© 2025 | Jefferson Public Radio
Southern Oregon University
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
541.552.6301 | 800.782.6191
Listen | Discover | Engage a service of Southern Oregon University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

JPR Seeks News Director

JPR is looking for a News Director to head our award-winning news team. In recent years, the JPR newsroom has grown in size and scope to become a major trusted source of news about issues and events in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

The ND manages news content across broadcast and digital platforms — reporting to the JPR Executive Director and serving on the network's senior management team.

For complete position details and to apply click here.

Jefferson Public Radio (JPR) is a network of 23 public radio stations and 36 translators serving a 60,000 square-mile area of Southern Oregon and Northern California.  JPR is licensed to and operated by Southern Oregon University (SOU), whose main campus is located in Ashland, Oregon.  JPR operates from a newly built state-of-the-art broadcast center on the SOU Ashland campus and also operates a satellite studio facility in the Cascade Theatre in Redding, California.  JPR provides three fully separate, full-time program services and is an NPR member station.

Congress and the President have spoken. While this is a devastating result, JPR's commitment to its mission and values and our resolve to achieve them remain stronger than ever. Together with NPR, we’ll continue to bring you rigorous journalism, local news, courageous storytelling, and inspired music – every day. Help us increase listener support by 25% to make up for lost federal funding.