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WBHM is a listener-supported service of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. More than half of the station's financial support comes from listeners, with additional support from corporate underwriting and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). WBHM is "Your NPR News Station” and home to the Alabama Radio Reading Service, a resource for the blind and print-impaired. WBHM programming also can be heard in North Central Alabama on WSGN 91.5 FM through a partnership with Gadsden State University.
• Make a pledge and become a member of WBHM's strong and vital listener community.
• Find out how underwriting provides essential financial support for WBHM.
• Learn more about WBHM underwriters.
• Learn more about the Alabama Radio Reading Service, a special WBHM service for the visually impaired and print handicapped.
• Learn more about WBHM's participation in the Southern Education Desk, a consortium of public media stations committed to exploring the challenges and opportunities confronting education in the Southern United States in the 21st century..
• Learn more about UAB.
• Learn more about Gadsden State University.

Current Position Openings

WBHM PUBLIC RADIO SEEKS GENERAL MANAGER
Metro market public radio station WBHM 90.3 FM seeks general manager (GM) to plan, implement and direct all administrative, programming, technical operations and fundraising activities of the station, including budget, personnel, strategic planning, staffing and ensuring university compliance with FCC rules/regulations and Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Public Radio, etc., requirements. The GM will represent the station and the university with a variety of internal and external constituencies. WBHM is part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to furthering the diversification of its workforce. Apply for the position online at www.uab.edu/employment .

FORMAL UAB JOB POSTING

Auto req ID 23060BR
HR Organization 184400000 WBHM Radio Station
Job Categories of Interest Professional and Administrative
Job Title GENERAL MANAGER-WBHM
Job Code UB100D0 General Mgr WBHM

Job Description
Plan, implement and direct all administrative, programming, technical operations and fundraising activities of the station, including budget, personnel, strategic planning, staffing and ensuring university compliance with FCC rules/regulations and Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Public Radio, etc. requirements. Represent the station and the university with a variety of internal and external constituencies.
Annual Pay Range: $67,570 - $89,193 - $110,815
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Broadcasting, Communications, Journalism or a related field and seven years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. The successful candidate will possess senior level management experience in a complex organization, preferably in public radio broadcasting.
Preferred Job Skills: Leadership skills, administrative abilities, including the management of multi-faceted budgets and constituencies; in-depth knowledge of public broadcasting, audience research, best practices in all aspects of public radio; superior written and oral communication skills; comfortable working both in the limelight and behind the scenes; ability to multi-task is essential (with the ability to exhibit flexibility and consensus-building). Must have the temperament to lead a creative and diverse staff with the understanding that the responsibilities of this position are 24/7 and that the organization answers to numerous constituencies simultaneously.
Licensure / Certifications: None required.