Evening News Anchor

Job Description

About KNOE:

KNOE-TV 8 News is an award-winning television station and news organization located in Monroe, Louisiana, covering northeast Louisiana, Union and Ashley Counties in Arkansas, and Warren and Adams Counties in Mississippi. KNOE-TV is owned by Atlanta-based Gray Television and is a sister station to ABC affiliate KAQY. Our offices and studios are located on Oliver Road in Monroe, and our transmitter is located in the town of Columbia in Caldwell, Parish. Since our first broadcast day on September 27, 1953, KNOE-TV has offered the best in the news, entertainment, weather, sports, and investigative reporting. Besides providing high-quality programming from both the CBS and ABC television networks, we also offer programs from the CW network. For further information, please visit www.knoe.com.

Job Summary/Description:
- Anchor live television broadcasts for our CBS evening newscasts (5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m.) Monday-Friday, and fill-in on other newscasts as needed
- Ability to engage with the audience from the anchor desk, not just read a teleprompter. Deliver on-air news events in an engaging, exciting, and accurate manner. -Use editorial judgment to help determine the content of the newscasts.
- Along with newsroom management, sets the tone for look, pacing, and flow of newscasts -Serve as mentor and teacher to team of reporters and producers
- Enterprise and pitch daily relevant news story ideas
- Write in an exciting, captivating, and authentic manner
- Develop story ideas, write, shoot, and edit news stories for on-air broadcasting -Write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media
- Engaging with the audience on social media platforms
- Interview news subjects and research for facts and credibility
- Possess great live reporting skills for field anchoring and breaking news
-Aggressively seeks opportunities to cover breaking news on all platforms
-Copy edits scripts to ensure accuracy, fairness, and deliverability
-Inspires producers and directors to create ''planned elements of surprise'' during the newscast -Produce newscasts when needed
-Appear at station sponsored events and promote station/brand -Other Duties as Assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Possess strong leadership skills, exceptional news judgment and professional knowledge of news operations are required
- Be a quick thinker ready for anything, and have strong ad-lib abilities
- Five years of reporting experience and at least two years of anchoring experience
- College degree in journalism or related field is preferable
- Newsroom Management experience a plus -Must possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record
- Must have a college degree in a related field or equivalent job experience in the journalism-related field
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screening

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4xj51-18-216-94-152-42 in your application.