• Unpaid Intern

    Nexstar Media Group (Knoxville, TN)


    WATE 6 On Your Side is excited to continue to welcome internships this Summer!

     

    An internship at WATE can provide you the opportunity to explore your career interests, acquire marketable job skills while “learning the ropes” of the industry, establish professional contacts, and gain practical work experience.

     

    The WATE internship program offers opportunities in News/Weather/Sports/Production/Lifestyle show. Our internships offer meaningful educational and work experiences designed to meet the academic and career goals of the intern.

     

    Requirements & Skills

     

    Applicant must be a junior or senior in an accredited college or university

     

    Possess strong communication skillsFlexible in learning a variety of assignments and tasksA collaborative worker with a willingness to learn

     

    Attend news meetings

     

    Transcribe interviews

     

    Assist reporters and producers

     

    Research stories for online and broadcast

     

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    Internship Details

     

    Each intern is expected to complete 15-20 hours per week for up to 12 weeks. The 2025 Summer session will run from May 27 until August 8.You will get the opportunity to work at the station and in the field. This is to help you understand how a TV station is run and find out what you like best.Interns will be supervised by the manager and participate in a meaningful learning experience.This is an unpaid internship and the Intern is not entitled to wages or any compensation or benefits for the time spent in the internship.

     

    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.