© 2026
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Scam Advisory: We have been made aware that an online entity is posing as Joe Donahue to invite authors and other creatives onto our radio shows. The scammers then attempt to charge guests an appearance fee for exposure/publicity.
Please note: WAMC does not charge guests to appear on the station and any email about appearing on a WAMC program will come from a wamc.org email address.
Midday Magazine

In a tight labor market, the Big E looks to fill hundreds of jobs

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill
Published August 7, 2023 at 9:24 AM EDT
Eastern States Exposition Collosseum
Paul Tuthill
/
WAMC
The Eastern States Exposition has about 200 temporary jobs to fill for the 17-day run of the Big E.

A free job fair is Tuesday, August 8th

Fall fair season is just around the corner and with it comes temporary job opportunities.

The largest agricultural fair in the Northeast, the Big E is looking to fill about 200 jobs.

A job fair is scheduled Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the fairgrounds in West Springfield.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Jessica Fontaine, the director of Education and Human Resources for the Eastern States Exposition.
Tags
News Big EMassachusetts economyEastern States Exposition
Paul Tuthill
The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.
See stories by Paul Tuthill