Weekend Anchor / Reporter

Job Description

KHOU in Houston, Texas seeks a dynamic, engaging and enterprising journalist who wants to be in one of the busiest news markets in the country to join our team. This journalist will solo anchor Weekend Evening shows and report for the 10pm newscast, three days a week. The successful candidate must be deeply committed to local news; be a natural competitor - wanting to consistently break lead stories in the Houston market and love covering breaking news and weather. In addition, they must be an excellent storyteller, developer of sources and understand the news cycle extends to multiple platforms: someone who is willing and able to create unique and shareable stories for all platforms. Prior evening anchor experience and an investigative background is preferred.

Responsibilities:
• Anchor weekend evening newscasts, along with any breaking news either on air or on KHOU.com
• Deliver on-air news reports in an engaging, exciting, and accurate manner.
• Enterprise compelling content that can lead shows, break news and can drive an audience to watch.
• Develop news sources for general assignment and special areas of interest.
• Need to have or develop skills to shoot, write and edit content for air as a multi-skilled journalist.
• Write and post daily on all digital platforms and social media.
• Transmit and present exciting live reports.
• Perform other tasks as required by supervisor.

Job Requirements:

Requirements:
• 7-10 years combined news anchoring and reporting/MSJ experience.
• Houston and Texas knowledge and connections recommended
• Journalist and/or Mass Communications degree.
• A portfolio with examples of strong breaking, general, and feature news reporting as a multi-skilled journalist.
• Ability to generate creative, engaging, content-driven live shots.
• Strong social media skills, including an understanding on all social platforms – current and emerging.
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under constant time pressure deadlines.

Travel: Occasionally: 10-25%

Work Environment Set: Outdoors: performed in various outdoor environmental conditions

Physical Demands Set: Light work: Involves sitting most of the time, walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 US markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit

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