Offer: The Pritzker Fellowships for public media training

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The Pritzker Fellowships

The Pritzker Fellowships are designed to fulfill our most important goal: to discover, encourage, and train the best possible representatives of a diverse new generation of public-media talent.

Together with the Pritzker Family Foundation, Chicago Public Radio is proud to kick off the inaugural 2010 Pritzker Fellowships.

Opportunities

Two paid Pritzker Fellowships will be awarded each year. Professional training will be provided at the WBEZ Studios over a period of nine months, with full 40-hour work weeks required.

Pritzker Fellows will be given rigorous training in every aspect of public radio journalism and will work alongside some of the nation’s most respected reporters, producers and editors. View a full description of the program.

Eligibility

The Pritzker Fellowships are open to anyone with an interest in pursuing radio, web-based, or other forms of journalism. The program is open to a broad range of individuals, ages and backgrounds.

Candidates must be nominated by a community-based not-for-profit agency. The Pritzker Fellowships will be awarded to applicants representing a diverse population who are non-radio professionals, have not received formal training in journalism and who show promise as radio producers, journalists and story tellers. Learn more about the requirements of our program and who will make the perfect candidate.

How to Apply

The 2010 Pritzker Fellowships application period has closed. If you are interested in learning more about the 2011 Pritzker Fellowships, nominating a candidate, or applying for the 2011 program call Shona Koester at 312.948.4836 or email to skoester@chicagopublicradio.org.

Timeline

WBEZ will begin accepting applications and nominations again in March, 2011.

The finalists for the 2011 awards will be interviewed at WBEZ in May, 2011 and the selected Pritzker Fellows will be announced the following June The Pritzker Fellowships will commence on July 5, 2011.