Board Operator/On-Air Talent

Description

OVERVIEW:

Radio One is looking for an On Air Talent/Board Operator to join our Raleigh team! The On-Air/Board Operator performs activities in the radio studio and control room to ensure technical quality of sound for programs originating in the studio, from syndications, or from remote pickup points.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Writes script, contests and interview questions.
• Memorizes script, reads, or ad-libs to identify station, introduce and close shows, and announce station breaks, commercials, or public service information.
• Prepares and creates a topical show by gathering information from wire copy, periodicals, computer and television.
• Reads news flash to keep audience informed of important events.
• Records interviews of guest, musical or other famous or public personalities, and edits interviews.
• Interviews guest, and moderates panel or discussion show to entertain audience.
• Answers phone lines and interviews members of listening audience who telephone musical requests. Airs contests according to the specifications of the program director.
• Plans and stages community events, including hosting and assisting at charity functions.
• Attends live, in-person appearances as scheduled by the station or requested by clients.
• Provides live reports from site of event.
• Maintains and builds a positive cooperative attitude within the station and a strong personal community involvement.
• Sets up equipment for broadcasts and promotions at station remotes.
• Ensures logged commercials, promotions, sweepers and any other programming element essential to the station's operations are aired.
• Operates control console.
• Performs commercial production.
• Follows and enforces FCC regulations, station and company policies, including implementing station's / state's EAS procedures.
• Performs additional duties in small stations, such as production, assisting program director or music director, operating radio transmitter or writing advertising copy.
• Plays music as specified by music director and music log.  

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

·       Read and interpret documents such as periodicals and news flashes

·       Develop and write creative and/or informative scripts

·       Speak effectively, entertainingly, and clearly before large listening audiences and radio station clients

·       Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

·       Manage problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school. Must have at least 2 years on-air experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience is desirable.

Mandatory Vaccination Requirement:

Urban One, Inc. and its divisions (collectively “Urban One” or the “Company”) have implemented a mandatory vaccination policy pursuant to which all employees must be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment to safeguard their health and well-being, as well as that of their families and the community at large, from the risks associated with COVID-19. Candidates should be aware that new employees will be required to be vaccinated by their start date, meaning they have received all of the recommended doses for either a one dose or two dose COVID-19 vaccine, and provide proof of vaccination status, which will be kept confidential. Urban One is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those who are unable to be vaccinated due to a sincerely-held religious belief or a medical disability where it does not pose an undue hardship on the Company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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