EEO Reports

EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT FORM

FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 31, 2008

STATIONS COMPRISING STATION SEU: WHBQ, WHBQ-FM, KXHT, WOWW, WGSF, WPXX, WIVG

WMPS and WAVN (through Arlington Broadcasting)


FULL TIME RECRUITMENT NUMBER OF
POSITIONS FILLED SOURCE OF HIREE INTERVIEWEES

Air Talent Station Memo Board 10
Assistant Continuity Dir. TAB Job Bank 9
Account Executive Station Website 10
Air Talent All Access Advertisement 10
Air Talent All Access Advertisement 9
Account Executive Station Website 9
Account Executive Station Memo Board 10
Air Talent Station Memo Board 10
Air Talent TAB Job Bank 10
Account Executive Station Website 10

TOTAL NUMBER OF POSITIONS FILLED: 10

RECRUITMENT SOURCES USED NUMBER OF REFERRALS
TO FILL VACANCIES FROM EACH SOURCE

NAME: University of Memphis 14
ADDRESS: Career and Employment Services
Memphis, TN 38152
CONTACT: Jackie Webb
PHONE NO: 678-2239

NAME: Tennessee Department of Security 7
ADDRESS: 1295 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
CONTACT: Joyce Reed
PHONE NO: 543-7535

NAME: Lemoyne Owen College 8
ADDRESS: 807 Walker Avenue
Memphis, TN 38126
CONTACT: Denita Hedgeman
PHONE NO: 775-7645

NAME: Southwest Tennessee Community College 15
ADDRESS: 5983 Macon Cove Room 2160
Memphis, TN 38134
CONTACT: Wanda Walker
PHONE NO: 333-4180

NAME: Station Website 10
ADDRESS: 6080 Mt. Moriah
Memphis, TN 38115
CONTACT: Jennifer Culicchia
PHONE NO: 375-9324

NAME: Employee Memo Board 4
ADDRESS: 6080 Mt. Moriah Ext.
Memphis, TN 38115
CONTACT: Carla Hicks
PHONE NO: 375-9324

NAME: NAACP 7
ADDRESS: 588 Vance Avenue
Memphis, TN 38126
CONTACT: Madeline Taylor
PHONE NO: 521-1343

NAME: Tennessee Ass. of Broadcasters Job Bank 17
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 101015
Nashville, TN 37224
CONTACT: Jill Green
PHONE NO: (615) 399-3791

NAME: All Access Trade Organization/Website 7
ADDRESS: 28955 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 210-5
Malibu, CA 90265
CONTACT: Matt Purvis
PHONE NO: (310) 457-6616

NAME: National Council of Negro Women 8
ADDRESS: 2757 S. Mendenhall Road
Memphis, TN 38115
CONTACT: Delores Burrow
PHONE NO: (901) 794-8052


 

RECORDKEEPING FORM B-4


SUPPLEMENTAL RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES
UNDERTAKEN BY THE STATION


Stations Claiming Credit: WHBQ, WHBQ-FM, KXHT, WOWW, WGSF,WPXX, WIVG

WMPS and WAVN (through Arlington Broadcasting)

1. Type of Activity Under New EEO Rule: Job Fairs
Dates of Participation: 3/27/07, 3/28/07, 9/12/07, 9/13/07,
9/26/07, 10/22/07
Participating Employees: Carla Hicks, Donald Biggs, Chris Coats, Duane Hargrove, Marshall Straton, Brandon Sams, Keith Parnell

Host/Sponsor of Activity: Southwest Tennessee Community College, University of Memphis, LeMoyne Owen College

Brief Description of Activity:

Students were provided with information about career opportunities at Flinn Broadcasting during Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Union Campus Career Fair on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 from 9 AM to 1 PM. Station representatives spoke with students and provided profiles of various stations, along with job postings and applications. KXHT promoted the event on the air, and on-air personalities broadcasted live from the event. Students took flyers and promotional material, and attendees filled out applications for employment. Students’ questions about broadcasting and employment were answered by station personnel.

Station representatives provided information about career opportunities at Flinn Broadcasting during Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Macon Campus Career Fair on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 from 9 AM to 12 PM. Pamphlets about the various stations were presented to attendees, along with job postings and applications. Students took flyers and promotional material, and attendees filled out applications for employment. Station personnel answered students’questions about broadcasting and employment.

Students were provided with information about career opportunities at Flinn Broadcasting during Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Union Campus Career Fair on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 from 9 AM to 1 PM. Station representatives spoke with students and provided profiles of various stations, along with job postings and applications. Students took flyers and promotional material, and attendees filled out applications for employment. Students’ questions about broadcasting and employment were answered by station personnel.

Station representatives provided information about career opportunities at Flinn Broadcasting during Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Macon Campus Career Fair on Thursday, September 13, 2007 from 9 AM to 12 PM. Profiles of various stations were presented to attendees, along with job postings and applications. Students took flyers and promotional material, and attendees filled out applications for employment. Station personnel answered students’questions about broadcasting and employment.

Station representatives provided information about career opportunities at Flinn Broadcasting during University of Memphis’ Career and Internship Expo on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 from 10 AM to 3 PM. Profiles of various stations were presented, along with job and internship postings. Students took flyers and promotional material and filled out applications for employment. Station personnel also answered students’questions about broadcasting and employment.

Flinn Broadcasting personnel provided information about career opportunities during LeMoyne Owen College’s Fall Career Expo on Monday, October 22, 2007, from 10:30 AM to 1 PM. Profiles of various stations were presented to attendees, along with job postings and applications. Students took flyers and promotional material, and attendees filled out applications for employment. Station personnel answered students’ questions about broadcasting and minority representation in employment.


2. Type of Activity Under New EEO Rule: Community Events to Educate
Dates of Participation: 2/13/07, 2/16/07, 2/26/07, 3/3/07, 3/6/07, 3/7/07, 3/9/07, 3/24/07, 4/20, 4/27/07, 5/11/07, 7/13/07, 9/25/07, 10/25/07, 11/17/07
Participating Employees: Eli Savoie, Terry King, Maurice Rivera, Keith Parnell, Chris McNeil, Karson, Kennedy, Fred Williams, Lonnie Treadaway

Host/Sponsor of Activity: Flinn Broadcasting

Brief Description of Activity:

Flinn Broadcasting hosted a Career Forum for area elementary school students on February 13, 2007. Students from various area elementary schools were invited to tour the Flinn Broadcasting stations, including the on-air studios, sales department, production facilities, and engineering/business offices. Representatives from each department spoke to the children and explained the importance of their respective positions to the operation of the stations. After the tour, students were invited to participate in a discussion session hosted by employee Keith Parnell to answer questions regarding careers in the broadcast industry.

Flinn Broadcasting employee Terry King spoke to students at Southwind Elementary School on Friday, February 16, 2007. Terry talked to students about their careers and how they could pursue employment in the broadcast industry. She also answered students’ questions and spoke about her job as a radio personality.

Flinn Broadcasting hosted a Career Information Day for Cub Scout Pack 240 on February 26, 2007. The scouts toured the Flinn Broadcasting stations, including the on-air studios, sales department, production facilities, and engineering/business offices. Representatives from each department spoke to the children and explained the importance of their respective positions to the operation of the stations. After the tour, students recorded their voices in a production session and were invited to participate in a discussion session hosted by employee Keith Parnell to answer questions regarding careers in the broadcast industry.

Flinn Broadcasting provided items to Westminster Academy to help further the education of children at the school. Contributions were used at a gala auction on March 3, 2007, at which Flinn Broadcasting employees spoke to students about the importance of education and the availability of careers in the broadcast industry.

Flinn Broadcasting promoted and attended the Family Literacy Day event at Humes Middle School March 6, 2007 at 9 AM. Announcements were made on the air about the event, and station employee Chris McNeil spoke about the importance of literacy and education as a foundation for opportunities including those in the broadcast industry. He also answered questions about the field and job opportunities available regardless of race or gender.

Flinn Broadcasting employees Karson and Kennedy invited a group of students from Arlington High School to sit in on their morning radio program from 6 AM to 7 AM on Wednesday, March 7, 2007. Students observed the jobs that the air talent performed and participated in the daily activities of an on-air broadcast. The students were also allowed asked questions about careers in the broadcast industry.

Flinn Broadcasting employee Eli Savoie spoke to 5th grade students at Graves Elementary School on March 9, 2007. He spoke about his experience in the radio industry and the types of jobs available in broadcasting. Eli stressed the availability of positions without regard to race or gender and inspired students to do their best in school so that they could follow their dreams for their future career development.

Flinn Broadcasting promoted and participated in the Miss Mahogany Scholarship Pageant, a non-profit scholarship program that provides scholarships to African American women who aspire to further their knowledge, make a difference, and prepare for the career world. Radio announcements were aired from March 9th to March 23rd to encourage participation in the program. Employees Terry King and Carla Hicks spoke to applicants on March 24th to provide information about career opportunities in the broadcast industry.

Flinn Broadcasting employee Fred Williams spoke to students at Colonial Middle School in cooperation with their Community Week Program on Friday, April 20, 2007. Fred talked with students about his radio career and spoke about how they could prepare for careers in the industry. He also answered students’ questions and spoke about opportunities available in the field without regard to race or gender.

Flinn Broadcasting employee Maurice Rivera spoke to children during Team Career Day at Humes Middle School on Friday, April 27, 2007, from 8AM to 11:00 AM. Maurice spoke regarding the theme “You Can Be What You Want to Be.” He told students that they could become professionals in the broadcast industry regardless of their race, gender or background. Students were informed about the different types of career opportunities in broadcasting and were encouraged to pursue jobs in the field.

Flinn Broadcasting employee Lonnie Treadaway spoke to children at Shady Grove Elementary School during their Career Day on May 11, 2007 at 10:00 AM. Students were informed about career opportunities in the broadcast industry and were told about various job roles. They were informed that everyone has equal opportunity for jobs regardless of race, creed or gender. Lonnie spoke about a day in the life of a broadcaster and answered questions about the industry.

Flinn Broadcasting employee Fred Williams spoke to attendees at a Community Fair at 4095 American Way on Friday, July 13, 2007 from 10 AM to 2 PM. KXHT-FM promoted the event on the air, and Williams provided job and broadcasting career information as part of the Job Services portion of this community wide program.

Flinn Broadcasting participated in an awareness campaign from August 1, 2007, through August 13, 2007, with Memphis City Schools to increase registration and attendance to class for the beginning of the new school year. Employees helped motivate students as they started the new school year to attend class in order to further their education and prepare for careers including those in the broadcast industry.



Flinn Broadcasting employees Terry King and Kendrick Johnson spoke to students at Wooddale High School as part of the school’s Fall Career Day on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. King and Johnson spoke about employment in broadcasting and encouraged students to pursue careers in the industry.

Flinn Broadcasting employee Chris McNeil spoke to students at Douglas Elementary School during their Career Day on October 25, 2007. Chris spoke about “a day in the life” of a radio personality and how students might prepare for a career in the radio industry. He encouraged all students without regard to race or gender to seek careers in broadcasting.

Flinn Broadcasting employees Fred Williams and Kendrick Johnson spoke to students at East High School during their Kids Fest event on Saturday, November 17, 2007 from 10 AM to 2 PM. They spoke to children about the broadcast industry and answered questions about how to pursue careers in the field.


3. Type of Activity Under New EEO Rule: Management Training
Dates of Participation: 3/14/07, 5/24/07, 8/29/07, 11/14/07, 1/10/08
Participating Employees: Keith Parnell, Duane Hargrove, Donald Biggs, Eli Savoie, Charles Tager

Host/Sponsor of Activity: Flinn Broadcasting

Brief Description of Activity:

A manager’s training meeting was held March 14, 2007, to discuss EEO policies, outreach, and recruitment compliance. Managers were trained in the appropriate ways in which to recruit for applicants for open positions with the company. Outreach opportunities were discussed and made available for participation by all managers and their employees. Managers also discussed ideas for improving the EEO Program.

A manager’s training meeting was held May 24, 2007, to discuss recruitment of students for our internship program for the upcoming summer and to discuss the success of spring career fairs. We also talked about the use of the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters job bank and other recruitment sources, as well our policy and discrimination rules.

A manager’s training meeting was held August 29, 2007, to review equal opportunity and discrimination rules. We also discussed participation in our internship program over the past summer and prepared for upcoming fall career fairs at area colleges. Managers were recruited to participate in the career fairs and other fall recruiting activities.

A manager’s training meeting was held November 14, 2007. Managers discussed the success of fall job fairs and other recruitment sources. Recruitment for upcoming open positions was discussed, as well as EEO-related activities planned for 2008. All managers reviewed equal opportunity and discrimination rules.

A manager’s training meeting was held January 10, 2008, to discuss recruiting activities for the year and to review equal opportunity rules and recruiting policies. Job fair participation, mentorship speaking activities, and other equal opportunity outreach activities were also discussed.

4. Type of Activity Under New EEO Rule: Internship Program
Dates of Participation: Continuous
Participating Employees: Maurice Rivera, Eli Savoie, Cory Wiggs

Host/Sponsor of Activity: Flinn Broadcasting

Brief Description of Activity:

Flinn Broadcasting maintains an active internship program in conjunction with area colleges including Southwest Tennessee Community College, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Tennessee State University, Lemoyne Owen, and Rhodes College. Students are given the opportunity to learn skills required for employment in the broadcast industry. Furthermore, students are given the opportunity to gain school credit for performing such activities as contacting clients and listeners, putting together supplies for events, attending meetings, and assisting with the planning and execution of sales promotions.

5. Type of Activity Under New EEO Rule: Job Bank
Dates of Participation: Continuous
Participating Employees: All Managers Seeking Upper Level Employees

Host/Sponsor of Activity: Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

Brief Description of Activity:

Flinn Broadcasting Corporation is an active member of the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters and participates in the media trade organization’s Job Bank. The TAB’s Job Bank is open to everyone seeking employment in broadcasting, and its membership includes substantial participation of women and minorities. The goals of the TAB Job Bank and Careers Program are to “promote non-discrimination in all employment actions as well as diversity in the workplace, (to) maximize the pools of qualified applicants, including those from culturally and racially diverse backgrounds, for all job openings at participating stations, (to) promote broadcasting as an exciting and rewarding career, (to) expand the availability and education courses and experience opportunities helpful for a career in broadcasting, (to) provide user friendly, up-to-date information on all job openings at participating stations, (to) insure that all interested applicants have a convenient, rapid and inexpensive way to alert participating stations of their interest in a particular job opening, and education throughout the state on subjects of non-discrimination in employment and recruitment outreach.” Flinn Broadcasting uses the Job Bank to post upper level job openings and to find job seekers who have placed their resumes on the board.