presentation and writing skills required.
• Comfortable developing contacts and relationships in the community.

Responsibilities

• Use editorial judgment to determine content of newscasts.
• Work with producer to create unique, fast-paced newscasts.
• Write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media.
• Develop story ideas, write, shoot and edit news stories for on-air broadcasting.
• Develop original content through social listening and independent sources.
• Journalism ethics and tenets should guide storytelling.

Skills

News anchor experience

On-camera communication

Journalism integrity

Education

Journalism/Communication degree

Job description

TEGNA Inc. seeks an experienced anchor for WLTX-TV Columbia to lead daily newscasts with impactful reporting. The candidate will work with producers to craft compelling, fast-paced broadcasts and manage content across TV and digital platforms.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of anchor/reporting experience, strong writing and presentation skills, and the ability to develop community relationships for impactful storytelling. A journalism/communication background is preferred.