Live and work in Birmingham, the city that inspired Erskine Hawkins’ jazz standard “Tuxedo Junction.” We’re a big city with all the amenities, plus a small-town feel. You can eat fried green tomatoes at The Whistle Stop Café and go straight to the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center for a diverse array of performers, ranging from Buddy Guy to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Sweet iced tea is served year round, with porches, mountains, and accents from the South and the rest of the world.

ANNOUNCER / PRODUCER
You’ll be responsible for hosting All Things Considered and Marketplace from 3-7 p.m. The producer part of the job entails researching, reporting and producing NPR-style, in-depth, local stories which air on Morning Edition and All Things Considered and publish online at WBHM.org. Participation in on-air pledge drives, occasional fill-in work, and some recording of automation breaks will also be required. This position reports to the Program Director and the News Director.

You will need a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, English or related field and four years related experience including feature writing and production. Excellent oral and written communication skills will be required. Public radio experience and familiarity with reporting in the public radio style are desired.

WBHM is a multi-award-winning radio station with a strong commitment to in-depth regional news. Our reporters routinely win regional and national awards and their stories are regularly heard on national programs. Our News Director is Rachel Osier Lindley and NPR’s Southern Bureau Chief Russell Lewis is based at the station.

Salary range: $33,571 – $42,952 – $52,354

To officially apply,you must do so online here:
www.uab.edu/humanresources/home/careers
Click on “UAB Jobs”, and search for “WBHM”.

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.

ABOUT WBHM
WBHM is a listener-supported service of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), “your NPR News station,” and home to the Alabama Radio Reading Service, a resource for the blind and print-impaired. WBHM serves a significant radio audience in Birmingham and North Central Alabama, and our online presence has grown substantially in the past year. Financial support from listeners and business is at an all-time high.

WBHM is a PC and MAC friendly shop and an increasingly “digital first” environment, where news features and two-ways are routinely put online for web and mobile use by our audience before reaching the FM airwaves. Our broadcast and production chain has undergone major upgrades to a full SAS digital routing system and consoles, and we are leading efforts with the open-source Linux-based Rivendell automation system.

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