News Anchor / Reporter / Wshm

Job Description

About WGGB/WSHM:

Named 2021 Station of the year by the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association, Western Mass News is a licensed television station in Springfield, Massachusetts, and serves the Pioneer Valley. The networks of Western Mass News include ABC 40, Fox 6 and CBS 3.

Job Description/Summary:

Western Mass News is looking for a Weekday evening anchor who is engaging and also loves reporting. This position is a newsroom leader who serves as a co-anchor for our 4pm, 5pm, and 6pm newscasts, and also is a key member of our award winning investigative reporting team.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Serve as a primary anchor for our early evening newscasts (4pm - 6:30pm)
- Responsible for weekly in-depth stories, from idea, to coordinating interviews, to writing
- Will also be tasked with daily stories to air in the evening newscasts
- Represent Western Mass News at area events
- Perform other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field
- Shows leadership abilities, to help guide other reporters
- Good writing skills
- Good communication skills
- Solid news judgment
- A consistent track record of meeting deadlines
- Ability to juggle multiple projects at once
- Familiarity with ENPS is a plus
- You MUST provide a link to your resume reel
- Pre-employment MVR check will be run

Interested applicants can, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your cover letter, resume, and references (include link of your work)

WGGB/WSHM-TV/Gray Television Group, Inc. is a drug-free company

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9jyp9-3-135-201-186-42 in your application.