Morning Edition Host
KUNC, an award-winning NPR affiliate station in Northern Colorado, seeks a Morning Edition host to join our team. The Morning Edition Host writes and delivers on-air newscasts and other show elements within the body of Morning Edition. The host is also responsible for the delivery of underwrites, weather and other station announcements within scheduled breaks. Morning Edition Host also records weekend automation breaks.
Morning Edition Host must be a productive, responsible, and enterprising individual possessing a passion for how global, national, and regional issues connect to the KUNC listening area, which encompasses Colorado's Front Range, the Eastern Plains, and mountain communities.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
- Bachelor's degree and at least two years of on-air broadcast news and hosting experience preferred.
- Engaging and professional on-air presence and comfort with hosting a live program as well as the ability to interview in an NPR style.
- Demonstrated history of maintaining high journalistic standards of objectivity, balance and fairness.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Proven ability to consistently work well with others, demonstrating at all times respect for the diverse constituencies at KUNC and within the public broadcasting system.
- Ability to meet deadlines, handle multiple responsibilities at once, and shift gears quickly.
- Demonstrated understanding of digital and social media concepts and tools and ability to think creatively about digital content.
- Experience with Adobe Audition or other digital audio editing software is helpful.
- Bilingual in Spanish is preferred, but not required.