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Senior Broadcast Journalist - Wolverhampton [19/12/2009]

MAIN DUTIES

Responsible for co-ordinating monthly News rota to cover holidays and weekends

Collate freelancer invoices for Programme Manager sign off

Deal with Press Agencies over invoicing

Coaching Freelance Broadcast Journalists to achieve their full potential

Oversee community action where relevant and delegate when necessary

Forward planning

Generate news stories

Court and patch report

Interview relevant sources and create clips and packages for stories with considerable local relevance

Write scripts and edit copy

Take Sky feed rewrite scripts and add cuts

Compile bulletins ensuring all copy is rewritten hourly or where possible

Ensure that all clips, interviews and pre-recorded material meets UTV Radio’s broadcasting standards

Present news bulletins on the hour, headlines and sport on the half hour

Ensure regular check calls are made

Maintain good contacts in the local community and ensure the database is kept up to date

Update Station website a minimum of 3 times a day

Ensure smooth handover between shifts especially afternoons/overnights for the News Hub

Forward planning - work on prospects for the following day/week

Any other duties as appropriate to the role

Job Type:
Permanent

Location:
Virginia-Northern

Salary:
[n/a]

Date available:
now

Experience Skills:
Senior Manager

Company:
Talk Sport Radio

Company Description:
It was imperative we started to reflect the success of the station on the web. For too long talkSPORT.net had been the poorer relation with an appearance only a mother or a drunken builder could love. That is, of course, until now. Gone is the old site that was trickier to navigate than Hampton Court maze. It�s been replaced with a refreshing, new site full of information on your favourite presenters like Alan Brazil and Adrian Durham; and packed to capacity with features, picture galleri ...

Company Website:
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