EEO | WFMB-AM

EEO August 1, 2016 – July 31, 2017

Equal Employment Opportunity Program
Annual Report
Neuhoff Media – Springfield LLC
WFMB-AM/WFMB-FM/WCVS-FM/WXAJ-FM
Springfield, Illinois
August 1, 2016 – July 31, 2017

Full-Time Vacancies

The following full-time positions were filled during the reporting period:

#1. On-Air Personality

#2. Receptionist

#3. On-Air Personality

#4. Account Executive

#5. Operations Manager

#6. Account Executive

#7. On-Air Personality

#8. On-Air Personality

#9. On-Air Personality

Interview Sources

Total Number of Persons Interviewed:

Sources of Interviews Conducted:

Position	Job Title	Date Filled	Applicants Interviewed – Sources-	Recruitment Sources Used	Referral Source of Employee
1	Full Time – On-Air Personality	9/12/16	19, 27, 32	17, 19, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34	19
2	Full Time – Receptionist	9/22/16	27, 30, 33	1, 2, 20, 21, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34	30
3	Full Time – On-Air Personality	11/5/16	19, 27, 29	17, 19, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34	19
4	Full Time – Sales	12/5/16	1, 27, 28	1, 2, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 27, 28, 34	1
5	Full Time – Operations Manager	1/1/17	17, 19, 32, 34	12, 17, 19, 21, 27, 32, 34	19
6	Full Time – Sales	1/4/17	1, 17, 27	1, 2, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22 23, 25, 27, 28, 34	27
7	Full Time – On-Air Personality	3/6/17	19, 28, 29	17, 19, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34	19
8	Full Time – On-Air Personality	2/27/17	17, 19, 31, 32	17, 19, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34	31
9	Full Time – On-Air Personality	5/1/17	19, 28	17, 19, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34	28

Recruitment Sources of Employee Notices

1	On Air Announcements: WFMB-FM/AM, WXAJ-FM, WCVS-FM	3055 S. 4^th Street Springfield, IL 62703	Kevin O’Dea 217-528-3033
2	Manpower	2719 W. Monroe Street Springfield, Il 62704	Ginette Comstock 217-528-2323
3	Southern Illinois University Broadcast Department	Woody Hall B204 Carbondale, IL 62901	Dr. James Scales
4	Rainbow Push Coal	930 E 50^th St. Chicago, IL 60615	Tannis Williamson
5	Career Center I.S.U.	Career Center I.S.U. Coordinator Student Employment Campus Box 2520 Normal IL 61790	Timoteo Asis
6	Parkland College	2400 W. Bradley Avenue Champaign, IL 61821	Sandy Spencer
7	John Wood Community College	1301 S. 48^th Street Quincy, IL 62305	Susan Deege
8	NAACP Springfield Branch	P.O. Box 1524 Springfield, IL 62704	Rudy Davenport
9	University of IL at Champaign/Urbana	620 E John Room 250 Champaign, IL 61820	Lavonne Nouaofski
10	IL Center for Broadcasting	55 W 22^nd Street #240 Lombard, IL 60148	Mike Kendall
11	IL Dept. of Human Services Office	2435 Broadway Quincy, IL 62301	Donna Ryan
12	National Association of Broadcasters Minority & Specialty Services Department	1771 N Street NW Washington DC 20036
13	Quincy University Career Services	1800 College St. Quincy, IL 62301	Rebecca Barrett
14	Land of Lincoln Consortium	1300 S 9^th St. Springfield, Il 62703	Susan Sims
15	U of I Springfield K30 Human Resources office	Springfield, IL 62794	Rosa Bryan
16	Southern Illinois University	Room 1056 Communications Building Carbondale, IL 62901	Phylis Johnson
17	Illlinois Broadcasters Association	300 N Pershing Ave. Suite B Energy IL 62933	Debbie David 618-942-2139
18	Springfield Center for Independent Living	426 West Jefferson Springfield, IL 62702	Cecelia Haasis
19	AllAccess.com	All Access Music Group 28955 Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 210 Malibu, CA 90265	On Air Position 310.457.6616
20	Women in Communications	P.O. Box 1105 Bloomington, IL 61702
21	Women in Management	P.O. Box 1131 Springfield, IL 62705
22	Springfield College in Illinois	1500 N. Fifth Street Springfield, IL 62702
23	Springfield Urban League	1100 N 11^th St. Springfield, IL 62703	Ms. Nicki Baker
24	Pleasant Grove Baptist Church	908 Martin Luther King Dr. Springfield, IL 62703
25	Lincolnland Community College	5250 Shephard Road Springfield, IL 62702	Shawn Shures
26	Zion Baptist Church/Pastor Hagy	1601 E. Laurel Springfield 62707
27	Employee Referral
28	Broadcast Center Employee Placement	2360 Hampton Ave. St. Louis, MO 63139	John Carrol 314-647-8181
28	State Journal Register	One Copley Plaza Springfield, IL	217-789-1506
29	Capital Area Career Center	2201 Toronto Road Springfield, IL 62707	Jim Grimes 217-529-5431
30	Neuhoff Media – Social Media Accounts	Neuhoff Media-Decatur 250 North Water Street Decatur, Illinois 62523	Kevin O’Dea 217-528-3033
31	Neuhoff Media – Springfield	Internal Posting	217-528-3033
32	Country Aircheck	Country Aircheck 914 18th Ave South Nashville, TN 37212	Lon Helton 615.320.1450
33	Craigslist	Craigslist.com	Michele Mitchell 217-528-3033
34	NeuhoffMedia.com	Neuhoff Communications 3055 S 4^th Street Springfield, IL	Michele Mitchell 217-528-3033

Supplemental Outreach Initiatives

Neuhoff Summer Media Camp
This annual program featured 20 students attending camp the week of June 19th, 2017 at the Danville Area Community College. The program focused on young people interested in careers in the media field in general, but with an emphasis on radio, television broadcasting and writing. Members of the Neuhoff staff conduct hands on training in announcing, interviewing, reporting and public relations. In its 21th year, the Summer Media Camp is responsible for a number of current or past staff members.

Career Outreach – Student Management Leadership Retreat
On Thursday, August 4^th, 2106 Neuhoff Media provided the keynote speaker for the annual Student Management Leadership Retreat at the University of Indianapolis. The retreat was attended by over 20 students who are currently enrolled in Radio, TV or Digital focused curriculum at UIndy. Instruction was provided on career pathways in our company, insights into employment strategies and necessary skill sets for successful applicants at Neuhoff Media.

Career Outreach – NABEF Media Sales Institute
The VP-Sales represented Neuhoff Media at the Media Sales Institute at Illinois State University on April 4^th, 2017. The group included approximately 100 students who heard about careers in broadcasting and opportunities within our company. We participated on a panel as well as conducted individual meetings with audience members.

Career Outreach – Sangamon CEO
On Ocober 13, 2016 VP of Sales for Neuhoff Media spoke to the Sangamon CEO (an entrepreneur program for high school students) class of 2016 about radio and career pathways.

Job Fair – National Radio Show
VP/Sales made a formal presentation on employment opportunities in broadcasting. Candidates were presented with information about career opportunities in all facets of our company from sales, on-air, digital, and engineering.

Media Sales Institute Task Force
October 21, 2016 VP of Sales for Neuhoff sat on the Media Sales Institute Task Force where they developed curriculum and program structure for the Institute targeting graduates with the goal of getting them to enter the media industry.

Internship Program
During the summer of 2017, Neuhoff Media Springfield hosted two interns in our programming department on WXAJ-FM, and WFMB-FM.

International Broadcasters SESAC Scholarship
NFLP participated along with the International Broadcasters Idea Bank in soliciting applications for a $7500 scholarship for students in the broadcasting field of study.

Listing of each upper-level category opening in a job bank or newsletter of media trade groups whose membership includes substantial participation of women and minorities
Every fulltime upper-level opening filled during the reporting period was publicized through the Job Bank of the Illinois Broadcasters Association, a media trade group with substantial membership participation of women and minorities.