WGN News Director ad posted


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Posted by informed observer on June 04, 2009 at 18:00:48:

WGN Radio, Chicago Seeks News Director

Prerequisites include but are not necessarily limited to:

1) Prior leadership experience, preferably as head of radio news organization

2) Achievement-orientation

3) Fascination with information delivery via emerging media & enthusiasm for/proficiency with new technologies

4) Capacity to coach non-traditional, fascinating, visual, action-oriented news writing that tells stories & to coach similar on-air delivery

5) Outstanding skill as on-air news anchor

6) Competence as compelling talk show host

7) Obsession with enterprising fascinating but difficult to access stories not on typical newsroom radar

8) Embraces collaboration with co-owned news organizations

9) Constantly pursues perfection

10) Adept at multi-tasking

12) Can quickly line up the colors on a Rubik's Cube & understands what that means in this context

History, MP3 and MS Word work samples, and compelling written case for why you're the person for the job to: Kevin Metheny Program Director WGN Radio 435 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 kmetheny@tribune.com
Copyright ? 2009, WGN Radio


Sounds like Shawn Wasson to me!


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