| Date Posted | February 19, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Nonprofit |
| Specialty | Other |
| Required Education | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job Status | Full-time |
| Salary | $60,000 - $70,000 |
Description:
POSITION: Morning Edition anchor
and multimedia journalist
DIVISION: News
CLASSIFICATION:
Full-time, exempt
REPORTS TO: Executive editor
PAY: $60,000 to $70,000, commensurate with
experience
Calling all early birds! Be the morning voice of WXXI.
WXXI News is looking for a distinctive, mission‑driven multimedia
journalist to help wake up our community with the information that matters
most.
If you start your day before the sun comes up, love the energy of
daily news, and enjoy connecting with audiences wherever they are, this is your
moment.
As the host and local voice of Morning Edition, you’ll
guide listeners through our region's most important stories of the moment, as
well as provide local content between NPR programming. But your impact goes beyond our radio
airwaves. You’ll be a key conduit across digital
platforms, ensuring our audience gets reliable, compelling journalism no matter
how they tune in.
What you'll
do
Start your
day making sense of the news landscape:
·
Check for overnight developments and quickly turn
important updates into clear, accurate reporting for air and online.
·
Review reporters’ work and craft smart, tight newscasts
for Morning Edition.
·
Host and produce our daily news podcast, giving early
risers an essential briefing of the day’s top stories.
Engage
audiences wherever they are:
·
Write,
produce, and deliver local newscasts during Morning Edition and provide program
continuity with the network.
·
Produce short, informative vertical video for social
media highlighting key stories and promoting our programming.
·
Update the WXXINews.org homepage so early‑morning
visitors see the latest, most relevant coverage.
·
Put the finishing touches on
our daily newsletter and send it to subscribers.
Keep
reporting:
·
Pursue daily stories and longer-term reporting developed
with your editor.
·
Conduct interviews with local and regional newsmakers
that play across all platforms: broadcast, digital, podcast, and social media.
·
Conduct
regular research to understand relevant and important issues
and cultivate diverse sources, including under-represented communities.
Be collaborative:
·
Work with
external and internal partners on special projects such as citizen engagement
initiatives, election night coverage, and major breaking news events.
·
Submit story
pitches in Airtable and attend the newsroom's daily planning meeting.
Additional
functions:
·
Appear on air or at station functions as
needed.
·
Other duties as assigned.
Who you are:
·
A strong journalist with excellent news judgment and a
clear, engaging on‑air presence. Strong
writing and verbal skills are essential.
·
Versatile, collaborative, and energized by working across
multiple platforms.
·
Curious about Rochester, the Finger Lakes, and the issues
shaping life here, and eager to help audiences understand them.
·
Minimum of five years of journalism
experience, preferably in a public broadcasting setting.
·
Knowledge of
production techniques for on-air and digital platforms.
·
Ability to work independently on multiple
projects under deadline pressure
Salary/benefits:
$60,000
to $70,000, commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package,
including medical insurance, vacation/sick pay and retirement
plan.
WXXI
is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal
opportunity employer. This policy expressly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed,
national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic
predisposition, gender identity or expression, carrier status, domestic
violence victim status, veteran status or status as a member of any other
protected group or activity.
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