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Weekend Sports Anchor
- Nexstar Media Group (Waco, TX)
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FOX44/KWKT is seeking a Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter to cover sports across all our platforms. This is the opportunity to cover Baylor University, home of championship football, basketball, and some of the best high school student / atheletes in Texas.
+ The successful candidate will enterprise, research, and present sports stories with an emphasis on local sports. Solid news judgment, strong writing, dynamic storytelling and presentation skills, online and social media skills, and technical ability are critical. Must be able to shoot, write, and edit stories on a daily basis. Must be a motivated team player willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays, and other duties as assigned. Organized and meet deadlines.
Requirements & Skills :
+ Prefer a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field, and or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience. Priority will be given to candidates with sports reporting experience. Candidate shall have comprehensive knowledge of sports and sports related activities. Must display fluency in English - written and verbal communication.
+ Must have a good driving record and a valid driver's license. Pre-employment background check required.
+ Must be able to sit, conduct telephone conversations, use electronic mail, write letters and memos, conduct face-to-face discussions with individuals or groups, make decisions with limited supervision that may impact results of station and/or co-workers, work in close proximity to others, work outdoors occasionally in all weather conditions, and work indoors in environmentally controlled conditions. In addition, must be able to lift, set up and operate equipment weighing up to 45 pounds, and to handle, control or feel objects, tools, or controls. Repetitive movements are required. Work may be conducted in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions
Please send resume, references, salary requirements, and video links to: Sylvia Villarreal, News Director, KWKT-TV, 8803 Woodway Dr., Woodway, TX, 76712, [email protected], and apply online at www.nexstar.tv/careers. No phone calls please. EOE
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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.
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