For emerging journalists interested in working in radio, Report for America’s group of 2020-2021 host newsrooms comprises more opportunities than ever before — 37 open positions in public radio stations across the country. Applications are being accepted now until Jan. 31
WFPL 89.3 News Louisville — Kentucky: Southern Indiana
WESA 90.5 — Pennsylvania: Johnstown
Delaware Public Media — Delaware: State and local elections
Houston Public Media — Texas: Health issues in and around Houston
Iowa Public Radio — Iowa: Issues affecting underserved populations
KAWC Colorado River Public Media — Arizona: Latino communities
KCAW — Alaska: Sitka and surrounding communities
KOSU Radio — Oklahoma: Agriculture and rural issues in Oklahoma
KUER: NPR Utah — Utah: Accountability reporting on the energy industry and its impact on health care and the environment
KUNR Public Radio — Nevada: Education and Latino communities in Reno
KUT — Texas: 1) Costs and benefits of suburban growth in Williamson County; 2) Hays County and the strains of rapid development
Radio Bilingüe — California: San Joaquin Valley
Texas Public Radio — Texas: 1) Texas Hill Country; 2) Business issues in Laredo and other border areas
The Public’s Radio — Rhode Island: Race and poverty in Newport R.I.
Vermont Public Radio — Vermont: Northeast Kingdom
WABE — Georgia: Minority communities in south Atlanta
WFAE/Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library — North Carolina: Unique partnership using radio and wikipedia to fill news deserts
WKSU — Ohio: Rural healthcare
WNIJ Northern Public Radio — Illinois: Pressing community issues such as substandard housing and police relations
WWNO 89.9 FM New Orleans Public Radio — Louisiana: 1) Statehouse reporting in Baton Rouge; 2) Bayou parishes reporting based in Thibodaux
WYPR 88.1 FM Your Public Radio Corp — Maryland: Baltimore’s housing crisis
WYSO Public Radio — Ohio: Climate change and environmental issues
Yellowstone Public Radio — Montana: 1) Montana statehouse; 2) Native American issues
South Dakota Public Broadcasting South — Dakota: Ethnic communities including Native Americans
Arizona Public Media — Arizona: Watchdog reporting in Cochise County
Connecticut Public — Connecticut: 1) The Naugatuck River Valley, especially blue-collar families; 2) Latino communities
WITF — Pennsylvania: 1) Latino communities in Reading and Lebanon and others; 2) Local Latino angle on elections
Detroit Public Television — Michigan: 1) Threats to safe drinking water; 2) Early childhood education in metro Detroit
Kansas City PBS — Missouri: Rural issues in Missouri
KIVI-TV — Idaho: Agriculture and rural issues including immigration and effects of climate change
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting — Kentucky: Youth, social services and legislative accountability
Mendocino Voice — California: Environment, Environmental regulation and effects on the economy
The Chicago Reporter/Univision — Illinois: Aurora, Elgin, Joliet, Cicero, Waukegan and other Chicago exurbs
To apply, click here. To see the other open Report for America positions, or to sort by beat or location, click here.
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact us:
Kim Kleman, National Director | info@reportforamerica.org
David Reed Fox, Corps Member Applications Manager | info@reportforamerica.org