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Report and produce public radio news stories on general assignment, as well as features, investigative reporting and specials of regional and occasionally national importance.

• Reports local news content at desk and in the field, including newscast spots, feature stories, special series and recorded interviews aired during weekly programming on University’s station on-air, online and social media.
• Develops story ideas, gathers and organizes field and online research and data, filing Freedom of Information Act records requests as needed.
• Attends meetings, interviews and events. Takes photos as necessary; logs interviews; drafts and revises stories, verifies factual information, produces broadcast versions of stories; produces promotional spots and copy; produces web and social multimedia content.
• Report news for state network and national programming. Participates in newsroom editorial and planning meetings.
• Collaborates with other news organizations.
• Ensures all content produced meets University’s journalistic standards of accuracy, fairness, and balance.
• Compiles newscasts for broadcast from a range of sources.
• Hires, trains, evaluates, and supervises Â鶹´«Ã½ employees.

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

• Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited institution.

• One year's relevant experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills .

• Ability to travel.

Light work with some physical demands such as continuously lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds, but rarely moving more than 25 to 50 pounds.

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2023-11-02