EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
November 21, 2004 – November 20, 2005
III. RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT INITIATIVE
(MENU SELECTION)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY
1 Internship Program
WCSH offers the student/intern active participation in a professional broadcast
organization. The intern learns to apply classroom theories as well as what works
in a live work environment. The intern earns academic credit for their participation
in the program. Internships are available in News, Promotions and Community
Relations. Selection is based on an application, followed by interview and
orientation. Internships last one semester. During the reporting period there were
4 interns, 3 were females in the program. The interns came from Syracuse
University, Bowdoin College, New York University and Marist College.
2 Participation in at least four job fairs by station
1/26/2005 Judy Horan, General Manager, Pamela Remieres-Morin, Business
Manager, Cindy Kasprzak Accounting Manager, and Heather Seavey, Managing
Editor participated in the University of Maine’s Career Fair. The day long job fair
sees close to 400 students come through and provides station staff an opportunity
to have one on one conversations with over 50 students in various degree
programs. The University began a New Medias Study degree that provides
students with a varied background that fits well with many of the positions in
broadcasting. Additionally, the University graduates engineering and business
students.
personnel who have substantial responsibility in
the making of hiring decisions.
April 1, 2005, Reporter Chris Facchini and Business Manager Pamela RemieresMorin participated in the Androscoggin Community Job Fair at Central Maine
Community College. The fair was attended by more than 250 participants and
provided station staff an opportunity to speak with high school and college
students entering the work force. Many students were interested in finding out
how Chris Facchini got into the broadcast industry.
3 Training programs established to develop
station personnel for future higher level
opportunities.
Internal training, WCSH developed 62 University which is designed to introduce
employee participants to all area of television. 10 employees attended the two
classes that occurred during this reporting period. The training included 4 females.
Two individual supervisors participated in statewide department head meetings on
a regular basis to help them grow in management as part of our on-going
development of middle managers. The Web Master, attended multiple department
head meetings during the development of the Strategic Plan goals and initiatives
as part of his future higher level opportunities. Web Master was promoted to New
Media Manager in 2005.
Web master attended Open AdStream 5.7 Interface training on February 22,
2005.
In January and February 2005, extensive Wide Orbit training continued for the
staff in Sales, Traffic and the Business Office – 24 employees (19 females) as
part of our on-going employee training.
The week of February 21, 2005, an IT engineer attended iNEWS Admin Training.
This is an advanced class that deals with maintaining the servers, database
management, disaster recovery, and peripheral interfaces to Chyron.
Eight employees (3 females) attended a Computer Assisted Reporting Seminar
on May 18, 2005 as part of our on-going employee training.
April 14, 2005 26 mid-level and department head managers participated in EEO
Hiring Training. The training reviewed the 3 prong approach to wide
dissemination and reiterated the need for accurate and complete information in
the hiring folders. The training included 12 females.
April 14, 2005 26 mid-level and department head managers participated in Sexual
Harassment Policy review and training. The training reviewed the stations policy
on sexual harassment, the requirements of the State of Maine concerning Sexual
Harassment and information on how supervisors should handle complaints. The
training included 12 females.
During the reporting period, WCSH employees had two days of individual training
with talent coaches. The training occurred in May and July of 2005 and was
attended by news reporters and anchors
Business Manager and Programming and Promotion Manager attended the Maine
Association of Broadcasters License Renewal Seminar on June 22, 2005 which
covered preparation for FCC License renewal.
June 15, 2005 a Visioning Conference was held with mid-level and department
head managers. The output from this conference was used as the basis for the
2005-2007 Strategic Plan. This was a good experience for mid-level managers to
grow and it prepares them for future higher level opportunities.
Promotion Producer attended a community writing course as part of our on-going
employee training for future higher level opportunities.
Training is available to employees in all departments and requests for training are
solicited by human resources and department heads on a regular basis. Our goal
is to provide training that the employee is interested in which will allow the
employee to learn new skills that can be used in their present job as well as
learning skills that will allow them to grow into higher-level positions within the
television station.
WCSH 6 also offers a tuition assistance program designed to encourage selfdevelopment through under graduate and graduate course work. One female
participated in this program during this reporting period.
4 Participation in events sponsored by
organizations representing groups present in
the community interested in broadcast
employment issues.
Ten students from Southern Maine Community College attended a career seminar
at WCSH6 on Saturday February 26, 2005. Joe Streble, Writer and Producer,
conducted the tour which included the station’s technical facilities, a behind-the
scenes screening of News Center at Noon, and a question and answer session
which included careers in broadcasting.
January 13, 2005, Lewiston Reporter attended the Androscoggin Valley Chamber
of Commerce’s career day held at Central Maine Community College to discuss
career opportunities in broadcasting. The chamber recruits area professionals to
make 30 minute presentations to hundreds of 10th grade students. There were 34
students in the sessions. The students that attended the fair were from Lewiston
High School, Edward Little High School, Leavitt High School, Poland Regional
High School, and Lisbon Falls High School.
Programming and Promotion Manager hosted 5 students of an Explorer Group on
March 31, 2005. The Explorer Group is under the auspices of the Boys Scouts of
America and is for high school boys and girls who are looking for business
oriented career options. A :75 minutes presentation about careers in Marketing in
general and branding examples specific to WCSH 6.
5 On air announcements for community
organizations that distributes information on
employment opportunities.
6 Participate in scholarship programs designed to
assist students interested in pursuing a career
in broadcasting.
:15 public service announcement runs on-air an average of 21 times per month.
WCSH 6 contributed $1,000 to the Emma Bowen Foundation as part of our
commitment to grow the nest generation of broadcasters and our commitment to
creating a diverse workforce. The Emma L. Bowen Foundation was established
by the media industry to increase access to permanent job opportunities for
minority students. The foundation’s program is unlike other intern programs in that
students work for a partner company during summers and school breaks from the
end of their junior year until they graduate from college. During that 5 year period,
students learn many aspects of corporate operations and develop company
specific skills. Corporations guide and develop minority students with the option
of permanent placement upon completion of their college degree. Students in the
program receive an hourly wage, as well as matching compensation to help pay
for college tuition and expenses. Mentoring from selected staff in the sponsoring
company is also a key element of the program.
Any organization that distributes information about employment opportunities to job seekers or refers jobs seekers to employees may
request to be placed on our opening notification list. To receive notice of openings you must provide your organization name, mailing
address, email address, telephone and fax numbers, and contact person to: WCSH 6, Attn: Human Resources, One Congress Square,
Portland, Maine 04240.