EEO Report for April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013
WKDZ AM/FM & WHVO
Annual EEO Public File Report
The purpose of this EEO Public File Report (“Report”) is to comply with Section 73.2080(c)(6) of the FCC’s 2002 EEO Rule. This Report has been prepared on behalf of the Station Employment Unit that is comprised of the following station(s): WKDZ-AM WKDZ-FM, & WHVO-AM and is required to be placed in the public inspection files of these stations, and posted on their websites, if they have websites.
The information contained in this Report covers the time period beginning 1 April ’12 to and including 31 March ‘13 (the “Applicable Period”).
The FCC’s 2002 EEO Rule requires that this Report contain the following information:
1. A list of all full-time vacancies filled by the Station(s) comprising the Station Employment Unit during the Applicable Period;
2. For each such vacancy, the recruitment source(s) utilized to fill the vacancy (including, if applicable, organizations entitled to notification pursuant to Section 73.208(c)(1)(ii) of the new EEO Rule, which should be separately identified), identified by name, address, contact person and telephone number;
3. The recruitment source that referred the hiree for each full-time vacancy during the Applicable Period;
4. Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for full-time vacancies during the Applicable Period and the total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source utilized in connection with such vacancies; and
5. A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(2) of the FCC rules.
Job Title: Marketing/Account Executive
Recruitment Sources Used: Numbers 1 thru 15, excluding 14 listed below
Recruitment Source of this Hire: 12
Total Persons Interviewed for this Position: 4
Job Title: News Reporter
Recruitment Sources Used: Numbers 1 thru 15 listed below, excluding 13
Recruitment Source of this Hire: 9
Total Persons Interviewed for this Position: 2
Job Title: Marketing/Account Executive
Recruitment Sources Used: Numbers 1 through 15, excluding 13
Recruitment Source of this Hire: 10
Total Persons Interviewed for this Position: 2
Total Number of Persons Interviewed for Full-Time Positions: 8
(Total Number of Interviewees referred by each source is in parenthesis following the source name.)
Recruitment Sources:
1. Murray State University
5305 Ft. Campbell Blvd.
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Lisa Joiner
270-707-1526
Bob Lochte – Murray Campus
270-809-2387
2. Austin Peay State University
P. O. Box 4567
Clarksville, TN 37044
Dr. Mike Gotcher, Dr. David Von Palko
931-221-7868
3. Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11012
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Rebecca Tinker
270-745-3095
4. Hopkinsville Community College
720 North Drive
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Kanya Allen
270-707-3827
5. Housing Authority of Hopkinsville
400 N. Elm St.
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Vickie Smiley
270-887-4275 ext. 1109
6. Daymar College
Paducah, KY 42001
Connie Holley
270-444-9676
7. Kentucky Assn. of Broadcasters Web Site Job Bank
101 Enterprise Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
Gary White
1-888-843-5221
8. Trigg County High School
ASK Youth Services Center
202 Main St.
Cadiz, KY 42211
Laura Shelton
270-522-2200 ext. 4118
9. Posting on Our Own Web Sites (5)
10. On Air Announcements (2)
11. Referred from Staff
12. Outside Referral (1)
13. SBE Website
14. Hopkinsville Human Relations Commission
101 N. Main St.
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Bernard Standard
270-887-4010
15. Henderson Community College
2660 S. Green St.
Henderson, KY 42420
Angie Watson
270-831-9671
EEO OUTREACH PRONG
April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013
4/5/12 News reporter, Annie Catron, participated in Career Fair at South Christian Schools, making presentations to eight different classes on career opportunities in radio.
5/4/12 Entire management team attended Leadercast training.
5/9/12 Added Brooklyn Choate as an intern
Ongoing Group GM participated in mentoring program at Trigg Co. Schools
5/13-16 /12 Group GM attended Idea Bank Conference in Ottawa, Canada
5/24/12 News reporter Annie Catron talked to 70 students at MLK School about careers in broadcasting.
6/4-6/6/12 Salesperson attended RAB Academy
6/26/12 Started radio campaign for ag internship; Web ad began; Partnered with NAFB.
7/17/12 Teamed with KBA to award scholarship to employee’s daughter
7/24/12 Hired Ag Intern
8/1/12 Hired Student Intern
8/1/12-7/31/13 Acquired P1 Selling Training for entire sales department
9/19-9/21/12 Group GM attended National Association of Broadcasters Conference
10/2-10/4/12 Group GM and GSM attended Kentucky Broadcasters Conference
10/7-10/10/12 Group GM attended International Broadcasters Idea Bank in New Orleans
10/10/12 Participated in Murray State University Job Fair; Distributed fliers about openings and potential positions with our company
11/2/12 News Reporter Annie Catron participated in the 21st annual community reader day at South Christian elementary school reading "My Teacher For President".
11/7-11/9/12 News and Ag Director Alan Watts attended NAFB conference and training sessions.
12/12/12 GM moderated and participated in college and career readiness day at Trigg Co. High School.
1/18/13 WKDZ/WHVO hosted Leadership Trigg at our studios for a half day. We talked about each position in a radio station and career opportunities.
1/18-20/13 GM, Sales Manager and PD for WKDZ and PD for WHVO attended International Broadcasters Idea Bank in St. Louis; GM conducted a half day session.
1/28/13 Sales team attended full day Sales Retreat.
2/12/13 Boy Scout Troop 412 from Heritage Christian Academy visited our stations to earn their communication badge
2/14–3/15/13 Offered a broadcasting scholarship to be awarded to a Junior or Senior in College. Ads ran 2/14 – 3/15 on WKDZ and WHVO as well on both websites.
2/15/13 News Reporter, Travis Faulkner, spoke to Cumberland Hall patients about career choices.
2/26/13 Class visited our stations to learn about careers that start with an “R”.
2/26-Ongoing Advertised for marketing internships on our websites
2/26-2/28/13 PD, Bill Booth, attended Country Radio Seminar for additional training/learning.
3/6/13 Participated in Career Fair at Murray State University
3/7/13 Oldies PD participated in mentoring program, Operation Preparation at Hopkinsville Middle School
3/11/13 Air personality, Carrie McGinnis participated in Operation Preparation at Trigg Co. High School.
3/13/13 Oldies PD participated in two class sessions for Operation Preparation at North Drive Middle School.
3/14/13 Reporter Annie Catron participated in Operation Preparation at CCHS
3/19/13 Reporter Annie Catron participated in Operation Preparation at HHS
3/19/13 Sales team and sales assistant attended Sean Luce sales training in Princeton and received certificate for completion of full day course
3/20/13 Sales Assistant, Kyle Rader, participated in two class sessions for Operation Preparation at Christian Co. Middle School
3/20/13 Meteorologist David Bryant spoke with student at Christian County library.
3/22/13 General Sales Manager served as guest speaker at APSU Public Relations/Media Class
3/28/13 News Director, Alan Watts participated in Career Day at Christian County Elementary School.
Narrative Statement
Ham Broadcasting Co. Inc. fulfilled all recruitment requirements by posting full-time job vacancies with all recruitment sources and referral sources. We had 15 recruitment sources.
Ham Broadcasting Co. Inc. engaged in numerous outreach initiatives including, but not limited to:
1. Career Days/Career Fairs/Information Distribution
4/5/12 News reporter, Annie Catron, participated in Career Fair at South Christian Schools, making presentations to eight different classes on career opportunities in radio.
5/24/12 News reporter Annie Catron talked to 70 students at MLK School about careers in broadcasting.
10/10/12 Participated in Murray State University Job Fair; Distributed fliers about openings and potential positions with our company.
11/2/12 News Reporter Annie Catron participated in the 21st annual community reader day at South Christian elementary school reading "My Teacher For President".
12/12/12 GM moderated and participated in college and career readiness day at Trigg Co. High School.
1/18/13 WKDZ/WHVO hosted Leadership Trigg at our studios for a half day. We talked about each position in a radio station and career opportunities.
2/12/13 Boy Scout Troop 412 from Heritage Christian Academy visited our stations to earn their communication badge.
2/15/13 News Reporter, Travis Faulkner, spoke to Cumberland Hall patients about career choices.
2/26/13 Class visited our stations to learn about careers that start with an “R”.
3/6/13 Participated in Career Fair at Murray State University.
3/7/13 Oldies PD participated in mentoring program, Operation Preparation at Hopkinsville Middle School.
3/11/13 Air personality, Carrie McGinnis participated in Operation Preparation at Trigg Co. High School.
3/20/13 Meteorologist David Bryant spoke with student at Christian County library.
3/22/13 General Sales Manager served as guest speaker at APSU Public Relations/Media Class.
3/28/13 News Director, Alan Watts participated in full day Career Day at Christian County Elementary School.
2. Internship Program
Met with area colleges about our internship program. All managers are encouraged to assist with recruiting interns. We hired 2 interns in this reporting cycle.
5/9/12 Added Brooklyn Choate as an intern. She is a Trigg Co. High School Student.
6/26/12 Started radio campaign for ag internship; Web ad began; Partnered with NAFB.
7/24/12 Hired Ag Intern planning to attend Murray State University.
8/1/12 Hired Student Intern, Josh Claussen, Trigg County High School.
2/26-Ongoing Advertised for marketing internships on our websites.
3. Establish Scholarship Program/Mentoring Program
7/17/12 Teamed with KBA to award scholarship to employee’s daughter.
2/14–3/15/13 Offered a broadcasting scholarship to be awarded to a Junior or Senior in College. Ads ran 2/14 – 3/15 on WKDZ and WHVO as well on both websites.
Ongoing Continued Mentoring Program that provides free lance positions for news reporters, photographers, announcers. Currently, we have one reporter, one producer, and one photographer participating in the mentor program.
3/13/13 Oldies PD participated in two class sessions for Operation Preparation at North Drive Middle School. This is a mentoring program for high school students.
3/14/13 Reporter Annie Catron participated in Operation Preparation at CCHS.
3/19/13 Reporter Annie Catron participated in Operation Preparation at HHS.
3/20/13 Sales Assistant, Kyle Rader, participated in two class sessions for Operation Preparation at Christian Co. Middle School.
4. Ongoing training program designed to enable station personnel to acquire skills that could qualify them for higher-level positions. HBC highly encourages promotions from within and mandates training for all staff.
Every new employee is assigned a mentor at management level so that they can be assured adequate training for a successful transition to Ham Broadcasting Co., Inc.
All news reporters are provided additional training in a mandatory news meeting with the News Director.
All account executives are provided weekly training in a 2 hour session that is mandatory. Every AE has one-on-one training with the General Sales Manager.
All managers have a weekly two hour training/informational meeting with the Group GM as a group and each has a one-on-one meeting once a week.
General Sales Manager provides at least two off-location training seminars per year for all account executives.
Group GM hosts two off-site management retreats each year for all managers of HBC.
A ½ day mandatory training seminar is held for all members of the staff once per month.
Group GM is one of 100 leaders in the country to be a part of International Broadcasters’ Idea Bank. This is excellent training and learning opportunities for owners or those aspiring to be owners such as our GM. Information is shared with all employees.
5/4/12 Entire management team attended Leadercast training.
5/13-16 Group GM attended Idea Bank Conference in Ottawa, Canada.
6/4-6/6 Salesperson attended RAB Academy, 3 days of intensive training.
8/1/12-7/31/13 Acquired P1 Selling Training for entire sales department.
9/19-9/21/12 Group GM attended National Association of Broadcasters Conference.
10/2-10/4/12 Group GM and GSM attended Kentucky Broadcasters Conference.
10/7-10/10/12 Group GM attended International Broadcasters Idea Bank in New Orleans.
11/7-11/9/12 News and Ag Director Alan Watts attended NAFB conference and training sessions.
1/18-20/13 GM, Sales Manager and PD for WKDZ and PD for WHVO attended International Broadcasters Idea Bank in St. Louis; GM conducted a half day session.
1/28/13 Sales team attended full day Sales Retreat conducted by Sales Manager.
2/26-2/28/13 PD, Bill Booth, attended Country Radio Seminar for additional training/learning.
3/19/13 Sales team and sales assistant attended Sean Luce sales training in Princeton and received certificate for completion of full day course.