WJRT-TV – Flint, Michigan
June 1, 2004
I. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL POLICY
WJRT-TV is owned by ABC, Inc., and operated by WJRT, Inc. The station broadcasts from Flint, Michigan.
WJRT-TV is an equal opportunity employer and follows a consistent practice of outreach to the community and work force regarding broadcast career and job opportunities. Our longstanding policy is to provide equal opportunity employment, development and advancement to all current and potential employees regardless of race, color, gender, marital status, religion, age, national origin or citizenship status, disability, sexual orientation or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran.
WJRT-TV is a single employment unit for purposes of this report. It includes information from the effective date of the new EEO rules, March 10, 2003 through June 1, 2004.
II.INTERNAL RECORD KEEPING
The EEO Rules include record keeping and reporting requirements for broadcasters. In accordance with these provisions, WJRT-TV creates a file for each full-time vacancy. The EEO File also includes information on the station’s recruitment initiatives.
III. VACANCY SPECIFIC RECRUITMENT MEASURES
WJRT-TV is committed to meeting its’ EEO obligations. The station’s recruitment list (see Section VII) was updated in March 2004. It is reviewed and updated regularly. Additionally, all position announcements are forwarded to ABC, Inc.’s Human Resources Department. The positions are then published in the ABC Corporate Job Listing, which is available to ABC properties. It is also posted on the internet at Disney Jobs. These resources were utilized to notify potential applicants of every full-time vacancy that occurred after March 10, 2003.
IV.FULL-TIME POSITIONS FILLED (MARCH 10, 2003 TO JUNE 1, 2004)
During the period covered by this report, a total of 12 vacancies have occurred at WJRT-TV. Twelve have been filled and the recruitment list was utilized for soliciting applicants for each of these position openings.
Date ofInterviewCandidate Hired (H)/Date
OpeningJob TitleDept DateInterviewedNot Hired (NH)HiredReferral Source
9/9/03WriterCreative9/29/03*NHTVSpy.com
ProducerServices
10/2/03*NHWXYZ Employee Referral
10/3/03*NHWJRT Employee Referral
10/1/03*NHInternal Candidate
10/3/03Phillip KrapholH11/3/03WJRT Website
10/9/03*NHInternal Candidate
11/08/02ReporterNews11/20/02*NHNat’l Assoc. of Black Journalists
11/27/02*NHNat’l Assoc. of Black Journalists
12/19/02*NHMichigan Assoc Broadcasters
1/16/03*NHTVjob.com
1/22/03*NHMichiganStateUniversity Career Fair
2/26/03Darla HernandezH4/3/03Cold Call – Self-initiated
Date ofInterviewCandidate Hired (H)/Date
OpeningJob TitleDept DateInterviewedNot Hired (NH)Hired Referral Source
2/7/03Ass’t NewsNews2/28/03*NHMichigan Assoc Broadcasters
Director
3/10/03*NHSelf-initiated contact/WEYI
3/17/03*NHSelf-initiated contact/WNEM
4/ 7/03*NHWXYZ Employee Referral
6/2/03Jayne HodakH7/21/03WXYZ Employee Referral
4/29/03ProducerNews7/21/03Julian Bryce AkinsH7/21/03Michigan Assoc Broadcasters
4/22/03ReporterNews7/31/03*NHWJRT Employee Referral
8/ 5/03*NHWXYZ Employee Referral
9/10/03*NHWWCK Employee Referral
8 /12/03Terry CampH10/6/03WNEMEmployee Referral
4/22/03ReporterNews6/22/03*NHFormer freelance reporter
8/5/03*NHCold Call - Self-initiated
9/5/03*NHUnknown advertisement
9/8/03Bisi Onie’LereHMagid & Associates
7/28/03ReporterNews8/8/03Debra SteeleHNat’l Assoc. of Black Journalists
8/26/03ProducerNews8/26/03*NHCold Call – Self-Initiated
11/15/03Rebecca JensenHCurrent Part time Employee
9/10/03Reporter/News8/8/03*NHNat’l Assoc. of Black Journalists
Anchor8/39/03*NHWJRT Employee Referral
9/10/03Darla HernandezPromotion Current Employee -- Reporter
9/19/03Anchor/
ReporterNews9/19/03Taryn AsherPromotionCurrent Employee – Anchor/Reporter
9/19/03AnchorNews9/19/03Angie SchramskiPromotionCurrent Employee – Anchor/Reporter
Reporter
4/20/04ReporterNew4/5/04*NHMichigan Assoc Broadcasters
5/4/04Matt FranklinHCentral Michigan University Job Fair
* Identity of interviewed applicants not hired has been kept confidential
V. LONG-TERM RECRUITMENT MEASURES
The FCC’s EEO Rules require broadcasters to undertake additional outreach measures to all qualified job candidates. Within a two-year period, employment units with more than ten full-time employees need to complete four long-term recruitment initiatives. These measures include job fairs, internship programs, and other community events designed to inform the public as to employment opportunities in broadcasting. All are designed to encourage outreach to persons who may not be aware of the opportunities available in broadcasting or have not yet acquired the experience to compete for current vacancies.
WJRT-TV has engaged in the following long-term outreach initiatives during the period March 10, 2003 to June 1, 2004.
A.INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
COLLEGE LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES
WJRT-TV has a long-standing and extensive internship program open to college students. The station strives to hire interns from diverse backgrounds and from a wide variety of educational institutions located within the community of license and around the United States. The internship information is disseminated to colleges and universities as well as posted in the “jobs” section of the station’s website. Students also initiate contact with the station on their own. Students receive college credit.
Student internships are managed by department managers who supervise the program and serve as liaison between the station and participating schools.
News Department
Internship Program Description: The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in exploring a career in broadcast journalism and/or news production. An internship generally lasts 10 – 12 weeks with the student working 20 hours per week. The student is given the opportunity to work with reporters, producers and videographers while learning to write, to do research, to edit videotape, to run teleprompter and, with direct supervision by a videographer, to shoot videotape. The student is not allowed to produce work that goes directly on-air (live).
List of College Intern Participants and their Schools 15 Students from 8Colleges/Universities
(March 10, 2003 to June 1, 2004):
1 StudentUniversity of Michigan-FlintSpring 03News Department
1 StudentScripps-HowardSchool of
Journalism at HamptonUniv.Spring 03News Department
1 StudentMichiganStateUniversitySpring 03News Department
1 StudentUniversity of MichiganSpring 03News Department
1 StudentColumbiaCollegeChicagoSpring 03News Department
1 StudentUniversity of Michigan-FlintSpring 03News Department
1 StudentMichiganStateUniversitySummer 03News Department
1 StudentUniversity of Michigan-FlintWinter 03News Department
3 StudentsCentralMichiganUniversitySpring/Summer 04News Department
2 StudentsMichiganStateUniversitySpring/Summer 04News Department
1 StudentWestern Michigan UniversitySpring/Summer ’04News Department
1 StudentUniversity of Detroit MercySpring/Summer ’04News Department
Newsroom Assistant Training Program: This program provides an opportunity for a paid part time position for students who have completed the Internship Program and have demonstrated potential for success in television news in such areas as reporting, writing, videography and producing. Between March 10,2003 and June 1, 2004, four previous interns have participated in this program.
Newsroom Fellowship:This project was sponsored by the Radio Television News Directors Foundation and the John S. and James I. Knight Foundation which offers teachers with academic and professional experience the opportunity to return to the newsroom to sharpen skills in order to better relate to their students.
The Teacher Fellow who worked at WJRT-TV from mid-May through mid-June, 2003 taught at DeltaCollege, University Center, Michigan, for more than 10 years where she hosted television programs; she now teaches at MichiganStateUniversity, Lansing, Michigan.
B.ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL DAY-ON-THE JOB, JOB SHADOWINGAND EDUCATIONAL TOUR OPPORTUNITIES
WJRT-TV regularly offers opportunities for area high school students to spend a day in our News Department to experience a day-on-the-job through job shadowing. The students share the experienceof a range of career options ranging from producing, reporting, writing, shooting videotape, editing and anchoring a newscast. They are provided with a career experience in the “real world.”
Job Shadow Participants
GeneseeHigh School2 students
LakevilleHigh School1 student
ClioHigh School6 students
Grand Blanc High School2 student
Business Education Chamber of Commerce4 students
MayvilleHigh School1 student
CorunnaHigh School1 student
BentleyHigh School1 student
BrandonHigh School1 student
School not listed1 student
McCormick Rehabilitation Assoc.1 student
SwartzCreekHigh School1 student
Job Fair/Career Opportunity Visits
Randels Elementary4-5th grades
InternationalAcademy7-12th grades
NorthwestEdisonHigh School9-12th grades
Scott Elementaryall grades
BendleHigh School6-8th grades
LindenMiddle School9-12th grades
Bower Youth Theater9-12th grades
Bishop Kelly5-6th grades
LapeerEastHigh School8-9th grades
HahnIntermediateSchool6-8th grades
Genesee Area Focus Council/
McKinleyAcademy Career Fair
Educational Tours for Students
Chesaning High School55 journalism students
Mott Middle College10 at-risk high school students
Wilkins Elementary15 9-11year old students
Fenton High School9 journalism students
Holy Rosary School10 11-14 year old students
Southwestern Academy20 marketing students
Home Schooled 40 8-16 year old students
Special Education Students10 12-14 year old students
University of Michigan – Flint15 Media Class students
Flint Area Focus Council15 13-15 year old at-risk students
Genesee Job Corps15 16-18 year old participants
Boys and Girls Club of Saginaw12 8-12 year old participants
Boy Scouts15 12-16 year old members
Weeblos (Boy Scouts)20 9-11 year old members
Girl Scouts22 8-10 year old members
- MENTORING PROJECTS
University of Michigan – Flint, Flint, Michigan
WJRT-TV Local Sales Manager and Research Director mentored four students majoring in Marketing at the University of Michigan-Flint for four months as they completed a class project to develop a marketing plan for the WJRT abc12 website. The project concluded with the presentation of full written report with recommendations by the students. The report was shared with the entire management staff of WJRT-TV.
CentralMichiganUniversity, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
WJRT-TV Local Sales Manager and Research Director mentored a student studying Broadcast and Cable Sales during the Spring semester 2004 at CentralMichiganUniversity. WJRT staff met with the student to research and prepare a detailed proposal for a prospect/client. The project included the preparation of a client portfolio which included a need analysis and detailed advertising proposal for the client on WJRT-TV.
D.CAREER DAYS/JOB FAIRS
WJRT-TV participates in career/job fairs at area high schools, colleges and universities as well as through the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
At these events, resumes are collected and information provided by WJRT-TV management staff who attend the events. If positions are open at the time of the fair, resumes of qualified candidates are referred to the proper hiring manager for action. Otherwise, resumes are passed on to the appropriate department manager for review in the event an opening does occur. Attendees are also informed of the various careers in broadcasting and are provided with information on how to discover future openings with the station. Handouts are brought to each event listing the job positions at the station and the website address for the station where job openings are listed.
During the period March 10, 2003 to June 1, 2004, WJRT-TV attended the following job fairs/career days:
March 19, 2003 / College of Communication Arts and SciencesCareerFairMichiganStateUniversity, Lansing, Michigan
News Director and Production Director met with students to answer questions and receivetheir resumes. Resumes were brought back to the station and given to the appropriate department heads.
March 29, 2003 / Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Career Fair, CentralMichiganUniversity, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
News Director met with nine students interested in journalism, four students interested in television production and one student interested in television promotion/creative services.
April 3, 2003 / University of Michigan-Flint Spring Career Fair, Flint, Michigan
Local Sales Manager and Research Director met with 73 students to answer questions and receive resumes. Resumes were brought back to the station and given to the appropriate department heads.
November 22, 2003 / National Association of Hispanic Journalists
WJRT-TV sponsored three employees’ participation in the Region 6 Midwest Conference held in Detroit, Michigan.
The conference was highlighted by development seminars for journalists of all career levels. Participants from WJRT-TV were: Darla Hernandez (Reporter/Anchor); Ilse Hayes (Assignment Editor) and Jim Bleicher (News Director)
February 19, 2004 / MichiganStateUniversity Summer Employment and Internship Fair, Lansing, Michigan
News Director and Production Manager met with 32 students to provide information about internship opportunities at WJRT-TV.
February 24, 2004 / FlushingSenior High School Mock Interview, Flushing, Michigan
Program and Marketing Director participated as afictitious employer for 6 students between the ages of 14 – 18 to provide an opportunity to experience and practice their job application and interviewing skills.
March 8, 2004 / Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation, Lansing, Michigan
Program and Marketing Director met with students from Michigan colleges and universities who were attending the Winter Broadcasting Conference and Expo/Career Fair to answer questions and receive their resumes. Resumes were brought back to the station and given to the appropriate department heads.
March 25, 2004 / University of Michigan-Flint Spring Career Fair, Flint, Michigan
Local Sales Manager and Research Director met with 44 students to answer questions and receive resumes and internship applications. Resumes and applications were brought back to the station and given to the appropriate department heads.
VI.SELF- ASSESSMENT
WJRT-TV continually evaluates the effectiveness of its EEO outreach and recruitment programs. We strive to improve and refine our methods by monitoring responses received to ensure that our interview pool includes qualified applicants from diverse sources. Our recruitment list is regularly reviewed and updated and changes made where appropriate. As part of this commitmentWJRT-TV publicizes the procedure by which recruitment sources and community groups can get on our recruitment list for job vacancies. The station broadcasts :30 PSA’s encouraging organizations to contact the station requesting to be added to our regular mailing list of employment resources.
Station Website Outreach:
In an attempt to continually discover new community organizations / educational institutions to help publicize our job openings, WJRT-TV utilizes the station’s website. On our website under “Job Opportunities,” the following message appears in an attempt to reach as many job banks or career services offices as possible:
WJRT-TV is an equal opportunity employer. We would like to widely publicize our job openings. Do you work with or are you a member of an organization that provides employment information or job referrals? Do you work with a Career Services Office at a college or university? Any organization that regularly distributes employment information to job seekers or refers candidates to employers is eligible to receive information about our job vacancies. To receive our listings by fax, email or US Mail, please contact us! Provide us with your name, your organization's name, address, telephone number, fax number and email address and we'll contact you to confirm the information. You will then receive periodic announcements of job openings at our television station.
VII.RECRUITMENT LIST (MARCH 10, 2003 TO APRIL 1, 2004)
- Disney/ABC Job Posting Request(Jobs posted in weekly ABC Job Postings for all ABC, Inc.,
(sent on the internet) and ABC Owned TV and Radio Stations.)
- All jobs posted on abc12 website
- HUMAN INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT CORP.
711 N. Saginaw Street, Suite 323
Flint, MI 48503
Attn: Harold Drayton, Career Development Coordinator
810/235-6011
- *MICHIGAN ASSN. OF BROADCASTERS/JOB BANK
819 N. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906
Attn: Mike Steger
- MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS/FLINT
FlintStateOfficeBuilding
125 East Union
Flint, MI 48502
Attn: Ms. Bobbie Curtis, Team Coordinator
810/760-2805
- MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS/SAGINAW
FlintStateOfficeBuilding
125 E. Union Street
Flint, MI 48502
Attn: Aaron Henderson
810/760-2805
- *
- SOCIAL AWARENESS, YOUTH & IMMIGRATION(associated with local Catholic Diocese)
5800 Weiss Street
Saginaw, MI 48603
Attn: Gilbert Guevara, Director
989/797-6695
- GENESEEVALLEY INDIAN ASSOCIATION
515 Stevens Street
Flint, MI 48502-1719
Attn: Jeffrey Snyder, Vice Chairman
810/239-6621
- MICHIGAN INDIAN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES
G-4511 Miller Road
Flint, MI 48507
Attn: Rene, Regional Manager
810/732-7057
- N.A.A.C.P., FLINT BRANCH
PO Box 1336
Flint, MI 48501-1336
Attn: Mr. A.C. Dumas, President
810/239-8177
- BAYCOUNTY GROWTH ALLIANCE
PO Box 369
Bay City, MI 48707
Attn: Ginger Dizewicki, Employment Specialist
989/893-5596
- * Association of Television Arts and Sciences-Michigan Chapter Website)
- CONCERNED PASTORS FOR SOCIAL ACTION (This organization publishes a weekly publication
CPSA Courierwhich includes job openings. It is a minority
1207 N. Ballengerpublication.)
Flint, MI 48504
Attn: Rev. Danyiel Griffin
810/234-8770
- SPECSHOWARDSCHOOL OF BROADCAST ARTS, INC.
19900 W. Nine Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
Attn: Nicole LaDouceur, Video Placement Coordinator
810/358-9000
- ACTION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION(For a fee this organization will find employment for
915 S. Grand Traversefor minorities.)
Flint, MI 48502-1026
Attn: Cheryl Osmun
810/234-2828
- YWCA – JOB PLUS(ONLY for clerical/reception position openings)
310 E. Third Street
Flint, MI 48503
Attn: Nancy McComb, Human Resources Manager
810/238-7621
- *
- URBAN LEAGUE OF FLINT(also covers Saginaw & BayCity)
5005 Cloverlawn Drive
Flint, MI 48504-2067
Attn: Alicea Jones, Employment Education Coordinator
810/239-2195
* of Michigan unemployment agency; following organizations are part of Michigan Works and, therefore, do not get a separate letter:
Tri-City SER Jobs For Progress, Inc., in Saginaw and Bay City, and Career Alliance in Flint.)
- MID-MICHIGAN HISPANIC BUSINESS ASSN.
1865 Hotchkiss Road
Freeland, MI 48623
Attn: Vicente Castellanos
989/496-3197
- SPANISH SPEAKING INFORMATIONCENTER
901 Chippewa Street, 2nd Floor
Flint, MI 48503
Attn: Maggie Pena
810/239-4417
- FLINT STRIVE (added 4/29/02)
303 W. Water Street
Flint, MI 48502
Attn: Markeda Yarbrough, Director
810/232-5661
- * Union website
- * (added 3/10/04)
Asian American Journalists Assn.
1182 Market Street, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94102
415/346-2051
Michigan contact: Jam Sardar, WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, MI 616/771-9624
*indicates job openings posted on the internet…not with a letter…copy of posting is printed out for file.
This resource list was last updated 3/15/04