ABC5 Public File Report 2009

ABC5 Public File Report 2009

Annual EEO Public File Report

Reporting Period:  October 1, 2008 - September 15, 2009

  

      The purpose of this EEO Public File Report ("Report") is to comply with Section 73.2080(c)(6) of the FCC's 2002 EEO Rule.  This Report has been prepared on behalf of the Stations Employment Unit that is comprised of the following station: WOI-DT, Ames/Des Moines, IA and is required to be placed in the public inspection files of these station, and posted on their web site.

      This Report covers the time period of October 1, 2008 through September 15, 2009 (the "Applicable Period").

      The FCC's 2002 EEO Rule requires that this Report contain the following information:

1.   A list of all full-time vacancies filled by the Station comprising the Station Employment Unit during the Applicable Period;

2.   For each such vacancy, the recruitment resource(s) utilized to fill the vacancy (including, if applicable, organizations entitled to notification pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(1)(ii) of the new EEO Rule, which should be separately identified), identified by name, address, contact person and telephone number;

3.   The recruitment source that referred the hire for each full-time vacancy during the Applicable Period;

4.   Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for full-time vacancies during the Applicable Period and the total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source utilized in connection with such vacancies: and

5.   A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(2) of the FCC rules.

      The attached Appendices 1, 2, and 3 have been designed, in the aggregate, to provide the required information.  Please note that the numbers listed in Appendix 2 under the column entitled "Full-time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized" refer to the number assigned to the full-time job positions listed in Appendix 1.

      For purposes of this Report, a vacancy was deemed "filled" not when the offer was extended but when the hire accepted the job offer. A person was deemed "interviewed" whether he or she was interviewed in person, over the telephone or by e-mail.

Annual EEO Public File Report

Reporting Period:  October 1, 2008 - September 15, 2009

  

Station(s) in Station Employment Unit:  WOI-DT, Ames/Des Moines, IA

    

Appendix 1:  Vacancy Information

 

	Full-time Positions Filled by Job Title	Recruitment Source of Hire	Total Number of Interviewees from All Sources for This Position
1	Creative Services Director	www.myabc5.com	4 - Phil McLean
2	News Producer	www.TvJobs.com	4 - Danny Rapinchuk
3	Photojournalist	www.TvJobs.com & Employee Referral (2 positions filled)	8 - Lisa Martone & Joe Augustine
4	Account Executive	www.myabc5.com	5 - Kara Keirsey

Total Number of Persons Interviewed During Applicable Period:   __21     

Annual EEO Public File Report

Reporting Period:  October 1, 2008 - September 15, 2009

           

Station(s) in Station Employment Unit:  WOI-DT, Ames/Des Moines, IA

                  

Appendix 2: Recruitment Source Information

 

	Recruitment Source (Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contact Person)	Total Number of Interviewees This Source Has Provided During This Period (If Any)	Full-time Positions  for Which This Source Was Utilized
A	American Indian Council* 3405 S Center Street PO Box 497 Marshalltown, IA  50158 Ray Slick  641-754-1400		1, 2, 3, 4
B	American Institute of Business* 2500 Fleur Drive Des Moines, IA 50310 careerservices@aib.edu Jane DeHaven  515-246-5342		4
C	Ashford University * 400 North Bluff Blvd. Clinton, IA  52732 Stacy Powers 563-242-4023 x7380 stacy.powers@ashford.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
D	Bradley University website* Smith Career Center 1501 W. Bradley Ave. Peoria, IL  61625 Kim Dunn 309-677-2510 kcdunn@bradley.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
E	Briar Cliff University * 3303 Rebecca St. Sioux City, IA  51104 Nancy McGuire 712-279-5455 www.collegecentral.com/_briarcliff		1, 2, 3, 4
F	Broadcasting & Cable Kristin Parker kbparker@cahners.com

G	Brown College * 1440 Northland Dr. Mendota Heights, MN 55120-1004 Karol Baummeister 651-905-3499 kbaummeister@browncollege.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
H	Buena Vista University * 610 W. 4th St. Storm Lake, IA 50588 Brenda Dodge 712-749-2440 careerservices@bvu.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
I	Central College Career Center website* 812 University Pella, IA  50219 Pat Kitzman 641-628-5271 www.central.edu/career		1, 2, 3
J	Chicago State University website* Career Development Center 9501 S King Drive Chicago, IL  60628-1598 Lee Junkans 773-995-2327 ljunkans@csu.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
K	Chinese American Service League * 2141 S. Tan Court Chicago, IL 60616 Michelle Jia 312-791-0418 Michelle-jia@caslservice.org		1, 2, 3, 4
L	Clarke College website* 1550 Clarke Dr Dubuque, IA  52001 www.clarke.edu/form.aspx		1, 2, 3, 4
M	Coe College website* 1220 First Ave NE Cedar Rapids, IA  52402 www.myinterfase.com/coe/employer		1, 2, 3, 4
N	Collective Talent* www.collectivetalent.com		3
O	Colorado State University* The Career Center 711 Oval Dr., Ammons Hall Fort Collins, CO  80523-8008 Pamela Kemp  970-491-1756 http://cc-scooby.career.colostate.edu/colostate/employer		4

P	Columbia College - Chicago website* 600 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL  60605 www.myinterfase.com/columbiaowrks/employer		1, 2, 3, 4
Q	Des Moines Area Comm. College * Urban Campus 1100 7th Street Des Moines, IA  50314 Anne Howsare 515-697-7717 amhowsare@dmacc.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
R	Des Moines Area Comm. College website * 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd. Ankeny, IA 50021 Via www.iowacareer.net		4
S	Des Moines Register Classifieds Sarah Jordan  515-284-8179  sajordan@dmreg.com
T	Dordt College website* 498 4th Avenue, NE Sioux Center, IA  51250-1606 Jill Jacobsma 712-722-6072 www.collegecentral.com/dordt		1, 2, 3, 4
U	Drake University website* 2507 University Des Moines, IA 50311-4715 Annette Watson (515)-271-4715 Annette.watson@drake.edu http://Drake-csm.symplicity.com		1, 2, 3, 4
V	Electronic Media 740 Rush St Chicago, IL  60611 Robbie Erhardt  312-263-2824
W	Filipino-American Association of Iowa* 227 E Dunham Des Moines, IA  50315 Renata Zurbano		1, 2, 3, 4
X	Fresho.com* 280 Madison Ave 912 New York, NY  10016 http://jobs.fresho.com/		1, 2, 3

Y	Graceland University* CAP Center 1 University Place Lamoni, IA  50140 Brittany Hamilton 641-784-5200 bhamilton@graceland.edu www.collegecentral.com/graceland		1, 2, 3, 4
Z	Grand View College website* 1200 Grandview Avenue Des Moines, IA  50316 Career Center  515-263-2800 www.gvc.edu careers@gvc.edu	2	1, 2, 3, 4
A A	Grinnell College website* 1127 Park St. Grinnell, IA  50112-1690 641-269-4940 Katie Thorson 641-269-4940 http://Grinnell-csm.symplicity.com		1, 2, 3, 4
BB	Hawkeye Community College website* 1501 E. Orange Road, PO Box 8015 Waterloo, IA  50704-8015 319-296-4027 www.collegecentral.com/hawkeyecollege placement@hawkeyecollege.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
CC	Illinois News Broadcaster's Assoc. * The Job File 815 Long Rd Glenview, IL  60025-3353 Bob Roberts  847-729-6397 borowmag@aol.com		2, 3
DD	Iowa at Work * 326 W. 3rd St. Suite #910 Kahl Center Davenport, IA  52801 Duane Denlinger 563-336-3469 duane.denlinger@iwd.iowa.gov		1, 2, 3, 4
EE	Iowa Broadcasters website* PO Box 71186 Des Moines, IA  50325 www.iowabroadcasters.com	1	1, 2, 3, 4
FF	www.Iowacareer.net*		1, 2, 3, 4

GG	Iowa College Recruiting Network* 9105 Iltis Dr., Ste B Urbandale, IA  50322 ckode@mchsi.com		1, 2, 3, 4
HH	Iowa Div on the Status of African Americans * 321 E. 12th St. Lucas Street Office Building Des Moines, IA  50319 Kim Cheeks 515-281-7283 dhr@icsaa@iowa.gov		1, 2, 3, 4
II	Iowa Lakes Community College* 330 S 18th St Estherville, IA  51334 Bob Pritchard  712-362-7914		1, 2, 3, 4
JJ	Iowa State University website* Career Services 351 Catt Hall Ames, IA  50011 Mary Ullestad-Heneke 515-294-4841 http://ecms.eng.iastate.edu/employers		1, 2, 3, 4
KK	Iowa Workforce Development website* 430 E Grand Des Moines, IA 50317 Kelly Loftus 515-281-9671 kelly.loftus@iwd.iowa.gov	1	1, 2, 3, 4
LL	Islamic Center of Des Moines* 6201 Franklin Ave Des Moines, IA  50322 pspikeyone@gmail.com		1, 2, 3, 4
MM	Kaplan College * (formerly Hamilton College) Des Moines, IA Campus 4655 121st Street Urbandale, IA  50323 Lori Galhaar 515-727-6844 lgalhaar@kaplan.edu		4
NN	Kijiji.com* http://desmoines.kijiji.com		1, 2, 3, 4
OO	Latino Affairs Commission* IA Div Latino Affairs Lucas State Bldg. 321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, IA  50319 Melissa.esquivel@iowa.gov		1, 2, 3, 4

PP	www.Learn4Good.com*		1, 2, 3, 4
QQ	Lincoln University* 820 Chestnut St Jefferson City, MO  65100 ccs@lincoln.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
RR	Medialine* PO Box 51909 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Mark Shilstone 800-237-8073 medialine@medialine.com		2, 3
SS	Morningside College* 1501 Morningside Ave Sioux City, IA  51106 Stacie Hays 712-274-5254 hays@morningside.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
TT	National Association of Hispanic Journalists* 1000 National Press Bldg. 529 14th Street NW Washington, D.C.  20005 Virginia Galindo  202-662-7145		1, 2, 3
UU	National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Assoc. * 1420 K St. NW, Suite 910 Washington, DC 20005 Bach Polakowski 202-588-9888 x10 info@nlgja.org		1, 2, 3
VV	Pittsburg State University website* 202 & 203 Horace Mann 1701 S Broadway Pittsburg, KS  66762 www.pittstate.edu/careers		1, 2, 3, 4
WW	www.Sales Spider.com*		4
XX	Simpson College website* 701 N C St Indianola, Ia  50125 Ann Greubel 515-961-1667 careers@simpson.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
YY	Society of Broadcast Engineers website* 9102 N Meridian St Suite 150 Indianapolis, IN  26260 Scott Jones  317-846-9000 www.sbe.org/career_jobsonline.php
ZZ	Southern Illinois University* Carbondale, IL 62901-6899 www.siu.edu/~ucs		1, 2, 3, 4
AAA	Spots-N-Dots 167 Oakdale Rd. Johnson, NY 13790 888-884-2630 alice@spotsndots.com
BBB	TV News Gigs* www.tvnewsgigs.com (no longer in business as of 10/10/08)		1
CCC	www.TVJobs.com *	7	1, 2, 3, 4
DDD	Television Bureau of Advertising * 3 East 54th St. 10th Floor New York, NY  10022 Arleen Fong 212-486-1111 Arleen@tvb.com		4
EEE	Univ. Of Iowa website* 105 Becker Communications Studies Bldg. Iowa City, IA 52242 Monica Madura 319-335-0578 Monica-madura@uiowa.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
FFF	University of Minnesota website* 130 Coffey Hall 1420 Eckles Ave St Paul, MN  55108 www.myinterfase.com/goldpass/employer		1, 2, 3, 4
GGG	University of Missouri website* Kansas City, MO  64110 www.Careerexec.com		1, 2, 3, 4
HHH	University of Nebraska at Omaha website* Eppy Admin Building Omaha, NE  68182 Stacey Coleman 402-554-3672 http://unoceo.unomaha.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
III	Univ. Of Northern Iowa - Career Services* 102 Gilchrist Cedar Falls, IA 50614 -0384 Becky Meyer 319-273-6857 careercenter@uni.edu		1, 2, 3, 4
JJJ	Upper Iowa University* 1119 5th St West Des Moines, IA  50265 Kate Evans  515-225-1800		1, 2, 3, 4
KKK	Urban Dreams* 1410 6th Ave Des Moines, IA  50314 Rebecca Fisher  515-288-4742 rebecca.fisher@urbandreams.org		1, 2, 3, 4
LLL	USA Staffing, Inc.* Steve@usastaffing.com www.iowajobcenter.com
MMM	WHBF/KCAU/KLKN * sgramenz@cbs4qc.com; jcollins@kcautv.com; sanderson@klkntv.com;  rshelton@myabc5.com; www.myabc5.com (WOI website)	9	1, 2, 3, 4
NNN	Employee Referrals/Word of Mouth	1	3
OOOO	Walk in/Drop Off
PPPP	Frank Magid & Associates NW 5535 P.O. Box 1450 Minneapolis, MN  55485-5535		3

Total Number of Persons Interviewed During Applicable Period:   __21     

Notes:

• An asterisk (*) indicates sources that are entitled to vacancy notification.
• Italicized sources indicate job banks and Internet programs to which WOI contributes. These sources are designed to promote outreach generally, not primarily directed to providing notification of specific job vacancies.

Annual EEO Public File Report

Reporting Period:  October 1, 2008 - September 15, 2009

             

Station(s) in Station Employment Unit:  WOI-DT, Ames/Des Moines, IA

Appendix 3: Outreach Initiatives

1.  Internship Program:

            Through the years, WOI has been involved in helping members of the community achieve their educational goals.  WOI recruits students interested in the broadcast industry by widely advertising our internship programs at career fairs and by educating managers to mention this opportunity when speaking with members of the community.  Letters of Agreement are filled out by the prospective intern and signed off on by a professor of the university and an evaluation is performed at the end of the intern's term.  During this period, we have had a total of seven internships at WOI.  One reporting intern from Harding University; four weather interns from Iowa State University; and two sports interns from Drake University - whom we hired.

                       

2.  EEO Training:

            Equal Employment Opportunity Meetings are held periodically to educate department heads regarding their roles and responsibilities in the EEO process and to ensure that all departments are hiring and promoting in a non-discriminatory fashion.  We require all managers with hiring authority to participate in these meetings and in discussions regarding upcoming job fairs and other recruitment activities.  Minutes of these meetings are kept in the business office's EEO file.  

  

3.  Job Bank & Internet Program Participation:

            WOI participates in job banks and internet programs with many organizations, as outlined above in italics, including the Illinois Broadcaster's Assoc., Iowa Broadcaster's Assoc., Iowacareer.net, Iowa Workforce Development, etc.  These organizations have programs designed for outreach generally, and are not primarily directed to providing notification of specific job vacancies.  (See italicized recruitment sources on above list.)

 

4.  Participation in Career Fairs:

• Iowa Career Expo - January 8, 2009, 10 am - 3 pm

Teresa Fuquey (Business Manager, ABC5), Kelly Beeck (National Sales Manager, ABC5), Kevin McCarthy (Sales Promotions Coordinator, ABC5), and Doug Sawyer (Promotions Manager, ABC5) participated.  The career fair was sponsored by the Central Iowa SHRM and the Des Moines Register/CareerBuilder for the general public.  WOI was recruiting for a Creative Services Director as well as taking resumes for internships.

• Kaplan University Career Fair  - March 12, 2009, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Kelly Beeck (National Sales Manager, ABC5) participated.  Local college held career fair for their students, alumni and general public.  WOI was taking resumes for internships.

• Kaplan University Career Fair - August 13, 2009, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Teresa Fuquey (Business Manager, ABC5) participated.  Local college held career fair for students, alumni and the general public.  WOI was recruiting for a Local Account Executive, as well as taking resumes for internships.

5.  Disseminating Information as to Employment Opportunities in Broadcasting:

            WOI created a television spot which airs approximately every day on different day parts, on both 5.1 and our digital channel 5.2.  The spot: 1) asks organizations that distribute information about employment opportunities to contact WOI to get on our mailing list (all contact information including address, phone and email are provided) and 2) informs job seekers to check WOI's website for postings of current openings.  The spot confirms WOI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

6.   Participate in event or program related to career opportunities in broadcasting sponsored by educational institutions:

• November 3, 2008 - Chris Maiers (Weekend Meteorologist, ABC5) spoke to a meteorology class at Iowa State University.    He discussed the profession of a broadcast meteorologist and what his job responsibilities are.  The college students were able to ask questions about weather and careers in meteorology.

  

• February 11, 2009 - Chris Maiers (Weekend Meteorologist, ABC5) spoke to Horizon Elementary students in Johnston.  There were classes of 2^nd and 7^th graders that he spoke to about becoming a meteorologist and how weather impacts their lives.  The students were able to ask questions about weather and his career in television.

• February 17, 2009 - Chris Maiers (Weekend Meteorologist, ABC5) spoke to Central Elementary students in Nevada.  His weather talks were to grades 1-4 and included being a meteorologist and severe weather safety.  The students were able to ask questions about weather and his career in television.

  

• March 30, 2009 - Chris Maiers (Weekend Meteorologist, ABC5) spoke to 2^nd graders at Van Meter Elementary regarding his job as a meteorologist and weather in general.  The students were able to ask questions about weather and his career.

  

• May 4, 2009 - Chris Maiers (Weekend Meteorologist, ABC5) spoke to classes of 2^nd and 5^th graders at St. Francis School in Des Moines about weather in general and his career as a meteorologist.  The students were able to ask questions about these topics as well.

  

  

• May 19, 2009 - Chris Maiers (Weekend Meteorologist, ABC5) spoke to classes of high school and middle school students at I-35 Schools in Truro regarding his career as a meteorologist and what his job responsibilities were.  The topics included everything from research to operations of weather.  The students were able to ask questions regarding his career and weather.

7.    Establishing a mentoring program for station personnel:

• WOI helps current personnel achieve their career goals.  During the period we had an opening for a Primary News Anchor and we promoted our Weekend Anchor/Photojournalist to this position.  We then promoted a current Photojournalist to the open Weekend Anchor/Photojournalist position.