WOBL, Oberlin, OH
WDLW, Lorain, OH
I. GENERAL POLICY
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training, termination or any other personnel action.
II. RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
We contact a variety of businesses and professional organizations whose membership includes substantial minority and women organizations to encourage the referral of qualified minority and women applicants whenever job vacancies occur. If your organization would like to receive job vacancy notices from WOBL/WDLW, please send us your name, address, telephone number, fax number, contact person and e-mail address (if applicable) to the following address:
Pamela Gard
Program Director/HR Manager
WOBL/WDLW
P.O. Box 277
Oberlin, OH 44074
EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
This EEO Public File Report is filed in Station WOBL/WDLW’s public inspection file pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(6) of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) rules.
During the one-year period ending on June 1, 2008, the station filled the following full-time vacancies:
On-Air Engineer (2 Openings)
The Station interviewed a total of three (3) people for all full-time vacancies during the period covered in this report.
The following are the recruitment sources used during the period covered in this report and the cumulative number of interviewees referred by each:
| RECRUITMENT SOURCE |
TOTAL # OF
INTERVIEWEES
REFERRED
|
| El Centro |
0 |
| Lorain County Urban League |
0 |
| Employment Network |
0 |
| ETA |
0 |
| Ohio Center for Broadcasting |
0 |
| Ashland University |
0 |
| Oberlin College |
0 |
| Kent State University |
0 |
| Baldwin Wallace College |
0 |
| Lorain County Community College |
0 |
| Cuyahoga Community College |
0 |
| Ohio University Career Services |
0 |
| Ohio State University |
0 |
| Bowling Green University |
0 |
| Lorain County JVS |
0 |
| NAB Employment |
0 |
| OAB |
1 |
| Elyria NAACP |
0 |
| Lorain NAACP |
0 |
| Classified Ads-The Chronicle |
0 |
| Classified Ads-Oberlin News Tribune |
0 |
| Classified Ads-The Morning Journal |
0 |
| Radio WOBL/WDLW |
0 |
| Internet-WOBL/WDLW Web site |
1 |
| In-House |
1 |
Attachment A contains the following information for
each full-time vacancy:
♦ The recruitment source(s) used to fill each vacancy, identified by name, address, contact person and telephone number;
♦ The recruitment source that referred the hiree for each full-time vacancy;
♦ The total number of persons interviewed for each full-time vacancy; and
♦ The total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source used in connection with each vacancy.
Attachment B contains a list and brief description of menu option activities undertaken pursuant to the FCC’s EEO rules during the time period covered by this report.
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MENU OPTION ACTIVITIES
Station WOBL/WDLW has engaged in the following outreach activities during the year covered by this report:
|
ACTIVITY
CLASSIFICATION
|
TYPE OF
ACTIVITY
|
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
|
| #5 |
INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM
|
Participated in a formal internship with colleges and trade schools. |
| #9 |
MENTORING PROGRAM |
Participated in a formal mentoring program for employees to learn new facets of the radio industry. |
| #7 |
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
Established a $1,000 scholarship per year for a graduating Lorain County High School senior pursuing a career in the Broadcasting Industry. |
| #16 |
STATION TOURS TO GROUPS |
Give station tours to Boy Scout/Girl Scout troops and other interested individuals who are interested in the radio/broadcasting industry. |
| #10 |
CAREER DAYS |
Participation in Career Days at local High Schools, Shadowing of Local High School Students. |
For “Activity Classification” use numbers “1” through “16” in accordance with the following:
1. Participation in at least four job fairs by stations personnel who have substantial responsibility in making hiring decisions;
2. Hosting of at least one job fair;
3. Co-sponsoring of at least one job fair with organizations in the business and professional community whose membership includes substantial participation by women and minorities.
4. Participation in at least four events, including conventions, career days, workshops, and similar activities, sponsored by organizations representing groups present in the community interested in broadcast employment issues;
5. Establishment of an internship program designed to assist members of the community to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment;
6. Participation in job banks, Internet programs, and other programs designed to promote outreach generally
(i.e., outreach that is not primarily directed to providing notification of specific job vacancies);
7. Participation in scholarship programs designed to assist students interested in pursuing a career in broadcasting;
8. Establishment of training programs designed to enable station personnel to acquire skills that could qualify them for higher level positions;
9. Establishment of a mentoring program for station personnel;
10. Participation in at least four events or programs sponsored by educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting;
11. Sponsorship of at least two events in the community designed to inform and educate members of the public about employment opportunities in broadcasting;
12. Listing of each upper-level category opening in a job bank or newsletter of media trade groups whose membership includes substantial participation by women and minorities;
13. Provision of assistance to unaffiliated non-profit entities in the maintenance of web sites that provide counseling on the process of searching for broadcast employment and/or other career development assistance pertinent to broadcasting;
14. Provision of training to management personnel as to methods of ensuring equal employment opportunity and preventing discrimination.
15. Provision of training to personnel of unaffiliated non-profit organizations interested in broadcast employment opportunities that would enable them to better refer job candidates for broadcast positions;
16. Participation in other activities designed by the station reasonably calculated to further the goal of disseminating information as to employment opportunities in broadcasting to job candidates who might otherwise be unaware of such opportunities.
FULL-TIME VACANCY EEO INFORMATION
| Job Title of Vacancy: |
On-Air/Engineer (2 positions available)
|
|
Recruitment Source That
Referred the Hiree
|
OAB/WOBL/WDLW Website
|
|
Total Number of Persons
Interviewed for the Vacancy
|
3 |
| Date Vacancy Opened |
7/31/07 |
| Date Vacancy Filled |
8/15/07
|
Recruitment Sources Used to Fill the Vacancy
RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST
|
Gary Romero
El Centro de Servicious Sociales, Inc.
1888 E. 31st St.
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-9236
|
Doug Grayson
Lorain County Urban League
401 Broad St.
Elyria OH 44035
440-323-3364
|
|
Placement Rep
Employment Training Admin. (ETA)
103 Second St.
Elyria OH 44035
440-322-5262
|
Gary James
Ohio Center for Broadcasting
9000 Sweet Valley Dr.
Valley View OH 44125
216-447-9117
|
|
Gail Hall
Ashland University
401 College St.
Ashland OH 44805
419-289-4142
|
Aaron Corwin
Oberlin College Career Placement Services
173 West Lorain St.
Oberlin OH 44074
440-775-8121
|
|
Mary Jean Benedict
Kent State University Career Services
Rm. 261 Michael Schwartz Center
Kent OH 44240
330-672-2360
|
Marci Pelsey
LCCC Job Placement
1005 N. Abbe Rd.
Elyria OH 44035
440-366-7563
|
|
Carolyn Bailey
Cuyahoga Community College - Career Services
1100 Pleasant Valley Rd.
Parma OH 44130
216-987-5000
|
Darese
Ohio State University Career Services
1775 College Rd.
Columbus OH 43210
614-292-6024
|
|
Betty Johnson
Ohio University Career Services
185 Lindley Hall
Athens OH 45701-2979
740-593-2909
|
Sarah Grimes
Bowling Green State University
360 Student Services
Bowling Green OH 43403
419-372-2356
|
|
Karen
NAB Employment Clearing House
202-775-5526
|
Jan Rybarczyk
Employment Network
42495 N. Ridge Rd.
Elyria OH 44035
440-284-4225
|
|
Ohio Association of Broadcasters
88 E. Broad St., Ste. 1180
Columbus OH 43215
614-228-4052
|
Judy Mey Career Services
Baldwin-Wallace College
275 Eastland Dr.
Berea OH 44017
440-826-2101
|
|
Betty White
Elyria NAACP
P.O. Box 145
Elyria OH 44035
440-322-1108
|
Robert Pogorelc
Lorain County JVS
15181 St. Rt. 58
Oberlin OH 44074
440-774-1051
|
|
Jean Rice
Lorain NAACP
1034 W. 21st St.
Loarin OH 44052
440-245-6545
|
Classified Ads
Oberlin News Tribune
42 S. Main St.
Oberlin OH 44074
440-775-1611
|
|
Classified Ads
The Chronicle
P.O. Box 4010
Elyria OH 44035
440-329-7000
|
Classified Ads
The Morning Journal
1667 Broadway
Lorain OH 44052
440-245-6901
|