EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA LOCAL PUBLIC FILE REPORT
This report covers the twelve (12) month period NOVEMBER 2013 ending: Month Year
Report prepared on behalf ROME RADIO PARTNERS, LLC of: Licensee Name
This report covers the following Employment Unit:
OPERATED FCC UNDER A LOCAL CALL SIGN COMMUNITY OF LICENSE FACILITY ID TYPE OF STATION MARKETING NUMBER AGREEMENT WTSH-FM ARAGON/ROCKMART GA 7043 COUNTRY Yes WQTU ROME, GA 40816 ADULT No CONTEMPORARY WRGA ROME, GA 40856 NEWS TALK No WRBF PLAINVILLE, GA 171028 CLASSIC ROCK Yes WZOT ROCKMART GA 7041 CLASSIC No COUNTRY WSRM COOSA, GA 30623 CONTEMPORARY Yes CHRISTIAN WGJK ROME, GA 7044 URBAN Yes
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During the preceding twelve (12) months, the following full-time employment vacancies occurred:
STATION / DATE OF DATE POSITION JOB JOB TITLE EMPLOYMENT UNIT OPENING FILLED CODE ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 01/01/13 04/25/13 AE1 ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 01/01/13 03/01/13 AE2 ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 01/01/13 05/22/13 AE3 ALL STATIONS TRAFFIC/FRONT DESK 07/15/13 10/28/13 TRA1 ALL STATIONS ON AIR ANNOUNCER 02/01/13 03/18/13 WEB1 ALL STATIONS NEWS DIRECTOR 07/01/13 09/15/13 NEWS1 ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 05/01/13 11/02/13 AE4 ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 05/01/13 09/12/13 AE5 ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 11/30/13 12/1/13 AE6
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During the preceding twelve (12) months, the following recruitment sources were contacted in connection with full-time employment vacancies.
SOURCE CONTACT RECRUITMENT TELEPHON JOB SOUGHT ADDRESS REPRESENTATIV SOURCE E NUMBER CODE CONTAC E T [] GA DEPT OF 462 RIVERSIDE KELLY 706-295- AE1 LABOR DRIVE GRIBBLE 6057 AE2 Rome, GA 30161 AE3 AE4 AE5 TRA1 WEB1 NEWS 1
KENNESAW CAREER 770-423- AE1 CAREER CTR.KENNESAW.ED 6555 AE2 CENTER U AE3 Kennesaw State AE4 University AE5 100 Chastain Road TRA1 Kennesaw, GA 30144 WEB1
GREATER ROME 1 Riverside Parkway S Clark 706-291- AE1 CHAMBER Rome, GA 30161 7663 AE2 AE3 AE4 AE5 WEB1 NEWS 1 TRA1 CON1 INSIDE RADIO ALL ACCESS.COM AE1 AE2
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AE3 NORTHWEST FORUM ROME GA BRITT 706-291- AE1 GEORGIA JOB GEORGIA DEPT OF MADDEN 2121 AE2 FAIR LABOR AE3 AND MADDEN AE4 ASSOCIATES AE5
ROME RADIO RRPGA.COM CHERYL 706-291- AE1 PARTNERS, LLC WEBSITE SCOTT 9496 AE2 20 JOHN AE3 DAVENPORT, DRIVE AE4 ROME, GA 30165 AE5 gWEB1 NEWS 1 TRA1 AE6 RADIO INK RADIO INK MAGAZINE AE1 MAGAZINE AND WEBSITE AE2 AE3 POLK COUNTY POLKGEORGIA.COM WEBSITE 770-684- AE1 CHAMBER OF POLK COUNTY Cathy Room 8760 AE2 COMMERCE CHAMBER OF And Laura Bates AE3 COMMERCE AE4 133 South Marble Street AE5 Rockmart, GA 30153 CON1 TRA1 WEB1 BARTOW Bartow Cartersville WEBSITE 770-382- AE3 COUNTY Chamber of Commerce Joy Salter 1466 AE4 CHAMBER 122 West Main Street TRA1 Cartersville, GA 30120 NEWS 1 WEB1 Traffic directors Tdga.org WEBSITE 949-429- TRA1 guild Larry Keene 7063 WEB1
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BERRY BERRY.EDU WEBSITE 706-236- TRA1 COLLEGE Berry College Mark Kozera 2292 WEB1 2277 Martha Berry Hwy AE1 NW AE2 Mount Berry, GA 30149 AE3 AE4 WEB1 AE5 AE6 GEORGIA 1 Maurice Culberson Kate Terry 706-296- Web1 NORTHWESTER DR SW 6963 N TECHNICAL Rome, GA 30161 COLLEGE
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During the preceding twelve (12) months the following recruitment sources provided hirees for vacant full-time positions:
STATION / RECRUITMENT EMPLOYMENT JOB TITLE ADDRESS JOB CODE SOURCE UNIT ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT EXEC GREATER ROME ROMEGA.COM AE1 CHAMBER OF 1 Riverside Parkway COMMERCE NE Rome, GA 30161 ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT EXEC POLK COUNTY 133 South Marble AE2 CHAMBER OF Street COMMERCE Rockmart, GA 30153 ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT EXEC REFERRAL AE3 ALL STATIONS TRAFFIC/FRONT GA DEPT OF Ga Dept of Labor TRA1 DESK LABOR 462 Riverside Parkway Rome, GA 30161 ALL STATIONS WEBSITE NORTHWEST 315 Shorter Avenue WEB1 CONTENT GEORGIA Rome ,GA 30165 EDITOR SHORTER UNIVERSITY WRGA NEWS DIRECTOR GREATER ROME ROMEGA.COM NEWS1 CHAMBER 1 RIVERSIDE WEBSITE PARKWAY ROME, GA ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT BERRY COLLEGE 2277 MARTHA AE4 EXECUTIVE WEBSITE BERRY HWY NW MOUNT BERRY, GA 30149 ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT GA DEPT OF 462 RIVERSIDE AE5 EXECUTIVE LABOR DRIVE ROME GA 30161 ALL STATIONS ACCOUNT GREATER ROME ROMEGA.COM AE6 EXECUTIVE CHAMBER OF 1 RIVERSIDE COMMERCE PARKWAY ROME, GA 30161 A total of 69 candidates were interviewed for full-time employment positions during the preceding twelve (12) months.
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The number of employment candidates referred by each recruitment source is as follows:
STATION / NUMBER OF RECRUITMENT JOB EMPLOYMENT JOB TITLE ADDRESS INTERVIEWEES SOURCE CODE UNIT ALL ACCOUNT GREATER ROME ROMEGA.COM 8 AE1 STATIONS EXECUTIVE CHAMBER OF 1 RIVERSIDE COMMERCE PARKWAY N NE ROME GA 30161 ALL ACCOUNT POLK COUNTY POLKGEORGIA.COM 3 AE2 STATIONS EXEC CHAMBER OF 133 SOUTH MARBLE COMMERCE STREET, ROCKMART, GA 30153 ALL ACCOUNT REFERRAL 8 AE3 STATIONS EXEC ALL TRAFFIC/FRONT GREATER ROME ROMEGA.COM 19 TRA1 STATIONS DESK CHAMBER OF 1 RIVERSIDE COMMERCE PARKWAY ROME, GA 30161 ALL WEBSITE NORTHWEST SHORTER.EDU 10 WEB1 STATIONS CONTENT GEORGIA 315 SHORTER AVENUE SHORTER ROME, GA 30165 UNIVERSITY WEBSITE WRGA NEWS RRPGA WEBSITES RRPGA.COM 3 NEWS1 DIRECTOR ROME RADIO PARTNERS WEBSITE 20 JOHN DAVENPORT DRIVE ROME, GA 30165
ALL ACCOUNT GA DEPT OF GOL.STATE.GA.US 8 AE4 STATIONS EXECUTIVE LABOR 462 RIVERSIDE PARKWAY NE ROME, GA 30161
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ALL ACCOUNT BERRY COLLEGE BERRY.EDU 8 AE5 STATIONS EXECUTIVE 2277 MARTHA BERRY HWY NW ROME, GA 30161 ALL ACCOUNT GREATER ROME ROMEGA.COM 5 AE6 STATIONS EXECUTIVE CHAMBER 1 RIVERSIDE PARKWAY NE ROME, GA 30161 ALL ACCOUNT GEORGIA KATE TERRY STATIONS EXECUTIVE NORTHWESTER N 1 MAURICE TECHNICAL CULBERSON DR SW COLLEGE ROME, GA 30161
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RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES FOR 2013
(a) Initiative: Internship Program
Rome Radio Partners, LLC (the “Licensee”) offers internships in all departments at its radio stations, with an emphasis in the programming department. The internships continue throughout the year and are offered for semester-long periods. The interns are recruited from a variety of sources, including Berry College, Shorter College, Georgia Highlands, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, and Jacksonville State University. Most interns are college students and receive college credit for the internships. Station personnel oversee the interns and evaluate their performance. All interns receive training and exposure to the skills necessary to have a successful career in the broadcast industry.
(b) Initiative : Co-host Job Fair
On November 14, 2013, the Licensee co-hosted a regional job fair in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Labor. Cheryl Scott served on the board of the job fair. The job fair was attended by over 800 applicants. The General Manager, CEO, Operations Manager, Sales Manager, Promotions Manager and Human Resource Manager attended the job fair offering jobs in marketing, on-air and in traffic. Resources were available to train people how to interview and write resumes. The Licensee set up a booth and passed out information during the entire job fair and interviewed candidates for Sales, Web Design, on-air positions and Promotions. c) Initiatives: Career and Internship Job Fair
The Licensee attended the annual Career and Internship Job Fair at Berry College on February 19, 2013. All upper management attended this job fair and talked to college students and graduates about full-time and part-time opportunities as well as internships. As a result of participating in this job fair, we established programs with area colleges and employed interns in on-air positions. d) Initiatives : Staff Training
The Licensee has a human resource attorney on retainer that speaks with Cheryl Scott weekly and with other management staff two or three times per month on Human Resource issues and advised them with respect to promotions within the company, how to assess employee skills, hiring opportunities, EEO, and time management. Our human resource attorney has coached employees on their employment skills to enhance their management skills. As a result, we have been successful in promoting part-time employees to full-time positions, and promoting full-time employees to better positions to take advantage of the skills they already possess. e) Initiatives: On-Going Community Involvement
The Licensee’s General Manager and Co-owner, Randall Quick, serves on the board of Georgia Highland College. One of the purposes of this college and its foundation is to make college more
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In his capacity as General Manager of the Licensee, Mr. Quick also serves on the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce (where he is a former President) and on the boards of the Bartow and Polk County Chambers of Commerce.
The Licensee’s Co-Owner and Human Resource Manager, Cheryl Scott, regularly attends the monthly meetings of the Greater Rome Society of Human Resource Management, which routinely has presentations on Human Resource issues presented by attorneys and other speakers in the Human Resource field. Ms. Scott previously served as President and membership chair for that organization.
In addition to the on-going involvement in the community by its management, the Licensee has made presentations on Career Day at area middle schools, made its stations available for tours by students in the local communities, and Tony McIntosh, who was Sales Manager in 2012 and 2013, taught a radio class to Boy Scouts in Floyd County (which is within the service area of the stations) the last weekend of January both years. As a result, the Licensee has had the opportunity to help with the economic growth of the communities in which its stations are located and help ensure that all students are given an opportunity for a better education and ensure they get the skills to join the workforce after they have completed their education.
ROME RADIO PARTNERS , LLC
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THIS EEO LOCAL PUBLIC FILE WAS PREPARED BY
CHERYL SCOTT
CFO/HUMAN RESOURCES
706-291-9496 EXT 112
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