EEO | WFMB-AM

EEO August 1, 2018 – July 31, 2019

Equal Employment Opportunity Program
Annual Report
Neuhoff Media – Springfield LLC
WFMB-AM/WFMB-FM/WCVS-FM/WXAJ-FM
Springfield, Illinois
August 1, 2017 – July 31, 2018

Full-Time Vacancies

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

Account Executive
Account Executive
Receptionist
Operations Manager

Interview Sources

Total Number of Persons Interviewed:

Sources of Interviews Conducted:

Position	Job Title	Date Filled	Applicants Interviewe-Sources-	Recruitment Sources Used	Referral Source of Employee
1	Account Executive	9/14/17	1, 10, 20, 27, 30	1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34	1
2	Account Executive	2/1/18	10, 17, 22, 23, 30	1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34	30
3	Receptionist	5/1/18	1, 2	1, 2, 23, 25, 28, 31, 34	2
4	Operations Manager	7/1/18	17, 19, 27, 32	17, 19, 20, 27, 31, 32, 34	19

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	Illinois 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

Participation in at least four job fairs by station personnel who have substantial responsibility in making hiring decisions.

Indiana Broadcasters Association – Career Fair

Neuhoff Lafayette General Sales Manager, Matt Moore, attended the Indiana Broadcasters Association Spring Career Fair in Carmel, Indiana on March 24, 2018. Mr. Moore spoke with potential job candidates in sales, on-air and news positions.

Eastern Illinois University – Career Fair

Neuhoff Media Vice President, Michele Mitchell, attended the Eastern Illinois University Career Fair on March 22^nd, 2018. Michele represented all Neuhoff markets in speaking with students about positions in sales, on-air, digital, sports and news. Students were provided information about the company, and future opportunities within the company.

Participation in at least four events or programs sponsored by educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting.

Purdue University-Media Ethic Class

Senior Management spoke to Purdue Media Ethic Class on 10/23/2017. All three members of the team gave student a snap shot of a day in the life of a media manager, media sales manager and on-air talent. Future opportunities within the Neuhoff company were presented to the students. Class consisted of 15 upper level Purdue students.

Illinois Broadcasters Association – Media University

Neuhoff Media Vice President, Danielle Outlaw participated in the IBA University at Illinois State University on October 6^th, 2017. Speaking at the Bone Student Center on the topic of – “Careers in Media Sales”, Danielle’s presentation centered on the industry in general, Neuhoff opportunities specifically

Participation in other activities designed by the station employment unit reasonably calculated to further the goal of disseminating information as to employment opportunities in broadcasting to job candidates who might otherwise be unaware of such opportunities.

Neuhoff Media Summer Media Camp

This annual program featured 15 students attending camp the week of June 18th, 2018 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 23rd year, the Summer Media Camp is responsible for a number of current or past staff members.

National Association of Broadcasters – Outreach

Neuhoff Media COO, Michael Hulvey, presented at the NAB Broadcasters Convention on April 10^th, 2018. Michael’s presentation about recruitment was attended by students including those from University of Indianapolis. The remarks included information about careers in broadcasting, future opportunities in the industry and company. The presentation was made on three occasions during the conference.