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Townsquare Media Licensee of Utica/Rome, Inc. WFRG-FM, WLZW-FM, WODZ-FM, WIBX-AM Equal Employment Opportunity Public File Report February 1, 2013 through January 31, 2014 I. POSITIONS FILLED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD Job Title Sources Used to Fill Position Source Referring (Numbers Correspond to the Recruitment Source List Hiree in Part II) Account Executive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 18, 21 Word of Mouth Account Executive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 18, 21 Word of Mouth Digital Sales Manager 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 19 Word of Mouth Administrative Assistant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21 Word of Mouth Reporter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 20 Word of Mouth On-Air Host 19 Word of Mouth – Exigent Circumstances DC\775326.1 Townsquare Media Licensee of Utica/Rome, Inc. WFRG-FM, WLZW-FM, WODZ-FM, WIBX-AM Equal Employment Opportunity Public File Report February 1, 2013 through January 31, 2014 II. RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST No. Recruitment Source Entitled to No. Interviewees (Name, address, contact person, telephone number) Vacancy Referred During Notification Reporting Period by (Y/N) Source 1 Working Solutions One Stop Center N 0 NYS Office Building 207 Genesee St. Utica, NY 13501 (315) 793-2229 2 Mohawk Valley Community College N 0 Employment Office Academic Building, Room 135 1101 Sherman Dr. Utica, NY 13501 (315) 792-5488 3 Herkimer County Community College N 0 Career Counseling Center RMCC 262 Reservoir Rd. Herkimer, NY 13350 (315) 866-0300 ext 8284 4 Utica College N 0 Career Service 1600 Burrstone Rd. Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-3111 5 Utica School of Commerce N 0 Administrative Office 201 Bleeker St. Utica, NY 13501 (315) 733-2309 6 SUNYIT N 0 Career Services Donovan Hall, Room G172 Marcy Campus Rt. 12 N Utica, NY 13502 DC\775326.1 (315) 792-7165 7 Women’s Employment & Resource Center N 0 1411 Genesee St. Utica, NY 13501 (315) 793-9700 8 Oneida County SABA N 0 Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES PO Box 70-4747 Middle Settlement Rd. New Hartford, NY 13413 (315) 793-8684 9 NAACP N 0 Mr. Herb Thorpe Po Box 325 Rome, NY 13440 10 Townsquare Media N 0 WLZW,WFRG,WIBX,WODZ 9418 River Rd. Marcy, NY 13403 (315) 768-9500 11 TVandRadioJobs.com N 0 12 MVCC Job Fairs N 2 Alumni Center 1101 Sherman Dr. Utica, NY 13501 13 CNYradio.com N 1 14 Radisson Hotel Career Fair N 2 Hosted by: CentralNewYorkHelpWanted.com 200 Genesee St. Utica, NY 13501 15 CentralNewYorkHelpWanted.com N 0 16 NYS Department of Labor N 0 Mohawk Valley Job Bank 207 Genesee St. Utica, NY 13501 17 New York State Broadcasters Assoc. N 0 1805 Western Ave. Albany, NY 12203 (518) 456-8888 18 www.linkedin.com N 0 19 Word of Mouth Referral N 5 20 www.utica.craigslist.com N 2 21 Walk-in to submit application N 0 TOTAL INTERVIEWEES DURING 12-MONTH PERIOD 12 DC\775326.1 Townsquare Media Licensee of Utica/Rome, Inc. WFRG-FM, WLZW-FM, WODZ-FM, WIBX-AM Equal Employment Opportunity Public File Report February 1, 2013 through January 31, 2014 III. OUTREACH INITIATIVES No. Type of Outreach Initiative Brief Description of Activity (e.g. internship, job fair, etc.) 1 Job Fair Townsquare Media Utica attended the Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) Career Fair on April 3, 2013. The Business Manager and Assistant Business Manager attended the fair, solicited resumes, and spoke with students about careers in the broadcasting industry. 2 Job Fair Townsquare Media Utica attended the Radisson Hotel’s Career Fair hosted by CentralNewYorkHelpWanted.com, in Downtown Utica on August 6, 2013. The Business Manager and Assistant Business Manager attended the fair, solicited resumes, and spoke with students about careers in the broadcasting industry. 3 Internship Program This year we were able to support two interns through the New York State Broadcasters Association internship program. 4 Internship Program Townsquare Media Utica maintains an internship program with local colleges. A student interned for a set number of hours for college credit. 5 Tours/Shadowing/Speaking Townsquare Media Utica provided tours and Q/A Engagements session to a number of elementary schools as well as adult students at a local college studying communications. Staff members, Traffic Director, Engineer and Brand Managers conducted the tours of the radio station describing the different departments and positions. A tour was given to a group of elementary school students who learned the basics of radio and watch/participate in the production of an on-air commercial. DC\775326.1 A second tour was given to adults continuing their education at a local community college majoring in engineering. This tour tailored more to the technical aspects of radio, signals, towers, and operations. 6 Activity designed to widely Townsquare Media Utica meets with local Business disseminate information about Chambers and solicits potential employees through our employment opportunities in Recruitment Source List. broadcasting 7 Skills Training Townsquare Media Utica’s General Manager, Sales Manager and Brand Managers provide on-going training and meeting sessions to allow employees to progress their skills qualify for promotions within the stations. Required on-board training provided for new Account Executives as well as Marketron training on the programs used on a daily basis.Center for Sales Strategy - online CSS sales training provided. In the Digital department, training and meetings are provided to the staff to help improve their selling, as well as blogging and social media techniques. Townsquare Interactive (TSI-websites) includes three training sessions per year with a TSI specialist who visits the market and works with the Sales team. Digital training included: Value Connection 2.0, Digital What and Why (online), and awareness provided. Brand Managers, Digital Managing Editor, Director of Sales and Live Events Manager provide group brainstorming sessions as well as skills and training sessions as they see fit, to improve ideas, and learn/adapt to changes in the radio environment. 8 Public Presentation Townsquare Media Utica’s General Manager gave a presentation to students enrolled at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) on November 6, 2013 for recruiting/educational purposes. She addressed a class of approximately 25 students and presented a Power Point presentation that explained how the radio industry has evolved. She also explained how all of the departments work together to achieve success and highlighted various career opportunities in radio. She encouraged students to reach out to Townsquare Utica if they were interested in pursuing a career in radio. DC\775326.1 9 Job Fair Townsquare Media Utica’s General Manager attended a Career Fair at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) on November 13th for recruiting/educational purposes. There were approximately 40 other businesses that participated. She handed out radio station collateral and spoke to student attendees about career opportunities in radio. Many of the students had questions about on-air positions, digital positions and sales. She also networked with other businesses in an effort to recruit for Account Executives. DC\775326.1 .