About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing trusted local news and services. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.
Position: Sports Anchor / Multi‑Skilled Journalist
KSFM‑TV Fayetteville (5NEWS), the CBS TEGNA affiliate, is looking for an experienced Sports Anchor / Multi‑Skilled Journalist to drive our coverage of high‑stakes, high‑interest sports across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. This position offers the opportunity to cover a wide range of athletics, from Friday‑night high‑school action to major Division I collegiate programs competing on the national stage.
We seek a journalist who can anchor with authority, report with creativity, and connect with sports fans across all platforms. This role produces content for linear newscasts, streaming, and mobile. If you’re a storyteller who sees sports as more than highlights and understands the power of compelling, contextual reporting, we want to hear from you. Current driver’s license and ability to operate a news‑gathering vehicle to and from various locations is required.
Responsibilities
- Anchor sports segments across multiple newscasts with an authoritative, energetic, and engaging delivery.
- Perform compelling live shots from games, press conferences, watch parties, practices, and breaking sports news situations.
- Provide clear, concise context around key moments, developments, and controversies.
- Enterprise sports stories that go beyond the scoreboard — features, profiles, explainers, and deeper coverage of issues shaping local athletics.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with coaches, players, athletic departments, and community sports leaders.
- Create platform‑specific content for 5NEWS+ as part of our growing streaming strategy.
- Produce mobile‑first sports updates and explainers.
- Break sports news on digital first and engage audiences with timely posts, threads, and updates.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field preferred.
- 1–3 years of on‑air sports reporting or anchoring experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to shoot, write, and edit high‑quality sports stories under tight deadlines.
- Excellent news and sports judgment, strong communication skills, and sound ethical decision‑making.
- Ability to thrive during live breaking news situations (coaching changes, major announcements, postseason runs).
- Proven ability to create compelling digital and social content.
- Must be organized, deadline‑driven, and comfortable juggling multiple assignments daily.
- Familiarity with vMix, EDIUS, and Axis graphics is a plus.
- Knowledge of Northwest Arkansas/River Valley sports culture is a plus.
Benefits
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. Benefits include two medical plan options for full and part‑time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, dental and eye care coverage, fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance, disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part‑time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1%‑80% of their pay on a pre‑tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, all employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
- Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO Statement
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com.
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