EEO
Public File Report:
EEO Public File Report:
EEO Public File Report:
2011
WGEL relevant information covering the period August 27 2010 to August 29. 2011 only
Between the Period August 27, 2010 and August 29, 2011 WGEL filled no full time vacancies. WGEL did recruit and hire two part time news, and on air person at one time. Using referrals, radio ads, newspaper ads website ad and EEO hiring procedures. Radio ads and newspaper ads and the stations web site advertised the opening. Agencies and community organizations contacted for referrals included: Radio 1 Broadcast School, Veterans Assistance Commission, Bond County Senior Center, Bond County Housing Authority, Bond County Department of Public Aid, Bond Madison County Employment, Kaskaskia College, Urban League of Madison County, Broadcast Center, NAACP, Greenville Business and Professional Association, The Greenville Lions Club, Greenville Women’s Club and Illinois Center for Broadcasting. In December we filled 2 part time positions after conducting 11 interviews. The hired applicants responded to the WGEL newspaper ads. The recruitment recourses were 4 Radio Ads, 4 newspaper, 1 current employee 1 web site. 1 referral from our mailings and faxes to contacts.
WGEL is continuing to develop “source organizations” to refer potential applicants to the station.
Outreach activities: Illinois State University Job Fair October 8th 2010, John Kennedy Manager attended from 1pm to 3:30pm 6 applicants interviewed.
Lewis and Clark College Job Fair March 30th. 2011 9am to noon John Kennedy WGEL Manager attended, 23 applicants interviewed
Kaskaskia College Job Fair April 14th 9am to noon John Kennedy Manager attended 9 applicants interviewed.
Idea Bank Scholarship a 7,500 dollar scholarship offered by SESAC and publicized by International Idea Bank member Radio Stations including WGEL. The Scholarship is awarded annually to a student majoring in broadcasting who is at least in his or her second or third year of College.
WGEL hosted an Internship program during the summer of 2011; this year’s non-paying internship was open to students 16 years of age or older. Flyers were sent to the guidance offices of area high schools and colleges. This year’s interns were Jesse Neusbaum who will be a college junior at the University of Illinois and Lynzy Mustain a sophomore at Kaskaskia College. Skills taught Writing commercial copy, and public service announcements, making news rounds, learning radio delivery, radio production and assisting with music programming, and radio traffic as well as making sales calls with the WGEL sales staff plus on air and voice tracking work were all part of the summer internship at WGEL.
