WPVI – TV (6abc) News Intern, Spring 2027

Job Position(s): WPVI - TV (6abc) News Intern, Spring 2027

WPVI Television (Philadelphia), LLC is hiring a WPVI – TV (6abc) News Intern for Spring 2027, based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This role sits inside one of the most active local television newsrooms in the country, supporting producers, reporters, photojournalists, and assignment editors across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social media news workflows. It suits a journalism or communications student who wants real newsroom experience across the full production pipeline, from story development through to air.

About the Role

The WPVI – TV (6abc) News Intern works within the 6abc Action News operation, Philadelphia’s top-rated local news station and part of ABC Owned Television Stations under Disney Entertainment Television. This is a part-time, six-month internship running January 2027 through June 2027, covering a 24/7 broadcast news environment where daily output spans live television, digital publishing, and streaming platforms. Interns rotate through assignment desk operations, editorial meetings, field coverage, and video editing depending on the news cycle and breaking events.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the assignment desk by fielding incoming calls and emails from viewers, public information officers, and community newsmakers to help track developing stories.
• Attend daily editorial meetings where producers and executive producers make story selection and rundown decisions for newscasts.
• Assist reporters and photojournalists in the field during breaking news coverage and planned special event production.
• Learn video editing and newsroom production workflows used to package stories for broadcast and digital distribution.
• Help producers prepare coverage for major planned events including elections, using newsroom content management systems.
• Support content creation across television, streaming, and social media platforms, gaining exposure to multi-platform broadcast journalism distribution.

What You Bring

• Current enrollment in an accredited college or university program, with a preference for journalism, communications, or media production majors.
• Familiarity with newsroom production workflows or prior coursework in broadcast journalism or episodic television news formats.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills suited to professional contact with reporters, producers, and on-air talent.
• Schedule flexibility to accommodate shifting news coverage demands, breaking news events, and weekend assignments across the six-month term.

Why This Role

WPVI Television has been Philadelphia’s number one local news operation for more than 50 years, reaching a viewing area of over 8 million people across Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Southern New Jersey. For an intern, access to a newsroom of this scale, producing live broadcast journalism daily under the ABC Owned Television Stations umbrella, is genuinely rare at this level. The WPVI – TV (6abc) News Intern position offers structured exposure to every layer of local television news production within a single six-month commitment.

Apply now for the WPVI – TV (6abc) News Intern, Spring 2027 role with WPVI Television (Philadelphia), LLC through FilmLocal.com.