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Senior Reporter
WITF
$55–60K / year · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
WITF, based near Harrisburg, is south central Pennsylvania's public media organization, running PBS station WITF TV and NPR station WITF 89.5 and 93.3 FM with news, education and arts programming for a 19-county region.
WITF is the public media organization for south central Pennsylvania, based at its Public Media Center on Lindle Road in Swatara Township, outside Harrisburg. It operates WITF TV, the region's PBS member station, which first signed on in November 1964, and WITF 89.5 and 93.3 FM, the area's NPR member station, which signed on in April 1971 and has carried a news and information format since 2012. The call letters were chosen to stand for "It's Top Flight."
WITF's broadcast signals reach a 19-county region that includes Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, Lebanon and Chambersburg, and it also serves audiences through witf.org, the WITF app, WITF Passport, the WITFK PBS KIDS 24/7 channel, podcasts, community events and educational programs. Local programs include The Spark, The Morning Agenda and the Central PA Spelling Bee. Its about page lists the organization as WITF TV, WITF 89.5 and 93.3 FM, Media Solutions and Pennon Education.
WITF is part of Pennon, a Central Pennsylvania nonprofit that is also home to Pennon Education, which runs early learning and classroom programs such as Explore in the Classroom. WITF's mission is to inspire lifelong learning by connecting people and communities of Pennsylvania through trusted journalism, thoughtful discussion and educational experiences.
WITF hires across production, editorial, education, development, corporate partnerships, marketing, sales, finance, IT, HR and building services, and recent openings have included multimedia producers and designers, content and email marketers, account managers and major gifts officers. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off and hybrid schedules for some roles.