Wallace Christensen
EEO Exhibit
EMPLOYMENT
FCC PUBLIC FILE REPORT
2011
STATIONS KLOH — Pipestone, KISD — Pipestone, and KJOE– Slayton, MN
REPORTING PERIOD:
December 1, 2010 to November 30, 2011
FULL-TIME POSITIONS FILLED DURING LAST YEAR:
1. none________________________________________
Wallace Christensen
EEO Exhibit
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES: December 1, 2010 to November 30, 2011
1. Internship Program: provides high school or college students with training by station staff and management. Training includes announcing and production.
We have a student from SMSU in Marshall, MN participating in our internship program.
2. Recruitment in conjunction with “Job Jockeys.com/Staffing Specialists” a job placement service in Marshall, MN. A broad-based hiring service whose goal is to bring job seeker and employer together.
This placement service provides a venue at their location and online providing potential employees with information about our business and possible job openings in announcing and sales when they become available.
3. On the Job Training: provides staff meetings for current employees designed to give them additional skills. Refresher courses in efficient voice tracking, producing creative impressions, role playing sales presentations and the use of new technology and equipment in broadcasting are held either for all staff or sometimes on a one-on-one basis. We also provided access to teaching webinars.
4. Mentoring/Shadowing Program: in cooperation with the high school, provides high school students a close up working relationship with staff members, giving them information about and encouraging them to consider a career in broadcasting. Jon Risacher shadowed our sports announcer during the 2011 season
We have elementary, middle school, and high school students do weekly on-air work in conjunction with announcing school news, 4-H activities and other student related activities. We participate in the Shadow program where any student from any school interested in careers in broadcasting are invited to participate on the air, shadowing our announcers.
5. Internet Program: positions will be posted on our Internet web site, the Minnesota Broadcasters Association Job bank website, the EEO 1 website, and careerpage.org when they become available.
6. On air announcements: letting people or organizations know how to contact us in the event they want to be notified of any job openings we might have during the year. We also have contact information on our website.
7. Station Tours: given to interested civic and school groups where on air personalities and management inform about their jobs and broadcasting careers.
Cub scout pack from Pipestone toured the radio stations in April, students from area schools toured the radio stations during November giving them the opportunity to see how the radio stations operate. We have also had area 4-H groups tour the radio stations during “National 4-H Week ” . At Minnesota West Technical College in Pipestone, our announcers are available to speak to students about various careers in broadcasting.
