Show Host

KUOW Public Radio; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KUOW Public Radio is seeking a Show Host to join our team in Seattle. The role focuses on building a new broadcast program, shaping conversations that inform, engage, and connect communities across the Puget Sound region.

The Show Host will research, write, and deliver live and recorded content, handle two-way interviews and field reporting, and collaborate with producers to ensure high-quality guests and conversations that meet KUOW’s journalistic standards.

Qualifications

• Skilled interviewer, writer, and live broadcaster with strong editorial judgment.
• Commitment to public service journalism.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the host of a broadcast program built around their talents and POV.
• Research, write, and deliver live and recorded segments.
• Propose, prepare, and conduct interviews.
• Originate story ideas and produce field-based reports.
• Maintain strong knowledge of the local cultural scene.
• Cultivate and sustain sources.
• Contribute to editorial planning and program development with producers.
• Provide input on guest selection to ensure quality, relevance, and balance.
• Participate in ongoing program performance review and improvement processes.
• Collaborate with newsroom teams to elevate content.
• Engage audiences through social media and digital platforms.
• Work with Community Engagement to incorporate listener feedback and identify information needs.
• Represent KUOW at public events and community appearances.
• Develop and write companion digital content, including online posts.
• Work jointly with the Executive Producer and Chief Content Officer on long-range editorial strategy.
• Contribute ideas that strengthen program quality, audience relevance, and innovation.
• Participate in regular editorial reviews and program evaluation.
• Support station-wide initiatives as needed.
• Perform other occasional on-air duties, including fundraising broadcasts.

Job description

Job Description

KUOW has an outstanding opportunity for a Show Host to join their team.

About This Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic journalist and on-air storyteller to join the station to build a new broadcast program. This role will help shape conversations that inform, engage, and connect communities across the Puget Sound region.

Job Description

KUOW has an outstanding opportunity for a Show Host to join their team.

About This Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic journalist and on-air storyteller to join the station to build a new broadcast program. This role will help shape conversations that inform, engage, and connect communities across the Puget Sound region.

Reporting to the Chief Content Officer , the Show Host will work closely with a producer to research, write, and deliver compelling live and recorded content on broadcast — including two-way interviews and field reporting — along with adeptly handling live conversation and audience call-ins. This position will play a central role in producing thoughtful, relevant programming that reflects the issues, voices, and experiences of our region. This position requires a skilled interviewer, writer, and live broadcaster with strong editorial judgment and a deep commitment to public service journalism. The host will work closely with a producer to research, write, and deliver compelling live and recorded content on broadcast — including two-way interviews and field reporting — along with adeptly handling live conversation and audience call-ins. This position will play a central role in producing thoughtful, relevant programming that reflects the issues, voices, and experiences of our region. Working closely with the producer, editor, Executive Producer, and Chief Content Officer, the Show Host will contribute to program development, long-range editorial planning, and continuous improvement of the show. The host will help identify story ideas, shape interview strategy, and ensure high-quality guests and conversations that meet KUOW’s journalistic standards. The role also collaborates with Community Engagement to incorporate audience feedback and strengthen connections between the station and the communities it serves. The Show Host represents KUOW publicly — on air, online, at community events, and through social media — and serves as an ambassador for the station’s mission to create and serve a more informed public. This position also will participate in additional on-air programming, including fundraising efforts.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

Editorial Leadership and On-Air Hosting (Primary Focus) (70%)

• Serve as the host of a broadcast program built around their talents and POV.
• Research, write, and deliver live and recorded segments.
• Propose, prepare, and conduct interviews.
• Originate story ideas and produce field-based reports.
• Maintain strong knowledge of the local cultural scene.
• Cultivate and sustain sources.
• Contribute to editorial planning and program development with producers.
• Provide input on guest selection to ensure quality, relevance, and balance.
• Participate in ongoing program performance review and improvement processes.
• Collaborate with newsroom teams to elevate content.

Audience Engagement and Public Representation (5%)

• Engage audiences through social media and digital platforms.
• Work with Community Engagement to incorporate listener feedback and identify information needs.
• Represent KUOW at public events and community appearances.
• Develop and write companion digital content, including online posts.

Collaboration and Strategic Contribution (20%)

• Work jointly with the Executive Producer and Chief Content Officer on long-range editorial strategy.
• Contribute ideas that strengthen program quality, audience relevance, and innovation.
• Participate in regular editorial reviews and program evaluation.
• Support station-wide initiatives as needed.

Additional Responsibilities (5%)

• Perform other occasional on-air duties, including fundraising broadcasts.