EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
ANNUAL PUBLIC FILE REPORT
KMUW-FM   WICHITA PUBLIC RADIO
Wichita State University, licensee

 February 1, 2007

 
In November 2002, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules and policies to a) establish Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) programs; b) provide vacancy notices to recruitment sources, and; c) undertake additional outreach measures as a part of filling job vacancies.  These new rules became effective March 10, 2003.

To document its EEO efforts, KMUW is required to place an annual EEO report in the station’s local public file and post the report to the station’s website, on the station’s broadcast license renewal filing anniversary date (February 1^st).

1. List of full-time vacancies identified by job title (January 25, 2006 – January 24, 2007).

A.    Producer/Announcer

                B.     Director of Engineering

2. List of recruitment sources used in filling each vacancy identified in section 1, including separate identification of recruitment organizations which have specifically requested to be notified of vacancies.

A.    Producer/Announcer

See attached KMUW Recruitment List, Producer/Announcer – 2006

 B.     Director of Engineering

See attached KMUW Recruitment List, Director of Engineering – 2006    

3. List of recruitment sources which referred the people hired for vacancies identified in section 1.

 A.    Producer/Announcer

HR Partners online employment listing; Current Newspaper

B.     Director of Engineering

            HR Partners online employment listing; Wichita Eagle Newspaper

4a. Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for each vacancy identified in section 1.

A.    Producer/Announcer

Three persons were interviewed for this position

B.     Director of Engineering

Three persons were interviewed for this position      

 
4b. Total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source identified in section 3.

            (some candidates indicated more than one recruitment source)

A. Producer/Announcer

HR Partners Website – 3

Current Newspaper – 1

B.  Director of Engineering

HR Partners Website – 3

SBE Website – 1

Wichita Eagle Newspaper – 1

 
5. List and brief description of recruitment initiatives

             A. Participation in four job fairs by station personnel with hiring responsibilities.

1. KMUW participated in the Wichita State University Career Fair on March 1, 2006.

2. KMUW participated in the K-State Intern/Job Fair on March 14, 2006.

3. KMUW participated in the Wichita State University Career fair on September 19, 2006.

             B. Co-sponsoring at least one job fair with an organization in the community whose membership includes substantial participation of women and minorities.

KMUW co-sponsored the Wichita State University Career Fairs on March 1, 2006 and September 19, 2006.  In the weeks preceding the Fairs, KMUW produced and broadcast on-air announcements to promote the events.  Articles were printed in KMUW’s monthly newsletters and posted to the station’s web site.  KMUW staff members assisted with the planning, logistics and execution of the Fairs.

             C. Participation in general outreach effort through job banks or Internet programs.

Search processes for KMUW full-time vacancies included posting of notices to a variety of job banks and Internet web sites, including the HR Partners site mentioned above and in previous Annual EEO Reports, as well as a variety of sites noted in the attached recruitment list (see Section 2).

             D. Listing of each upper-level opening in a job bank or newsletter of a media trade group with a   broad-based membership, including participation of women and minorities.

For the two upper-level vacancy recruitment efforts in this reporting period, KMUW posted vacancy notices in Current newspaper (a trade publication for the Public Broadcasting industry) and listed them on the online job banks of Current, the Kansas Association of Broadcasters, National Public Radio, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Society of Broadcast Engineers (national and local chapter), Career Builder.com, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the National Diversity Newspaper Job Bank, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, and AMFMJobs.com.

             E. Provide training to management level personnel as to methods of ensuring equal employment opportunity and preventing discrimination.

Chairs of search committees for KMUW vacancies have been provided training and mentoring in the search process from Wichita State University’s Office of Human Resources and Office of Equal Employment Opportunity.  EEO policies, guidelines and reference materials are kept up-to-date.  Search committee members are apprised of EEO policies regarding the search process, applicant materials, candidate interviews and procedures designed to prevent discrimination.  Management level personnel have also attended additional workshops and seminars on related topics such as sexual harassment and diversity in the workplace.