WGLT General Reporter

Title: WGLT General Assignment Reporter
Division Name: Academic Affairs
Department: Radio Station WGLT

The WGLT Reporter/Host serves as a general assignment reporter for the Newsroom for a portion of their workday, producing stories across WGLT platforms as assigned by the News Director. The position also serves as a regular on-air announcer, including show hosting and news casting responsibilities.

WGLT is Bloomington-Normal’s Public Media and part of the NPR Network, serving a mix of users who listen, read and watch. WGLT is based at Illinois State University and, through a partnership with Bradley University, also operates WCBU in Peoria. WGLT is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News.

• - Insurance benefits, including health, dental, vision, and life
• - Retirement and supplemental retirement planning options
• - Tuition waiver benefits available to staff as well as their eligible dependents
• - Paid holiday/administrative closures during Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks
• - Paid benefit time

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$22.13 per hour

1. Any one or any combination totaling three (3) years (36 months) of the following types of preparation:
A. progressively more responsible work experience in the production and presentation of radio or television programs, social media, and/or print or online journalism
B. vocational training in radio and/or television production, journalism, social media, news or feature writing and/or announcing or closely related fields
C. college course work in radio/television, journalism, social media, news or feature writing or closely related fields
- 60 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
- 75 semester hours equals one (1) year and six (6) months (18 months)
- 90-semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)
- 120 semester hours or a Bachelor’s degree equals three (3) years (36 months)

• 1. Familiarity with public media and the NPR Network.
• 2. Knowledge of Central Illinois and statewide news issues and personalities.
• 3. Audio production and editing experience, such as Adobe Audition or similar software.
• 4. Ability to gather information through interviews and then write clear and concise stories to engage an audience.
• 5. Ability to provide summaries and overviews of issues and events as they develop in public discourse.
• 6. Ability to quickly absorb information and locate and synthesize disparate sources of data.
• 7. Knowledge of generally accepted journalistic standards of objectivity, fairness, and balance when editing own work and the work of others, as well as working knowledge of The Associated Press Stylebook.
• 8. Ability to balance competing priorities and work on tight daily deadlines and long-term projects with a high degree of accuracy.
• 9. Ability to comfortably interact with the general public.

Work hours are 8am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday

• 1. Remain at a workstation for extended periods
• 2. Move about in various locations across campus as needed to complete day-to-day work.
• 3. Effectively communicate on a daily basis.

May 2027

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Human Resources

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This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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