Morning Edition Anchor and Multimedia Journalist
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Creative Arts/Media
Journalism, Digital Media / Production, PR / Communications, Content Writer / Copywriter
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- 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.
- 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.
- Pursue daily stories and longer-term reporting developed with your editor.
- Conduct interviews with local and regional news makers 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.
- 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.
- Appear on air or at station functions as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
- A strong journalist with excellent news judgment and a clear, engaging onair 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.
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