Anchor Reporter - Military Veterans

at Hearst Television

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

KOCO-TV, the ABC affiliate in Oklahoma City, is looking for a high-energy morning anchor with proven leadership skills to join our team. In addition to credibility, poise, and personality; we're looking for an anchor who isn't afraid to head out into the field and break the big stories. We are looking for a versatile, enterprising self-starter who is fast, efficient, works well under tight deadlines, can develop sources, and isn't afraid to jump into newscast scripts. We are looking for morning anchor who can be a newsroom leader with a positive drive to make a difference in our newscasts and in our community.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Deliver scripted and ad lib material with professionalism, personality, and purpose
  • Have an active presence on social media that engages the audience
  • An ability to summarize information into easy-to-understand components
  • Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
  • Appears on behalf of the station at public events
  • Field anchor duties as directed by management
  • Other duties within newscasts as directed by management
Required Skills:
  • Proven ability to connect with viewers
  • Ability to work varied shifts, including overnights and weekends
  • Can deal with the stresses and pressures of time-sensitive newscast production
  • Demonstrated ability with digital media and social media
Education:
  • Related experience and/or training considered as well as a combination of education and experience.
Required Experience:
  • Minimum 2 years anchoring experience
  • Minimum 2 years reporting experience
  • Demonstrated ability to enterprise and uncover stories
  • Your demo reel should be indicative of your everyday work

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Hearst Television

Hearst Television is a national multi-media company with operations serving nearly three dozen U.S cities, reaching one out of every five U.S households. We deliver local and national news, weather, information, sports, and entertainment programming via every available content-delivery platform. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the media industry’s premier companies, where quality journalism and service to the community are our core values. The company and its employees have been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service. Hearst Television is a subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1887, Hearst is one of the world’s most admired private media and information companies with some 200 business in more than 150 companies. 

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