NEWS PRODUCER (PRIMARY) - WKYT

About Gray Media:

Today, we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first- and/or second-highest-rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 such markets measured by Nielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 47 markets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

About WKYT:

WKYT-TV is home to the CBS and CW affiliates in beautiful Lexington, KY. The station sits amongst picturesque horse farms in the Thoroughbred Capital of the World.

The Lexington DMA (#63) provides a competitive news environment, and WKYT has emerged as the news leader, producing over 11.5 hours of news per day. Our team of award-winning professionals thrives in a fast-paced, yet fun, environment.

Lexington is home to a thriving downtown scene, phenomenal restaurants and breweries, and, of course, Keeneland Race Course, the most beautiful horse track you'll ever visit. For outdoor enthusiasts, Red River Gorge and the Appalachian Mountains are calling your name. And in the summers, Lake Cumberland is just a short drive south to get your boating fix.

Lexington is home to the University of Kentucky, where basketball is a way of life! Once you see a game at historic Rupp Arena, your life will never be the same!

Job Summary/Description:

WKYT in Lexington, KY, has an opportunity for a producer to coordinate the gathering of news, the generation of story ideas, the scheduling and assignment of coverage, and the delivery of news material.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Work with news management, producers, and reporters to plan well-rounded news coverage. - Maintain extensive working files of possible stories, background information, and news sources. - Gather information about news as it develops and communicate it effectively and accurately to the production team. - Collaborate with managers and producers to select stories for coverage and to keep them up to date. - Schedule and order facilities, including satellite time. - Assign and coordinate the distribution of news-gathering equipment. - Take an active role in planning in-depth series and special coverage, acting as a producer or reporter as called for. - Work accurately under pressure. - Dispatch news crews, maintain schedule logs, deal with telephone story tips, listen to police radios, read newswires and e-mail, and stay in contact with sources to stay up to date with breaking news. - Write stories when assigned, train less experienced personnel, and represent WKYT courteously and professionally.