Main Evening Anchor

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

WWL WUPL-TV is a TEGNA CBS/MNTV affiliate in New Orleans that offers an exciting opportunity for a creative, innovative, and enterprising Anchor who is an excellent on‑camera communicator. We are looking for a journalist who excels at both accountability reporting and breaking news, who will trailblaze the future of news, defend the truth, and tell the stories of our community. This anchor should be comfortable asking tough but fair questions, work with producers to develop smart and engaging newscasts, and understand the “why” behind stories to excel at impact journalism.

The Anchor is a newsroom leader who will be one of the faces of the station, in charge of building contacts and relationships in the community and creating compelling stories of interest.

Current driver’s license and ability to operate a news gathering vehicle to and from various locations is required.

• Use editorial judgment to help determine content of the newscasts.
• Work with producer and team to create unique, fast‑paced innovative newscasts.
• Use social media to determine content of newscasts and highlight big social stories.
• Write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media.
• Develop story ideas, write, shoot and edit news stories for on‑air broadcasting.
• Develop original content through social listening and independent sources.
• Perform other tasks as required by supervisor or executive producer.
• Journalism and/or Communication degree preferred.
• Understand the tenets of professional Journalism.
• Excellent, creative presentation and writing skills a must.

• Minimum 5–7 years news anchor/reporting experience.
• Develop story ideas, write, shoot and edit news stories for television, mobile and social platforms.
• Write in an exciting, captivating, and authentic manner.
• Use the latest editing and photography tools to tell great stories.
• Develop original content through social listening and independent sources.
• Deliver on‑air news events in an engaging, exciting, and accurate manner.
• Interview news subjects and research for facts and credibility.
• Write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media.
• Write for the web, including attaching images and streaming video.
• Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media (viewer pictures, webcam interviews, etc.) to enhance stories.

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of employees and their families. Benefits include two medical plan options, dental and eye care coverage, fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan with up to 100% match on the first 4% of contributions, nine free virtual doctor appointments, 12 free therapy sessions, generous PTO and nine paid holidays per year.

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.