WGAL News Intern - 2026 Spring

Job DescriptionWGAL-TV offers paid internships in the News department. In order to apply for an internship at WGAL, please provide a cover letter with your application; along with any applicable attachments, including writing samples, reels, etc. of your work.The cover letter should include: Department preference (for example, News Producing, Reporting, Photography, Sports or Meteorology) Available start and end dates Days and hours available to intern Briefly state your main objectives for participating in WGAL-TV internship (please be specific) What are your strongest areas of interestApplication DeadlinesSpring: November 17, 2025NEWSROOM:Newsroom interns will spend 10-12 weeks shadowing and gaining experience in the following departments:Assignment Desk:Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and placing telephone calls from reporters, sources, governments agencies and general public.May also assist in research and other tasks.TV News Production:Practice writing and formatting scripts for broadcast.Time in the field shadowing reporters or anchors at a live report is possible but not guaranteed.Digital News Production:Help research and write content for WGAL digital platforms including the WGAL app, WGAL.com and various social media platforms.When appropriate, the opportunity to help with photo and video production for digital platforms may be availablePhotographers and Logistics:Assist team members with field work and news gatheringInternships are scheduled based on mutual availability and academic schedule and requirements, but may consist of 16-hours per weekSPORTS:Interns should be well versed in both the local and national sports scenes (college and professional). The ability to converse about the hot sports topics of the day is a MUST. Interns should have working knowledge of the local sports scene (i.e., aware of managers, head coaches and star players of the local professional teams) and be conversational on major national sports stories and events.Interns will learn to:Write scripts for daily sportscast.Research team and player statistics.Pitch story ideas to sports departmentMay accompany reporters on location shoots but not guaranteedInternships are scheduled based on mutual availability and academic schedule and requirements, but may consist of 16-hours per weekWEATHER:Please note: All candidates for internships with WGAL's Weather department MUST be enrolled in a meteorology curriculum or closely related program of study.In an internship at WGAL we stress analyzing and forecasting first, followed by storytelling and graphics production.Interns will learn to:Analyze weather charts and modelsPrepare daily forecastsProduce weather graphicsAssist meteorologists in gathering critical & breaking weather information and dataRelay important information to/from News, Assignment Desk, and WebResearch statistical dataPractice forecast delivery in-studioAssist with social media efforts and email communicationInternships are scheduled based on mutual availability and academic schedule and requirements, but may consist of 16-hours per weekDiversity StatementAt Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.About UsHearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.