DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Full-Tim Sports Talk Show Host

Department: Programming

Reporting To: Brand Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location(s): Detroit, M.I.

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Overview:

Audacy Detroit is looking for a Sports Radio Host to join our new 97.1 The Ticket. This person should love sports, be able to relate to the sports fans and culture and evolve with the changing technology to create great programming on and off air.

JOB EXPERIENCE

What You'll Do:

Prepare and deliver on-air broadcast.
Produce and record sports segments.
Gather, write, record, edit and deliver sports content inclusive of providing live coverage when breaking news occurs.
Work with sports teams to build relationships and trust
Interview sports figures.
Write scripts and ad-lib material for stories.
Development and research of potential stories.
Protect the station’s FCC license.
Make station appearances as required.
Work with sales and promotions departments to develop sponsored sports opportunities.
Other duties as required by management.

REQUIREMENTS

More About You:

Required & Preferred:

3 years of experience hosting a sports talk show.
Must be available to work weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Position requires the ability to mix in live interviews with the best clips and interviews from existing station interviews and sound from around the country.
Must have in-depth knowledge of sports teams, players and statistics with a contemporary sound and excellent on-air delivery.
Knowledge of the broadcast area and station demographics is essential;
You must be a creative sports junkie and have a point of view.
Ability to work cooperatively in a broadcast team environment.
Ability to network and build a list of contacts for news and sports programming
Research show and news topics and stories
Understand how to book and create a compelling show/content
Ability to create and edit compelling original video content is a plus.
Social Media proficiency and ability to create web content
Ability to create and produce a professional podcast
Working knowledge of Adobe Audition
Ability to use web content management software

ADDITIONAL INFO

Audacy, Inc. (NYSE: AUD) is a scaled, multi-platform audio content and entertainment company with the country’s best radio broadcasting group, a leader in virtually every segment of audio, and America’s #1 creator of original, premium audio. Audacy engages over 170 million consumers each month, bringing people together around the news, sports, podcasts and music that matter to them. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook (Audacy Corp) and Twitter (@AudacyCorp).

HOW TO APPLY

Please upload resume and apply at https://careers-audacy.icims.com/

https://careers-audacy.icims.com/jobs/8176/full-time-sports-talk-show-host/job