NEWS ANCHOR - BROADCAST / DIGITAL (EVENING) - KGNS

Job Summary / Description :

KGNS+ is looking for a dynamic anchor to join our newsroom. The ideal candidate will anchor and co-produce our English evening newscasts and digital newscasts.

KGNS+, the dominant station in Laredo, TX, is searching for a news anchor. Our evening anchors contribute daily to elevating our team and newscasts and an ambassadors of the station, championing our community initiatives. This is a high-profile position demanding leadership and initiative. The person we hire must make a daily and noticeable impact on our product.

In addition to anchoring duties on evening news, this position will include delivering news content for digital, streaming, and social media platforms. We’re looking for a creative, experienced storyteller to find and share high-quality reports.

Duties / Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to) :

Anchor our market-leading Monday-Friday evening newscasts

Exercise a strong news judgment, research complicated stories, and determine the content and quality of newscasts

Act as a supervising producer during the late newscasts

Read / copy edit news scripts before each show

Be a digital-first journalist, posting compelling content to social media and the station's digital platforms

Be involved in the community, emceeing events, and making public appearances as requested by the station

Be ready to report / field anchor when major breaking news happens

Report and produce regular franchise stories

Qualifications / Requirements :

years of professional newsroom and on-air experience preferred

Anchoring, producing, and reporting experience

An engaging and comfortable on-air personality

Ability to enterprise and produce compelling content from start to finish

Ability to use exceptional news judgment to prioritize tasks and assignments

Ability to communicate effectively with newsroom managers, producers, and co-workers

Must be an excellent writer

Knowledge of journalism ethics and legal issues; a College Degree is required

Ability to meet daily news deadlines

Strong organizational skills and possess the ability to multitask and work under pressure

Knowledge of ENPS, Edius, Bitcentral Oasis, or Arc CMS is a plus.

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to , you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now" , upload your resume, cover letter, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the  Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal )

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