Sports Reporter (US)

Sports Anchor/Reporter – WDRB News | Louisville, KY

WDRB News is seeking an experienced Sports Anchor/Reporter to join our award-winning newsroom in Louisville, Kentucky. This role is ideal for a strong storyteller who can deliver authoritative sports coverage across broadcast and digital platforms while contributing meaningfully to a collaborative team environment.

Louisville offers a uniquely rich sports landscape, from major college athletics to high school sports and professional competition. Our sports team covers programs including the University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, Indiana University, and Western Kentucky University, along with minor league baseball, professional soccer, and signature events such as the Kentucky Derby.

 

This position goes beyond highlights and scores. We are looking for a journalist who can report enterprise stories, connect with the community, and provide thoughtful, accurate coverage that reflects the significance of sports in our region.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Anchor and report sports content for daily newscasts and digital platforms
• Develop, shoot, write, edit, and produce original sports stories
• Cover live events, breaking sports news, and enterprise features
• Contribute to digital storytelling across web and social platforms
• Collaborate closely with producers, photographers, and newsroom leadership

 

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years on-air sports reporting experience
• Journalism, communications, or related degree preferred
• Strong on-air presence with the ability to perform under deadline and during live coverage
• Proven ability to shoot, write, and edit compelling sports content
• Solid editorial judgment and ethical newsgathering standards
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
• Familiarity with the Kentucky/Southern Indiana sports scene is helpful, but not required

 

Why WDRB

WDRB News is a locally owned station with a reputation for strong journalism and a supportive newsroom culture. We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Low-cost family medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company-paid Health Savings Account contribution
• Employer-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• 6% employer 401(k) match
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Half-price YMCA membership
• Ongoing professional training and development

Block Communications Inc. (also known as Blade Communications) is an American privately held holding company of various assets, mainly in the print and broadcast media, based in Toledo, Ohio. The company was founded in 1900 in New York City when Paul Block, a German-Jewish immigrant who came to the United States in 1885, formed an ad representation firm for newspapers. The Block empire grew to encompass many newspapers on the east coast of the US, however with the Great Depression in the 1930s came the loss of all but three properties: the ad representation firm, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and the Toledo Blade (where Block eventually settled the company upon its purchase in 1927). After Block's death in 1941, his children took over the company. They eventually passed it on to their grandchildren, who continue to operate it to this day. In May 2024, a lawsuit to stop the sale of the company, and over control it, revealed that Allan Block and John Block each own 25%, while the other 50% is owned by family trusts that benefit family members.