Fcc 396 Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity

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Federal Communications Commission Approved by OMB FOR FCC USE ONLY Washington, D.C. 20554 3060-0113 (March 2003) FCC 396 FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY BROADCAST EQUAL EMPLOYMENT FILE NO. OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM REPORT - 20120529AGK (To be filed with broadcast license renewal application)

Read INSTRUCTIONS Before Filling Out Form Section I Legal Name of the Licensee INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Mailing Address P. O. BOX 199 City State or Country (if foreign Zip Code INTERLOCHEN address) 49643 - 0199 MI Telephone Number (include area code) E-Mail Address (if available) 2312767200 Facility ID Number Call Sign 28887 WIAA TYPE OF BROADCAST Commercial Broadcast Station Noncommercial Broadcast Station STATION: Radio Educational Radio (if applicable) TV Educational TV Low Power TV International Application Purpose New Program Report Amendment to Program Report List call sign and location of all stations included on this statement. List commonly owned stations that share one or more employees. Also list stations operated by the licensee pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. Indicate on the table below which stations are operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. To the extent that licensees include stations operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement on this report, responses or information provided in Sections I through II should take into consideration the licensee's EEO compliance efforts at brokered stations, as well as any other stations, included on this form. For purposes of this form, a station employment unit is a station or a group of commonly owned stations in the same market that share at least one employee.

[Stations Locations]

Station List

List call sign and location of all stations included on this statement. List commonly owned stations that share one or more employees. Also list stations operated by the licensee pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. Indicate on the table below which stations are operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. To the extent that licensees include stations operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement on this report, responses should take into consideration the licensee's EEO compliance efforts at brokered stations, as well as any other stations, included on this form. For purposes of this form, a station employment unit is a station or a group of commonly owned stations in the same market that share at least one employee.

Call Sign Facility ID Number Type Location Time Brokerage Agreement (check applicable box) (City/State) (check applicable box) WHBP 172716 AM FM TV HARBOR SPRINGS, MI Yes No

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Call Sign Facility ID Number Type Location Time Brokerage Agreement (check applicable box) (City/State) (check applicable box) WIAA 28887 AM FM TV INTERLOCHEN, MI Yes No

Call Sign Facility ID Number Type Location Time Brokerage Agreement (check applicable box) (City/State) (check applicable box) WIAB 89513 AM FM TV MACKINAW CITY, MI Yes No

Call Sign Facility ID Number Type Location Time Brokerage Agreement (check applicable box) (City/State) (check applicable box) WICA 89497 AM FM TV TRAVERSE CITY, MI Yes No

Call Sign Facility ID Number Type Location Time Brokerage Agreement (check applicable box) (City/State) (check applicable box) WICV 28886 AM FM TV EAST JORDAN, MI Yes No

Call Sign Facility ID Number Type Location Time Brokerage Agreement (check applicable box) (City/State) (check applicable box) WLMN 172572 AM FM TV MANISTEE, MI Yes No

CONTACT PERSON IF OTHER THAN LICENSEE Name Street Address JOHN CRIGLER, ESQ. 1000 POTOMAC STREET, NW 5TH FLOOR City State Zip Code Telephone Number WASHINGTON DC 20007-3501 2029657880

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Broadcast station licensees are required to afford equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and to refrain from discriminating in employment and related benefits on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, and sex. See 47 C.F.R. Section 73.2080. Pursuant to these requirements, a license renewal applicant whose station employment unit employs five or more full-time station employees must file a report of its activities to ensure equal employment opportunity. If a station employment unit employs fewer than five full-time employees, no equal employment opportunity program information need be filed. If a station employment unit is filing a combined report, a copy of the report must be filed with each station's renewal application.

A copy of this report must be kept in the station's public file. These actions are required to obtain license renewal. Failure to meet these requirements may result in sanctions or license renewal being delayed or denied. These requirements are contained in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.2080 and are authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS. Have any pending or resolved complaints been filed during Yes No this license term before any body having competent jurisdiction under federal, state, territorial or local law, alleging unlawful discrimination in the employment practices of the station(s)?

If so, provide a brief description of the complaint(s), including the persons involved, the date of the filing, the court or agency, the file number (if any), and the disposition or current status of the matter.

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[Exhibit 1]

Does your station employment unit employ fewer than five full-time employees? Yes No

Consider as "full-time" employees all those permanently working 30 or more hours a week.

If your station employment unit employs fewer than five full-time employees, complete the certification below, return the form to the FCC, and place a copy in your station(s) public file. You do not have to complete the rest of this form. If your station employment unit employs five or more full-time employees, you must complete all of this form and follow all instructions.

CERTIFICATION.

This report must be certified, as follows:

A. By licensee, if an individual; B. By a partner, if a partnership (general partner, if a limited partnership); C. By an officer, if a corporation or an association; or D. By an attorney of the licensee, in case of physical disability or absence from the United States of the licensee.

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).

I certify to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, all statements contained in this report are true and correct. Signed Name of Respondent JEFFREY S. KIMPTON FOR INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Title Telephone No. ( include area code) PRESIDENT 2312767200 Date 5/18/2012

The purpose of this document is to provide broadcast licensees, the FCC, and the public with information about whether the station is meeting equal employment opportunity requirements.

GENERAL POLICY A broadcast station must provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion or sex in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION A broadcast station must assign a particular official overall responsibility for equal employment opportunity at the station. That official's name and title are:

Name: THOM PAULSON Title: GENERAL MANAGER

It is also the responsibility of all persons at a broadcast station making employment decisions with respect to recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination of employees to ensure that no person is discriminated against in employment because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex.

I. EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT Attach as an exhibit one copy of each of the EEO public file reports from the previous two years.

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Stations are required to place annually such information as is required by 47 C.F.R. Section [Exhibit 2] 73.2080 in their public files. II. NARRATIVE STATEMENT Provide a statement in an exhibit which demonstrates how the station achieved broad and inclusive [Exhibit 3] outreach during the two-year period prior to filing this application. Stations that have experienced difficulties in their outreach efforts should explain.

FCC NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

The FCC is authorized under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to collect the personal information we request in this report. We will use the information you provide to determine if the benefit requested is consistent with the public interest. If we believe there may be a violation or potential violation of a FCC statute, regulation, rule or order, your request may be referred to the Federal, state or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation or order. In certain cases, the information in your request may be disclosed to the Department of Justice or a court or adjudicative body when (a) the FCC; or (b) any employee of the FCC; or (c) the United States Government, is a party to a proceeding before the body or has an interest in the proceeding. In addition, all information provided in this form will be available for public inspection. If you owe a past due debt to the federal government, any information you provide may also be disclosed to the Department of Treasury Financial Management Service, other federal agencies and/or your employer to offset your salary, IRS tax refund or other payments to collect that debt. The FCC may also provide this information to these agencies through the matching of computer records when authorized. We have estimated that each response to this collection of information will average 5 hours. Our estimate includes the time to read the instructions, look through existing records, gather and maintain required data, and actually complete and review the form or response. If you have any comments on this estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write the Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-0113), Washington, D. C. 20554. We will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to [email protected]. Remember - you are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-0113.

THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974, P.L. 93-579, DECEMBER 31, 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(3), AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, P.L. 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

Exhibits

Exhibit 2 Description: 2011 AND 2012 ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORTS

SEE ATTACHED FILES.

Attachment 2 Description 2011 Annual EEO Public File Report 2012 Annual EEO Public File Report

Exhibit 3 Description: NARRATIVE STATEMENT

SEE ATTACHED FILE.

Attachment 3 Description Narrative Statement

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INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Stations: WIAA(FM), Interlochen, MI, Fac. ID # 28887 WIAB(FM), Mackinaw City, MI, Fac. ID # 89513 WICA(FM), Traverse City, MI, Fac. ID # 89497 WICV(FM), East Jordan, MI, Fac. ID # 28886 WLMN(FM), Manistee, MI, Fac. ID # 172572 WHBP(FM), Harbor Springs, MI, Fac. ID #172716

Reporting Period: May 22, 2010 – May 21, 2011

No. of Full-time More than 10 Employees:

Small Market Yes Exemption:

During the Reporting Period, no full time positions were filled. The information required by FCC Rule 73.2080(c)(6) is provided in the charts that follow.

INITIATIVES

The employment unit engaged in the following broad outreach initiatives in accordance with various elements of FCC Rule 73.2080(c)(2):

Participated in at least 4 job fairs by March 9, 2011 – The licensee participated in the station personnel who have substantial Michigan Association of Broadcasters’ Great responsibility in making hiring Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Career Expo decisions. in Lansing, MI. IPR was represented by the station’s Chief Engineer. General information about the station was presented as well as specific opportunities about openings and volunteer opportunities.

Established an internship program Interlochen Public Radio engaged one intern designed to assist members of the during the reporting period. This music producer community to acquire skills needed for intern produced classical music programs and broadcast employment. voiced station breaks, and was engaged on the staff for six weeks: June 27-August 7, 2010. The internship preceded the intern’s enrollment at Full Sail University at Winter Park, FL. The intern was under the direct supervision of the General Manager.

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Participated in job banks, internet Local programming by community members: programs, and other programs Interlochen Public Radio provided training, designed to promote outreach equipment, and expertise for a monthly radio generally (i.e., that are not primarily program about Michigan writers and regular news directed to providing notification of reporting by two freelance reporters from the specific job vacancies). community. Daily and weekly programs were produced by three volunteer program producers in the community. Community Performance Venue: Interlochen Public Radio regularly invites musicians to perform “Live from Studio A” as a part of our regular broadcast schedule and outreach program. IPR records and broadcasts several music performances in the region, including concerts from the Bay View Music Festival, Interlochen Summer Festival, and performances by the Traverse Symphony Orchestra and the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra.

Interlochen Public Radio presented at area business expos and conferences in Ludington, Manistee, Traverse City, Leelanau County, and in Petoskey and Harbor Springs to reach out to the community, and to present its programs and services to the community.

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Established training programs Interlochen Public Radio staff members worked designed to enable station personnel to with and trained 10 volunteer producers from the acquire skills that could qualify them community to develop and enhance recording, for higher level positions. production, reporting and/or interviewing techniques during the reporting period.

Interlochen Public Radio is currently training a professional musician in the community to produce weekly radio programming. That programming is aired on IPR News Radio and Classical IPR.

Participated in other activities Interlochen Public Radio encourages visitors, designed by the station employment conducts tours, hosts special events at the station, unit reasonably calculated to further and presents an annual Open House to encourage the goal of disseminating information members of the community to become more as to employment opportunities in connected with these stations and with radio broadcasting to job candidates who broadcasting. might otherwise be unaware of such opportunities. Station staff regularly record and broadcast comments and essays from members of our community. The stations host events in coordination with HD telecasts and the Traverse City Film Festival at the newly-renovated State Theatre in Traverse City, the Garden Theater in Frankfort, the Crooked Tree Arts Centre in Petoskey, and at other venues in the region.

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INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Reporting Period: May 22, 2011 – May 21, 2012

No. of Full-time More than 10 Employees:

Small Market Exemption: Yes

During the Reporting Period, one full time position was filled. The information required by FCC Rule 73.2080(c)(6) is provided in the charts that follow.

POSITION FILLED

Date of Hire Job Title Recruitment Source January 10, 2012 Music Producer/Host IPR staff member

INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 2012 ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT – PAGE 1 RECRUITING SOURCES USED

The following sources were used to recruit for the opening.

Referral Source * Address of Source Contact Telephone number and Person email Corporation for N Jobline 401 Ninth St. NW, Web portal 202.879.9600 Public Washington DC 20004-2129 www.cpb.org/jobline Broadcasting Traverse City N 120 W. Front St. Traverse Classifieds 231.946.2653 Record-Eagle City, MI 49684 Michigan N 819 N. Washington St. Karole White 517.484.7444 Association of Lansing, MI 48906-5815 [email protected] Broadcasters Michigan N 819 N. Washington St. Ann 517.484.7449 Association of Lansing, MI 48906-5815 Cochrane [email protected] Public Broadcasters Monster.com N www.monster.com Web portal Grand Traverse N The Employment Center 231.534.7534 Band of Ottawa 2605 N West Bay Shore Drive and Chippewa Peshawbestown, MI 49682 Indians Little River Band of N 375 River Street Manistee, MI Todd Keway (231) 398-6864 Ottawa Indians 49660 [email protected] Little Traverse N 101 Greenwood St Petoskey, Frank fettawageshik@1tbbodawa- Band of Odawa MI 49770 Ettawageshik nsn.gov Indians Northwestern N 1701 E. Front, Traverse City, Web portal https://www.nmc.edu/student- Michigan College MI 49686 services/advising- center/career- advising/jobs.html North Central N 1515 Howard Street, Charles 231-348-6839 E-mail: Michigan College Petoskey, MI 49770 MacInnis [email protected]

Michigan N Contacted 17 individuals Association of whom IPR staff met while Broadcasters’ attending 2011 Broadcasting Great Lakes Career Fair Broadcasting Conference and Career Expo in Lansing, MI *Indicate Y or N if the organization requested that the station provide it with notice of all job vacancies.

INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 2012 ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT – PAGE 2 INTERVIEWEE REFERRAL SOURCE SUMMARY

Total number of persons interviewed in preceding year: 3

Recruitment Sources Used in Preceding Year Number of Persons Interviewed that the Source referred Corporation for Public Broadcasting 0 Traverse City Record-Eagle 2 Michigan Association of Broadcasters 0 Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters 0 Monster.com 0 Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians 0 Little River Band of Ottawa Indians 0 Little Traverse Band of Odawa Indians 0 Northwestern Michigan College 0 North Central Michigan College 0 Other – Interlochen Public Radio staff member 1

INITIATIVES

The employment unit engaged in the following broad outreach initiatives in accordance with various elements of FCC Rule 73.2080(c)(2):

Participated in at least 4 job fairs by March 14, 2012 – The licensee participated in the station personnel who have substantial Michigan Association of Broadcasters’ Great responsibility in making hiring Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Career Expo decisions. in Lansing, MI. IPR was represented by the Interlochen Public Radio’s General Manager and Chief Engineer. General information about the station was presented as well as specific opportunities about openings and volunteer opportunities.

Established an internship program Interlochen Public Radio engaged two interns designed to assist members of the during the reporting period. A music producer community to acquire skills needed for intern produced classical music programs and broadcast employment. voiced station breaks, and served as an intern July 5-August 12, 2011. The intern was under the supervision of the station’s General Manager.

A journalism intern produced news reports and notices of events in the community for Interlochen Public Radio during the period July 2011 to January 2012. The intern was under the supervision of the station’s News Director.

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Participated in job banks, internet Local programming by community members: programs, and other programs Interlochen Public Radio provided training, designed to promote outreach equipment, and expertise for a monthly radio generally (i.e., that are not primarily program about Michigan writers. Daily, weekly, directed to providing notification of and monthly programs were produced by three specific job vacancies). volunteer program producers in the community. Community Performance Venue: Interlochen Public Radio regularly invites musicians to perform “Live from Studio A” as a part of our regular broadcast schedule and outreach program. IPR records and broadcasts several music performances in the region, including concerts from the Bay View Music Festival in Petoskey, Interlochen Center for the Arts, concerts from the Chamber Music North series and performances by the Traverse Symphony Orchestra and the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra.

Interlochen Public Radio presented information about the radio stations at area business expos, service clubs, and conferences in Ludington, Frankfort, Manistee, Traverse City, Leelanau County, Petoskey, and Harbor Springs to reach out to the community, and to present its programs and services to the community.

IPR produces a weekly one-hour program focused on leaders in the community. “Island Cabin Discs” gives opportunities to leaders in the community to share about the organizations they serve, in the context of sharing their favorite music. More than 155 leaders in the community have been featured.

IPR retained several community members as paid reporters for news stories and features. In many cases, IPR staff has worked with these freelance reporters to produce news reports.

Interlochen Public Radio conducted listener focus groups designed to help station staff improve reporting on local issues. 44 listeners participated in intensive focus group sessions in Manistee and Traverse City.

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Established training programs Interlochen Public Radio staff members worked designed to enable station personnel to with and trained eight volunteer producers from acquire skills that could qualify them the community to develop and enhance recording, for higher level positions. production, reporting and/or interviewing techniques during the reporting period.

Interlochen Public Radio is currently training a professional musician in the community to produce weekly radio programming. That programming is aired on IPR News Radio and Classical IPR.

IPR staff established a radio production curriculum and taught radio production to 16 high school students in the 2011-12 school year. Some of the programming that was produced was broadcast on IPR.

IPR staff responded with training and technical support for a high school student interested in learning radio production. The student produced a piece that was broadcast on IPR.

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Interlochen Center for the Arts

Form 396 EEO Program Narrative Statement

WIAA WIAB WICA WICV WLMN WHBP

Station management has implemented several initiatives to train students, interns, and aspiring broadcast professionals in several aspects of the production and dissemination of media. The stations of Interlochen Center for the Arts host two to four interns each year, providing training and experience in broadcast journalism, music library management, engaging members of the community in station operations, and audio program production and broadcast. Station staff members engage a number of freelance reporters and music producer/hosts in the community each year.

Station management or staff attend broadcasting career fairs, expos, and conferences in the community each year to inform the public about broadcasting jobs and station operations. The Station hosts Open Houses and receptions each year to increase awareness in the community about the station’s programs and services.

Area high school students participate in Station‐initiated curricular programs designed to teach communications through audio production and reporting.

Job postings at the Station are distributed widely through several online organizational job sites and regionally in newspapers, at regional colleges and universities, and to tribal nations.

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Description: BROADCAST EEO PROGRAM REPORT (2012) Application Reference Number: 20120529AGK Successfully filed at May 29 2012 2:59PM

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