EEO Annual Report, April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009
WNKU-FM
Licensee: Northern Kentucky University
The FCC has established Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules and policies for broadcasters. The rules prohibit discrimination in hiring on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or gender by broadcasters. They also require broadcasters to:
provide notice of job vacancies;
– by widely distributing information concerning each full-time (30 hours or more) job vacancy, except for vacancies that need to be filled in demanding or special circumstances;
– provide notice of each full-time job vacancy to recruitment organizations that request notice; and
– complete two (for broadcast employment units with five to 10 full-time employees or that are located in smaller markets) or four (for employment units with more than 10 full-time employees located in larger markets) longer-term recruitment initiatives within each two-year period. These initiatives can include job fairs, scholarship and internship programs, and other community events designed to inform the public about employment opportunities in broadcasting.
The purpose of this EEO Annual Report is to comply with Section 73.2080(c)(6) of the Federal Communication Commission's EEO Rules. This report can be found in the public inspection file at the WNKU studios, and on the station's website, www.wnku.org
FCC EEO rules require that this report contain the following information:
1) A list of the full-time vacancies filled by the reporting station during
the reporting period;
2) For each such vacancy, the recruitment source(s) utilized to fill the
vacancy identified by name, address, contact person and telephone number;
3) The recruitment source that referred the hiree for each full-time vacancy during the reporting period;
4) Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for full-time vacancies during the reporting period and the total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source utilized in connection with such vacancies;
5) A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(6) of the FCC's EEO Rules during the reporting period
WNKU EEO Report
Any and all files pertaining to WNKU employment search activities during this license year were kept at the WNKU office, and NKU HR offices in Highland Heights, KY.
1. Vacancies:
WNKU had no full-time vacancies during this reporting period. WNKU had two internal promotions:
Program Director: The Music Director was promoted from interim to full-time program director (filling a role vacated Dec. 15, 2007 by outgoing program director Grady Kirkpatrick),
Music Director: A Sr. Announcer was promoted from interim to full-time music director (filing the music director role vacated by the above-noted promotion). The promotions left open the position of Senior Announcer which has not been filled at this writing.
The original positions were filled 6/00 (MD) and 9/02 (Sr. Ann.) prior to current rules. The searches were conducted by NKU in accordance with then current regulations.
2. Full Time Recruitment:
WNKU did no recruitment for full-time vacancies during the reporting period. WNKU did comply with Kentucky state law by posting the above mentioned positions on the NKU HR website in late May of 2008.
3. Engaging the Community:
WNKU continues to encourage community organization participation through our web site and on-air announcements as we build our resource list of organizations to be notified about job openings. We have had no response to our ongoing current community organization recruitment campaign.
4. Outreach Activities:
Community Events:
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Development Director Aaron Sharpe, News Director Craig Kopp, Reporter Steve Hirschberg, Administrative Secretary Marilyn Nolan, and Work Study Student Tara Morrow participated in the Job Fair sponsored and developed by the licensee, Northern Kentucky University (NKU) Job Fair, Regents Hall, 4/1/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Development Director Aaron Sharpe, Membership Manager Lori Holladay, Operating Engineer Robert McCoy, Interim Program Director Michael Grayson, part-time Announcer Brian O'Donnell conducted a live broadcast and staffed a job-information marketing table at Reforest Northern Kentucky, AJ Jolly Park, 4/5/08.
WNKU Administrative Secretary Marilyn Nolan and part-time Administrative clerk Kim Kaufmann serve at the Hosea House Soup Kitchen Day, 4/8/08.
WNKU Interim Program Director Michael Grayson, Interim Music Director John Patrick, Development Director Aaron Sharpe, served as guest auctioneers for WCET, 4/10/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Producer Forrest Griffen and Announcer Pam Temple host a Cub Scout Pack tour of the station and discussed media careers, 4/10/08.
WNKU Development Director Aaron Sharpe and a variety of volunteers participated in the annual Earth Day Celebration at Sawyer Point, 4/19/08.
WNKU News Director Craig Kopp emcees Community Education Funding Forum at Loveland Chamber of Commerce, and discussed media careers, 4/29/08.
WNKU Announcer Brian O'Donnell hosts a live performance/interview with Mark Erelli supporting a Boone County Public Library Adult Programs 5/3/08.
WNKU sponsors Clay Alliance Spring Pottery Fair in Mt. Adams. 5/3/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Producer Forrest Griffen and Announcer Pam Temple host Cub Scout Pack 70 tour of the station and discussed media careers, 5/5/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller is featured speaker for Covington Rotary lunch, discussing emergency planning and media careers, 5/13/08.
WNKU Engineer Jeff Johnson, Membership Manager Lori Holladay and student employee Chris Stall serve at the Hosea House Soup Kitchen, 5/13/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller answers phones for WVXU pledge drive 5/23/08.
WNKU sponsors Rivertown Breakdown, Ohio River benefit at the Southgate House, 6/7/08.
WNKU announcer Pam Temple and Membership Manager Lori Holladay served at the Hosea House Soup Kitchen in Covington, June 10, 2008.
WNKU Interim Program Director Michael Grayson performs an Interparish Ministry Food Bank Benefit at the Caribou Coffee House, 6/13/08.
WNKU sponsors the Kenton County Library Race to Read, 6/14/08.
WNKU sponsors Paddlefest, an Ohio River benefit, at Sawyer Point 6/27-28/08 including a live broadcast with Brian O'donnell managed by Development Director Aaron Sharp and Engineer Jeff Johnson.
WNKU provides organic bags, T-shirts & CD's for United Way, July, 21, 2008.
WNKU News Director Craig Kopp emcees at Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce "New Generation" event and discusses media careers, 9/3/08.
WNKU Engineer Jeff Johnson, Membership Manager Lori Holladay and General Manager Chuck Miller serve at the Hosea House Soup Kitchen, 9/9/08.
WNKU Announcers Pam Temple and Bob Beemon serve as Celebrity Servers for the Madisonville Education & Assistance Center event at the Cincinnati Hilton, 9/12/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller answers phones for WVXU pledge drive 9/12/08.
WNKU sponsors HealthPoint Hope Box Derby on NKU Campus. General Manager Chuck Miller, News Reporter Steve Hirschberg, Development Director Aaron Sharpe, and Announcer Bob Beemon participate, 9/20/08.
WNKU Announcer Bob Beemon serves as judge for Anderson Park District Art Show, 9/24/08.
WNKU News Reporter Steve Hirschberg answers phones for WVXU pledge drive 9/12/08.
WNKU Music Director John Patrick begins recording video events calendar on Thursdays for Wes Akers' NKU Video production class, every Thursday during classes starting 9/25/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller joins NKU Disaster Planning and Response Team, 10/1/08.
WNKU News Director Craig Kopp speaks at Health Alliance's Media Day and discusses media carrers, 10/2/08.
WNKU Engineer Jeff Johnson, Membership Manager Lori Holladay and Administrative Secretary Marilyn Nolan serve at the Hosea House Soup Kitchen, 10/14/08.
WNKU hosts semi-annual Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup on a portion of the AA Highway in Wilder, KY. General Manager Chuck Miller, Membership Manager Lori Holladay, Announcers Bob Beemon and Kathy Costello represented WNKU and were joined by 20 community volunteers on 11/8/08.
WNKU Engineer Jeff Johnson, Development Director Aaron Sharpe, Announcers Robert Beemon/Ken Hanes, and Administrative Secretary Marilyn Nolan serve at the Hosea House Soup Kitchen, 11/11/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller joins NKU Music Professor Gary Johnston presenting "Jazz Roots: the Greater Cincinnati Jazz Scene," at the Behringer-Crawford Museum, 11/23/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller and Development Director Aaron Sharpe serve on Highlands High Mass Communications Advisory Board, and discuss media education and career paths, 11/24/08.
WNKU News Director Craig Kopp provides pre-race recording of Cincinnati Thanksgiving Day Run/Walk, 11/24/08
WNKU Engineer Jeff Johnson, Membership Assistant Kim Kaufmann, Administrative Secretary Marilyn Nolan, Announcers Ken Hanes and Pam Temple serve at the Hosea House Soup Kitchen, 12/9/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller attends Hurricane Katrina Evacuee event in Covington, KU, 12/12/08.
WNKU Membership Manager Lori Holladay serves on Bluebird Arts & Education Association board, 12/15/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Development Director Aaron Sharpe and Announcer Robert Beemon host WNKU's Annual Christmas Tree Recycling event and collections for FreeStore Foodbank, 12/3/09.
WNKU Engineer Jeff Johnson, Administrative Secretary Marilyn Nolan, Announcers Bill and Vicky Hensley, and student employee Chris Stall serve at the Hosea House Soup Kitchen, 1/13/09.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller begins a two year term serving on the Kentucky Broadcasters Association Board of Directors at the Frankfort, KY headquarters, 1/15/09.
WNKU Membership Manager Lori Holladay answers phones for WVXU fund-drive, 1/22/09 and serves on Bluebird Arts & Education Association board.
WNKU Engineer Jeff Johnson, Announcers Billy & Vickie Hensley, and Pam Temple serve at the Hosea House Soup Kitchen, 2/10/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Producer/Announcer Forrest Griffen, Announcer Pam Temple host station tour with Cub Scout Pack 395 (Alexandria) and discuss media careers, 2/12/09.
WNKU Program Director Michael Grayson performs a benefit for the Inter Parish Ministry Food Bank at Caribou Coffee in Cincinnati, 2/13/09.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Producer/Announcer Forrest Griffen, Announcer Pam Temple host station tour with Cub Scout Pack 385 (Alexandria), and discuss media careers, 2/18/09.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller and Producer/Announcer Forrest Griffen, host station tour with Cub Scout Pack 1 (Ft. Wright) and discuss media careers, 2/26/09.
WNKU Reporter Steve Hirschberg hosts Walnut Hills Montessori student's tour of station 3/3/09 and discusses media careers.
WNKU Announcer Katie Laur discusses mountaintop removal mining at Park & Vine in Cincinnati, 3/27/09.
Internships:
WNKU employed two NKU work-study students in 2008, Chris Stall and Tara Morrow. They were supervised by membership manager Lori Holladay between April, 2008 and March, 2009.
WNKU hosted three NKU student interns; Stacey Hudson (marketing) and Keri Eason (membership) and Bessie Taliaferro (news). They were supervised by Membership Manager Lori Holladay, News Director Craig Kopp and Development Director Aaron Sharpe during the Summer ’08 semester.
WNKU hosted two high school interns during the Fall '08 semester: Elaine Hurd (Anderson HS) was supervised by Membership Manager Lori Holladay, Liz Geiman (Highlands HS) supervised by Producer/Announcer Forrest Griffen. NKU student Alex Gates joined the program under the supervision of Development Director Aaron Sharpe.
Liz Miller, Anderson HS, begins 10-week internship supervised buy WNKU Membership Manager Lori Holladay, 11/11/08.
WNKU begins NKU campus wide search for a student membership position, 11/21/09 and runs through 12/15/09. WNKU hired graduate student Hannah Ramer, January 5, 2009.
WNKU creates Student Director of Campus Marketing and Outreach position and places Tara Morrow into the role, supervised by Aaron Sharpe, January, 2009.
Educational institutions:
Punch Brothers recorded live by NKU students Andrew Brown & Chrystal Fogelman, supervised by Operating Engineer Robert McCoy, 4/3/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, News Director Craig Kopp and Interim Program Director Michael Grayson attend the NKU Council of Chairs to discuss student opportunities, departmental partnerships and WNKU in general, 4/7/08.
WNKU Sponsors Tunes & Blooms at the Cincinnati Zoo, 4/10/08.
WNKU Interim Program Director Michael Grayson lectures the NKU Communications Club about careers in radio.
WNKU Membership Manager Lori Holladay meets with NKU Wellness Center regarding Healthy Mondays, 4/16/08.
WNKU Sponsors Tunes & Blooms at the Cincinnati Zoo, 4/17/08.
WNKU Sponsors Music at the Behringer Crawford Museum, 4/17/08.
WNKU Development Director Aaron Sharpe, General Manager Chuck Miller and Administrative Secretary Marilyn Nolan supply DJ services for NKU Alumni Spring Fling.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Membership Manager Lori Holladay, News Reporter Matt Kelley participate in the NKU Communications Department Job Fair to review presentations and discuss media careers, 4/24/08.
WNKU donates items for NKU's Department of Literature "Turning Pages: Celebrating Kentucky" event, 4/25/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller plans class project with Cassandre Collins, NKU Innovation Center Director for a Fall 08 Business & Finance Class, 4/25/08.
WNKU Membership Manager Lori Holladay produces segments for NKU's Healthy Mondays, 4/16/08.
Dr. Julie Olberding's NKU Volunteer Management class presents final project to WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Interim Program Director Michael Grayson, and Administrative Secretary Marilyn Nolan. Miller leads brief discussion on media careers, 5/1/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller volunteers for NKU commencement ceremony, 5/10/08.
WNKU News Reporter Matt Kelley produces voiceover work for NKU Graduate Studies commercials, 5/15/08.
WNKU Sponsors Music at the Behringer Crawford Museum, 5/15/08.
WNKU Sponsors Music at the Behringer Crawford Museum, 6/12 & 26/08.
WNKU launches Studio 89 6/9/08 at 9p for 13 weeks (Monday nights), produced by NKU communications students: Andrew Brown, Nick Monger, Michael Reno. Steve Adkins, Brie Sherlock, Brennan Corcoran, JJ Painter, Corey Scott, Elizabeth Dorr, Bryan Ganulin. Studio 89 produced in partnership with NKU Professor Wes Akers, WNKU Music Director John Patrick, Operating Engineer Robert McCoy and hosted by Program Director Michael Grayson or Announcer/Producer Pam Temple. The series provides hands on experience to NKU students.
WNKU Sponsors Music at the Behringer Crawford Museum every Thursday in July, 2008.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller hosts tour of Austrian Radio (Vienna) for Kentucky Institute for International Studies (Murray State) students, 7/7/08 5-7:30p, and back stage tour/industry discussion, 7/8/08 3-8p.
WNKU Operating Engineer Robert McCoy speaks to Teen Youth Video Camp on careers in directing, 8/6/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller meets with and joins Highlands High School (Ft. Thomas) Mass Communication Advisory Panel, to discuss media education and careers, 8/7/08.
WNKU Membership Asst. Kim Kaufman volunteers for NKU's Residential Life assisting incoming NKU freshman, 8/22/08.
WNKU executes live broadcast at NKU Student Union to support NKU's "Get Pixeled" student philanthropy project. Event staffed by WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Operating Engineer Robert McCoy, Membership Manager Lori Holladay, Development Director Aaron Sharpe, Program Director Michael Grayson, Music Director John Patrick, 9/2/08 9a-1p. WNKU representatives discussed employment opportunities with interested students at the event. The "Get Pixeled" project consisted of the following NKU members: Mark Neikirk, Executive Director, Scripps Howard Civic Engagement; Maggie Stevens, Service learning coordinator, Scripps Howard Civic Engagement; Chuck Miller, General Manager WNKU radio; Gayle Hilleke, Executive Director, Kentucky Campus Compact; Deidra Fajack, Director, Alumni Programs; Julie Olberding, Faculty, Political Science & Criminal Justice; Chris Brewer, Programmer Analyst, College of Informatics; Kimberly Vance, Assistant Director, Student Life; Maureen Doyle, Faculty, Computer Science; Vassilis Dalakas, Facilities Management; Gary Johnston, Faculty, Music; Karen Zerhusen Kruer, Executive Director, NKU Foundation Administration; Lewis Jones, Coordinator, African-American Student Affairs; John Vissman, Coordinator, Institute for Nonprofit Capacity.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller meets with NKU Business and Finance class led by Cassandre Collins for a class project and discussed media careers, 9/16/08.
WNKU donates promotional items to NKU's Combined Giving Campaign, 9/17/08.
WNKU News Reporter Matt Kelley provides voiceover work for Bank of Kentucky (NKU) Arena 9/18/08.
WNKU spins CD's for NKU's Walktober Race event sponsored by NKU's Wellness Center. WNKU Development Director Aaron Sharpe and General Manager Chuck Miller attended 10/17/09.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, News Director Craig Kopp, Reporter Steve Hirschberg and NKU Vice Provost J. Patrick Moynihan host 20 international journalists for a discussion at the University Center in partnership with the World Affairs council of Cincinnati, 10/16/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller receives Break Even Analysis from Cassandre Collin's Business and Finance class and discusses industry applications, 10/20/08.
WNKU Development Director Aaron Sharpe talks with NKU's Student Communications Club and discusses media career paths, 12/3/09.
WNKU Administrative Secretary Marilyn Nolan, Administrative Assistant Kim Kaufman, General Manager Chuck Miller, and Announcer Ken Hanes serve a the NKU Benevolent Association Souper Tuesday benefit, Old Student Center Ballroom, 12/9/08.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller discusses student education and employment opportunities with the NKU Electronic Media and Broadcasting Department professors at monthly meeting, Landrum Hall, 1/13/09.
WNKU Music Director John Patrick and General Manager Chuck Miller, NKU Communications Dean Cady Short-Thompson and Vice Chair Chris Stroble tour Highlands High (Ft. Thomas) production facilities and discuss future educational/production partnerships, 1/16/09.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller begins a semester long project with Aron Levin's NKU MKT 492 course with class lecture, 1/22/09.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller hosts a station tour and class discussion pertaining to a semester long project and career paths with Aron Levin's NKU MKT 492 class, 2/10/09.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller begins a semester long Organizational Structure class project with graduate students from the University of Cincinnati headed by Alan Yaffe, 2/11/09.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller, Program Director Michael Grayson, Development Director Aaron Sharp, and Membership Manager Lori Holladay meet with University of Cincinnati graduate students for a report on organizational structure, 2/27/09.
WNKU Program Director Michael Grayson provides narration for NKU's Haille Planetarium, 3/2/09.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller hosts a group discussion pertaining to a semester long project with Aron Levin's NKU MKT 492 class, 2/10/09.
WNKU News Director Craig Kopp, General Manager Chuck Miller, Administrative Secretary Marilyn Nolan, and Administrative Assistant Kim Kaufman judge and serve during the NKU Benevolent Association Chili Cook-off benefit, Old Student Center, 2/24/09.
WNKU General Manager Chuck Miller and Membership Manager Lori Holladay receive the University of Cincinnati graduate student report on their WNKU organizational structure study. Report delivered during "friends" meeting on the NKU campus, 3/19/09.
WNKU is licensed to Northern Kentucky University and operates a translator (W233BG) at 94.5 FM in West Chester, Ohio as a full-time repeater of WNKU programming. W233BG’s facility identifier is 147557 and is licensed to Northern Kentucky University. The WNKU studios and offices are located on the Northern Kentucky University Campus, Nunn Drive, Landrum Hall, Highland Heights, KY 41099
An EEO/Affirmative Action employer, Northern Kentucky University and WNKU provide equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA requirements.