Job Description:

• 1) Supervises and coordinates activities of radio or television news gathering staff: Maintains contact with outside news agencies, police and fire departments, and other news sources to obtain information regarding developing news items.

• 2) Determines priority and assigns coverage to news units.

• 3) Originates or approves ideas for news features.

• 4) Confers with DIRECTOR, NEWS and department heads to coordinate production activities.

• 5) Reads and edits news copy to ensure that slanderous, libelous, and profane statements are avoided or deleted.

• 6) Prepares rundown of news stories and assignment sheets, using computer.

• 7) Communicates with reporters on assignments, using two-way radio.

• 8) May direct or participate in writing and editing activities.