WIS NEWSROOM "CRAIG MELVIN INTERNSHIP" SUMMER '26 - WIS-TV

About Gray Media

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is the nation's largest owner of top‑rated local television stations and digital assets serving television markets that collectively reach approximately percent of U.S. television households. The portfolio includes markets with the top‑rated television station and markets with the first and/or second‑highest‑rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with markets totaling nearly million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full‑service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray’s additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About WIS

WIS is the local media organization in the capital city market of Columbia, South Carolina. It is the market’s top‑rated broadcast television station, a digital publisher reaching tens of millions of users each year, and the home of GDM Columbia, a full‑service in‑house digital advertising agency with national scale. WIS is also the hub for Palmetto Sports & Entertainment, a statewide broadcast sports network, and an affiliate of Telemundo SC.
Serving South Carolina’s Midlands since , WIS offers the opportunity to join an award‑winning culture for a popular brand built upon decades of market leadership. Named the South Carolina Broadcasters Association’s Station of the Year a record times, WIS has earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalism Excellence, the National Association of Broadcasters’ Service to America Award, the George Foster Peabody Award, and is an annual attendee of the Southeast Emmy Awards.
Job Summary

WIS offers this exclusive, paid newsroom internship each semester, honoring one of our most notable alumni, NBC TODAY anchor Craig Melvin, who began his journalism career in our Columbia newsroom. This opportunity places you inside the same award‑winning environment that helped launch Craig’s trajectory from WIS intern to NBC network anchor. This internship provides hands‑on experience as a valued member of the newsroom team, plus guidance directly from Craig, who will generously share his time and insight.
The Internship Program

As a paid intern, you won’t sit and watch someone else doing their job. Gray’s intern program is an immersive experience where you serve as a valued team member to our award‑winning teams. With television stations across the , Gray Television offers an unprecedented opportunity for students to learn an area of broadcast expertise from seasoned professionals in the business. Whether your interest involves news, production, sales, marketing, or engineering, our stations become a hands‑on learning environment for Gray Television interns. If we have an employee doing it, there can be a Gray intern learning and earning. Not only will you walk away with an expanded resume and portfolio, but Gray’s paid internship also opens doors to begin your full‑time career with Gray Television. Many of our current employees started as interns. Our paid internship program puts you at the front of the line for full‑time job openings, armed with the training you received from your internship.
Qualifications / Requirements

Be currently enrolled in a college or university (preferred Junior/Senior)
Strong work ethic and organizational skills
Earning a degree in Journalism or related fields, with a desire to get hands‑on experience in the local media newsroom
WIS‑TV/Gray Media is a drug‑free company.

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