Description
Live Broadcast & Board Operation
Host and anchor the local broadcast of Morning Edition, delivering a confident, conversational, and authentic on-air presence.
Operate the digital audio control board and automation systems under live broadcast conditions.
Seamlessly integrate local newscasts, weather, traffic, and promotional breaks while strictly hitting national network time posts.
Maintain absolute composure and improvisational agility on-air during technical failures or breaking news.
News Production & Editorial Judgment
Monitor overnight developments, wire services, and local beats to stack, write, and edit fresh hourly newscasts.
Rapidly synthesize complex information into clear, accurate, and objective copy during severe weather or public safety events.
Conduct, record, and edit high-quality interviews (“two-ways”) with local newsmakers and regional reporters.
Actively participate in daily newsroom editorial meetings, contributing story ideas and ensuring diverse perspectives are reflected in our coverage.
Digital & Station Support
Repurpose morning audio assets, interviews, and features for digital platforms, such as vertical videos, podcasts, and newsletters.
Serve as a primary on-air talent and pitch-producer during station membership and fundraising drives.
Community Engagement
Travel to libraries in our region to connect with the communities they cover with a focus on rural and under covered communities outside of Champaign-Urbana.
Host pop-up displays to talk with community members about ongoing issues, speak with people one-on-one and promote surveys.
Conduct, record, and edit high-quality interviews (“two-ways”) with local residents or newsmakers to help build our regional presence.
Requirements
Any one or any combination totaling three (3) years (36 months) of the following types of preparation:
- progressively more responsible work experience in the production and presentation of radio or television programs, social media, and/or print or online journalism
- vocational training in radio and/or television production, journalism, social media, news or feature writing and/or announcing or closely related fields
- college course work in radio/television, journalism, social media, news or feature writing or closely related fields
- 60 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
- 75 semester hours equals one (1) year and six (6) months (18 months)
- 90-semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)
- 120 semester hours or a Bachelor’s degree equals three (3) years (36 months) - Preferred Qualifications
Experience in public radio
2–5 years of demonstrated experience in a live broadcast environment
Demonstrated experience in audio editing, digital board operation, and production software utilization
