WFRV-TV Local 5, has a unique opportunity for students to intern in our Sports department. Internships are for college credit and must be coordinated with your faculty advisor or professor. Hours at the station will be coordinated with the intern, but generally are in the evening and weekends. Interns will have the opportunity to practice sports journalism skills while helping WFRV staff with the daily sports news gathering operations.
Responsibilities:
Pitch sports news story ideas
Write stories for newscasts and website
Answer phones
Conduct interviews with (and without) photographers
Shadow reporters/photographers
Set up interviews
Log recorded interviews for reporters & anchors
Work on photography and editing skills
Work on producing skills
Requirements
Able to work 18 to 20 hours a week
Must be able to receive college credit
This is an unpaid internship
Skills Required
- Able to work 18 to 20 hours a week
- Must be able to receive college credit
- Unpaid internship
What We Do
Nexstar Media Group is the largest TV station operator in the country. With the reach of 171 full power television stations in 100 markets addressing nearly 38.9% of US television households, and a diversified, growing digital media operation, Nexstar Media Group offers superior audience engagement across all media devices and local broadcast television’s unrivalled influence on consumers’ purchasing and political decisions. In 20 years, Nexstar has grown from a single station to the nation’s largest television company. This growth is fueled by an organization-wide commitment to delivering exceptional service to our communities and outstanding results for our advertisers. From the very beginning, Nexstar has cultivated an organization-wide commitment to providing superior, unique local content that is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and connect with local communities.
