WBTV-3, Charlotte, NC
EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT (August 1, 2008 – July 31, 2009)
RECRUITMENT SOURCES USED FOR FULL-TIME VACANCIES
Attachment A includes a list of recruitment sources, indicating name, address, and contact person and telephone number of each.
Full-Time Positions Filled; Recruitment Sources Used (#’s in parenthesis) [With hire’s recruitment source in brackets]
Position Recruitment Resources Hiring Source Account Executive 19, 29, 30, 34, 46, 48 [46] Account Executive 19, 29, 30, 34, 46, 48 [46] Account Executive 29, 30, 34 [34] Account Executive 29, 30, 34, 48 [48] Art Director 30, 34, 46 [46] Director 19, 29, 30 [30] Director 29, 30 [30] Graphic Artist 23, 30, 46 [46] Internet Sales Director 30, 34, 46 [46] Internet Sales Rep 19, 30, 46 [19] Internet Web Manager 29, 30, 46 [29] Producer 29, 30, 37, 39, 40, 46, 47, 48 [29]
Total Interviewees for all Full-Time Positions:
46
Number of Referrals from Sources Used:
(19) – 4; (23) – 1; (29) – 8; (30) – 11; (34) – 6; (37) – 1; (39) – 1; (40) – 1 (46) – 8; (47) – 1; (48) - 4
Supplemental Outreach Activities See Attachment B ATTACHMENT A
MASTER LIST OF RECRUITMENT SOURCES
1. ShoppeCharlotte.com, Betsy Southworth, P.O. Box 480751, Charlotte, NC 28269, [email protected] 2. Wingate University, Chelsea Harring, Campus Box 3073, Office of Career Services, Wingate, NC 28174, (704) 233-8249, [email protected] 3. Latin American Coalition, Laura Ciudad, 4949-B Albemarle Road, Charlotte, NC 28205, (704) 531-3848, [email protected] 4. NC Employment Security Commission, Jack Stollery, 5601 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28708, (704) 566-2870, [email protected] 5. Central Piedmont Community College, Leslie Bayne, P.O. Box 35009, Charlotte, NC 28235, (704) 330-6551, [email protected] 6. Kings College, Ashley Branham, 322 Lamar Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204, (704) 372-2383 7. Winston-Salem State University, Carmen Berrier, 301 Thompson, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, (336) 750-3240, [email protected] 8. Davidson College, Brenda Harvey, Career Services Office, Box 7180, (704) 894-2025, [email protected] 9. Appalachian State University, De’an McGuire, Career Development Center, P.O. Box 32032, Boone, NC 28608, (828) 262-2180 10. Gardner-Webb University, Kristen Penczek, Office of Career Services, Campus Box 997, Boiling Springs, NC 28017, (704) 406-4563, [email protected] 11. Barber Scotia College, Monica Lee-Currie, 145 Cabarrus Avenue, Concord, NC 28025, (704) 789-2928 12. Carolina School of Broadcasting, Ken Fuqua, 3435 Performance Road, Charlotte, NC 28214, (704) 395-9272, [email protected] 13. Johnson C. Smith University, Barbara Wilkes, 100 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28216, (704) 378-1042 14. North Carolina A&T University, Catina Tillman, 1601 E. Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411, (336) 334-7755 15. UNC Charlotte, Melia James, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, (704) 547- 2231 16. UNC Chapel Hill, Emily Strader, CB#5140, Hanes Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, (919) 843-0844, [email protected] 17. York Technical College, Chris Cimino, 452 S. Anderson Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730, (803) 327- 8052, [email protected] 18. Mediabizjobz.com, John Stipe, P.O. Box 10123, Boseman, MI 51719, (406) 570-9263, [email protected] 19. The Charlotte Observer/Careerbuilder.com, Susan Gagnon, 600 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, (704) 358-5944 20. Raleigh News & Observer, Classifieds, 215 South McDowell Street, P. O. Box 191, Raleigh, NC 27602, 919-829-8970, FAX 919-829 ATTACHMENT A
21. Television Week, Eric Chasko, 6500 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90048, (323) 370-2415, [email protected] 22. National Press Photographers Assoc (NPAA), Region 6, Tim Jones, 3200 Croasdaile Drive, Suite 306, Durham, NC 27705, (469)417-8353, [email protected] 23. 602 Communications, Graeme Newell, 6839 Charter Hills Road, Charlotte, NC 28277, (704) 543-1426, [email protected] 24. JournalismNext.com, Eric Wee, P.O. Box 30846, Bethesda, MD 20824, (703) 629-0178 25. Creative Hotlist (Graphic Design), Mike Krigel, 110 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025-1107, (650) 326-6040 26. b-roll.net, Kevin Johnson, 227 6th Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002, 757-535-4459, [email protected] 27. Queens University, Andrea Alford, 1900 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28274, (704) 337- 2366 28. Winthrop University, Amanda Black, 638 Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29733, (803) 323- 2141 29. Raycom Media Company Website: www.raycommedia.com 30. WBTV Website www.wbtv.com 31. National Associate of Broadcasters, Karen L. Hunter, 1771 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-2891, 202-429-5498, [email protected] 32. Mediabizjobs.com, John Stipe, 323-496-7391 33. AdWeek Magazines (AdWeek, Brandweek & Mediaweek) Liz Reich, Classified Sales Manager, 770 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003, 646-654-5310, [email protected] 34. Spots.n.dots Website: www.spotsndots.com, 607-729-7295 35. TV Marketing Weekly, Richard Sullivan, President (the t.v.guru), 2063 Larchmont Road, Fairlawn, Ohio 44313, 330-990-4774, [email protected] 36. NC Association of Broadcasters (NCAB), Gail Summerville, P.O. Box 627, Raleigh, NC 27602, (919) 821-7300, [email protected] 37. The Charlotte Post, Bob Johnson, 1531 Camden Road, Charlotte, NC 28203, (704) 376-0496 38. TVJobs.com, Mark Holloway, P.O. Box 4116, Oceanside, CA 92052, (800) 374-0119 39. National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Warren Paul, 8701-A Adelphi Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1716, (301) 445-7100 40. National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), Michele Gonzalez, 1000 National Press Building, Washington, DC 20045, (202) 662-7145, [email protected] 41. American Women in Radio & TV, Melissa Lowe, 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102, (703) 506-3290 42. Monster.com website: www.monster.com , 800-MONSTER, [email protected] 43. Society of Broadcast Engineers, Scott Jones, 9247 N. Meridian Street, Suite 305, Indianapolis, IN 46260, (317) 846-9000, [email protected] 44. NAACP Diversity Job Fairs, Michael Hall, Personnel Strategies, Inc. 1809 S. Plymouth Road, Suite 350, Minnetonka, MN 55305, (800) 390-5561 45. Variety.Careers.com, Evan Porter, Telesales, Broadcasting & Cable, 5700 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 120, Los Angeles, CA 90036, 323-965-2493 ATTACHMENT A ATTACHMENT A 46. Raycom Employee Referrals 47. Walk-ins 48. Non-Employee Referral 49. www.sportscastingjobs.com 50. CareerWomen.com, Lisa MacKenzie, 3934 SW Corbett Avenue, Portland, OR 97239, 503- 221-7779 51. Asian American Journalist Association, Mr. Albert Lee, 1182 Market Street, Suite 320, San Francisco, CA 94102, 415-346-2051 ATTACHMENT B
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES
Date(s) of Initiative Event(s): August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009
Describe Nature of Initiative:
Internship Program
Describe Scope of Broadcasters’ Participation (including names of any other sponsoring or participating organizations):
The Community Affairs and Marketing intern assisted in the organization and implementation of promotional events for WBTV. These interns reported to the Community Affairs Director and worked closely with the WBTV Programming and Marketing Departments. Interns learned our news promotion/marketing philosophy and interacted with other departments within WBTV, and experienced hands-on participation in all of our promotional events. Responsibilities included administrative duties; planning and facilitating promotional events; organizing and executing the website public file. All students received college credit for their internship.
Names of Station Personnel involved in Initiative:
Shelly Hill, Programming and Research Director; Amanda Rick, Programming and Research Assistant; John Rice, Director of Marketing ATTACHMENT B
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES
Date(s) of Initiative Event(s): August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009
Describe Nature of Initiative:
Internship Program
Describe Scope of Broadcasters’ Participation (including names of any other sponsoring or participating organizations):
Provides experience to students to learn about different careers within the broadcast journalism industry. Students are encouraged to seek advice from and learn from as many different WBTV employees as possible throughout the internship. Students’ activities may include, but are not limited to, helping producers and assignment editors gather information for newscasts, helping reporters gather information for stories and accompany reporters in the field, attending news planning meetings, and watching live broadcasts from the studio and the control room. All students received college credit for their internship.
Names of Station Personnel involved in Initiative:
Dennis Milligan, News Director; Jen Torsiello, Executive Producer Kim Saxon, Executive Producer Newsroom Staff ATTACHMENT B
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES
Date(s) of Initiative Event(s): June 2009
Describe Nature of Initiative:
Participation in events sponsored by educational institutions relating to career broadcast opportunities/internship
Describe Scope of Broadcasters’ Participation (including names of any other sponsoring or participating organizations):
WBTV participated in mentoring a graduating senior from Cannon School (Davidson, NC). The student shadowed a news anchor in his daily duties for 3 days.
Names of Station Personnel involved in Initiative:
Janet Gallaher, HR Coordinator; Paul Cameron, News Anchor ATTACHMENT B
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES
Date(s) of Initiative Event(s): December 2008 and January2009
Describe Nature of Initiative:
Provided training to management level personnel as to methods of ensuring equal employment opportunity and preventing discrimination.
Describe Scope of Broadcasters’ Participation (including names of any other sponsoring or participating organizations):
WWBT-TV, through its parent company Raycom Media, provided an on-line training course titled “Discrimination-Free Workplace”. This on-line training course was completed by all station Department Heads and hiring supervisors. The course covered what constitutes discrimination and how to prevent it from occurring in the workplace.
Names of Station Personnel involved in Initiative: Amy Bonnell, Local Sales Manager Michal Campbell, Local Sales Manager Shelly Crawford, Programming and Research Director Janet Gallaher, HR Coordinator Patti Goodnight, National Sales Manager Mike Gurthie, Engineer Susan Hancock, Administrative Assistant, News Alex Helms, Grounds and Building Supervisor Dennis Milligan, News Director Baron Murphy, News Operations Director John Rice, Director of Marketing Jess Sessoms, GSM Kevin Sharp, Photographer Don Shaw, Director of Operations & Engineering Nick Simonette, General Manager Jen Torsiello, Executive Producer Jon Wicker, Art Director ATTACHMENT B
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES
Date(s) of Initiative Event(s): March 10, 2009
Describe Nature of Initiative:
Participation in Job Fair
Describe Scope of Broadcasters’ Participation (including names of any other sponsoring or participating organizations):
WBTV participated in a job fair at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College on March 10, 2009. Representatives from a variety of organizations were available to provide employment opportunities for over 3,000 participants.
Names of Station Personnel involved in Initiative:
Dennis Milligan, News Director; Kristen Miranda, Reporter Kelly Franson, Meteorologist Don Shaw, Director of Operations Nick Simonette, General Manager Janet Gallaher, HR Coordinator ATTACHMENT B
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES
Date(s) of Initiative Event(s): November, 2008
Describe Nature of Initiative:
Participation in SCBA (South Carolina Broadcasters Association) Winter convention in Columbia, SC.
Describe Scope of Broadcasters’ Participation (including names of any other sponsoring or participating organizations):
WBTV’s Director of Operations and Chief Engineer spoke to a panel of participants regarding the DTV transition and how this will affect the broadcast industry.
Names of Station Personnel involved in Initiative:
Don Shaw, Director of Operations Michael Gurthie, Chief Engineer