Employment Opportunities EEO Public File Report Form 2012  

Section 1: Vacancy Information

Covering Period  June 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012
Stations Comprising Station Employment Unit: WFXD,  WKQS,  WRUP,  WQXO

Section 2: Recruitment Source Information

Covering Period  June 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012
Stations Comprising Station Employment Unit: WFXD,  WKQS,  WRUP,  WQXO. 

Section 3: Supplemental (Non-Vacancy Specific) Recruitment Activities Undertaken by Employment Unit

Covering Period  June 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012
Stations Comprising Station Employment Unit: WFXD,  WKQS,  WRUP,  WQXO. 

Overview:

We continued to encourage those with job openings and those that would like to be notified of job openings at our stations to submit them to our General Business Manager.

Network and Station Employment Policy statements were re-enforced to all current employees and introduced to all new employees to indicate the following position of Great Lakes Radio, Inc.:

Great Lakes Radio, Inc. and all its associated stations in the Station Employment Unit is dedicated to affording equal opportunity to all qualified persons and that no person shall be discriminated against in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, nation origin, or sex.  There are specific new outreach activities and record keeping required showing compliance, and every person at Great Lakes Radio, Inc. is affected.   Everyone from the janitor to the cake decorator, when classified under the rule as an employee, must be part of the process that insures employment opportunities are disseminated in the widest possible manner, though multiple mediums, throughout our community.

Every effort has been taken by management, including many man-hours of time expended, to ensure full compliance with both the letter and spirit of the Equal Employment Opportunity Rules.   As with last Summer and Fall,we also intend to participate Job Fairs at the local University and continue to expand our employment contact list, which increased to almost double just last year, and to improve our coordination with local community organizations to ensure successful future wide dissemination of specific job opportunities at Great Lakes Radio, Inc. and  to encourage the widest possible numbers of people to explore employment opportunities in the broadcast industry in general.  The following is a good example in that spirit, and is broadcast regularly on our schedule to all stations in our Employment Unit:

Great Lakes Radio Stations WFXD 103.3, WKQS 101.9, WRUP 98.3, are looking for organizations that regularly distribute information about employment opportunities to job applicants or have job applicants to refer.  If your organization would like to receive notification of job vacancies at our stations, please notify:

 Employment C/O Great Lakes Radio, Inc.  3060 U.S. 41 West Marquette, MI 49855.  Email our stations at employment@broadcasteverywhere.com or phone 906-228-6800.  Great Lakes Radio Stations WFXD 103.3, WKQS 101.9, WRUP 98.3, are Equal Opportunity Employers and encourage minorities and females to apply.

Outreach Summary:

Job Fairs:
Great Lakes Radio personnel (Tammy) attended the 44rd Annual Northern Michigan University Job Fair on October 5, 2011 in Marquette, Michigan. At the noted Job Fair, we posted our available positions for Sales Executive & Sales Assistant and Frontdesk and part-time on-air. The Great Lakes Radio representatives talked about  intern positions at the time, encouraging real life experience to a students Commercial Broadcast Radio.

Great Lakes Radio also participated (Rita), with a table at the 22nd Annual Upper Great Lakes Collegiate Job Fair March 21, 2012.  Sales and Frontdesk positions as well as internships were highlighted.  A great effort was made to encourage those majors and visitors that may not have otherwise previously considered working at an locally licensed station to look more closely at Great Lakes Radio, Inc. stations as options for a career.

In both our job fairs, all applicable laws were explained to GLR staff in charge (with ability to hire) and support staff.  There was a particular attention this year to encourage a wider group to consider employment in radio industry, not just Great Lakes Radio, Inc. Station.

For example, an especially large notice was made for the following:

Great Lakes Radio, Inc fully complies with:

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12201); the  Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e); the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C. 206); the Age Discrimination Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C 621-34); Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C 2000d); Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 (20 U.S.C 1681); and Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 790-94).
 

Community Tours:

Among the tours given in current period designed to encourage kids and students to get involved or explore or encourage future care in radio: Hoof Tracks organization (August 15), Skandia Days, and guided tours to kids of various organization, including local elementary school were given.

Training and Internships:

Great Lakes Radio Inc. Employment Unit created the most internships ever did in one year.  We had 3 college interns (Kate, Jordan, and Heather) and one high-school Internship (Travis), of which 3 were encourage to apply for post-internship employment for open positions upon completion of their internships.  Each Internship included both classroom (lecture) training and hands-on training in multiple aspects of the Radio Industry.  All Interns RECEIVED ACADEMIC credit for their time here.

Great Lakes Radio, Inc. also implemented a full course of training to all personnel.  48 lessons cover almost 10 months of training, with full documentation at a special private website.  The goal was to allow advancement of personnel to greater positions in company by providing skills.  This opened opportunities for some to gain positions they might not otherwise been qualified.  Among the topics covered were audio theory, audio concepts, modern media in radio, RDS broadcasts, script writing, copywrite law, copy improvement, press releases, electronic documents and filing, public engagement through new media, basic writing skills from sentence structure to diction, Radio Sales Marketing and new media, community writing and broadcasting, community sports writing, visual arts for radio, and many other technology overviews.  Additional departmental training was offered to smaller groups, including music programming and policies, traffic training, and so on .

On-going Outreach Efforts:

Great Lakes Radio continually intends to increase our outreach sources for the future,  including the possibility of additional interns from Broadcasting, Marketing and non-traditional majors from the local Northern Michigan University. We also consider the invitation to our community to give their input on our programming an outreach which may lead to individuals from non-traditional resources or venues. As we continue gathering more effective sources of outreach into our local community, we intend to introduce individuals to Broadcast Radio as an option by their contact with us in these outreach efforts.