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Radio News Internship
Effective Date: Ongoing
Division: Radio
Department: Radio News
Internship Summary:
KQED Radio News covers the latest in Northern California news. The morning news reports air in brief segments during NPR's "Morning Edition" and the afternoon news updates air in 2-minute segments during NPR's "All Things Considered." Radio News interns will train alongside staff reporters and editors, focusing on research, writing, reporting and sound gathering. KQED Radio News accepts up to five Practical Training interns per term. The Spring term is from January through May, the Summer term is from June through Mid-September, and the Fall term is from Mid-October through Mid-January. Interns must be willing to commit to two 8-hour periods a week (no weekends) for four months.
Training:
- Practical experience will be combined with seminars and workshops on a variety of topics including.
- Basic reporting and writing.
- Field recording and studio editing.
- Effective use of sound in radio.
- Story production.
- Source development for covering minority communities.
Internship Qualifications:
- Interns must be able to write clear, accurate news copy. Prior experience or skill in writing for print or broadcast is strongly desired.
- Preference will be given to interns who are interested in public radio careers.
- People of color, women, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- Fluency in languages other than English is considered a plus.
Application Procedure:
- Applications may be submitted for the Spring, Summer, or Fall term internships. Please indicate which term and which radio internship program that interests you.
- Please send detailed cover letter, resume and news writing samples. If you have no current news writing samples, you may send an original print story and your re-write of the story as an example of your writing ability.
- For applicants to multiple Public Radio Practical Training Internships - Instead of submitting multiple cover letters and resumes, we prefer for you to submit ONE joint package for all the internships you're interested in. The package should include ONE resume, the required materials for each internship, and ONE cover letter describing and comparing your interest in the different opportunities. Please label CLEARLY your supplemental materials for Radio News in this application packet.
Application Procedure:
Please send cover letter & resume to:
KQED, Inc.
Attn: Radio Internship Program
2601 Mariposa St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
Or email:
radiointernship@kqed.org
