Host, Creative Arts/Media, Journalism
Listed on 2026-10-15
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Creative Arts/Media
Journalism, Social Media, Broadcasting
Chicago Public Media is one of the nation’s largest local nonprofit news organizations. Home to WBEZ 91.5FM, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Vocalo. Chicago Public Media reaches more than 3.3 million people weekly across broadcast, print, and digital platforms. As a mission-driven organization, we aspire to be the most trusted news source Chicagoans turn to for understanding the people, events, and ideas shaping our community.
Chicago Public Media is a 100% community-funded newsroom powered by nearly 97,000 members whose support makes our journalism possible. This sustained community investment helped drive nationally recognized work in 2025, including 29 awards from esteemed organizations, including the Public Media Journalists Association, the Edward R. Murrow Awards, and the National Association of Black Journalists.
We believe independent journalism is essential to a healthy democracy and that access to objective, fact-based news is a right for every citizen. We serve the public interest by creating diverse content that informs and enriches our community, supported by a dedicated staff of approximately 250 professionals.
For more information, please see the Chicago Public Media Annual Report .
The OpportunityThe Host is an experienced journalist responsible for guiding listeners through a dynamic mix of interviews and compelling conversations. The Host is a talented interviewer who can serve as a steady, trusted presence for audiences across a wide range of topics including politics, immigration, health, education, business and arts and culture. Hosts may perform work on any or all platforms.
Duties & Responsibilities (These include but are not limited to the following. The Company reserves the right to add to, delete, change, or modify the essential duties and responsibilities at any time.)- Host a high-profile live daily talk show.
- Create, prepare and present news reports, program segments and/or live on-air or recorded and edited interviews with the highest level of distinction in performance, journalistic rigor and editorial craft.
- Maintain a public persona to interact with audiences through non-broadcast platforms, including social media, station events and content partner events.
The Host is an experienced journalist responsible for guiding listeners through a dynamic mix of interviews and compelling conversations. The Host is a talented interviewer who can serve as a steady, trusted presence for audiences across a wide range of topics including politics, immigration, health, education, business and arts and culture. Hosts may perform work on any or all platforms.
Duties & Responsibilities (These include but are not limited to the following. The Company reserves the right to add to, delete, change, or modify the essential duties and responsibilities at any time.)- Host a high-profile live daily talk show.
- Create, prepare and present news reports, program segments and/or live on-air or recorded and edited interviews with the highest level of distinction in performance, journalistic rigor and editorial craft.
- Maintain a public persona to interact with audiences through non-broadcast platforms, including social media, station events and content partner events.
Skills & Qualifications
Skills and Knowledge:
- Must have significant experience hosting for radio, TV, podcasts, or comparable platforms. Ideally live (rather than recorded) and ideally in a large market.
- Experience conducting unscripted or lightly scripted interviews and discussions with skill and poise under pressure, including during live breaking news.
- Hands‑on experience working as part of a production team that collaborates to book, prep, script, edit and prepare broadcasts, podcasts or other news‑driven content.
- Ab…
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