Radio Job Resources

Job Search Sites | NPR News Stations
National News Organizations | Your Demo Tape

Job Search Sites

Some postings here on the J-School website
http://web.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/radio/help/jobs/postings.asp

Current, the public broadcasting newspaper online-has an excellent list of links, and bi-weekly jobs postings.
http://www.current.org/jobs/index.html

Minnesota Public Radio jobs
http://access.minnesota.publicradio.org/job_postings/

Jobs at Public Radio International (Marketplace, The World, Prairie Home Companion, Studio 360, This American Life…)
http://www.pri.org/PublicSite/inside/index.html

Corporation for Public Broadcasting-second only to the in-station weekly job "DACS" for pub radio jobs.
http://www.cpb.org/jobline/

NPR jobs
http://www.npr.org/about/jobs/

Jobs at NPR Stations on NPR web site
http://www.npr.org/about/jobs/jobopps/

Web sites for journalism job in Other media

Journalism Jobs.com
http://www.journalismjobs.com

Media Bistro
http://www.mediabistro.com

Craig's list-Bay Area insider writing jobs and apartment postings
http://www.listfoundation.org/

Broadcast Employment Services
http://www.tvjobs.com/index_a.htm

The California Society of Newspaper Editors Job Bank
http://www.csne.org/jobs/postings.html

Best News Stations in the NPR system

For names, phone numbers and addresses, see CPB directory, or web sites.

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

California

Complete NPR station list (PDF)

More Contacts

Alabama Public Radio
Attn.: Roger Duvall, Station Manager
Box 870370
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

C-SPAN
Washington, D.C.C-SPAN/CUR,Human Resources Department, 400 N. Capitol St., NW, Suite 650, Washington, D.C. 20001. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Marketplace
JJ Yore, Executive Producer, Marketplace Productions, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007. E-mail:jyore@savvytraveler.org

WAER
From: Chris Bolt cabolt@SUMMON.syr.edu
News Director at WAER in Syracuse.

News Director WAER Jazz 88
215 University Pl.
Syracuse NY 13244
(315)443-5242

WBHM
Birmingham, AL
Mike Mathews, UAB Employment, 701 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294.
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

WBUR
From: SAM FLEMING SAM.FLEMING@WBUR.BU.EDU

WFCR, Amherst, MA
public radio for western New England

WUSF-FM NEWS
Any News Director Candidates
Bobbie O'Brien bobrien@wusf.usf.edu
813/974-8660

WXXI
Rochester, NY
News Director
WXXI Human Resources Department, P.O. Box 21, Rochester, NY 14601. Equal O

More Public Radio Station Directories

Corporation for Public Broadcasting directory of stations.

National Public Radio directory of stations. (PDF)

Public Radio News Directors, Inc.
www.prndi.org
Think of this as the organization of the people who do the hiring at public radio stations. The site has lots of good links, including web pages for the top stations. PRNDI is organized according to size of station staff:

• Small staff (Karen Anderson, WRKF 225 926 3050) directory:
  
• Medium Staff: Martha Foley, North Country Public Radio, 315 229 5356
  
• Large Staff: Connie Walker, Wisconsin Public Radio 608 265 3378
• President Peter Iglinski

National News Organizations

NPR: Ombudsman, Jeffrey Dvorkin
Morning Edition: Ellen McDonnell, executive producer.
All Things Considered: Ellen Weiss, executive producer.
Phone for anyone in News: 202 513-2200.

The World (BBC): Boston: Bob Ferrante, executive producer
Carol Hills, editor.
(617)492-2777

ABC: Hank Weinbloom
CNN Radio: Robert Garcia
Bloomberg:
WINS: Scott Herman, General Manager
Lee Harris, managing editor.
Marketplace: J.J. Yore, executive producer.(213) 514-1520
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Washington Bureau
202 638-3286
Toronto (416) 925-3311

Australian Broadcasting Corp.
BBC
C-Span Radio (Washington)

Your Demo Tape

Your demo tape is your radio clip file. It is often referred to as an "air check"-- i.e. what you sound like on the air. Your broadcast work in any of the radio classes provide you with that material. In addition to the demo tape, you should suggest in your cover letter and resume that your work can be heard as webcasts on the Columbia University Internet radio site at http://web.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/radio/.  You can include specific addresses/urls to your own pieces.

Here are some suggestions for compiling your tape:

• A demo tape should be recorded on cassette or DAT tape. Include two or three of your best pieces. At least one should demonstrate that you can use sound and documentary techniques.
• At least one or two news spots (45 second, spot news coverage, with a piece of actuality if possible.)
• A written and recorded newscast if possible.
• Hosting/anchoring ability: Include tape of you hosting, interviewing, etc.
• Quality is paramount: news directors will listen for well recorded actuality
• Consider putting a 30 second intro at the top of the tape, saying who you are, what’s on the tape, that you mixed the pieces yourself on Pro Tools digital work stations. Short and sweet. Just information, no sell job.