[Imc-newsroom] Fwd: [NFCB] JOB: Free Speech Radio News Host (fwd)

[Paul Riismandel]

Someone could do this job from the comfort of the IMC...


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>Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:25:55 -0800
>From: Matt Martin <kpfamattmartin at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: nfcb at nfcb.org
>To: nfcb at nfcb.org, grc at peak.org
>Subject: [NFCB] JOB:  Free Speech Radio News Host
>
>JOB POSTING -- PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY
>
>HOST, FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS
>
>Free Speech Radio News is seeking a Host for its daily newscast.
>
>About Free Speech Radio News:
>Free Speech Radio News is a daily half-hour news program featuring
>grassroots, independent reporting from around the world.  FSRN began as a
>weekly program in February of 2000 and has been broadcast daily since May of
>2001.  It is now carried on more than fifty community radio stations across
>the United States.  To learn more and listen to archive editions of the
>newscast, please visit our website, www.fsrn.org.  Although the broadcast is
>produced at KPFA-FM in Berkeley, California and WMNF-FM in Tampa, Florida,
>the Host need not be located in or near either of these cities.
>
>Pay:  $1625/month.
>
>Responsibilities include:
>1) Participating in morning editorial meetings at approximately 6 a.m.
>Pacific Time/9 a.m. Eastern Time with the Producer and Headlines Editor, and
>being available until 12:30 p.m. Pacific/3:30 p.m. Eastern.
>2) Writing and revising leads for the day's newscast to incorporate breaking
>developments and create a consistent tone for the newscast.
>3) Writing a billboard for the newscast.
>4) Producing, carrying out, and editing two-way interviews as needed, in
>cooperation with the Producer.
>5) Putting leads in an e-mail format and sending them to the Producer for
>posting on the website at a designated deadline.
>(Note:  Because the newscast is in a period of transition, the job
>description for this and all other positions are being reevaluated.  In
>time, the Host position may expand to include further editorial and
>technical production.)
>
>Qualifications for the position include:
>1)  Experience in announcing live radio news and conducting on-air
>interviews.
>2)  The ability to write quickly and well under deadline pressure.
>3)  The ability to work collectively, cooperatively, and at a distance from
>key colleagues.
>4)  The ability to work independently without supervision and to be
>self-motivated.
>5)  Access to production facilities and the ability to upload sound files to
>the internet.  (Note:  Digital editing experience is preferred, but training
>will be provided if necessary.)
>
>Those interested in applying for the position should submit the following:
>1) A cover letter describing the applicant's interest in the position and
>highlighting her/his qualifications.
>2) A resume.
>3) Two professional references.
>4) A tape, CD, or minidisc demonstrating the applicant's abilities in
>reporting, producing, and/or news anchoring.
>
>The position would begin on or about April 1, 2002.
>
>All application materials must be RECEIVED by FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2002. They
>should be sent to:  Free Speech Radio News Personnel Committee, c/o Lisa
>Rothman, KPFA-FM, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr., Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
>
>Diversity is an important consideration in hiring at Free Speech Radio News.
>
>
>
>
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