CBS Shows Some Love To Its Station’s News Producers
When CBS heard from their stations’ news producers that they weren’t being heard, the network leadership dove in deeper to find out why, and how they could be better.
News Producer Opening At Fox’s WTTG In D.C.
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a seasoned news producer at WTTG, the Fox O&O in Washington, D.C. WTTG’s studio is located in the Friendship Heights neighborhood, just a few miles from Chevy Chase and the Maryland state line.
News Producer Opening At Nexstar’s WIVB
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a news producer at WIVB, Nexstar’s CBS affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y.
The station group is honoring the long-time newsman and executive who spent 46 years at the company by naming its two-year-old fellowship program for TV news producers after him. The goal of the Fred Young fellowship is to continue Young’s legacy, identifying talented college graduates with leadership skills and give them the training they will need for a fast start and swift rise in the TV business.
Want To Break Into TV News? Think Producer
While there are no shortage of applicants for on-air jobs, TV stations across the country are always looking for producers. For a rookie, the job comes with a lot of responsibility. Producers make decisions like which stories run and when, how much time is allotted to them and what an anchor’s role is. And good ones are in demand. The down side is the pay — the median salary for a first-time producer is $24,000.
