EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
FOR
STATION WRIC TV8
Petersburg/Richmond, VA
This EEO Public File Report
Covers the One-Year Period
May 23, 2012 – May 31, 2013
WRIC-TV
EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
May 23, 2012– May 31, 2013
This EEO Public File Report is filed in Station WRIC-TV's public inspection file pursuant to section 73.2080(c)(6) of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) rules.
Date Posted / Position / InterviewedTotal # / Date Filled / Referral Source / Did the Source Request
Notification? / Total Number of Interviewees Referred by Recruitment Sources for the Vacancy
3/17/11 / Account Executive / 10 / 6/1/12 / www.wric.com / No / (9)www.wric.com
(1)Referred by TV8 Employee
12/16/11 / Video Journalist / 3 / 6/5/12 / www.wric.com / No / (2)www.wric.com
(1)Former Intern
12/16/11 / Video Journalist / 3 / 6/5/12 / www.wric.com / No / (2)www.wric.com
(1)Former TV8 Intern
5/30/12 / News Assignment Editor / 1 / 6/11/12 / Internal Posting / No / (1)Internal Posting
3/21/12 / Marketing Producer / 1 / 7/13/12 / Internal Posting (Promotion) / No / (1)Internal Posting
4/12/12 / Video Journalist / 2 / 8/20/12 / www.tvjobs.com / No / (1)www.tvjobs.com
(1)TV8 Employee
6/18/12 / Video Journalist / 3 / 8/27/12 / www.wric.com / No / (2)www.wric.com
(1)TV8 Employee
10/10/12 / Technical Media Operator / 6 / 11/1/12 / Internal Posting / No / (1)Internal Posting
(5)www.wric.com
7/6/12 / Vice President and
General Manager / 5 / 11/13/12 / www.wric.com / No / (3)www.wric.com
(2)Internal Posting
7/13/12 / Video Journalist / 5 / 11/30/12 / Referred by TV8 Employee / No / (2)www.wric.com
(2)Referred by TV8 Employee
(1)www.tvjobs.com
1/4/13 / Clerical Receptionist / 10 / 1/25/13 / Referred by TV8 Employee / No / (4)Referred by TV8 Employee
(1)Former TV8 Employee
(2)Richmond Times-Dispatch
(2)RTD/Monster
(1)www.wric.com
1/8/13 / Media Coordinator / 5 / 1/28/13 / RTD/Monster / No / (2)RTD/Monster
(2)Internal Posting
(1)www.wric.com
9/26/12 / Digital Account Executive / 9 / 2/7/13 / RTD/Monster / No / (1)William and Mary
(6)www.wric.com
(1)University of Richmond
(1)RTD/Monster
The station interviewed a total of 63 people for all full-time vacancies during the period covered in this report.
The table below identifies recruitment sources used for all full time vacancies filled during the period covered in this report.
/ Total Number of Interviewees Referred by the Source for the Vacancies / Did the SourceRequest Notification? /
Newspaper/Richmond Times Dispatch and Monster.com No
333 East Grace Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.775.8084 / 7 / No
Internal Posting / 7 / No
TV8 Employee / 2 / No
Referred by TV8 Employee / 7 / No
Former TV8 Employee / 1 / No
Former TV8 Intern / 2 / No
www.wric.com / 33 / No
www.tvjobs.com / 2 / No
www.craigslist.com / 0 / No
***www.mandy.com / 0 / No
Duke University Career Center
Smith Warehouse
114 S. Buchanan Blvd. Bay 5
Durham, NC 27708
919.660.1050 / 0 / No
Averett University
Attn: Patrina Carter
420 West Main Street
Danville, VA 24541
434.791.5629 / 0 / No
Longwood University
Attn: Lynn Estes
201 High Street, Lancaster Hall G08-A
Farmville, VA 23909
434.395.2063 / 0 / No
Employment Readiness
Attn: Josephine Brady
1231 Mahone Avenue, Bldg. 9023
Fort Lee, VA 23801-1605
804.734.6393 / 0 / No
Eastern Mennonite University
Attn: Jennifer Litwiller
1200 Park Road
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
540.432.4260 / 0 / No
ITT Technical Institute
Attn: Margie Ratliff and Mark Musser
300 Gateway Centre Parkway
Richmond, VA 23235-5139
804.330.4992 / 0 / No
University of Richmond Career Center
Attn: Sarah Kuhn
28 Westhampton Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
804.289.8704 / 1 / No
Bridgewater College
Attn: Sherry P. Talbott
Box 35
402 East College Street
Bridgewater, VA 22812
540.828.5333 / 0 / No
Central Virginia Community College
Attn: Susan Rush
3506 Wards Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434.832.7805 / 0 / No
Teresa Keller at Emory & Henry College
Dept. of Mass Communications
Emory & Henry College
P.O. Box 947-One Garnand Drive
Emory, VA 24327
276.944.6208 / 0 / No
Virginia Commonwealth University
University Career Center
P.O. Box 842007
Richmond, VA 23284-2007
804.828.1645 / 0 / No
Virginia Association of Broadcasters
250 West Main Street
Suite 100
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.977.3716 / 0 / No
Howard University School of Comm.
Attn: Ms. Carol Y. Dudley, Coordinator 0 No
Office of Career Development
525 Bryant Street NW, #107C
Washington, DC 20059
202.238.2586 / 0 / No
Sweet Briar College Career Services
Center
Attn: Carolyn Brazill
2dn Floor Student Commons
Sweet Briar, VA 24595
434.381.6580 / 0 / No
WTEN-TV
Personnel 1 No
341 Northern Blvd.
Albany, NY 12204
518.436.4822 / 0 / No
WLNS-TV
Personnel 0 No
P O Box 40226
Lansing, MI 48901
517.372.8282 / 0 / No
WKRN-TV
Personnel 0 No
441 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, TN 37210
615.369.7222 / 0 / No
KLFY-TV
Personnel
2410 Eraste Landry Road
Lafayette, LA 70506 / 0 / No
WBAY-TV
Personnel 0 No
115 S. Jefferson Street
Green Bay, WI 54301
920.432.3331 / 0 / No
WATE-TV
Attn: Ms. Nina Smith
P O Box 2349
Knoxville, TN 37901
865.637.6666 / 0 / No
KELO-TV
Personnel
501 South Phillips Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605.336.1100 / 0 / No
KWQC-TV
Personnel 0 No
805 Brady Street
Davenport, IA 52803
563.383.7000 / 0 / No
KRON-TV
Ms. Debra Chambers No
Mgr. Human Resources
1001 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109
415.441.4444 / 0 / No
Roanoke College
Attn: Toni McLawhorn
221 College Lane
Salem, VA 24153
540.375.2303 / 0 / No
Virginia Union University
Attn: Penni Sweetenburg-Lee
Dir. of Career Services
1500 N. Lombardy
Richmond, VA 23220 / 0 / No
James Madison University
Attn: Dr. Steven Anderson
School of Media Arts and Design
Harrison Hall 0260 - MSC 2104
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
540.568.6211 / 0 / No
Norfolk State University
Attn: Pamela Davis Saunders
700 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23504
757-823-8462 / 0 / No
VCU School of Mass Communications
Attn: Natasha Long
Student Services Coordinator
901 W. Main Street
P.O. Box 842034
Richmond, VA 23284-2034
804.828.2660 / 0 / No
Fort Lee ACAP Center
1401 B. Avenue
Bldg. P3400, Ste. 126
Ft. Lee, VA 23801
804.734.6615 / 0 / No
College of William and Mary
Attn: Kathryn Compton/Career Center
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187
757.221.3228 / 1 / No
Dept. of Rehabilitative Services 0 No
ATTN: William Seaton
11201 Jimmy Ridge drive
N. Chesterfield, VA 23236
804.662.7706 / 0 / No
Capital Area Resource Workforce Center
Attn: Angela Tunes 0 No
203 E. Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23220
804.344.8060 Ext: 302 / 0 / No
Resource Workforce Center
Attn: John Korusek
7333 Whitepine Road
Richmond, VA 23237
804.275.8510 / 0 / No
Dept. of Rehabilitative Services 0 No
ATTN: William Seaton
11201 Jimmy Ridge drive
N. Chesterfield, VA 23236
804.662.7706 / 0 / No
Bryant & Stratton College
Community and Career Relations Dir.
Attn: Brenda Sands Hines, M.S.
8141 Hull Street Road
North Chesterfield, VA 23235-6411
804.745.2444 / 0 / No
Virginia State University
Career Services Career Planning/Placement
P. O. Box 9410
Petersburg, VA 23806
804.524.5000 / 0 / No
Urban League of Greater Richmond
Attn: Employment Specialist
1420 Hull Street, Bldg. B3
Richmond, VA 23224
804.230-8791 / 0 / No
University of South Carolina
School of Journalism and Mass Comm
Attn: Ms. Beverly Dominick
Columbia, SC 29208
803.777.3347 / 0 / No
Dept. of Journalism and Mass
Communication
Attn: Gail Wiggins
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411
336-334-7855 / 0 / No
Morgan State University
Dept. of Communication Studies
Attn: Carl Taylor
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251
443.885.3333 / 0 / No
Hampton University
Career Counseling & Planning Center
Attn: Vivian Wrenn David, Director
2 Frissell Avenue
Hampton, VA 23668
757.727.5000 / 0 / No
NAACP VA State Conference
Attn: Salim Khalfani
Executive Director
1214 W. Graham Road
Richmond, VA 23220 / 0 / No
NAACP-Richmond
Attn: Dr. Kim Allen
P.O. Box 25576
Richmond, VA 23260
(804) 644-9337 / 0 / No
Christopher Newport University
Attn: Margaret Morrison
Center for Career Planning
1 Avenue of the Arts
David Student Union Office 3100
Newport News, VA 23606
757.594.7000 / 0 / No
Hampden-Sydney College
Attn: Jennifer Allen
P.O. Box 607
Hampden -Sydney, VA 23943
434.223.6000 / 0 / No
John Tyler Community College
Attn: Judy L. Taylor
Moyar Hall, Room M107F
13101 Jefferson Davis Highway
Chester, VA 23831
804.706-5225 / 0 / No
John Tyler Community College
Attn: Sandy Carter
800 Charter Colony Parkway
Midlothian, VA 23114-4383
804.594.1400 / 0 / No
Liberty University School of Communications
Attn: Dianna Drane
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434.582.2111 / 0 / No
Metropolitan Business League
Attn: Malcolm Jones
3022 W. Broad Street, Suite B
Richmond, VA 23230
804.649.7473 / 0 / No
Radford University
Attn: Carolyn Sutphin
P.O. Box 6901
Radford, VA 24142
540.831.5771 / 0 / No
Southwest VA Community College
Career Services
P.O. Box SVCC
Richlands, VA 24641
276.964-7745 / 0 / No
St. Paul’s College
Attn: Denise L.W. Rice, Director
Career Services Center
115 College Drive
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
434.848.6447 / 0 / No
ECPI College of Technology
Attn: Jeremy Johnson
Dir. of Career Services
555 Greenwich Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
757.490.9090 / 0 / No
National Association of Black Journalists
Attn: Scott Berry
1100 Knightt Hall, Suite 3100
College Park, MD 20742
301.445.7100 Ext: 107 / 0 / No
ECPI
Attn: Jeremy Johnson
Dir. of Career Services
800 Moorefield Park Drive
Richmond, VA 23236
804.330.5533 / 0 / No
Richmond Association of Black Journalists
Attn: Nicole Johnson
c/o Richmond Times Dispatch
300 E. Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.649.5208 / 0 / No
Elon University
School of Communications
Attn: Nagatha Tonkins
2850 Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244
336-278-6500 / 0 / No
Bowie State University
Career Development Center
14000 Jericho Park Road
Bowie, Maryland 20715
301-860-4000 / 0 / No
***www.mandy.com was used for Marketing Producer position only
SUPPLEMENTAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES
(MENU SELECTION) / BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIY /
#1 / June 27, 2012—Heather Tanny (Business Manager) and Jim Vernier (Local Sales Manager) attended Averett University’s Career/Job Fair and spoke with students about jobs in television.
September 26, 2012—Brenda Kump (HR Manager) attended Virginia State University’s Career Fair and spoke with students about career opportunities in television.
October 3, 2012—Brenda Kump (HR Manager) joined VAB at their booth for Virginia Commonwealth University’s Career Fair and spoke with students about careers in communications/television.
November 14, 2012—Brenda Kump (HR Manager) and Carol Hamilton (Technical Media Supervisor) attended ITT Technical Institute’s Fall 2012 Career Fair and spoke with students about careers in television.
May 9, 2013—Brenda Kump (HR Manager) and Heather Horton (Business Manager) attended Stratford University’s Career Fair and spoke with students about careers in television.
May 21, 2013—Brenda Kump (HR Manager) and Greg Miller (Assistant Chief Engineer) attended the ITT Career Fair and spoke with students about career opportunities at WRIC.
#4 / October 4, 2012—Morgan Dean, Anchor/Reporter, spoke with Virginia Commonwealth University Mass Communication Media Relations Class on how to interview people.
November 14, 2012—Amie McLain visited Virginia Union University’s Broadcast News-writing Class and spoke with students about putting together a resume tape for a career in Broadcast News.
November 30, 2012—Amy Lacey spoke with Graduate Media Relations Class at Virginia State University, about her job and how public relations professionals can work with the media.
November 30, 2012—Mark Tenia, Video Journalist/News Photographer, participated in Virginia Commonwealth University’s Strategic Public Relations Graduate Course Local Media Panel and spoke on his job and interacting with PR professionals.
April 25, 2013—Amie McLain, Anchor/Reporter, was guest speaker for Virginia State University’s Media Symposium on careers in Journalism.
#5
#5 (continued) / May 16, 2012-July 27, 2012—Student from the University of Alabama interned in Sports to get hands on experience in sports reporting.
May 30, 2012-August 6, 2012—Student majoring in environmental science from the University of Virginia interned in Weather to gain knowledge and experience in broadcast meteorology.
May 23, 2012 – August 3, 2012—Student from Virginia Commonwealth University interned in news to further their understanding of broadcast reporting and gain on-hands experience.
June 4, 2012 – July 27, 2012—Student in the VAB 8-week Summer Internship Program interned in news to gain on-the-job experience in communications/television.
June 25, 2012 – August 25, 2012—Broadcast Journalism student from Virginia Commonwealth University interned in news to gain journalism experience.
January 7, 2013 – February 2013—Student from Randolph-Macon College interned in news to gain real work experience in the newsroom.
January 8, 2013—Student from James River High School interned in news for a week—to fulfill a requirement in order to graduate.
February 5, 2013 - April 2013—Student from Virginia Commonwealth University interned in news to gain experience in anchoring, reporting, writing and production.
February 27, 2013—Student from James River High School shadowed in News to learn the process of making a newscast.
March 19, 2013—Student form Colonial Heights High School shadowed in Sports to get hands on experience.
May 2013 – August 2013—Student from University of Oklahoma interned in the Weather Department to learn how to apply what she has learned to making a forecast and learn how to properly present that to the public.
#8 / Ongoing program to expand operators skills by giving hands on training in the areas of Ross OverDrive operation, Audio Operation, Chyron Character Generator operation, and Crispin Master Control Automation operation which provides them with an expanded skill set, thus qualifying for higher level positions.
June 25 –29, 2012 –Dixon Johnston, Creative Services Director attended Promax BDA (Management Seminar/Promotions Conference) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
August 5 – 9, 2012 – Camille Trejo, Web Developer attended Siggraph 2012 Conference in Los Angeles, California, 39th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.
#10 / June 11, 2012—Morgan Dean, Anchor/Reporter, visited Maude Trevett Elementary School for their Career Day and spoke with students on careers in television.
November 14, 2012—Matt DiNardo, Meteorologist, visited Swift Creek Middle School and spoke with students about his career as a meteorologist and education needed for a career in television.
November 16, 2012—Amy Lacey, Anchor/Reporter, visited Powhatan High School for their Career Day and spoke with students about careers in anchoring and reporting.
December 7, 2012—Morgan Dean, Anchor/Reporter, was guest speaker for Hanover High School’s Mass Communication’s Class and spoke on careers in broadcasting.
December 12, 2012—Matt DiNardo, Meteorologist, visited R.C. Logan Elementary School for their Career Day and spoke with students on his career and how school related to his career and what is needed to get a job in television.
March 20, 2013—Josh Landon, Reporter, visited JEJ Moore Middle School for their Career Fair and spoke with students on careers in media.
April 18, 2013—Amie McLain, Anchor, visited Miles Jones Elementary School for their 13th Annual Career Day Program and spoke with students on the importance of education for careers in television.
#12 / During the period covered by this report, the station posted all positions including upper level vacancies with media trade groups whose membership includes substantial participation by women and minorities: Longwood University, Averett University, ITT, Central VA. Community College, Capital Area Resource Workforce Center, Urban League of Greater Richmond, NAACP VA State Conference, National Association of Black Journalists and Richmond Association of Black Journalists.
#16 / WRIC-TV Recruitment Alert – Twice a week at various times WRIC TV8 runs an on-air promotional spot encouraging viewers interested in careers in broadcasting at WRIC TV to call Human Resource at 804.330.8888 or email
Recruitment Initiative Classifications