News Anchor

Job Description

Overview

Audacy Dallas (News Radio 1080 KRLD-AM) has a rare and coveted opening for co-anchor of The KRLD Morning News with Mike Rogers. The ideal candidate is an upbeat, positive, motivated individual who enjoys initiating relationships with key newsmakers, civic leaders, and listeners. If you understand that compelling writing, great storytelling, and creative use of sound make for a great news product on-air and in the digital space, then we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:
• Solo and co-anchoring of news programming on all news stations.
• Producing and recording news segments.
• Gathering, writing, recording, editing and delivering news, traffic & weather content including live coverage from the field as well as the studio.
• Interviewing newsmakers.
• Highly engaging on social media and able to build and activate social media following.

Qualifications

Required & Preferred:
• Preferred 1+ years anchoring or reporting news for broadcast media.
• Must be computer proficient with Microsoft Outlook & Word, Burli experience is preferred and have the ability to fully utilize all the tools of broadcast and social media in the field (Twitter, Facebook, live and recorded video and audio equipment, etc.) and excellent writing skills.
• Position requires proficiency in editing and packaging news sound and interviews.
• Position requires contemporary sound and excellent on-air delivery.
• Knowledge of the broadcast area and station demographics is essential.
• 4 year degree in journalism preferred.

Responsibilities:

What You'll Do:
- Solo and co-anchoring of news programming on all news stations.
- Producing and recording news segments.
- Gathering, writing, recording, editing and delivering news, traffic & weather content including live coverage from the field as well as the studio.
- Interviewing newsmakers.
- Highly engaging on social media and able to build and activate social media following.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1j440-3-128-188-69-42 in your application.