APPLYING FOR A SPORTS INTERNSHIP

To apply for an internship at CBS4′s Sports department you must mail an application to the information below. Emailed applications will not be accepted. An application must include the following:

Cover letter
Resume
Official transcript
Letter of Recommendation from a professor or previous employer
Letter from a different professor than indicated above, or an academic advisor stating that the internship is for credit at the school you are attending
Candidates must be academically a junior or senior in college
Minimum GPA of 2.5 for Fall and Spring application, and 3.0 for Summer application

There are three internship periods throughout the year. They are Spring, Summer, and Fall. Exact dates for the duration of an internship will be worked out upon hire, but generally they are three months in length at three nine hour days per week. Application deadlines are as follows:

For a Spring internship: January 1st
For Summer: April 1st
For Fall: August 1st

Applications received after these dates will not be accepted.

The main responsibilities of an intern are, but not limited to, the following:

Logging sporting events.
Assisting producers, and anchorsin the production of a newscast(s).
Any other duties that may be assign as needed
Shadowing a reporter on stories (needs to be set up between you and the reporter.)

An internship in the CBS4 newsroom is unpaid.

If you have any questions, feel free to call or email. Applications are accepted by earth mail. No emailed applications will be accepted. Thank you for your interest.

CBS4 Sports
Attn: Eric Christensen
1044 Lincoln St.
Denver, CO 80203

Fax: 303-894-6040
Phone: 303-830-6593
800-444-5262