Iowa Public Radio is searching for a smart, energetic person with great news judgement to join our News team as the Morning Edition host in our Des Moines newsroom. You’ll not only be IPR’s voice of morning news, you’ll also help shape the program – interviewing reporters or newsmakers, producing spots, and occasionally producing pieces of your own.

You’ll join a great team of reporters across Iowa covering topics ranging from state government, to agriculture, health, the environment….and every four years a bunch of people who want to be president.

We’ve got a strong relationship with NPR: We’ve been part of its political and state government reporting partnerships, and we’re part of NPR’s Midwest Newsroom, which focuses on enterprise and investigative reporting.

What about Des Moines? It regularly shows up on Top Ten lists of great places to live for recreation, low cost of living, and more. Like to eat out? Des Moines has a great selection of restaurants and brew pubs. Music? We’ve got music festivals like Hinterland, 80/35, and many other concerts. Like to bike? Check out the few hundred miles of connected bike trails that will take you from downtown, though the suburbs, and into the countryside.

If you’ve got strong news judgment, care about ethics and diversity, can handle several things at once, work well early in the morning, and are committed to making great radio, we’d love to hear from you.

Anticipated Hiring Range: $46,502 - $65,103

Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, retirement plan, immediate accrual of vacation (16 hours monthly) and sick (12 hours monthly) time.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience as a reporter, producer, correspondent or other journalism-related role in a professional or college environment including internships.
• 1 year of experience on-air hosting, newscasting, or interviewing in a live environment.
• Strong broadcast writing skills.
• Strong knowledge of and adherence to journalism ethics.
• Experience using digital audio editing packages, such as Adobe Audition.

Bonus Points For...

• Experience hosting news magazines in public media.
• Experience in reporting for public radio.

Application Process...

For full consideration, applications must include the following:

Cover letter with narrative describing your applicable experience. Include contact information for at least three (3) professional references at the bottom of the letter.

Resume in Microsoft Word or PDF.

Sample(s) of your work including:

1. Word or PDF: Writing samples of a newscast script and a newscast spot;
2. Audio files: (Upload to our applicant tracking system or include links to SoundCloud in your cover letter) 1. One newscast 2. Two continuity/program breaks that include at least one example of forward promotion 3. Two-way (interview) you produced with a station reporter or newsmaker.

Don’t have on-air clips? You may produce original material for this application. We can send you some guidelines for this. We want to hear what you can do! Please upload the demo to Soundcloud or another hosting site and send IPR the links.

Applications must be received by 5 pm Tuesday, November 21st, 2023. Employment is contingent upon the successful outcome of a background check.

Iowa Public Radio is an Equal Opportunity Employer.