On Air Host

4 months ago


Macon, Georgia, United States Cumulus Media Full time

CUMULUS MEDIA | Macon is looking for a dynamic On Air Personality for our heritage country station WDEN. Our people work in a state-of-the-art facility, take pride in our community and value teamwork. If you can deliver lifestyle headlines, be focused, creative and multi-task and most of all love radio, we should talk. Board work, remotes and production are all a part of what we do, so show us what you've got.

Who We Are:
CUMULUS | Macon **operates five radio stations in the Middle Georgia area

Our stations include:

WDEN-FM 99.1 Country, 940 WMAC-AM Talk Radio, 93.7 WPEZ-FM Adult Contemporary, 95.1 WMGB-FM Contemporary Hit Radio, 92.3 WLZN Urban Contemporary.

The cluster of five stations reaches thousands of listeners on a daily basis. In addition, we offer a portfolio of digital products for our business customers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Produce a compelling radio show by using creativity, imagination and exercise of independent professional judgment in writing, producing, interviewing, taping or broadcasting onair content
  • Great with phones/interacting with callers, interviewing artists/guests and hosting live events
  • Connect with listeners via phones, social, video, web and onsite
  • 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 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

Job Requirements:

Qualifications:

  • 35 years of Full-Time On-Air experience with successful ratings history required
  • Strong production skills and knowledge of Op X and Reaper
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and social networking
  • Strong knowledge of all FCC rules and regulations
  • Socially informed and perceptive; uptodate and in tune daily with the local and national trends and/or specialized knowledge of topics/events related to onair discussions
  • Demonstrated upbeat personality, informative, entertaining and engaging on the air; able to relate to station audience
  • Pleasant, charismatic and wellcontrolled 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

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 longterm
  • Paid Vacation & Holidays
For immediate consideration, please visit

For more information about CUMULUS MEDIA, visit our website at:

CUMULUS MEDIA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Job Snapshot:

Employee Type:
Full-Time

Location:
Macon, GA (Onsite)

Job Type:
Media - Journalism - Newspaper, Other

Experience:
Not Specified

Date Posted: 06/06/2024