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WKMS
MODEL EEO PROGRAM
Documentation of Supplemental Outreach Initiatives 4/01/07-4/01/08
WKMS-FM Station manager and/or station representative(s) met with prospective employees during career fairs, August 21, 2007, October 5, 2007 and March 5, 2008 at Murray State University.
We continue to operate a news internship recruiting and training Murray State University students, undergraduate and graduate students, without prior broadcasting experience. The students acquire news reporting, research, writing, and digital editing skills. In the last year these students have produced reports that have won Awards of Excellence from the Kentucky Associated Press, including one who joined our staff in this year. Furthermore, one of these student interns has recruited other University students in an ongoing series of features highlighting student writers of original poetry.
We continue to offer broadcast training to any volunteers who wish to become involved in the station. Usually we offer several hours of board training for potential air-talent, then offer them board work during the weekend. We also train volunteer commentators, should they wish to produce their own air product in WKMS studios. In the past year one of these on-air volunteers has advanced to a paid position on the board on weekends, and a volunteer jazz commentator has expanded his service to the station, contributing to its jazz programming hours from time to time.
WKMS staff makes school visits upon invitation. The Promotion/Development Director has represented WKMS and public radio at elementary school programs in the last year.
WKMS maintains an open door for students who wish to job shadow from the local school systems. We have enjoyed new relationships from these monthly day-long employment modeling visits. During their days at WKMS these students typically do jobs in all areas of the broadcast unit. In the last year we have not been contacted by any interested students regarding this opportunity.
WKMS-FM continues a relationship with the office of Ethnic and Minority student affairs for the production of Soulflight, which became a one hour program in the last year. Those who produce this program receive broadcast training and work with the WKMS program director when necessary.
Placed in file and forwarded for placing online 3/28/08 by Kate Lochte.
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WKMS
MODEL EEO PROGRAM (updated 4-01-07)
I.
General Policy:
As
a unit of its licensee, Murray State University, (Equal education
and employment opportunities M/F/D, AA employer), WKMS follows
its policies regarding employment searches, as mandated by federal
law.
WKMS
conducts a full recruitment campaign for each full time job
vacancy and provides a notice of every full-time vacancy to
any organization that requests it. WKMS will afford equal employment
opportunity in all personnel actions without regard to race,
color, religion, national origin, or sex. WKMS has adopted an
EEO program, which is designed to fully use the skills of qualified
persons.
The full-time personnel at WKMS include: accounts specialist;
program director/production coordinator; station manager; news
director; promotion/development director; membership coordinator,
operations/jazz/web director; broadcast computer technician
and chief engineer. Part-time positions include: classical music
producer; underwriting representative; jazz producer; voice
talent; and board operators.
II.
Responsibility for Implementation:
The
station manager, Kate Lochte, kate.lochte@murraystate.edu, 270-809-4745,
is responsible for the implementation of the WKMS Model EEO
Program. She coordinates the station's activities with the Murray
State University Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and
the Murray State University Office of Human Resources and follows
their published procedures for filling vacancies, including
"Permission to Hire; Position Advertisement; Authorization
to Interview; and Employment Summary."
III.
Policy Dissemination:
In
addition to being placed on the Murray State University website,
www.murraystate.edu, and wkms.org, all position notices are
also sent to the national Job Line of the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting accessible at CPB.org. In addition, WKMS places
position advertisements in local and regional newspapers. Jobs
at Murray State, including any positions vacant at WKMS, are
also posted at the station's bulletin board. Part-time student
positions are also listed through the web service of Murray
State's career placement office. Additional outreach is accomplished
by advertising jobs on the Historically Black Colleges and Universitities
website and by sending search announcements to HCBU public radio
stations.
Each
advertisement lists the position's requirements, duties and
materials necessary for application, including a notice that
discrimination is prohibited and that persons who believe that
they have been discriminated against may notify appropriate
governmental agencies. Upon hire, each employee undergoes orientation
with the Murray State University Department of Human Resources,
including a probationary period during which expectations are
stipulated and performance is monitored.
We
convey our EEO policy primarily via the WKMS website, wkms.org.
IV.
Recruitment:
WKMS
maintains a continuing dialogue with other universities in the
Commonwealth of Kentucky regarding any vacancies in its full-time
staff through the Kentucky Public Radio News Exchange and other
communications.
In
compliance with the third prong of FCC EEO rules, WKMS participates
in at least four job fairs every two years through representation
by station management personnel who have substantial responsibility
for hiring decisions.
WKMS
provides its management level personnel training as to methods
of ensuring equal employment opportunity and preventing discrimination
by complying with the University's EEO office's requirement
for a first meeting with its staff for rules refresher. During
each search conducted by the station, at least two WKMS staff
members are involved with community and academic volunteers
and a representative of the EEO office charges the committee
with the applicable procedures and requirements.
WKMS
also offers volunteers from the community hands-on training
in radio operations, programming production, and other facets
of broadcasting in a regular recruitment effort as openings
occur. WKMS trains volunteer commentators how to use studio
equipment to produce their air content.
WKMS
maintains a student news intern program open to any student,
not for academic credit, but for wage. At minimum, WKMS has
two students working as news interns each academic semester.
WKMS trains student workers in all aspects of broadcast operations,
including back office work.
WKMS
also participates with the Murray State University Office of
Minority and Ethnic Student Affairs in the production of a weekly
3 hour program, "Soulflight," that involves Marvin
Mills Scholarship students in broadcast production, and training,
according to their abilities.
We continue to seek established organizations that regularly
distribute information about employment opportunities to job
applicants or have job applicants to refer. If your organization
would like to receive notification of job vacancies at our station,
please notify Kate Lochte. You may also mail your contact information
to WKMS, 2018 University Station, Murray, Kentucky 42071 or
e-mail wkms@murraystate.edu.
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