WAEI-AM & FM, WBFB-FM, WKSQ-FM, WLKE-FM, WVOM-FM WLEK-FM
184 Target Industrial Circle
Bangor, Maine04401
207-947-9100
EEO Public File Report
December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2009
Blueberry Broadcasting LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Full Time Job Vacancies/Interviewee Data
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Position
|
Job Title
|
Date Filled
|
Total # of
People
Interviewed
|
Source which
Referred
Interviewee
|
No. of
Interviewees
Per Source
|
Hiree Referral Source
|
|
1.
|
Account Executive
|
5/18/09
|
2
|
Employee Referral
|
#5 1
Employee 1
|
Employee Referral
|
|
2.
|
Program Director/
Morning Talent
|
8/17/09
|
1
|
Employee Referral
|
1
|
Exigent Circumstances
|
Total number of interviewees for all full time positions: 3
There is attached hereto a list of the recruitment sources utilized by the station and total number of number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source. (Attachment A)
For Position 1 Blueberry Broadcasting LLC used recruitment sources 1 - 26 set forth on Attachment A.
For Position 2 Exigent Circumstances was used to fill the position with Blueberry Broadcasting LLC
There is also attached hereto a narrative description of the station’s Supplement EEO Outreach Activities (Attachment B).
Notice: Organizations that regularly distribute information about employment opportunities to job seekers or refer job seekers to employers may request Blueberry Broadcasting LLC to provide them with information about full-time openings at the station. Such requests must include the organization’s name, mailing address, e-mail address if applicable, telephone number and contact person, and identify the category or categories of job openings for which it requests notices. Requests should be directed to Jack O’Brien 184 Target Industrial Circle, Bangor, ME 04401. Blueberry Broadcasting LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Attachment A
List of Recruitment Sources and Total Number Interviewees Referred By Each Recruitment Source
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No.
|
Source
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Contact
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Address
|
Telephone
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Total No. of Interviewees Referred
|
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1
|
Blueberry Broadcasting Radio Stations
|
Jack O’Brien
|
184 Target Industrial Circle, Bangor, ME04401
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207.907.7732
|
0
|
|
2
|
NAACP
|
www.naacpportland.org
|
PO Box 3631
Portland, ME04104
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207.253.5074
|
0
|
|
3
|
Urban League
|
|
88 Warren Street
Roxbury, MA02119
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617.442.4519
|
0
|
|
4
|
Maine Association of Broadcasters
|
Suzanne Goucher
Suzanne@mab.org
|
69 Sewall Street Suite 2
Augusta, ME04330
|
207.623.3870
|
0
|
|
5
|
New EnglandSchool of Communications
|
Ben Haskell
haskellb@nescom.edu
|
One College Circle
Bangor, ME
04401
|
207.941.7176
Fax
207.947.3987
|
1
|
|
6
|
HussonUniversity
|
Bud Vassey
vasseycareers@husson.edu
|
One College Circle
Bangor, ME
04401
|
207.941.7000
Fax
207.947.3987
|
0
|
|
7
|
The University of Maine Orono Campus
|
Patty Counihan
jeankatz@maine.edu
|
5748Memorial Union
Orono, ME
04469-5748
|
207.581.1359
Fax
207.581.3003
|
0
|
|
8
|
National Association of Broadcasters
|
nab@nab.org
|
1771 N Street NW
Washington, DC
20036
|
202.429.5300
|
0
|
|
9
|
African-American Media Incubator
|
|
2164 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Washington, DC
20007-2280
|
202.342.6661
Fax
202.342.6667
|
0
|
|
10
|
American Women in Radio & Television
|
|
8405 Greensboro Drive
Suite 800
McLean, VA
22102
|
703.506.3290
Fax
703.506.3266
|
0
|
|
11
|
AWC National Headquarters
|
|
3337 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA
22314
|
703.370.7436
Fax
703.370.7437
|
0
|
|
12
|
Black Broadcasters
Alliance
|
|
3474 William Penn Hwy
Pittsburgh, PA
15235
|
412.829.9788
Fax
412.829.0313
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
Emma L. Bowen
Foundation for
Minority Interests in Media
|
|
1299 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW 11th Floor
Washington, DC
20004
|
202.637.4494
Fax
202.637.4495
|
0
|
|
14
|
International Women’s Media
Foundation
|
info@iwmf.org
|
1625 K Street NW, Suite 1275
Washington, DC
20006
|
202.496.1992
|
0
|
|
15
|
National Assoc. Of BlackCollege Broadcasters
|
|
PO Box 3191
Atlanta, GA
30302
|
404.523.6136
Fax
404.523.5467
|
0
|
|
16
|
National Assoc. Of Black Journalists
|
|
8701 A Adelphi Rd.
Adelphi, MD
20783-1716
|
301.445.7100
Fax
301.445.7101
|
0
|
|
17
|
National Assoc. of Hispanic Journalists
|
|
1000 National Press Bldg.,
Washington, DC
20045-2001
|
202.662.7145
Fax
202.662.7144
|
0
|
|
18
|
National Assoc. Of Multicultural Media Executives
|
Nancy Osborn
nosborn@namme.org
|
7950 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA
22107
|
703.854.7179
|
0
|
|
19
|
Society for Human Resource
Management
|
|
1800 Duke St.
Alexandria, VA
22314
|
800.283.7476
|
0
|
|
20
|
Minority Media
& Telecommunications Council
|
info@mmtconline.org
|
3636 16th St. NW,
Suite B-366
Washington, DC
20010
|
202.332.0500
|
0
|
|
21
|
Saint Joseph’s
College of Maine
|
Prof. William Yates
|
278 White’s Bridge Rd.
Standish, ME
04084
|
207.893.7914
|
0
|
|
22
|
University of Southern Maine
|
StephanieTowns
stowns@usm.maine.edu
|
PO Box 9300
Portland, ME
04104
|
207.780.4141
|
0
|
|
23
|
Southern Maine
Community College
|
Don Woodward
|
2 Fort Road
So. Portland, ME04106
|
207.741.5500
|
0
|
|
24
|
University of New England
|
jnevers@une.edu
|
11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, ME04005-9599
|
207.602.2503
|
0
|
|
25
|
Blueberry Broadcasting Web Sites WVOM/WKSQ
|
Jack O’Brien
|
184 Target Industrial Circle
Bangor, ME
04401
|
207.907.7732
|
0
|
|
26
|
Employee Referral
|
Bruce A. Biette
|
184 Target Industrial Circle
Bangor, ME
04401
|
207.907.7783
|
2
|
|
|
# 12 Was removed April 2009
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Posting was returned
|
|
|
|
|
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#9 Was removed September 1, 2009
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Posting was returned 3 months after initial mailing
|
|
|
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* Asterisk denotes recruitment sources which requested job notification announcements
Attachment B
WAEI-AM & FM, WBFB-FM, WKSQ-FM, WLKE-FM, WVOM-FM WLEK
184 Target Industrial Circle
Bangor, Maine04401
EEO Public File Report
December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2009
Statement of Supplemental EEO Outreach Activities:
a) Initiative: Participation in a Job Fair
On October 2, 2008, Blueberry Broadcasting LLC participated in the 2008 Employee Fall Job fair at the Spectacular Event Center in Bangor. This was to help educate the Greater Bangor area community regarding opportunities in radio. The booth was staffed by the Bangor Operations Manager, Blueberry Broadcasting Director of Sales and Blueberry Broadcasting Director of Programming & Operations responsible for new hires. WKSQ also broadcasted live from the event.
On October 15, 2009, Blueberry Broadcasting LLC participated in the Employ Maine ’09 Job Fair at the Spectacular Event Center in Bangor. Our participation was to help educate attendees on job opportunities in broadcasting and with Blueberry Broadcasting’s two employment units. The fair was attended by a Blueberry Broadcasting Program Manager & the Director of Programming & Operations.
On November 16, 2009, Blueberry Broadcasting LLC participated in the Leadership & Organizational Studies Job Fair at the University of Maine/ Lewiston-Auburn College campus. Our participation was to help educate students regarding opportunities in radio with Blueberry Broadcasting’s two employment units. The job fair was attended b y the Director of programming & Operations.
b) Initiative: Participation in a Program Sponsored by Educational Institutions
On February 13, 2009 Blueberry Broadcasting LLC participated in a performance class at the New England School of Communications. Topics included team work, personalities and the importance of adapting. The final portion of the class was a question and answer period with the students that included career opportunities in broadcasting.
On March 24, 2009, Blueberry Broadcasting LLC participated in and represented the Maine Association of Broadcasters at a Maine College Career Consortium at the University of Maine in Augusta. The MCCC is comprised of career services professionals from various colleges around Maine who meet to discuss trends in hiring, the economy and career paths. We discussed what makes a radio professional so that they can educate students about the radio field. The consortium was attended by the Blueberry Broadcasting Director of Programming & Operations.
On March 25, 2009 a Blueberry Broadcasting LLC Operations Manager was a guest speaker for a Station Ops 11 class at the New England School of Communications. The subject was voice tracking, today’s radio technology and career opportunities in broadcasting.
On September 17, 2009 a Blueberry Broadcasting LLC Program Manager was a guest speaker for a radio promotions class at the New England School of Communications. The discussion included contesting, promotions and careers.
c) Initiative: Internship program designed to assist members of the community to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment.
From June through November 2009 a student from the New England School of Communications participated in the Blueberry Broadcasting internship program under the guidance of the Operations Manager. The intern program gives students an inside look at the workings of a radio station. They get hands on training in all aspects of the business from music decisions to sales promotion, execution and production. It’s a realistic view of broadcasting. The school requires a minimum of 135 hours per student.
d) Initiative: Provision to management level personnel as to methods of ensuring equal employment opportunity and preventing discrimination.
On October 9, 2009, Blueberry Broadcasting LLC conducted a training session to management level personnel who have substantial responsibility in the making of hiring decisions. This session also included disseminating information regarding all vacancies, recruitment sources, internal record keeping, applications, interviewees and referral sources. This training session was attended by the VP/COO, Director of Sales and the Director of Programming & Operations.
e) Initiative: Establishment of training and mentoring programs designed to enable station personnel to acquire skills that could qualify them for higher level positions.
Blueberry Broadcasting LLC established training and mentoring programs for the staff. Both programs enable an employee to acquire skills that could qualify them for a higher level position within the organization. The program is individualized and the training and mentoring is designed to fit the needs and desires of the employee.
