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WCLK
91.9 FM 2007 ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT REPORT This filing represents the annual EEO
report as required by the Federal Communications Commission for station WCLK, WCLK actively engages in recruitment
activities including job fairs, providing high school and college internships,
networking with other media contacts as well as other promotional activities to
seek volunteers and potential hiring candidates in case vacancies become open. Beginning with January 2007, WCLK posted
hiring notices to several recruitment sources to advertise for program
director, marketing director, news director, music director (part-time) and
development coordinator vacancies. The
positions of program director and news director have not yet been filled. Recruitment information for these positions
will be included in a subsequent EEO report once the positions are filled. Listings were placed with organizations
below. Organization Number
of Interviewees National
Public Radio Corporation
for Public Broadcasting National
Association of Broadcasters National
Association of Black Journalists WABE During the reporting period, WCLK advertised
for and filled the following positions: Marketing Director - This position was filled in September, 2007. Five candidates were interviewed for
this position. Recruitment sources included Clark
Atlanta website, WCLK website, Development Coordinator –
This position was filled in April 2007. Four candidates were interviewed for
this position Recruitment sources included Clark
Atlanta website, CAU Alumni referrals, WCLK website, WCLK continues to participate in
statewide Job Fairs conducted by the Georgia Department of Labor, as well as
engage in information sharing with other public radio stations locally and
nationally. WCLK attends professional
radio conferences and uses the opportunity to recruit for candidates. The General Manager recruited for News
Director and Program Director at the Eastern Region Public Media and at the
African American Public Radio Consortium meeting at the NPR headquarters. Both meetings were held in September
2007. WCLK’s Volunteer Coordinator participates in
the job fair hosted by the Clark Atlanta University Division of Communication
Arts, the latest held in September 2007. The
fair welcomes a host of human resource professionals from media outlets across Ongoing training - Routinely as a part
of the station’s mission students and volunteers are actively recruited to
participate in training programs at WCLK. Training
is provided in the areas of membership, sales, promotions and engineering and
production. Students and volunteers are also trained as on-air
talent and producers. The program provides the trained volunteers
opportunities to get paid when they assist the station with projects. WCLK actively attends professional conferences and seminars as a
recruitment source for talent. Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of WCLK to
provide equal employment opportunity for all persons and not to discriminate in
employment because of race, religion, sex, age, marital status, veteran status,
national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. |
