Sports Storyteller / Anchor

Job Description

Sports Storyteller / Anchor - WHNS

About WHNS:

Fox Carolina is located in Greenville, South Carolina, consistently named one of the best small cites in the US. Our DMA (#38) includes Asheville, NC and offers a competitive news environment. Fox Carolina is emerging as the news leader, producing 9.5 hours of news each weekday. Our team of award-winning professionals thrive in a fast-paced, yet fun, environment.

Greenville has an amazing downtown scene, revolving around the Reedy River, five star restaurants and breweries, and miles and miles of walking trails. For outdoor enthusiasts, the Upstate and Western North Carolina offers lakes, mountains and historical landmarks are all within a short drive.

Job Summary/Description:

Fox Carolina is looking for an experienced Sports Journalist/Anchor. Our sports philosophy is focused on superior storytelling, in depth digital coverage and what sports viewers really want to know. If your idea is standing at a wall showing highlights DO NOT APPLY. If you want to find the story behind the story for the Clemson Tigers, USC Gamecocks, Carolina Panthers and high profile High School sports, PLEASE APPLY. If you are believe sports can cover anything from hunting, to rowing to kickball, PLEASE APPLY. If you believe sports related stories deserve to be higher in the newscast, PLEASE APPLY. If you are not afraid to ask tough questions and lead our news when sports teams, players and coaches make the news, PLEASE APPLY. If you want to use your creativity and thoughts on sports to share in depth on digital platforms, PLEASE APPLY.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are 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 effort in production of sports specials throughout the year

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications or related field, or equivalent training and/or experience
• 5+ years experience in a working newsroom
• Experience with broadcast equipment used during the production of live or taped newscasts

, upload your resume, cover letter and references

(Current employees that are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro employee portal)

WHNS-TV/Gray Television Group, 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-d5mxoe-3-149-239-110-42 in your application.