WATE 6 On Your Side is excited to continue to welcome internships this Summer!
An internship at WATE can provide you the opportunity to explore your career interests, acquire marketable job skills while “learning the ropes” of the industry, establish professional contacts, and gain practical work experience.
The WATE internship program offers opportunities in News/Weather/Sports/Production/Lifestyle show. Our internships offer meaningful educational and work experiences designed to meet the academic and career goals of the intern.
Requirements & Skills
Applicant must be a junior or senior in an accredited college or university
Possess strong communication skills
Flexible in learning a variety of assignments and tasks
A collaborative worker with a willingness to learn
Attend news meetings
Transcribe interviews
Assist reporters and producers
Research stories for online and broadcast
Internship Details
Each intern is expected to complete 15-20 hours per week for up to 12 weeks. The 2025 Summer session will run from May 27 until August 8.
You will get the opportunity to work at the station and in the field. This is to help you understand how a TV station is run and find out what you like best.
Interns will be supervised by the manager and participate in a meaningful learning experience.
This is an unpaid internship and the Intern is not entitled to wages or any compensation or benefits for the time spent in the internship.
What We Do
Nexstar Media Group is the largest TV station operator in the country. With the reach of 171 full power television stations in 100 markets addressing nearly 38.9% of US television households, and a diversified, growing digital media operation, Nexstar Media Group offers superior audience engagement across all media devices and local broadcast television’s unrivalled influence on consumers’ purchasing and political decisions.
In 20 years, Nexstar has grown from a single station to the nation’s largest television company. This growth is fueled by an organization-wide commitment to delivering exceptional service to our communities and outstanding results for our advertisers.
From the very beginning, Nexstar has cultivated an organization-wide commitment to providing superior, unique local content that is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and connect with local communities.
