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2011 Annual EEO Report
West Bend Broadcasting, Inc. will post job openings on this page as they occur. West Bend Broadcasting, Inc. complies with the Federal Communications Commission EEO procedures. For more information and EEO reports on West Bend Broadcasting, Inc. employment activity, please contact, James Hodges, Vice President/General Manager, the officer responsible for EEO practices at West Bend Broadcasting, Inc., 2410 South Main Street, Suite A, West Bend, WI 53095
WBKV/WBWI
West Bend Broadcasting, Inc.
2011 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 (SEU) that is comprised of the following stations: WBKV-AM, West Bend, WI and WBWI-FM, West Bend, WI and is required to be placed in the Public Inspection files of these stations and posted on the their websites, if they have websites.
The information contained in the Report covers the time period beginning August 1, 2010 and including through July 31, 2011.
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A list of all full-time vacancies filled by the station(s) comprising the Station Employment Unit (SEU) during the applicable period.
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For each such vacancy, the recruitment source(s) utilized to fill the vacancy, including, if applicable, organizations entitled to notification pursuant to Section 73.2080 (c) (1) (ii) of the new EEO Rule, which should be separately identified by name, address, and contact person and telephone number.
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The recruitment source that referred the hiree for each full-time vacancy during the Applicable Period.
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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.
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A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080(c) (2) of the FCC rules.
Appendices A, B and C, which follow, have been designed, in the aggregate to provide the required information. Please note that the numbers listed on Appendix B under the column entitled “Full Time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized” refer to the number of full-time positions listed on Appendix A. For purposes of this Report, a vacancy was deemed “filled” not when the offer was extended, but when the hiree accepted the job offer. A person was deemed “interviewed” whether he or she was interviewed in person, over the telephone, or by email.
Appendix A To Annual EEO Public File Report For
Covering the Period from August 1, 2010 through July 31, 2011
Stations Comprising Station Employment Unit:
WBKV AM & WBWI FM
Section 1: Vacancy Information
The following is a listing of full-time vacancies for which WBKV–AM and WBWI-FM recruited during the period listed above, which resources we utilized and a list of responses to each full-time vacancy.
Station Facility ID Station name Total # of Jobs Listed Total Resources
71541 WBKV-AM 3 BCS – varied
between 150 and 359
WBA = 240
Other = 11
Total = 401 up to 610
Station Facility ID Station name Total # of Jobs Listed Total Resources
71542 WBWI-FM 3 BCS – varied
between 150 and 359
WBA = 240
Other = 11
Total = 401 up to 610
BCS = Broadcast Compliance Services EEO Resource List
WBA = Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Resource List
Other = Refer to Appendix B, Section 2 for detail
Persons Interviewed for News Director Position (Broadcast Compliance Service Job#J11620
Name Date Interviewed Resource Referred Hired
Chip Ramsey 9/20/10 Friend at California Radio No
Station – unknown station
Bradley Preder 9/17/10 WBKV/WBWI Job Posting No
Fairlie Arrow 9/22/10 The Daily News No
Andrew Smith 9/22/10 Personal Friend No
Brent Weithorn 9/21/11 Wisconsin Broadcasters No
Association Job Bank Ad
Ken Neumann 9/8/10 WBKV/WBWI Job Posting No
Frederick Nagle 8-24-10 Friend Informed Him of Job YES
Persons Interviewed for WBWI FM Program Director Position (Broadcast Compliance Service Job #J015903)
Name Date Interviewed Resource Referred Hired
Mark Richards 7/15/11 WRJN Racine Gen. Mgr. No
Joshua Golberg 7/14/11 WJVL Janesville Employee No
Dennis Grubbs 7/13/11 All Access Website Post No
Ken Neumann 7/6/11 WBKV/WBWI Job Posting No
Joel Endres 7/8/11 All Access Website Post No
Justin Brown 7/7/11 WJVL Janesville Job Post No
Terrence Tuszka 7/12/11 Wis. Broadcasters Website Job Post No
Bob Look 7/13/11 All Access Website Post No
Frederick Nagle 7/12/11 WBKV/WBWI Job Posting YES
Persons Interviewed for WBWI FM Announcer / Production Director (Broadcast Compliance Service Job #J016063)
Name Date Interviewed Resource Referred Hired
Mark Richards 7/27/11 WBKV/WBWI Gen. Mgr. James Hodges No Mike Conway 7/28/11 WBWI Program Director Frederick Nagle No
Dennis Grubbs 7/28/11 WBKV/WBWI GM Jim Hodges / All Access No
Terrence Tuszka 7/27/11 All Access Website No
Explanation: This position opened on June 24, 2011 with the resignation of Michael Martin, whose title was Program Director, Announcer and Production Director and whose last day was June 24, 2011. Station management made the decision to split the duties of this position and hire a Program Director (see above, hired candidate was Frederick Nagle) and recruit an individual to be an Announcer and Production Director. This decision was made after an offer was made to Frederick Nagle, who accepted the duties of WBWI Program Director, and assumed those duties in addition to his current responsibilities of WBKV/WBWI News Director.
On July 19, 2011, a new position of WBWI Announcer / WBKV-WBWI Production Director was posted on Broadcast Compliance Service, All Access website, WBKV/WBWI, West Bend, WI, internal job posting, WCLO/WJVL, Janesville, WI, internal job posting, WRJN/WEZY, Racine, WI, internal job posting, Bliss Communications, Janesville, WI, internal job posting, The Daily News newspaper, West Bend, WI, The Sunday Post total market coverage shopper, West Bend, WI and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, Madison, WI, Career Page on their website.
The position was first posted to the above resources on July 19, 2011 with an end date to apply of July 29, 2011, and six candidates were interviewed from July 27ththrough July 31st, but no candidate was hired during the posting period or during the EEO period of 8/1/10 through 7/31/11. This job opening, the candidates interviewed and the candidate selected, will also be detailed in the next EEO report period dated August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012.
Appendix B (Supplement) to Annual EEO Public File Report Form
Covering the Period from August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011
Stations Comprising Station Employment Unit:
WBKV-AM & WBWI-FM
WBKV and WBWI utilize the services of Broadcast Compliance Services (BCS) in an effort to achieve broad dissemination of all full time vacancies at our radio stations. We post each vacancy with BCS and can effectively target our dissemination to a national, regional and local audience.
As part of our recruitment sources listed next to each Full Time Vacancy in Appendix A, we also customarily disseminate Full Time Vacancies to our own recruitment list provided by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (customized to our needs) and the following local recruitment sources.
Section 2: “Other” Recruitment Source Information (for Full-Time Vacancies)
As a part of the recruitment sources listed next to each Full-Time Vacancy in Appendix A, we customarily disseminate Full-Time Vacancies to the organizations listed in Appendix B through the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and Broadcast Compliance Services EEO recruitment source lists, as well as the following local recruitment sources:
1. The Sunday Post – circulation 47,000. This publication provides total market coverage to every household in SEU’s home county of Washington County.
100 South Sixth Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
Contact: Cheryl Jaszewski, Conley Classified, Lakeshore Publications
Phone: 262-670-6219, extension 1514
E-mail: cjaszewski@conleynet.com
2. The Daily News – circulation 9,500 households. This is a Tuesday through Saturday newspaper that covers the SEU’s city of license as well as other cities within SEU’s primary signal coverage area.
100 South Sixth Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
Contact: Cheryl Jaszewski, Conley Classified, Lakeshore Publications
Phone: 262-670-6219, extension 1514
E-mail: cjaszewski@conleynet.com
3. WBKV-AM 1470 – estimated audience of 13,750 listeners age 18+ weekly in Washington County. Audience estimate based on spring 2011 Leede Research Audience Study.
2410 South Main Street, Suite A, West Bend, WI 53095
Contact: James Hodges, VP/GM
Phone: 262-334-2344
E-mail: jhodges@westbendradio.com
4. WBWI-FM 92.5 – estimated audience of 24,000 listeners age 18+ weekly in Washington County. Audience estimate based on spring 2011 Leede Research Audience Study.
2410 South Main Street, Suite A, West Bend, WI 53095
Contact: James Hodges, VP/GM
Phone: 262-334-2344
E-mail: jhodges@westbendradio.com
5. www.wbkvam.com
Website Job Posting on EEO Careers Page
2410 South Main Street, Suite A, West Bend, WI 53095
Contact: Michael Martin, WBWI Program Director and WBKV/WBWI Station Webmaster
Phone: 262-334-2344
E-mail: fmartin@westbendradio.com
6. www.wbwifm.com
Website Job Posting on EEO Careers Page
2410 South Main Street, Suite A, West Bend, WI 53095
Contact: Michael Martin, WBWI Program Director and WBWI Station Webmaster
Phone: 262-334-2344
E-mail: fmartin@westbendradio.com
7. Brew City Radio – Radio Discussion Board
www.brewcityradio.com
Posted by James Hodges, Vice President/General Manager, West Bend Broadcasting, Inc., Box 933, West Bend, WI 53095. Phone: 262-334-2344. Posted job opening as a thread on the radio discussion portion of the website.
8. Bliss Communications (parent company of licensee)
Internal Job Posting at affiliated companies, including Janesville Gazette, 1 South Parker Drive, Janesville, WI 53547, posted by Jenny Revels, Director of Human Resources. 800-236-0852. jrevels@gazetteextra.com.
9. WRJN/WEZY Radio, Racine, WI – Internal Job Posting
4201 Victory Ave, Racine, WI 53405
Phone: 262-634-3501. Fax: 262-334-6515
Contact: Tim Etes, VP/GM. Email: etes@racineradio.com
10. WCLO/WJVL Radio, Janesville, WI – Internal Job Posting
1 South Parker Drive, Janesville, WI 53547
Phone: 608-752-7895. Fax: 608-752-4438
Contact: Mike O’Brien. Email: mobrien@wjvl.com
11. Wisconsin Broadcasters Association – Website Job Bank
44 East Mifflin Street, Suite 900
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 800-236-1922, Fax: 608-256-3986
Contact: Mandy Endicott Email: mendicott@wi-broadcasters.org
http://wbkvam.com/assets/files/2011 EEO BCS Resource Lists for Jobs Filled.doc
Appendix C to Annual EEO Public File Report
Covering the Period of August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2010
Stations Comprising Station Employment Unit:
WBKV AM and WBWI FM, West Bend, WI
Section 3: Supplemental (Non-Vacancy Specific) Recruitment Activities Undertaken by WBKV AM and WBWI FM, West Bend, WI
On Air Announcements
Each week, WBKV AM and WBWI FM air an announcement recorded by James Hodges, Vice President and General Manager, encouraging organizations to notify the radio station if they desire to be included in the dissemination of job opening notices. Exact time affadavits, with dates and times the announcements have aired, are available in our Public File, located at 2410 South Main Street, Suite A, West Bend, WI
Internal Company Training Program
West Bend Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of WBKV AM and WBWI FM, has an established training program that helps newly hired or promoted supervisory personnel develop skills emphasizing the importance of workplace diversity and methods of ensuring equal opportunities and preventing discrimination in exercising their duties. This program was created by the Human Resources Department of Bliss Communications, parent company of licensee and when needed, conducted by Derek Seidel, office coordinator for WBKV AM and WBWI FM.
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Job/Career Fair
Licensee was a participant in the January 26, 2011 Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association Career Fair during the organization’s Winter Conference at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI. Representing WBKV/WBWI Radio was James Hodges, Vice President/General Manager of West Bend Broadcasting, Inc. licensee. Hodges interviews and hires all employees at WBKV/WBWI Radio. A letter verifying station participation is available for review in the WBKV/WBWI Public File.
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association EEO Training Seminar
Licensee was an attendee at the Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association seminar entitled “Avoiding Discrimination in Employment Terminations” which was held on January 26, 2011. The seminar was attended by James Hodges, Vice President and General Manager, WBKV/WBWI Radio. The seminar was held in conjunction with the WBA’s Winter Convention at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI. A letter verifying station’s participating is available for review in the WBKV/WBWI Public File.
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Job/Career Fair
Licensee was a participant in the June 22, 2011 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s Career Fair during the organization’s Summer Conference at Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, WI. Representing WBKV/WBWI Radio was Jenny Revels, Director of Human Resources, and Jenny Swales, Human Resource Specialist, Bliss Communications, the parent company of licensee. Ms. Revels is an active participant in the interviewing and hiring process of all employees, when applicable, at WBKV/WBWI Radio. A letter verifying station participation is available for review in the WBKV/WBWI Public File.
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association EEO Training Seminar
Licensee was an attendee at the Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association seminar entitled “Compliance WithThe FCC’s EEO Nondiscrimination and Outreach Regulations – Part 4” which was held on June 22, 2011 during the organization’s Summer Conference at Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, WI. The seminar was attended by Jenny Swales, Human Resource Specialist for Bliss Communications. Swales is an assistant to Jenny Revels, Director of Human Resources, who is an active participant in the hiring of all employees at West Bend Broadcasting, Inc., licensee. A letter verifying our participation is available for review in the WBKV/WBWI Public File.
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation Student Scholarship Program James Hodges, Vice President and General Manager, West Bend Broadcasting, Inc., licensee, reviewed and evaluated the resumes of college students applying for the WBA’s student scholarships. The WBA offers two $2,000 and two $1,000 scholarships to assist students enrolled in broadcasting related educational programs at four year public or private colleges and universities. Mr. Hodges completed the evaluation and returned it to the WBA by November, 2010. The packet of applications and Mr. Hodges’ evaluations are contained in the Public File and available for inspections.
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Student Scholarship Program
A donation of $200 was made to the WBA on October 18, 2010 was made by West Bend Broadcasting, Inc., licensee, and submitted to the WBA by its parent company, Bliss Communications.
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