Evening Anchor

WCBI-TV, the CBS affiliate in Columbus, Mississippi, is looking for its next rising star to produce and anchor our evening newscasts each weekday.

Responsibilities:

• This ideal candidate should be passionate, energetic, able to connect with viewers on-air, and be ready to break stories in the field and on the desk.


• Our commitment is to tell our viewers’ stories in our shows and across our digital platforms.  You will review scripts for newscasts and reporters in the newsroom.
• Your writing should be clear, concise, and conversational.
• You will produce or help produce an informational, accurate, and well-paced show.  We want a versatile, efficient, ethical journalist that can make calls to sources to enterprise stories and do live shots when needed to break down and deliver information in an easy-to-understand manner.
• This candidate should also be able to research and tell comple...