CUMULUS MEDIA is hiring: News Anchor in Knoxville

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Company Overview

CUMULUS | Knoxville, TN is home to three of Knoxville’s favorite radio stations - WIVK 107.7, WOKI NewsTalk 98.7 and Sports Radio WNML AM990/FM99.1. At Cumulus Knoxville we are Home of the Tennessee Volunteers and are located near downtown Knoxville.

Position Overview

CUMULUS MEDIA | Knoxville, TN is looking for a passionate, highly motivated News Anchor to join our Knoxville team. Our ideal candidate should possess an extremely good work ethic, be a self-starter, and highly organized with the ability to work in a fast‑paced office environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Write and voice news stories including outside of the newsroom
• Write news stories for the station websites
• Post news stories on social media
• Handles emergency news/weather in show; on call for weather disasters/breaking news
• Individual will perform various news duties as needed, with the potential of working overnight or early morning hours, and some anchoring as necessary

Qualifications

• Previous experience in radio news or website journalism
• Familiarity with digital audio editing software
• Experience with long‑form, breaking, non‑scripted, weather coverage is vital
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Great team player

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay
• Focused, responsible and collaborative work environment with the ability, to ask “what if” and try innovative solutions
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance coverage
• 401K with company match
• Paid Vacation, Sick & Holiday time off
• Parental leave time off benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, wellness, and an employee referral bonus program

For immediate consideration, please visit https://jobs.cumulusmedia.com/jobs

For more information about Cumulus Media, visit our website at: https://www.cumulusmedia.com/

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