Sports Reporter/ Anchor

Job Description

Sports Reporter/ Anchor

About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KCBD:
KCBD NewsChannel 11 is the NBC affiliate in Lubbock, Texas, and the dominant #1 station in the market. Our station is committed to excellent journalism and innovation across all platforms, producing and airing more than 50 hours of original local news and weather programming each week on television. Our 24/7 digital platforms also dominate in audience, engagement, and content. We invest in the latest news-gathering equipment and superior weather technology. KCBD provides the training, support, tools, and opportunities for success in the ever-changing environment of broadcast and digital content.
Job Summary/Description:
Do you live and breathe sports? Are you ready to cover Big 12 athletics and also every single high school in our area? KCBD is looking for a hard-working, creative, and energetic storyteller to join our award-winning team as a sports reporter/anchor. This is a full-time position that will invest, train, and provide opportunities for the winning candidate to grow and advance.
Lubbock's legacy station is looking for a sports reporter/anchor to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a strong writer who understands creative storytelling and visual presentation.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Cover high school and Texas Tech sports, develop sources and contacts
- Produce and anchor weekend sportscasts
- Fill-in anchor sportscasts during the week
- Report sports stories throughout the week
- Shoot, write, edit, and deliver stories on multiple platforms
- Gather and verify information
- Collaborate with other team members to deliver the best possible product on-air and on digital
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Empathy for others. A team builder with a dedication to collaboration and getting it right.
- Strong writing skills
- Strong conversational delivery
- Degree in journalism/communications/English or equivalent background preferred
- Some newsroom experience preferred
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Availability to work various hours as breaking news or special events warrant, but understand we have a sizeable staff to spread across all dayparts.
- MVR check required
If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people, 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)
KCBD-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-022246-216-73-216-117-42 in your application.