2024 – 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, 2023 to, and including, January 31, 2024
This Annual EEO Report contains the following information:
- A list of all full-time vacancies filled by the Station(s) during the Applicable Period.
- 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;
- The recruitment source that referred the Hiree for each full-time vacancy filled during the Applicable Period.
- Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for all 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
- 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 by February 1, 2024 and posted on the station’s 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 in Appendix 2 under the column entitled “Source that refereed Hiree” refer to the number of the full-time job positions listed in 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 1 to
Annual EEO Public File Report Form
Covering Period from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024
Stations Comprising Station Employment Unit: KVOE AM/FM, KFFX-FM
Section 1: Vacancy Information |
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| Full-time Positions Filled by Job Title | Recruitment Source
of Hiree |
Total Number of
Interviewees from all Sources for this Position. |
| Operations Manager | STTA | 2 |
| Total number of persons interviewed during the applicable period: | 2 | |
Appendix 2 to
Annual EEO Public File Report
Covering Period from
February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021
Stations comprising Station Employment Unit: KVOE AM/FM, KFFX FM
Section 2: FIVE (5) full-time Vacancies for the covered period |
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| Recruitment Source | # of Interviewees |
Source thatReferred Hiree |
Flint Hills Technical College*Dir. of Enrollment-Management & Placement Job Placement Office 3301 W. 18th Emporia, KS 66801 620-341-2300 |
0 | |
| Emporia State University*
Director of Career Services 1200 Commercial Emporia, KS 66801 620-342-1200 |
0 | |
| Emporia WorkForce Center*
Bill McCord 512 Market Emporia, KS 66801 620-342-3355 |
0 | |
| Older Kansans Employment Program*
Sally Holliman 512 Market Emporia, KS 66801 620-342-2513 |
0 | |
| Radio Broadcast School*
Joe C. Deschler 700 3rd Street N., Suilte LL7 La Crosse, WI 54601 |
0 | |
| Emporia Gazette
Classified Ads 517 Merchant Emporia, KS 66801 620-342-4800 |
0 | |
| Kansas Association of Broadcaster
Job Bank Web Site |
0 | |
| Section 2: ZERO (0) full-time Vacancies for the covered period (cont.) | ||
| Recruitment Source | # of Interviewees | Source that
Referred Hiree |
| Kansas Department of Human Resources*
Kansas Job Link 401 SW Topeka Blvd. Topeka, KS 66603 |
0 | |
| Ketch-Employment Services Division*
Kathy Vorse 1701 Wheeler Emporia, KS 66801 |
0 | |
| NAACP*
Mary Lou McClain 817 Cottonwood Emporia, KS 66801 |
0 | |
| Mexican-American Club*
PO Box 278 Emporia, KS 66801 |
0 | |
| The Bulletin*
Emporia State University 107 Memorial Union Emporia, KS 66801 |
0 | |
| Emporia’s Radio Stations, Inc.
PO Box 968 Emporia, KS 66801 |
0 | 0 |
| KVOE.com | 0 | 0 |
| Radioonline.com | 0 | |
| Journalismjobs.com | 0 | |
| Tvandradiojobs.com | 0 | |
| Airtalents.com | 0 | |
| indeed.com | 0 | |
| Careerpage.org | 0 | |
| Other | 2 | 1 |
| Total Interviewees. | 2 | 1 |
| *Indicates sources that have requested notification of job openings. | ||
Appendix 3 to
Annual EEO Public File Report Form
Covering Period from
February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024
Section 3: Supplemental (Non-Vacancy Specific) Recruitment Activities Undertaken by KVOE AM/FM, KFFX-FM
- We participated in the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Scholarship program monetarily, promoting the availability of the scholarship, and making applications available to interested individuals. This program is designed to assist students interested in pursuing a career in broadcasting.
- Emporia Middle School 8th Grader Kelsey McCoy spent the day showing our News Director and an On Air Announcer and also visited with other staff on 04-06-23. She has expressed an interest in broadcasting. (on file)
- Tagan Trahoon attended the ESU Career Fair hosted by Emporia State University on 08-22-23. (on file)
- We offered our internship program designed to assist members of the community and the local campus community in acquiring skills needed for broadcast employment.
- 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)
Annual EEO Assessment for the period February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024
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.
- 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.
- We will be reviewing the ERS Inc. EEO Policy Statement and make sure that
all individuals with the ability to hire; understand and comply with all
aspects of the policy.
- We continue to attend “Job Fairs” and “Career Day “ events for the
opportunity to discuss the broadcast business and hand out applications to
those who may have an interest in broadcasting.
- 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.
- We have paid internships available in cooperation with the Kansas Association
of Broadcasters.
- 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. Still, we will continue to explore any opportunities that avail themselves to make compliance more effective.
EEO Officer
Ron Thomas
Ron Thomas
General Manager
