Sports Anchor / MMJ

Job Description

Sports Anchor / MMJ - WEEK-TV

SPORTS ANCHOR/MMJ (W/END) - WEEK-TV

About WEEK-TV:

WEEK-TV is an award-winning station that leads the community in local news coverage and community involvement. It operates a number of TV stations in the Peoria, IL television market including WEEK 25 (NBC), Heart of Illinois ABC, and Peoria-Bloomington's CW.

Job Summary/Description:
Our Award winning; duopoly WEEK- NBC & ABC is looking for a passionate sports journalist who can command the sports anchor desk. The right hire will anchor our highly successful weekend sportscast, and find compelling sports stories 3 days during the week.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but not limited to):
- Produce, write, shoot, and edit daily sports-related stories for our newscasts
- Assist in planning daily and long-term promotable coverage for station and other Gray stations
- Produce and lead efforts in production of sports specials throughout the year
- Helping to produce our ''Friday Night Lights'' and other daily sports segments

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications or related field, or equivalent training and/or experience
- Strong local sports judgment
- Videography and non-linear editing experience

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of salespeople go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

WEEK-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior to or by the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rn551k-52-15-112-69-42 in your application.