WABC Producer

Disney is hiring a WABC Producer to join the Eyewitness News team at WABC-TV in New York, NY. This is a newscast production role sitting inside one of the country’s most competitive local broadcast news operations, where the producer owns the full arc of daily newscasts across multiple dayparts and platforms. It suits an experienced broadcast journalist who has built shows under real deadline pressure and understands what it means to serve a major-market audience.

About the Role

The WABC Producer works within the WABC-TV newsroom, a Disney Networks operation, producing across early mornings, nights, and weekends for both linear broadcast and digital platforms. Day-to-day production workflow includes rundown management, copy writing, story pitching, and real-time coordination with anchors, reporters, directors, and graphic artists. This role also covers sports broadcast production, requiring the ability to construct compelling sportscasts with highlights and features built from scratch each day.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce and manage all elements of daily newscasts from rundown conception through live broadcast execution.
• Write clear, broadcast-ready copy that meets the editorial standards of a major-market local news station.
• Pitch and develop story ideas daily, contributing to the editorial direction of the newsroom.
• Build sportscasts that incorporate news, highlights, and features in a structured, audience-focused format.
• Execute last-minute editorial and production changes during live broadcasts without compromising show quality.
• Coordinate across digital and on-air teams throughout the production day to ensure platform consistency.

What You Bring

• A minimum of three years producing at a local television news station is required.
• Demonstrated editorial judgment and production skills suited to a high-pressure broadcast news environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a command of broadcast copy style.
• Flexibility to work late nights, overnights, holidays, and variable dayparts as assigned.
• This position is covered under the WGA-ABC National Agreement, so familiarity with WGA jurisdiction in broadcast news is relevant.

Why This Role

WABC-TV Eyewitness News is among the most watched local broadcast news stations in the country, operating inside one of the largest media companies in the world, which means real resources, real audience reach, and a newsroom that carries genuine editorial weight. The hiring range for this WGA role in New York is $139,913 to $145,000 per year, with benefits including medical, financial, and other compensation package elements. For a producer looking to grow inside a major-market broadcast news operation, this is a substantive staff position with career depth behind it.

Apply now for the WABC Producer role at Disney and bring your local broadcast news production experience to one of New York’s most recognized newsrooms.