• Anchor, Sports, Harlingen

    Nexstar Media Group (Brownsville, TX)


    Are you passionate about telling stories that connect deeply with your community? KVEO, a Nexstar station in south Texas, is looking for a Sports Director who can bring heart, energy, and creativity to our coverage of local high school sports, Division I athletics at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, and the NBA G-League RGV Vipers team.

     

    This is more than scores and highlights. It’s about emotional storytelling that celebrates the athletes, coaches, and fans who make sports in the Rio Grande Valley unforgettable. We want someone who can capture the drama, pride, and spirit of competition and share it across all platforms.

     

    Duties & Responsibilities

     

    + Lead the vision for sports coverage that resonates with both die-hard fans and casual viewers.

    + Anchor engaging, personality-driven sportscasts.

    + Report live from games and events, bringing viewers into the action and emotion.

    + Produce creative, distinctive, and memorable content for TV and digital platforms, including CTV.

    + Take part in the production of our weekly 30-minute show spotlighting UTRGV athletics, Vaqueros Nation

    + Host a weekly CTV digital show.

    + Build strong connections with the community through social media engagement and public appearances.

    + Respond quickly to breaking sports news and deliver compelling coverage.

    + Shoot, edit, and write stories that go beyond the scoreboard, stories that matter.

    Requirements & Skills:

    + A storyteller at heart with a passion for local sports and community pride.

    + Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field (or equivalent experience).

    + At least 4 years of sports reporting or anchoring experience (flexible based on market size).

    + Strong on-air presence and ability to ad-lib with confidence.

    + Skilled in video shooting/editing and digital content creation.

    + Ability to lead, motivate, and collaborate with a team.

    + Excellent communication skills and deadline-driven mindset.

    + Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

    + Valid driver’s license and flexibility to work any shift.

    + #Ll-Onsite

     

    Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

     

    EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.