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Morning Show Anchor - Dayton Radio

Location: 

Dayton, OH, US, 45409

Location: OH-Dayton

Job Title:  Morning Show Anchor - Dayton Radio

 

Position Overview

1290 and 95.7 WHIO, Dayton's News and Talk, has an immediate opening for a Morning Show Anchor. You will join our award-winning Miami Valley’s Morning News team and be a critical on-air contributor to the product. You'll co-anchor our 4-hour, live, local morning news show. You will produce and deliver news on weekday mornings. We are looking for someone that possesses a friendly and confident delivery that can engage in warm, conversational banter with the other members of the morning show team.      

 

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Writes, stacks, pre-reads and edits news used on the air. This includes help creating show rundown, writing and creating news stories
  • Demonstrates excellent writing skills (fair, balanced, clear, concise and correct)
  • Demonstrates ability of self-directed story selection/writing/editing following management guidelines
  • Collaborates with reporters in other platforms to co-produce stories
  • Deliver news copy on air with a conversational and engaging delivery
  • Read and understand complex material and turn it into easily understood copy under deadline pressure
  • Anchor live coverage of breaking news and/or special coverage

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Effective writing skills
  • Experience editing audio
  • Must be willing to work a schedule that includes holidays and non-traditional work hours
  • Ability to narrate, ad-lib and add value to live breaking news and severe weather coverage
  • Must have a valid driver's license and clean driving record

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Education and experience in radio journalism is preferred
  • One year experience preferred (spot news/developing enterprise stories experience)

About Cox Media Group 
CMG Media Corporation (d/b/a Cox Media Group) is an industry-leading media company with unparalleled brands, award-winning content, and exceptional team members. CMG provides valuable local and national journalism and entertainment content to the people and communities it serves. The company's businesses encompass 14 high-quality, market-leading television brands in 9 markets; 45 top-performing radio stations delivering multiple genres of content in 9 markets; and numerous streaming and digital platforms. CMG's TV portfolio includes multiple primary affiliates of ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Telemundo and MyNetworkTV, as well as several valuable news and independent stations. For more information about CMG, visit www.coxmediagroup.com

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Nearest Major Market: Dayton

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