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mission and respo
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their busines
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WHQR//UNCW Gra
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nternships
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on the need in the WHQ
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ents. The ma
ain areas arre, but are
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limited to, Broadca
asting (New
ws Service and Music Service), National
t, and Inform
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mation Technology.
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xciting and fulfilling yea
ar at WHQR
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be
b moving on
n to their new
w careers in June this ye
ear!
As
A a WHQR
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G
Inte
ern you willl assist the full-time sta
ation staff
as
a required, and
a will have the opporttunity to learrn (among o
others):
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The bu
usiness of Pu
ublic Radio
Marketting/developm
ment proced ures in a no
on-profit worrld
Radio journalism & production
The prrocess of aud
dio editing u
using state-off-the-art tech
hnology
On-air techniques
Using the
t exciting new
n
platform
ms of Public R
Radio
Applications
A
fo
or internship
p opportunitie
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ow being ac
ccepted for
th
he following positions:
Development
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– membersh
hip, database
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nd public eve
ents.
Web
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and Soc
cial Media – website, Fac
cebook, Twittter, news sup
pport and inttegrated marketing
News
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– local reporting
Operations
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– program su
upport, computers, logg ing, on-air w
work and pro
ogram hostin
ng
Eligibility:
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You must be a currently enrolled graduate student at
UNCW.
You must be enrolled in a graduate degree program for the 12 month
duration of the internship.
Interested individuals should have a strong interest in public radio and
possess excellent writing, research, communication, computer and
organizational skills.
You must have demonstrated initiative and ability to work
independently.
You should be interested in contemporary culture and be up-to-date on
news and current events.
Some previous editing, reporting, radio-producing, computer, and/or
business experience is preferred.
WHQR 91.3FM internships are full-time and last for 12 months with a quarterly
review period. Interns will be compensated based on a 30-hr work week at $18,500
per year. The position is located at the downtown Wilmington NC studios of WHQR.
Applications should include a resume, a statement of interest including the specific
position in public radio and how it relates to your career goals, and a list of references.
Completed applications should be submitted as an attachment to an email and sent to
Dr. Ron Vetter, Associate Provost of Research and Dean of the Graduate School,
vetterr@uncw.edu and copy Nancy Holland hollandn@uncw.edu.
Closing date for Applications: May 15, 2013
Interviews will be completed by May 24, 2013
Start date: July 1, 2013