Hearst-owned WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 is seeking a versatile journalist to join our award-winning team as a part-time anchor and reporter. We are searching for a motivated, dependable individual who can anchor with energy, urgency and confidence—whether it is a newscast, traffic report or sports update. The ideal candidate is also unafraid to head into the field to cover breaking stories and will be encouraged to enterprise stories and deliver compelling content on-air and through our digital platforms. This is an on-site position. The Salary range is $ 21-$22 per hour. Union membership is required.
Job Responsibilities
- Anchoring of WBAL Newscasts.
- Monitoring news from multiple sources and scripting twice-hourly newscasts.
- Supporting news gathering efforts and breaking news coverage.
- Delivering breaking news in a timely and concise manner.
Required Skills
- Understanding of the Baltimore metro and surrounding areas helpful.
- Familiarity with radio or television broadcast news operations helpful.
- Must be available to work holidays, and flexible with schedule during breaking news.
Required Experience
- Broadcast experience preferred, particularly anchoring and reporting news.
Values in Action
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.
About UsWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- Union membership
- On-site work in Baltimore
- Availability to work holidays and flexible schedule for breaking news
- Ability to anchor newscasts and deliver breaking news on-air (anchoring/reporting skills)
- Broadcast experience (anchoring and reporting)
- Familiarity with radio or television broadcast news operations
- Understanding of the Baltimore metro and surrounding areas
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
