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CUMULUS MEDIA | NASHVILLE is looking for a dynamic Midday Host on 104.5 The Zone, WGFX-FM. 104.5 The Zone, Nashville's Flagship station for the Tennessee Titans, Nashville's home for UT, and home for Nashville Soccer Club is looking for its next Sports On-Air Star. You must be driven to win while bringing a positive attitude to work each day. We are looking for someone who knows how to present trending sports topics to the local target audience in an entertaining and responsible way. 104.5 The Zone is a lifestyle and you must understand that your responsibilities go far beyond your time on the air. We expect you to understand and execute all digital platforms. You must maintain excellent relationships with the community, clients, and all the key players in the Nashville sports scene. The ideal candidate also understands the importance of relationships with the sales team, support staff, promotions team, and is an overall winner in the hallways!
Cumulus | Nashville currently features 5 stations in the Nashville area and surrounding counties. Our stations include: sports giant 104.5 the zone (WGFX), live and local talk station 99.7 Super Talk (WWTN), 92Q (WQQK) our Urban Adult Contemporary Station, 95.5 NASH ICON (WSM-FM) plays todays Country music, NASH 103.3 FM (WKDF) is Nashville's hottest country station. The cluster of 5 stations reaches thousands of listeners on a daily basis.
Responsibilities include hosting the 104-5 The Zone morning show while generating ratings by being entertaining, informative, community oriented and forwarding the brand. Must have a deep understanding of how to generate compelling sports topics on a daily basis. The candidate should be able to host and plan a quality show, through creative ideas, segments, celebrity interviews and production elements. Daily commercial production is required. As an ambassador for Cumulus, participation in station and client events/remotes, connecting with the community and our listeners, building a relationship with clients through the sales team and networking within the market are paramount. Candidates must have unparalleled passion, worth ethic and drive.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce a compelling radio show by using creativity, imagination and exercise of independent professional judgment in writing, producing, interviewing, recording or broadcasting on-air content
- Great with phones/interacting with callers, interviewing artists/guests and hosting live events
- Connect with listeners via phones, social, video, web and on-site
- Daily social media engagement; website and digital content generation
- Participates in station Programming, Promotions, and Sales meetings and events
- Assist in production and imaging of the station
- Live Broadcasts and station appearances, whether paid of unpaid
- Commercial Production; create killer endorsement ads - both on air and online - for mutually agreed upon products
- Voice other commercials as assigned
- Handles emergency news/weather in show; on call for weather disasters/breaking news
- Ensures logged commercials, promotions, sweepers and any other programming element essential to the station's operations are aired
- Performs additional duties, such as production, assisting program director or music director, or writing advertising copy. Plays music as specified by music director and music log
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
- 3 + years of Full-Time On-Air experience with successful ratings history required
- Strong production skills and knowledge of Op X, VOX Pro/Adobe Audition and Audacity
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and social networking
- Strong knowledge of all FCC rules and regulations
- Socially informed and perceptive; up-to-date and in tune daily with the local and national trends and/or specialized knowledge of topics/events related to on-air discussions
- Demonstrated upbeat personality, informative, entertaining and engaging on the air; able to relate to station audience
- Pleasant, charismatic and well-controlled voice; excellent pronunciation
- Excellent verbal and written communication and editing skills; proficient in grammar; ability to make others feel comfortable and open up on air
- Demonstrated creativity and imagination
- Can work well in a team environment; collaborative
- Audio demo of on-air interviews, commentary, announcements, etc. must be added to online profile/application
What we offer:
- Competitive pay
- Professional growth and career path
- Focused, responsible and collaborative work environment with the ability, to ask "what if" and try innovative solutions
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance coverage
- 401K with company match to plan for the long-term
- Paid Vacation & Holidays
www.cumulus.com/work-here/
For more information about Cumulus Media, Inc., visit our website at:
https://www.cumulus.com
Cumulus Media, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
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Employee Type
Full-Time
Location
Nashville, TN (Onsite)
Job Type
Media - Journalism - Newspaper
Experience
Not Specified
Date Posted
05/21/2024
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