Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Our company is committed to being trusted voices of light and truth reaching hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

Who We Are

At Bonneville International, our purpose is to build up, connect, inform, and celebrate communities and families in the markets we serve. As an integrated media company, we provide content, advertising, and digital marketing solutions across 23 radio stations in Denver, Phoenix, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Seattle, along with the NBC Affiliate TV station, KSL-TV 5, in Salt Lake. We are responsible for lifting and inspiring with respect and giving voice to all the communities and clients we serve.

We believe that empowering our employees to share their ideas and experiences will fuel creativity, innovation, and inspiration. A diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to our ability to create and deliver exceptional content, products, and services that represent our communities. We’re proud of our history and we want talented people to join us as we continue to grow!

To learn more about Bonneville and how our local media matters, visit:

Position Overview

We are looking for a dynamic, strong voice with ample broadcast experience to fill-in as host of Arizona’s Morning News on KTAR News 92.3 FM. The morning news program is a news-focused show that delivers breaking and urgent news, offers thoughtful analysis and compelling interviews with some of the state’s biggest newsmakers. Arizona’s Morning News is broadcast on 92.3FM and live streamed via audio and video on the KTAR News app and KTAR.com. This is an on-site role at our Phoenix, AZ studio. 

Note: Work configurations are subject to change based on business needs and at company discretion.

• This position is an onsite role that requires the employee to regularly work at our Phoenix site.

What You Will Do:

Primary job duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Perform live in-studio newscasts alongside a news co-host during the hours of 5 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. 

• Present compelling, informative, personable and impactful newscasts with an emphasis on local and breaking news.

• Report news in a way that is constantly fresh, new, unique and exciting while maintaining the integrity of news standards. 

• Ability to work under pressure to meet up to the minute/hourly/daily/weekly deadlines and be accurate and precise in writing news stories. 

• Must have excellent writing skills to stack fresh and informative newscasts each half hour.

• Communicate closely with the morning news team (producer, editor, reporter and board operator) especially on execution of breaking news stories. 

• Work effectively in a team environment and maintain a positive and cooperative rapport with the entire news team and management. 

• You may be asked to fill in during other dayparts as news anchor.

• Work in compliance with Company policies and procedures. 

Skills and Experience We Are Looking For:

• A Bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism, mass communications or media preferred. 

• A minimum of 5 years of news anchor or reporter experience preferred. 

• Sound news judgement with excellent verbal and written communication skills, including conversational, yet professional news delivery. 

• Proficiency in editing audio using software like Audition or Newsboss Audio Editor expected. 

• NewsBoss platform experience preferred. 

• Multilingual skills preferred. Spanish language speaking and writing preferred. 

• Strong desire to work at Arizona’s largest and most respected award-winning news radio station.

• We strongly encourage you to apply if you meet most of these qualifications. 

Physical Demands

• Receive, process, and maintain information through oral and/or written communication effectively.
• Manual dexterity and fine motor skills to operate computer keys and general office equipment. Ability to work on a computer for prolonged periods of time.
• Sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.

Compensation Range

$20.00 - $50.00 per hour

Hourly rate will be determined by an evaluation of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant along with internal and external benchmarks.

What We Offer You: Check Out Our Bonneville Benefits!

Employees at Bonneville can enjoy a broad offering of benefits, including:

• Paid sick leave (accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
• Access to an entire team of free financial planners
• Matches on contributions to charitable organizations after one year of service
• Continuous growth and development opportunities
• Dynamic team culture that values teamwork, having fun, and collaboration

Bonneville is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Minority/female/disability PWDNET/veteran are encouraged to apply.

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