WLKY - Morning Reporter
Louisville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
WLKY seeks an energetic live morning reporter to present engaging content in newscasts and cover breaking news, human-interest stories, and community events. The reporter plans live shots, gathers and writes stories, collaborates with video journalists, develops sources, and contributes updates to mobile platforms. The role requires live reporting experience, strong storytelling, and the ability to work quickly under deadline pressure.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma/G.E.D.
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
WLKY is looking for an energetic live morning reporter to join our award-winning team! We are looking for an organized, dedicated individual with the ability to present content in a live newscast in an engaging, authentic way. This person must have experience covering everything from breaking news to human interest to community events.
The right candidate is an excellent live reporter who understands the urgency of breaking news. This person should be an excellent writer who knows how to tell a visual story and be able to execute compelling live shots. We are looking for a take-charge, team player who hits the ground running every day, someone with high-energy who works quickly and effectively.
WLKY values strong story generation and compelling writing, excellent time management skills and a positive, team-oriented attitude. We're looking for a reporter who can join our morning team with exceptional live presence and ability to connect. You must be able to work quickly, under tight deadlines, understand and implement direction and feedback, and collaborate with our video journalists to tell the best story possible. You should be an avid local news consumer who knows what is happening in our community and how develop a network of contacts. Your reel should demonstrate live reporting ability specifically, breaking news coverage and storytelling. Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards are a must. Must work with urgency and be dependable.
Job Responsibilities:
Must have live reporting experience and be willing to work the early morning shift
Must work well with co-workers, and actively contribute to a positive newsroom culture.
Regularly plan live shots and gather/assemble stories for later newscasts and other assigned stories. Must be able to write quickly.
Must be able to communicate and collaborate with video journalist on how to develop/tell story in the most visual and compelling way.
Must adhere to writing/editing timing deadlines for assigned newscasts. Must provide editors enough time to edit and provide producers with script information in timely manner.
Develop a network of sources who provide tips, early access to information, and allow the reporter to cover stories of significance.
Will contribute pictures, video and text updates to mobile platforms daily
Can juggle multiple stories and projects at once, demonstrates exceptional time-management skills by meeting all deadlines under extraordinary pressure.
In-person attendance is required
Experience Requirements:
Past live reporting experience (2-5 years) required
Your demo reel should be indicative of your everyday work, and must contain active live shots.
Qualifications Requirements:
Strong live reporting presence and skills, strong writing and storytelling skills
Ability to operate mobile transmission devices and use latest technology
Can work in all weather conditions and carry up to 50 pounds
Has a valid driver's license and a clear driving record
Ability to work varied shifts, including overnights and weekends
Can deal with the stresses and pressures of time-sensitive newscast production
Related experience and/or training considered as well as a combination of education and experience
Equivalent military training from Defense Information School (DINFOS) and associated experience will be considered
Hearst Television is a proud supporter of military veterans. Related military training and experience will be considered
Values in Action
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
Medical | Dental | Vision
401(k) matching
Emotional Wellness Support
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
LGBTQ+ Health Services
Additional Benefits to meet your and your family's needs
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
2027581
How this job compares
Set against the 507 open Journalist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- US median$22–23/hr63 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is 67% below the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Journalist hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 11 open Journalist jobs in Kentucky and 507 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Journalist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (296 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 74 of the 507 open Journalist jobs (15%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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