What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spanish News Anchor weekdays position at KRGV-TV?
Weekday Spanish News Anchor
This job was posted on May 8, 2024.
KRGV Channel 5 News and KRGV 5.2 Noticias RGV is looking for a dynamic Spanish Language News Anchor for our flagship newscasts at 5 and 10pm Monday – Friday on Noticias RGV La Voz Del Valle
KRGV and Noticias RGV is the largest news operation in South Texas in any language. Our newscasts produce 66 hours of news every week in both English and Spanish. Noticias RGV is the only Spanish language station with a 2-hour morning news program from 7-9am and 2-hour noon newscast. KRGV and Noticias RGV have the most comprehensive news gathering operation, and largest weather forecasting team in the market.
The McAllen-Brownsville area is the 11th largest Hispanic market in the country.
We are looking for an engaging and personable anchor to help lead our evening newscasts. The successful candidate is someone who is a team player and leader who will work with young reporters to help bring high quality and engaging storytelling stories to our growing audience.
As anchor you must have excellent interviewing skills, and a proven ability to skillfully ad lib in any live/breaking news situation. As anchor, you will work with the producer to find engaging topics and help create a conversation during the newscast as well as writing creative headlines and teases.
From time to time you may be asked to fill-in anchoring on other newscasts as needed as well as on scene live anchoring, covering breaking/spot news, general news, and occasional feature stories.
Develop and maintain a network of news sources providing access to exclusive local news stories.
This position is Full-Time, as anchor, you are a team leader and you should understand that the job doesn’t end when the TV show ends.
This position is Full Time
Requirements
· Must be 100% fluent in Spanish with excellent verbal and written skills.
· Bilingual in Spanish/English.
· BA or BS in Journalism, Communications or Political Science preferred.
· Must possess a minimum of 2 years television anchor and or on-air live reporter experience.
· Frequent use of social media for news-gathering/disseminating and community engagement
· Able to handle working under the pressure of intense deadlines.
· Have the ability to work effectively with others in a team environment.
· Develop contacts and relationships in the community
KRGV (ABC) is located in the warm and beautiful Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. (Harlingen – Weslaco – Brownsville – McAllen, Texas DMA #83) Privately owned by the Manship family since 1964, KRGV offers its employees excellent benefits and use of state-of-the-art technologies. Channel 5 News is a hard news brand that drives market leading ratings in a fast-growing area with significant breaking news.
Noticias RGV “La Voz del Valle” is the only Spanish News station that brings news coverage you can trust from the most experienced news team in the Valley.
KRGV-TV does not discriminate in its employment and personnel practices because of a person’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. The Federal Communications Commission specifically prohibits discriminatory employment practices.
Informing you and your organization of the above employment opportunity is an affirmative action on our part to actively seek qualified minorities and women for our staff vacancies. Through your assistance, we want to ensure that our employment opportunities are made known to members of minority groups and to women.
KRGV-TV is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.
If you are qualified for the above vacancy send resume to Elizabeth Gaona, Director of Human Resources, KRGV-TV, P.O. Box 5, Weslaco, Texas 78599 or email to egaona@krgv.com.
