WXPR Public Radio Reporter

WXPR Public Radio, Report for America

Rhinelander, Wisconsin

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Date Posted January 21, 2026
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Description:

Based in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, WXPR is an independent, community-licensed NPR member station founded in 1983 and serving eight counties across northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. WXPR provides a mix of local and national news, volunteer-hosted music shows, and educational programming. The newsroom’s mission is to bring fact-based, local journalism that reflects the culture and issues of rural communities in the Northwoods with focus on the environment, health, and economy.

Open Position

Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Beat: Environment and water quality in the Northwoods

Position:

The Northwoods is home to some of the highest concentrations of freshwater lakes in the world. Water is essential to life here, as it relates to the environment, health, the economy, and cultural identity. Water quality faces many challenges including mining, the Line 5 pipeline, warming temperatures, increased recreation, and PFAS. The environmental and water quality reporter digs into these issues, the solutions, and how they impact communities.

Salary and Benefits: $40,000-$47,000 based on experience

Group health insurance
Company paid life insurance
Retirement plan with a company match
Mileage reimbursement for approved work-related travel
12 paid company holidays
4 weeks annual paid time off
Sick leave
Company issued laptop

Moving Stipend: $1,500 moving stipend

Skills: Writing, Radio / Podcast, Photography, Data

This position is sponsored in part by Report for America, a national service program that places early career and experienced journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America is an initiative of Report Local, a nonprofit journalism organization dedicated to strengthening local journalism across the U.S. and around the world.

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https://www.reportforamerica.org/newsrooms/wxpr-public-radio/

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