What are the responsibilities and job description for the Morning News Host/Reporter position at The University of Kansas?
Position Overview
The Morning Edition Host/Reporter delivers the local segments of “Morning Edition,” National Public Radio’s weekday news magazine on Kansas Public Radio (hereafter “KPR”), licensed by the University of Kansas in Lawrence. This person gathers, edits, writes, produces, and delivers local newscasts and hosts the local segments of this national show on KPR. Following each day’s broadcast of Morning Edition, this position is also responsible for producing broadcast and online news content. The reporter must have a keen understanding of state, regional, and national news. This position requires consistent availability on weekdays from 4:00 am to 1:00 pm, including most holidays. The position is supervised by the News Director and/or Assistant News Director.
Job Description
80%
The position is responsible for hosting the local segments of NPR’s Morning Edition. This includes gathering, editing, writing, producing, and presenting morning newscasts each weekday on KPR. This position also helps maintain and update news stories and other information on the KPR website. This person is responsible for maintaining a high-quality, content-rich, news program.
15%
The position also has reporting and production duties, including newscast stories, interviews and occasional features. This position will be expected to produce local and regional newscasts on a regular basis, edit longer local content from other shows and podcasts so they can be included in the news magazines, and produce at minimum one in-depth feature per month.
5%
Other duties as assigned by the News Director, which will include participation in on-air station fundraising.
Position Requirements
In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
Contact Information to Applicants
J. Schafer
jschafer@ku.edu
785-864-2246
Advertised Salary Range
$45,000 - $53,000
Work Schedule
M-F 4:00am- 1:00pm
Application Review Begins
Monday March 17, 2025
Anticipated Start Date
Monday April 21, 2025
The Morning Edition Host/Reporter delivers the local segments of “Morning Edition,” National Public Radio’s weekday news magazine on Kansas Public Radio (hereafter “KPR”), licensed by the University of Kansas in Lawrence. This person gathers, edits, writes, produces, and delivers local newscasts and hosts the local segments of this national show on KPR. Following each day’s broadcast of Morning Edition, this position is also responsible for producing broadcast and online news content. The reporter must have a keen understanding of state, regional, and national news. This position requires consistent availability on weekdays from 4:00 am to 1:00 pm, including most holidays. The position is supervised by the News Director and/or Assistant News Director.
Job Description
80%
The position is responsible for hosting the local segments of NPR’s Morning Edition. This includes gathering, editing, writing, producing, and presenting morning newscasts each weekday on KPR. This position also helps maintain and update news stories and other information on the KPR website. This person is responsible for maintaining a high-quality, content-rich, news program.
15%
The position also has reporting and production duties, including newscast stories, interviews and occasional features. This position will be expected to produce local and regional newscasts on a regular basis, edit longer local content from other shows and podcasts so they can be included in the news magazines, and produce at minimum one in-depth feature per month.
5%
Other duties as assigned by the News Director, which will include participation in on-air station fundraising.
Position Requirements
- Availability on weekday mornings and to work holidays.
- The ability to convey information in a conversational manner.
- A broad base of knowledge, particularly of news topics and especially Kansas news issues and concerns.
- Bachelor's Degree OR High School Diploma/GED plus three years of experience in broadcasting.
- Experience and demonstrated skills in some or all of the following: on-air hosting, reporting, news gathering, interviewing, writing, radio production, digital audio editing skills and the live, on-air delivery of news, weather and other programming, as demonstrated in application materials.
- Experience communicating ideas in a clear, credible, but informal manner. This will be determined by an audio aircheck (See additional candidate instructions).
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, English, Political Science, or related field and / or several years’ experience hosting live radio news shows and news magazines.
- Familiarity with public radio and a working knowledge of the U.S. and Kansas legislative process, court system, and state, county, and municipal governments, as demonstrated in application materials.
- Knowledge of the state of Kansas, including its geography (especially eastern Kansas), its history, people and issues affecting its citizens, as evidenced in application materials.
- Work experience that required meeting deadlines, maintaining organization, and attention to detail, as evidenced by application materials.
- Experience providing live, severe weather coverage with information provided by the National Weather Service and other official sources, as demonstrated in application materials.
- Experience with Microsoft Office, as evidenced in application materials.
- Experience with digital recording and editing software, as evidenced in application materials.
In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
- Cover letter addressing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
- Resume.
- Contact information for three professional references (including at least one previous or current supervisor).
- Candidates for this position must include an aircheck (by way of embedded link (i.e.YouTube), mp3 file, or audio CD) as part of the application process. The aircheck must be mailed or emailed to KPR, c/o News Director J. Schafer. This is in addition to the online application. Applications not accompanied by an aircheck will not be considered.
Contact Information to Applicants
J. Schafer
jschafer@ku.edu
785-864-2246
Advertised Salary Range
$45,000 - $53,000
Work Schedule
M-F 4:00am- 1:00pm
Application Review Begins
Monday March 17, 2025
Anticipated Start Date
Monday April 21, 2025
Salary : $45,000 - $53,000
