Executive Producer
Posted Jul 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time your news judgment differed from a reporter's or an anchor's. How did it end?
What they are checking: Whether they can make the final editorial call while keeping talent respected and engaged.
How have you grown an audience for a newscast or digital product, and how did you measure it?
What they are checking: Whether they connect content choices to ratings and digital numbers rather than treating them as someone else's job.
Tell me about a time you coached a newer producer or video journalist. What changed in their work?
What they are checking: Whether they develop people in the newsroom instead of just fixing their scripts themselves.
How do you work with engineering and production staff when a technical problem threatens the show?
What they are checking: Whether they collaborate with crews outside the newsroom calmly, since live TV depends on everyone.
What would you do
A big story breaks ten minutes before air. Walk me through your first five decisions.
What they are checking: Whether they stay calm and make clear calls on coverage, crews and rundown changes during breaking news.
A story is ready but one fact is still unconfirmed and the competition already has it. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether journalistic integrity wins over being first, which protects the station's credibility.
Something goes wrong on air, like a wrong graphic or a dead live shot. How do you handle it during and after the show?
What they are checking: Whether they recover smoothly in the moment and then fix the cause without blaming in public.
About the work
Walk me through how you would stack an hour-long live newscast on a normal news day.
What they are checking: Whether they can order stories with pacing, teases and blocks that hold viewers through the whole hour.
How do you decide what goes on TV, what goes on the web, and what goes on social first?
What they are checking: Whether they think across platforms and know each audience, which this role explicitly oversees.
How do you manage a newscast's budget, like overtime and live truck use, without hurting coverage?
What they are checking: Whether they can balance spending against coverage goals, since this role owns budget adherence.
How do you set coverage priorities for the week in a market like Peoria?
What they are checking: Whether they plan enterprise and coverage strategy that fits the local audience, not just react daily.
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