WASK, Inc.
2006 Annual EEO Public File Report
The Purpose of this EEO Public File Report (“Report”) is to comply with Section 73.2080(c)(6) of the Federal Communication Commission’s 2002 Equal Employment Opportunity Rule. This Report has been prepared on behalf of the Station Employment Unit (“WASK, Inc.”) that is comprised of the following stations:
WASK-AM, Lafayette, Indiana
WASK-FM, Battle Ground,
Indiana
WKHY-FM, Lafayette, Indiana
WKOA-FM, Lafayette, Indiana
WXXB-FM, Delphi, Indiana
WKHY-FM
and WXXB-FM were purchased by WASK, Inc.
in 2005. The purchase was
finalized on December 16, 2005. The two
stations were operated by WASK, Inc. under a Time Brokerage Agreement between
May and December, 2005.
The FCC requires this Report be placed in the public inspection files of these stations, and posted on their websites.
The
information contained in this Report covers the time period beginning April 1,
2005 to and including March 31, 2006 (“The Applicable Period”).
Job Title
|
Date
Position filled |
Recruitment Source |
Total
# Interviewed for this position |
|
Account
Executive, WASK/WKOA |
05/09/05 |
Internet,
Web Publication, On-air |
10 |
|
Account
Executive, WKHY/WXXB |
07/05/05 |
On-air,
Web Publication |
11 |
|
Account
Executive, WKHY/WXXB |
07/05/05 |
On-air,
Web Publication |
11 |
|
Account
Executive, WKHY/WXXB |
07/11/05 |
Internet,
Web Publication |
11 |
|
Announcer, WKHY |
08/11/05 |
Web
Publication |
6 |
|
Receptionist, All
Stations |
8/19/05 |
Web
Publication, On-air |
10 |
|
Account
Executive, WKHY/WXXB |
09/19/05 |
On-air,
Web Publication |
12 |
|
Account
Executive WKHY/WXXB |
01/03/06 |
On-air,
Web Publication |
11 |
|
Business
Manager All
Stations |
02/13/06 |
On-air,
Web Publication, Newspaper ad |
6 |
|
Account
Executive, WKHY/WXXB |
03/20/06 |
On-air,
Web Publication |
13 |
|
TOTAL
NUMBER INTERVIEWED, ALL POSITIONS |
|
|
100 |
These are the recruitment sources utilized by WASK,
Inc. during the applicable period:
|
First Name |
Last Name |
Company |
Address |
City |
State |
Zip |
Title |
Work Phone |
|
Cindy |
Svajgr |
YWCA |
605 North Sixth Street |
Lafayette |
IN |
47901- |
Executive Director |
(765) 742-0075 |
|
J. Steven |
Mott |
Lafayette Family YMCA |
1950 South 18th Street |
Lafayette |
IN |
47905- |
Director |
(765) 474-3448 |
|
Charles |
Newton |
Tippecanoe Area Personnel Assoc. |
2625 Union Street |
Lafayette |
IN |
47904- |
Assistant Director |
|
|
Marlene |
Laurendeau |
Lafayette Business Digest |
P.O. Box 587 |
Lafayette |
IN |
47901- |
Publisher |
|
|
Joel |
Wright |
Black Sons of Lafayette |
c/o 50 Vancouver Court |
Lafayette |
IN |
47905- |
|
|
|
|
|
League of Women Voters |
P.O. Box 2085 |
Lafayette |
IN |
47905- |
|
|
|
Dwight |
Lewis |
Black Faculty and Staff Caucus |
Young Graduate House Purd Purdue University |
West Lafayette |
IN |
47907- |
|
|
|
Renee |
Thomas |
Black Cultural Center |
1100 3rd Street |
West Lafayette |
IN |
47906- |
Director |
(765) 494-3091 |
|
Tim |
Alkire |
St. Boniface Catholic Church |
318 North 9th Street |
Lafayette |
IN |
47904- |
Pastor Hispanic Community |
|
|
Mary |
Kirts |
Indiana Workforce Development |
2301 Concord Road |
Lafayette |
IN |
47905- |
Director |
(765) 474-5411 |
|
|
|
Tippecanoe County Job Line |
20 North 3rd Street |
Lafayette |
IN |
47905- |
Placement Director |
|
|
Sandra |
Michioku |
Asian American Journalists Association |
1765 Sutter Street Suite 1000 |
San Francisco |
CA |
94115- |
Executive Director |
(415) 346-2051 |
|
Jeannine |
Dugan |
American Women in Radio and Television |
1595 Spring Hill Road Suite 330 |
Vienna |
VA |
22182- |
Executive Director |
(703) 506-3290 |
|
Betty |
Elam |
Foundation for Minority Interests in Media |
825 Seventh Avenue 4th Floor |
New York |
NY |
10019- |
Executive Director |
(212) 456-1992 |
|
Dwight |
Ellis |
National Association of Broadcasters |
1771 N Street NW |
Washington |
DC |
20036-2891 |
VP/Human Resource Development |
(202) 429-5496 |
|
Steve |
Dunphy |
Radio-Television News Directors Association |
1000 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 615 |
Washington |
DC |
20036- |
Director of Operations |
(202) 467-5258 |
|
Zita |
Arocha |
National Association of Hispanic Journalists |
1193 National Press Building |
Washington |
DC |
20045- |
Executive Director |
(202) 662-7145 |
|
Gregory |
Christopher |
Society of Professional Journalists |
PO Box 77 |
Greencastle |
IN |
46135-0077 |
Executive Director |
(317) 653-3333 |
Note:
Through a partnership with Broadcast Compliance Services, any opening at
WASK, Inc. is distributed to at least
335 additional national recruitment resources.
The complete list is available in the WASK, Inc. Public File.
Over the year, WASK, Inc. (WASK-AM/FM, WKOA-FM) has been involved in a number of initiatives designed to reach the broadest spectrum of the community for potential employment. While utilizing our facilities when we can, we have also gone beyond our walls in order to maximize that outreach, and it is a continuing process. Here are some of the programs and initiatives in which we have been involved:
1. In July, 2005 WASK, Inc. took part in an Employment Opportunity Fair that was part of the Indiana Black Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was a full-day job fair attended by hundreds of job seekers. EEO Officer Eric Burch attended the fair.
2. In August, 2005 WASK, Inc. participated in a Career Day/Job Fair sponsored by Ivy Tech State College. It was a half-day program held on the Ivy Tech campus in Lafayette. EEO Officer Eric Burch attended.
3. In February, 2006 WASK, Inc. participated in a Broadcaster Job Fair held at the Sheraton Hotel in Indianapolis. A panel discussion regarding careers in broadcasting was held prior to the opening of the fair.
4. On a continuing basis over the past four years, WASK, Inc. has maintained an internal internship program in a number of departments. This internship program is opened to both High School and College students. It is listed with a variety of school programs including Purdue University, Wabash College and Ball State University. There is current one student in the internal program, being shared between Marketing and News.
5. WASK, Inc. is a participant in the Indiana Broadcasters Association Scholarship program. This program provides scholarships to Indiana institutions to students interested in a career in broadcasting.
6. At various time through the past year, we have used our airwaves and website as an outreach vehicle. We have run announcements seeking to add to our list of resource groups and organizations that have ties to a diverse community, in order that we may contact them when we have an employment opportunity.