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Hoffman Family Media Internship in Radio Talk Show Production (Fall 2025)
Connecticut Public
Hartford/Hybrid, CT
Radio/Audio/Music
Company Information
Radio Talk Show Production interns will assist CT Public Radio producers in the production and development of our flagship daily shows and weekly programs (Where We Live, The Colin McEnroe Show, Audacious, The Wheelhouse, and Disrupted). Interns will have the opportunity to work in a learning environment that includes producing, writing, and editing content for live and pre-taped shows, either fully virtual or on-site. The shows are interactive, combining interviews, listener call-ins, emails, and social media. Topics span current events, politics, social trends, and the arts. Several of the shows also have podcasts, offering interns the ability to produce fully digital programs.
Interns will receive training in website production, audio production, radio continuity, and remote recording. As the internship progresses, there will be opportunities to gain hands-on experience in news production, feature writing, and show production.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of: Adobe programs and/or other video and audio editing software.
- Awareness of the public radio mission and vision of CT Public.
- Knowledge of: Baseline production techniques.
- Be creative and original, yet respond to feedback and editorial direction.
- uggle multiple tasks with accuracy and efficiency, and work well with all staff.
- Social media and website editing.
- Working with Microsoft Office 365 apps and programs (including Smartsheets, Excel, Outlook, and Word).
Duties
- Act as the first point of contact for guests.
- Assist with and gather "virtual or live" person-on-the-street interviews for produced show segments.
- Assist with screening phone calls during live broadcasts of Where We Live and The Colin McEnroe Show.
- Attend regular show planning meetings and support the generation of show ideas.
- Conduct research on show topics and share content online.
