Investigative Reporter

Job Description

Investigative Reporter - WIBW

About WIBW:

WIBW TV has served Northeast Kansas for nearly 70 years and has a long tradition of excellence. A CBS affiliate, WIBW is located in Topeka, the Capital city of Kansas. Along with consistently high news ratings, we have the #1 website in the market and deliver strong results to our advertisers. Our market is often driven by weather, dating back to the devastating tornado that struck Topeka in 1966. In addition, we are situated between two Big 12 schools, and a short drive away from the Kansas City professional teams. WIBW-TV was the first television station in NE Kansas and continues to produce the best in news, weather, and sports reporting today.

Job Summary/Description:

Recruiting Investigative reporter who is an organized researcher and knows where to look for evidence of wrongdoing that has a significant impact on citizens of Kansas. Ideal candidate can multi-task and develop several stories while focusing on one. The IR cannot let deadlines determine whether the story is ready for air and now when the evidence doesn't warrant a story.

Duties and responsibilities include (but not limited to):
- Looking for investigator who knows document researching.
- Requires organized person who can track multiple investigations simultaneously.
- Must work with minimal direction while keeping supervisors apprised of progress on stories.
- Requires patience until there is enough credible evidence to warrant publishing.

Qualifications/Requirements:
- College Degree preferred.
- Must submit a link with examples of hard news stories that required investigation.
- Investigative Producers encouraged to apply.

Come join our dynamic news team, if you feel you qualify, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopening, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter and references

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gp571x-18-188-175-182-42 in your application.