February 1, 2013
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMMING
OF EMPORIA’S RADIO STATIONS
The Equal Employment
Opportunity Policy that would be followed at
radio stations KVOE(AM & FM) and KFFX(FM), Emporia, Kansas
would be
that of the FCC’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program.
To more
completely indicate what Emporia’s
Radio Stations, Inc.’s EOE
Policy would be, it would include the following:
I.
General Policy
It would be our policy to provide equal employment
opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to their race, color,
religion, national origin or sex in all personnel actions including
recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and
termination.
It would
also be our policy to promote the realization of equal employment opportunity
through a positive, continuing program of specific practices designed to ensure
the full realization of equal employment opportunity with out regard to race,
color, religion, national origin or sex.
To make
this policy effective, and to ensure conformance with the Rules and Regulations
of the Federal Communications Commission, our Equal Employment Opportunity
Program would include the following elements:
II.
Responsible for Implementation
Lee Schroeder,
the General Manager of the radio stations KVOE(AM & FM) and KFFX (FM), will
be responsible for the administration and implementation of our Equal
Employment Opportunity Program. It would also be the responsibility of all
persons making employment decisions with respect to recruitment, evaluation,
selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination of employees to
ensure that our policy and program is adhered to and that no person is
discriminated against in employment because of race, color, religion, national
origin or sex.
III.
Policy Dissemination
To assure that all members of the staff are aware of
our equal employment opportunity policy and their individual responsibilities
in carrying out this policy the following communication efforts will be made:
The station’s employment application
form will contain a notice informing prospective employees that discrimination
because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex is prohibited and that
they may notify the appropriate local, state or federal agency if they believe
they have been the victim of discrimination.
Appropriate notices will be posted
informing applicants and employees that the station is an Equal Opportunity
Employer and of their right to notify an appropriate local, state or federal
agency if they believe they have been the victim of discrimination.
We would seek the cooperation in
relation to minorities and women, and to foster their full consideration in
filling job vacancies, we would utilize the following recruitment procedures:
We will attempt to maintain
systematic communication, both orally and in writing, with minority and women
organizations to encourage the referral of qualified minority and female
applicants. This will include local chapters for a) National Organization of
Women, and b) NAACP.
In addition to organizations,
which specialize in minority and women candidates, we would also deal with
employment services, including state employment agencies, which refer job
candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin or
sex. Examples of such agencies are: a) Kansas State Employment Service, and b)
Local Offices of National Placement Services.
When we recruit prospective
employees from educational institutions such recruitment efforts would include
area schools and colleges with significant minority and female enrollments.
These include: a) Emporia State University,
b) Kansas State
University, c) University
of Kansas, and d) Flint Hills
Technical College.
When utilizing media for
recruitment purposes, help-wanted advertisements would always include a notice
that we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and contain no indications, either
explicit or implied, or a preference for one sex over another.
When we place employment
advertisements in printed media, some of such advertisements would be placed in
media which have significant circulation or are of particular interest of
minorities and women. These include: a) Broadcasting
Magazine, b) NAB Publications, and c) Emporia Gazette.
We would also encourage present
employees, particularly minority and female employees, to refer minority and
female candidates for existing and future job openings.
IV.
Training
Station resources and/or needs are
such that we do not choose to institute specific programs for upgrading the
skills of employees. However, we would provide certain instances of on-the-job
training to upgrade the skills of employees as follows: sales training, new
materials and tools for sales people. We would also, where possible, provide
intern training for students with a broadcast interest.
Annual EEO Assessment for the period February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013
Assessing our EEO Program for the past period, we have continued
to insure that all personnel involved in hiring and recruiting are aware of the
FCC EEO requirements.
1. We
consistently broadcast announcements inviting groups, organizations, and
agencies that refer and place employees, to contact us if they wish to be
notified when openings occur. These organizations are added to our recruitment sources list, which is quite
complete.
2. We
will be reviewing the ERS Inc. EEO Policy Statement and make sure that
all individuals with the ability
to hire, understands and complies with all
aspects of the policy.
3. We
continue to attend “Job Fairs” and “Career Day “ events for the
opportunity to discuss the broadcast
business and hand out applications to
those that may have an interest in broadcasting.
4. We
continue our involvement in the Kansas Association of Broadcasters
Scholarship Program monetarily, promoting
the availability of the scholarship,
and making applications available to
interested individuals.
5.
We have paid internships available in cooperation with the Kansas
Association
of
Broadcasters.
6. Management
has attended EEO Seminars to reinforce the understanding of the EEO
requirements.
While we have had no full time
openings, we feel confident with our attention to, and fulfillment of the EEO
requirements, but will continue to explore any opportunities that avail
themselves to make compliance more effective.
EEO Officer
Ron Thomas
General Manager
2013 -
Annual EEO Public File Report
The purpose of this EEO
Public File Report ( Annual EEO Report ) is to comply with Section
73.2080(c)(6) of the FCC s Equal Employment Rules. This Annual EEO Report
summarizes the relevant hiring and EEO outreach conducted by the following
stations, which collectively form a single Station Employment Unit for purposes
of the EEO Rules:
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KVOE AM Emporia, KS 69777
KVOE FM Emporia, KS 37128
KFFX-FM Emporia, KS 69778
The information
contained in this Annual EEO Report covers the time period from February
1, 2012 to, and including, January
31, 2013
This Annual EEO Report
contains the following information:
1. A list of all full-time vacancies
filled by the Station(s) during the Applicable Period.
2. For
each such vacancy, the recruitment source(s) utilized to fill the vacancy,
including
any such sources that have asked to receive information from the
station(s) about any
new job openings, which are separately identified;
3. The recruitment
source that referred the Hiree for each full-time vacancy filled during the
Applicable Period.
4. Data reflecting the total number of
persons interviewed for all full-time vacancies during
he 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
community outreach activities, not directly related to the
opening of job positions, undertaken by the station(s) during the
Applicable Period.
The following sections
provide the required information, and summarize the station(s) EEO
efforts during the
Applicable Period. This Annual Report was placed in each station s public
inspection file on February
1, 2013 and posted on the stations website, in accordance with the
FCC s EEO Rules.
Appendices 1, 2, and 3,
which follow have been designed, in the aggregate, to provide the required
information. Please note that the numbers listed on Appendix 2 under the column
entitled “Source that refereed Hiree” refer to the number of the full-time job
positions listed on Appendix 1.
For purposes of the
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 e-mail.
Appendix 3 to
Annual EEO Public File Report Form
Covering Period from
February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013
Section 3: Supplemental (Non-Vacancy Specific)
Recruitment Activities Undertaken by KVOE AM/FM, KFFX-FM
1.
Actively
recruited local organizations to distribute any vacancy information we may have available. This was done through thirty-second
announcements rotating on all three radio stations. (Schedules and Copy in
file)
2.
Program Director
Scott Hayes, made visits to two 5th grade classes to show them our
Rolling Radio Show and various radio equipment.
The students each sent Scott a thank you letter. February 15, 2012 (on file)
3.
Engineer and
"Oldies in the Afternoon" Host, Charlie Allen, gave Tiger Scout Pack
165 a tour of the station. The tour
lasted about 15 minutes on March 5, 2012. (on file).
4.
General Manager
Ron Thomas, Sales Manager Tim Miller
and Executive Assistant Erren Harter attended the Flint Hills Technical College
Career/Transfer Fair on March 28, 2012. (on file)
5.
Emporia State University student, Ayumi Kawasaki, shadowed KVOE News Director, Chuck Samples as
background information for a class she attended. She shadowed almost all aspects of our news
coverage, from rapidly-developing news, full weekend shifts, remotes, and
severe weather. March-July, 2012. (on
file)
6.
Emporia Middle School student, Braxton George, shadowed KVOE News Director,
Chuck Samples for one Morning Show shift to get more information about weather
coverage from a radio standpoint.
April, 2012. (on file)
7.
Emporia Middle School student, Aaron
Lane, shadowed Program Director, Scott Hayes. It was a two-hour job shadowing involving a
tour and all of Scott's on-air responsibilities. April 12, 2012. (on file)
8.
Greg Rahe, Sports
Director, attended the Madison
High School hosted Career Day on April 25, 2012. (on file)
9.
Emporia Middle School student, Isaac Ortega, shadowed Sports Director, Greg
Rahe for an entire morning sports shift.
May 8, 2012. (on file)
10.
University of Kansas freshman, Amanda Belford, was a full-time intern for
KVOE. Her duties included writing and
voicing reports for various news stories, our Lyon County Fair coverage,
anchoring newscasts, observing procedures for covering breaking news, and
helping behind the scenes during severe weather. May – July, 2012 (on file)
11.
Sales Manager Tim
Miller and Executive Assistant, Erren Harter attended the Emporia State
University Fall Career Fair.
September 13, 2012. (on file)
12.
Engineer and
"Oldies in the Afternoon" Host, Charlie Allen, gave Cub Scout Pack 169
a tour of the station. The tour lasted
about 30 minutes on December 12, 2012. (on file).
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