Appendix 1
ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
Covering the period April 1, 2020 TO March 31, 2021
Stations Comprising Station Employment Unit: WVIA TV-FM
Section 1: Vacancy information
Full-time Position Recruitment Source of Hire Total Number of Interviewees from Filled By Job Title all Sources for this Position.
PRESIDENT & CEO COLLEAGUE REFERRAL* 7 CPB.ORG/JOBLINE SEARCH CONSULTANTS (NETA) CURRENT AD GREATER PUBLIC NABJ.ORG PMBAONLINE.ORG NETAONLINE LINKEDIN.COM
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT WEBSITE WVIA.ORG 4 INDEED.COM MONSTER.COM LINKEDIN.COM FACEBOOK.COM REFERRAL*
IT TECHNOLOGIST (October 2020) WEBSITE WVIA.ORG 4 FACEBOOK.COM* MONSTER.COM SBE.ORG SBE2.ORG LINKEDIN.COM SCRANTON TIMES
IT TECHNOLOGIST (January 2021) WEBSITE WVIA.ORG 5 FACEBOOK.COM INDEED.COM WALK-IN*
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR WEBSITE WVIA.ORG 6 INDEED.COM FACEBOOK.COM INTERNAL CANDIDATE/POSTING*
Source for Hire Indicated with *
Total Number of Persons Interviewed During Applicable Period – 26 Appendix 2
Annual EEO Public File Report Form
Covering the Period from April 1, 2020 TO March 31, 2021
Section 2: Recruitment Source Information
Recruitment Sources Total number of interviewees Full-time positions for (Name, Address, this source has provided which this source was Telephone Number, during this period utilized Contact Person)
WEBSITE WVIA.ORG IT TECHNOLOGIST EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR 1 PRESIDENT & CEO
LINKEDIN 2 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IT TECHNOLOGIST
INDEED 5 IT TECHNOLOGIST 1 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 4 PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
FACEBOOK 1 IT TECHNOLOGIST EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
INTERNAL REFERRAL 1 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
INTERNAL POSTING 2 PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR 1 PRESDENT & CEO
WALK IN 1 IT TECHNOLOGIST
CPB.ORG/JOBLINE 1 PRESIDENT & CEO
CURRENT 1 PRESIDENT & CEO
SEARCH CONSULTANTS (NETA) 2 PRESIDENT & CEO
COLLEAGUE REFERRAL 1 PRESIDENT & CEO
*Indicates sources that have requested notification of job openings. FCC Form 396 Appendix 3 April 2020- March 2021
Station Outreach Initiatives
Throughout the year ending March 31, 2021 the WVIA studios were closed to public visitors and gatherings and most staff worked from home. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, WVIA nevertheless undertook several initiatives to support our EEO program.
1. Hosting Job Fair Northeast Broadcast Employment Fair canceled
This annual event co-sponsored by WVIA Public Media (WVIA-FM/TV) and Bold Gold Media WBS, LP Licensee/Operator of WWRR WICK WYCK WTRW WCDL, normally held at WVIA Public Media studios in Pittston, PA, had to be canceled due to the pandemic and state restrictions on public events. Plans are to resume this annual event in March 2022.
2. Internship Program
WVIA maintains an active internship program, offering career prep training to students from many regional colleges in a variety of departments. These are structured internship educational experiences resulting in college credit for the students. As most regional colleges restricted in-person instruction during the pandemic, WVIA supervised two (2) internships this year, fewer than normal.
Fall Semester August – December 2020
Megan Handley Ithaca College Promotion and Production internship, supervised by Neil Prisco, Creative Director of Marketing and Branding
Thomas Kerrigan Marywood University Promotion and Production internship, supervised by Neil Prisco, Creative Director of Marketing and Branding 3. Events with educational institutions related to careers in broadcasting
WVIA normally conducts numerous station tours for middle and high school students and college media majors interested in broadcasting careers. Since schools were closed and the WVIA building closed to visitors this year, we produced a 26-minute virtual tour featuring the WVIA Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Content Officer, and Creative Director of Marketing and Branding demonstrating studio equipment and explaining various job functions. This video was broadcast several times during “Learning at Home” time on WVIA TV, reaching students without internet access for virtual learning, and it continues to be available for digital viewing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e76CUeTVjtE
4. WVIA employment recruiting improvements
WVIA enacted significant improvements this year to our own recruitment outreach.
a. Creation of new WVIA Careers Page for job seekers: The new page was redesigned to highlight our employer brand, including pictures, summary of company-sponsored benefits, a short video about our organizational purpose and job listings.
b. Creation of new Applicant Tracking System (ATS): A new ATS was designed and developed to attract a more diverse slate of applicants for open positions at WVIA. The ATS is mobile friendly and now serves as a central repository for all applicant information, including demographic details. The ATS will allow us to coordinate applicant outreach efforts to more diverse populations, through effective reporting and job board connections.
c. New Job Board coordination: The new ATS allows for electronic coordination and posting of all jobs to automatically to Indeed.com and Monster.com, which increases the overall flow of applicants to all open positions. The ATS also posts automatically to speciality job boards across the Internet, in an effort to attract a broader group of applicants to open positions.
d. Creation of electronic Career Center for applicants: Through the ATS, applicants can create a Career Center profile, which will allow them to apply for multiple open positions at WVIA. The Career Center stores the applicant’s information, which provides WVIA with consistent demographic information for reporting purposes.