- Company: Sinclair Broadcast Group
- Location: Portland, Multnomah County
- Full Time
- Portland, Multnomah County
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Sinclair Broadcast Group at a glance
sbgi.net- Founded 1971
- Ticker SBGI
- Revenue (FY2025) $3.17B
- Net income -$112.00M
Investor research: Yahoo Finance · SEC filings
Federal funding recipient: largest known award $31K from the Department of Homeland Security (started Nov 13, 2010) — via USAspending.gov
Antenna site license renewal (multiple locations)
387 employees covered under a retirement plan (2015 filing) — via DOL Form 5500 / EFAST2
Registered as a global legal entity (LEI 529900879GWQV880PQ28, US) — via GLEIF
Sinclair, Inc. (d/b/a Sinclair Broadcast Group) is a U.S. telecommunications company controlled by descendants of founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in Cockeysville, Maryland, it is the second-largest TV station operator by station count after Nexstar, owning or operating 193 stations in 100+ markets (about 40% of U.S. households). Public ticker SBGI; founded 1971. More: Wikipedia.
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Sinclair Broadcast Group is hiring a full-time Morning (AM) Executive Producer for KATU/KUNP in Portland, Multnomah County. As the newsroom leader during early-morning newscasts, you'll ensure high editorial standards while building coverage that matters to your community.
About the Role
In this key leadership position, you'll direct the editorial operations of the morning newscast, from story selection through on-air delivery. You'll work at the intersection of journalism and broadcast production, maintaining the station's reputation for reliability and accuracy while serving Portland's news needs.
What You'll Do
- Direct editorial decisions for morning newscasts and special news programming
- Lead reporters, producers, and assignment teams through the daily production cycle
- Evaluate stories for newsworthiness, fairness, and impact on the Portland community
- Manage breaking news and adjust coverage as the day unfolds
- Ensure all content meets broadcast standards for accuracy and journalistic ethics
- Collaborate with the newsroom to develop story ideas and assignment strategy
What We're Looking For
- Extensive experience as a broadcast news producer or in a newsroom management role
- Strong editorial sensibility and knowledge of television news production standards
- Proven leadership and mentoring abilities with newsroom staff
- Excellent time management under deadline pressure
- Commitment to journalistic principles and community-centered storytelling
- Track record working in fast-paced local news environments
About Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group operates one of the nation's largest networks of local broadcast stations. Through properties like KATU and KUNP in Portland, we deliver news, information, and entertainment to the communities we serve.
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No employee-review scores appear in the data. Public coverage in the feed includes Britannica’s overview of history, holdings, and political controversies; company news on SMAC Productions’ podcast network with AMP Media; a Yahoo Finance valuation note on SBGI; and a Portland Press Herald item on a Sinclair executive’s Cape Elizabeth property listing.
- If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?
- Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
- How elites could shape mass preferences as AI reduces persuasion costs
- Show HN: Real-time system that tracks how news spreads across 200k websites
Recent news
- SMAC Productions Launches Podcast Network with AMP Media, Expanding Its Storytelling Across Sports, Media and Culture - Sinclair, Inc
- Sinclair Broadcast Group | History, Holdings, & Political Controversies - Encyclopedia Britannica
- Sinclair Broadcast executive lists $16.5M Cape Elizabeth mansion - Portland Press Herald - Maine Sunday Telegram
- Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI) Valuation Check After Recent Weak Trading And Undervalued Fair Value Estimate - Yahoo Finance
- Sinclair Invests In Interactive TV Company, Plans July Rollout In Two Markets - TVTechnology
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Working in Portland, Multnomah County
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Role is on-site in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (Pacific Northwest). Oregon sits along the Columbia River border with Washington; the job is local TV/news production work in the Portland market, not remote.
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western United States, with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. The western boundary is formed by the P
🇺🇸 Relocation safety for US: Exercise Normal Caution — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0
National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 215,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Cost of living in Oregon: 3.4% above the national average — via BEA
Minimum wage in Oregon: $16.80/hr — via FRED
Real GDP per capita in Oregon: $62,241 — via FRED
Home prices in Oregon (year over year): +2.0% — via FRED
Median household income in Multnomah County: $86,247 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Most recent FEMA-declared disaster in Multnomah County: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm), Apr 2024 — via FEMA
Average commute time in Multnomah County: 25 min — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Most common commute in Multnomah County: Drove Alone (53%) — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Households with home internet in Multnomah County: 94% — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Nearby green space: 14 parks within 1.5km — closest is Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park (197m). via OpenStreetMap
Nearest public transit: Oak Street/Southwest 1st Avenue (station, 140m). via OpenStreetMap
Nearby history: Bishop's House, listed 1974 (21m away) — via National Register of Historic Places
Typical climate: average high 63°F / low 47°F year-round (summers around 78°F, winters around 37°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Walkability: Most walkable (19.0/20) — via EPA National Walkability Index
Typical rent nearby: $1,677/mo (1BR) · $1,922/mo (2BR) — via HUD Fair Market Rents
- Elevation 21m (69 ft)
Source: Wikipedia (state)
Build the skills for this role
Prioritize: newscast rundown craft, live-breaking decision speed, writing/voicing standards, ENPS/iNEWS-style systems, and people leadership under AM deadlines. No cert list or costs provided in data.
- Walk a sample AM rundown and how you’d re-order for a major overnight story.
- Explain collaboration with assignment desk, anchors, and control room on a live miss.
- Ask how Sinclair’s Portland station structures EP autonomy and multi-platform packages.
Strong fit if you thrive on pre-dawn live news ownership inside a large station group (SBGI). Prefer empty claims over invented culture scores—judge fit from your AM EP experience and Portland market interest.
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- Role Morning (AM) Executive Producer
- Employer Sinclair Broadcast Group
- Location Portland, Multnomah County
- Type Full Time
- Posted June 19, 2026
- Apply by 2026-08-02
- Country context US
- Overview Full original description on this page (268 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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- Hacker News — If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?
- Hacker News — Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
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- Hacker News — Show HN: Real-time system that tracks how news spreads across 200k websites
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