Radio Announcer Job at Greater Public in Lincoln

Application Deadline: Thursday, Apr 03, 2025

Description

Are you passionate about radio and storytelling? Join our team at Nebraska Public Media as a Radio Announcer! In this role, you’ll host engaging on-air content while ensuring smooth broadcasts with limited supervision – among other opportunities like working with our music library. This position is approximately 10-12 hours per week with evening and weekend availability needed. Bring your creativity and voice to Nebraska’s airwaves — apply today!

Under limited supervision, research, produces, and announces an on-air shift for Nebraska Educational Telecommunications; performs related work as assigned. The Radio Announcer class is responsible for daily shift announcer and news broadcasts. The Radio Announcer/Producer class utilizes professional judgment to determine overall content and effectiveness of radio programming and may supervise Radio Announcers.

Examples of work:

• Researches and recommends purchases of musical recordings for on-air programs.
• Assists in developing overall theme for network broadcasts.
• Evaluates public responses in planning for network broadcasts.
• Monitors news releases and other information.
• Reviews for announcing on regular on-air shift.
• Announces an on-air shift.
• Monitors on air sound.
• Reports difficulties to engineering staff.
• Assists in developing promotional materials for new programs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of: classical music and composers; journalism; broadcast and receiving equipment and technology.

Ability to: organize program materials and information into logical sequence; maintain good community relations; orally communicate clearly; evaluate program themes and recordings; evaluate news content; elicit information from others; meet deadlines; be creative.

Minimum Qualifications: Experience and education or training in broadcast journalism or music.

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