Want to cover Akron for WKSU?

WKSU, Kent State’s public radio station, is looking for a reporter to write about people stories in Akron’s 24 neighborhoods.

Requirements: “A reporter who can embed her/himself in Akron” and tell stories you won’t get from covering City Hall or corporate power centers.

WKSU wants someone who is curious and will go to the people in the neighborhoods for human interest stories, as we called them in my dinosaur days at Ol’ Blue Walls.

Such as individual or family experiences with economics, education and the shift from rubber shops to high-tech startups.

WKSU’s Akron prowler would create stories for PBS’ “Morning Edition,” “Here and Now” and “All Things Considered.”

Since the BJ alone nudged at least 150 out the door in this decade, there should be plenty of talent for WKSU to choose from.

WKSU was born in 1950 with a 50-foot pole propped against a chimney of Kent Hall and a 10-watt signal. A lot has changed over the years.

For more information and to apply go to http://jobslist.kent.edu/cw/en-us/job/495947/akron-reporter