Description
Present live and recorded newscasts on television, radio, or digital platforms, delivering scripted and ad‑libbed news, interviews, and breaking updates. Collaborate with producers and reporters to write, verify, and time stories, guiding audiences through coverage with clarity and authority.
- • Prepare and deliver live and recorded newscasts, ensuring accuracy and timing.
- • Write, edit, and rewrite news scripts, teases, and headlines to fit specific time slots.
- • Break in with news flashes and urgent updates during programming.
- • Collaborate with producers to select, prioritize, and sequence stories for rundowns.
- • Research background and context to prepare for segments and interviews.
- • Verify facts, sources, and pronunciations of names and locations.
- • Conduct live and taped interviews with reporters, experts, and newsmakers.
- • Lead breaking‑news coverage, ad‑libbing when scripts are unavailable.
- • Provide on‑air commentary and explainers during major events and special coverage.
- • Attend press conferences and briefings to gather information and ask questions.
- • Moderate panels, debates, or town halls on current affairs.
- • Introduce and toss to field reporters, correspondents, weather, and sports.
- • Cue commercial breaks and network joins; manage time with the control room.
- • Open and close newscasts, identifying the station and program.
- • Record promos, headlines, and news updates for later broadcast and digital platforms.
- • Engage viewers through social media or on‑air Q&A when appropriate.
- • Review and approve graphics, video, and lower‑thirds for accuracy.
- • Mark and update scripts; coordinate last‑minute changes via teleprompter and IFB with producers.
- • Uphold editorial, legal, and ethical standards, including attribution and fairness.
- • Participate in community or promotional events representing the station.
- • Contribute to developing story ideas and special reports.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
