WLS-TV ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT, AUGUST 1, 2008

 

 

This Annual EEO Public File Report is filed on behalf of WLS-TV (the "Station") in compliance with the FCC's EEO reporting requirements. 

 

This report includes information from July 16, 2007 through July 15, 2008, and will be placed in the Station's public files and on the Station's website as of August 1, 2008.

 

General Policy

 

WLS-TV has a longstanding commitment to a policy of equal employment and advancement opportunities for all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, gender, marital status, religion, age, national origin or citizenship status, disability, sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

 

This commitment to fair employment practices applies to every aspect of the employment process to ensure that equal consideration is extended to all employees and applicants in recruitment, selection procedures, employee development, performance evaluation, promotions, transfers, benefits and other aspects of employment. 

 

It is WLS-TV's policy to promote the realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program of specific recruitment, outreach, hiring, promotion and other practices designed to ensure the full realization of equal employment opportunity.

 

WLS-TV is engaged in a continual effort to evaluate the effectiveness of its EEO outreach and recruitment program and to improve and refine it as needed by monitoring the responses that are received and ensuring that the interviewing pool for the positions it fills includes a large number of qualified applicants from diverse sources.  WLS-TV continually modifies and regularly expands its recruitment program as needed to fulfill these goals.

 

Responsibility

 

Emily Barr, President and General Manager of WLS-TV, is in charge of the implementation and administration of the Equal Opportunity Programs and the accuracy of the information in this report.

Job Vacancy Information

 

WLS-TV is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to meeting and surpassing the Station's EEO information dissemination obligations.  With one exception, notices of all full-time job vacancies were posted on the Station's website, on the website of The Walt Disney Company, its ultimate parent company, and on the Illinois Broadcasters Association website.  Notices of those job openings were also sent to other professional groups and minority and women's organizations that requested such notification or that the Station believed could be useful referral sources.  In addition, The Walt Disney Company sent notices of all those full-time vacancies to Direct Employers, which in turns sent these notices on to a large number of nonprofit organizations across the country.  See Attachment A, the Station's Recruitment Source List, for names, addresses, contact names and numbers of the organizations to which the Station directly sends notices of job openings.  See Attachment B for the Direct Employers Association Network Sites. 

 

The Station also advertises many of its job openings in publications and on job-related websites calculated to reach a variety of other qualified applicants.  The publications used to advertise particular job openings are listed in Attachment C.   

 

The Station will continue to actively seek out new recruitment sources to ensure that word of all job openings is distributed to a broad pool of potential applicants. 

 

 

Positions Filled

 

During the reporting period (July 16, 2007 through July 15, 2008), WLS-TV filled seventeen full-time job vacancies.  See Attachment C for information about the recruitment initiatives used and the results of those recruitment initiatives.

 

 

Supplemental Recruitment Measures

 

(A) Internship Program:  WLS-TV is continuing to offer internships during each fall, winter/spring and summer sessions to college and university students (including women and minorities).  An internship generally lasts 12-15 weeks, with each student working about 20 hours per week for school credit.  To recruit college interns, our Internship Coordinator goes to several colleges and works directly with the Internship Directors at each school.  Information about the internship program is also on the Station's website.

 

Those who have successfully completed the Station internship program have often received full-time paid positions in broadcasting after graduation.  By way of example:

 

·          Two of the Station's former interns became General Assignment Reporters at other television stations.

 

·          One former intern became employed as an Account Executive in ABC National TV Sales and has since been promoted to Vice President, Local Sales Manager at WLS-TV. 

 

·          One former intern was hired by ABC-TV as a Sales Assistant in Network Sales and another as a Sales Assistant for WLS-TV.  The Sales Assistant for WLS-TV has since been promoted to a Marketing Sales Associate.

 

·          A former intern was hired by WLS-TV as an Account Executive.

 

·          In 2004 three former interns were hired as freelance employees by WLS-TV, one in Programming, one in Accounting and one in News. 

 

·          In 2005 two former interns were hired as freelance employees by WLS-TV in News.

 

·          In 2006 two former interns were hired as freelance employees by WLS-TV in News.

 

See Attachment D for a description of internship opportunities and a list of the schools

the interns attend.

 

(B) Job Fairs:  In August of 2007, the Station hosted a booth at the NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) Convention.  Executive Producer Anthony Shute, who has input into hiring decisions, attended and collected resumes of potential job applicants.  Mr. Shute reviewed applicant reels and offered journalistic counseling pertaining to what hiring managers look for when screening audition tapes.

 

In August of 2007, the Station hosted a booth at the AAJA (Asian American Journalists Association) Convention.  Executive Producer Wilson Toy, who has input into hiring decisions, attended and collected resumes of potential job applicants.  Mr. Toy reviewed applicant reels and offered journalistic counseling pertaining to what hiring managers look for when screening audition tapes.

 

In November of 2007, the Station hosted a booth at the Illinois Center for Broadcasting Job Fair.  H.R./Payroll Coordinator William Barroso, who screens resumes and applications for other departments, attended and collected resumes of potential job applicants.

 

(C) Career Days:  Over the past year, some of the Station's on-air-talent have given career-oriented talks at the following locations:

 

Mike Caplan, news anchor

Country Meadows School  Long Grove, IL  October 23, 2007

Woodland Intermediate School  Gurnee, IL  November 6, 2007

 

Paul Meinke, news reporter

DePaul University  Chicago, IL  November 2007

 

Phil Schwarz, news anchor

Edison Elementary School  Elmhurst, IL  October 29, 2007

Jackson Elementary School  Elmhurst, IL  January 14, 2008

Field School  Elmhurst, IL  April 28, 2008

Gavin Middle School  Ingleside, IL  April 28, 2008

 

Rosalyn Varon, news anchor

Roosevelt Middle School  River Forest  May 15, 2008

 

(D) Media Trade Group Postings:  During the reporting period, the Station posted all of its full-time job openings on the employment page of the website of the Illinois Broadcasters Association.

 

 

Efforts to Improve Mailing List and Recruitment Methodology

 

In an effort to expand and improve its organizational mailing list, the Station has a notice on its website and has aired a 15-second spot on both the analog and high definition simulcast channels as well as the station's second high definition channel requesting that organizations interested in being added to our mailing list contact us.  The 15-second spot aired twice in February 2008 and once a month between March and June of 2008 on the analog and high definition simulcast channels and once a month between January and June of 2008 on the second high definition channel. 

 

The station regularly assesses and improves recruitment methods and sources by analyzing their effectiveness and making any necessary changes.

 

 

 

 

ATTACHMENT A

 

WLS-TV RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST

For the Entire Period 07/16/07  07/15/08

 

602 Communications - 1011 Lyndhurst Falls Lane, Knightdale, NC 27545

Contact Sandy Lizik Phone (919) 217-4438.  Effective 11/15/2007

 

Chicago Urban League -220 South State Street  Suite 1100 - Chicago, Illinois 60604

Contact Joe O. Gray - Phone  (312) 692-0766 - Fax  (312) 692-0769

 

Direct Employers Association  See Attachment B       

 

Harold Washington College - 30 East Lake Street - Chicago, Illinois 60601     

Contact Ollie Horan  Phone (312) 553-5667  Fax (312) 553-3130

 

*Hull House Association - LeClaire-Hearst Community Center - 4340 South Lamon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60638  

Contact Samantha Miller  Phone (773) 767-1516  Fax (773) 767-6398

 

Illinois Broadcasters Association Website - www.ilba.org

 

Illinois Center for Broadcasting - 55 West 22nd St. Suite 240, Lombard, IL 60148

Phone (630) 916-1700.  Effective 11/15/2007

Email placement.chicago@beonair.com

 

Illinois Department of Human Services - 401 South Clinton Street - Chicago, Illinois 60607

Contact Job Board  Phone (312) 814-4392  Fax (312) 814-2378

E-mail  DHSD3232@dhs.state.il.us

 

*Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans  3800 W. Division Street -

Stone Park, Illinois 60165

Contact Marie Palello  Phone (708) 450-9050  Fax (708) 450-9065

E-mail jccia@voyager.net     

Website  www.jccia.com

 

Latino Council on Media - 2011 West Pershing Road - Chicago, Illinois 60609            

Contact Mary Gonzalez-Koenig  Phone (773) 247-1778  Fax (773) 247-3924

E-mail  marygkoenig@scj-usa.org

 

NAACP - 800 East 78^th Street - Chicago, Illinois 60619                                             

Contact Rev. James Demus  Phone (773) 487-9600  Fax (773) 487-9633

 

*NABET  CWA Local 41  (National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians) 203 North Wabash Avenue  Suite 2118  Chicago, Illinois  60601

Contact Charlie Braico  Phone (312) 372-4111  Fax (312) 372-4115

E-mail charlieb@nabet41.org

Website NABET 41.org

 

*NABET  CWA  (National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians)

501 3rd Street, N.W., Washington DC  20001-2797

Contact John Clark -  Phone (202) 434-1254  Fax (202) 434-1426

For NABET positions only

 

NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) - 8701A Adelphi Road - Adelphi, MD  20783

Contact Warren Paul  Phone (301) 445-7100 - Fax (301) 445-7101

Website www.nabj.org

 

NABJ Chicago - 190 North State  11^th Floor - Chicago, Illinois 60601          

Contact Marsha Eaglin  Phone (312) 750-7704  Fax (312) 750-7701

E-mail  secretary@nabjchicago.org

 

NAHJ (National Association of Hispanic Journalists) - 1000 National Press Building

529 14^th St. NW, Washington, DC  20045-2001                                

Contact Job Bank Coordinator  Phone (202) 662-7145  Fax (202) 662-7144

E-mail  jobbank@nahj.org

 

NLGJA (National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association) - 1420 K Street, NW

Suite 910 - Washington, DC  20005                                        

Contact L. Spencer  Phone (202) 588-9888  Fax (202) 588-1818

E-mail  info@nlgja.org

 

Operation PUSH, Inc. - 930 East 50th Street - Chicago, Illinois 60615                        

Contact Marnie Trotter - Phone (773) 373-3366 - Fax  (773) 373-3571

 

Spanish Coalition for Jobs - 2011 West Pershing Road - Chicago, Illinois 60609

Contact Sandra Luna  Phone (773) 247-0707  Fax (773) 247-4975

 

Television Bureau of Advertising - 3 East 54^th Street - New York, NY  10022 

Contact Job Bank Coordinator  Phone (212) 486-1111  Fax (212) 935-5631

E-mail hope@tvb.org

 

*TVJobs.Com - P.O. Box 4116 - Oceanside, CA  92052                                           

Contact Mark Holloway  Phone (760) 754-8177  Fax (760) 754-2115

Website  www.tvjobs.com  

 

United Cerebral Palsy Association  325 North Wells Street  Suite 321 

Chicago, Illinois 60610

Contact Angela Welch  Phone (312) 464-1608 Fax  (312) 464-1646

E-mail  awelch@ucpnet.org

 

Westside Business Improvement - 5427 West Madison - Chicago, Illinois 60644                     

Contact Kimberly Richardson  Phone (773) 921-0166  Fax (773) 921-0935

 

WLS-TV Website

www.abc7chicago.com

 

Women Employed - 111 North Wabash - Suite 1300 - Chicago, Illinois 60602                      

Contact Maritza Gonzalez  Phone (312) 782-3902  Fax (312) 782-5249

E-mail  info@womenemployed.org

 

*Worknet Chicago  10456 South Halsted  Chicago, Illinois  60628 

Contact Doug Nestingen  Phone (773) 233-4364  Fax (773) 298-0810

E-mail dnestingen@desiatchicago.com

 

Youth Job Center of Evanston - 1114 Church Street - Evanston, Illinois 60201

Contact James Sibley  Phone (847) 964-5627  Fax (847) 864-3098

 

* These organizations explicitly requested to be placed on the Station's Recruitment Source List

 

 

 

ATTACHMENT B

DirectEmployers Association Network Sites

JobCentral.com - National Labor Exchange

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AL.JobCentral.com

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AR.JobCentral.com

AR

NH.JobCentral.com

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AZ.JobCentral.com

AZ

NJ.JobCentral.com

NJ

CA.JobCentral.com

CA

NM.JobCentral.com

NM

CO.JobCentral.com

CO

NY.JobCentral.com

NY

CT.JobCentral.com

CT

NC.JobCentral.com

NC

DE.JobCentral.com

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ND.JobCentral.com

ND

FL.JobCentral.com

FL

OH.JobCentral.com

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GA.JobCentral.com

GA

OK.JobCentral.com

OK

HI.JobCentral.com

HI

OR.JobCentral.com

OR

IA.JobCentral.com

IA

PA.JobCentral.com

PA

ID.JobCentral.com

ID

RI.JobCentral.com

RI

IL.JobCentral.com

IL

SC.JobCentral.com

SC

IN.JobCentral.com

IN

SD.JobCentral.com

SD

KS.JobCentral.com

KS

TN.JobCentral.com

TN

KY.JobCentral.com

KY

TX.JobCentral.com

TX

LA.JobCentral.com

LA

UT.JobCentral.com

UT

MA.JobCentral.com

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VT.JobCentral.com

VT

MD.JobCentral.com

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VA.JobCentral.com

VA

ME.JobCentral.com

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WA.JobCentral.com

WA

MI.JobCentral.com

MI

DC.JobCentral.com

Washington,DC.

MN.JobCentral.com

MN

WV.JobCentral.com

WV

MO.JobCentral.com

MO

WI.JobCentral.com

WI

MS.JobCentral.com

MS

WY.JobCentral.com

WY

MT.JobCentral.com

MT

Diversity

Other

Global

DiversityWorking.com

About.com

Just-posted.com

Indeed Canada

Vetsuccess.gov/jobs

Clusty.com

LinkedIN.com

Japan.recruit.net

Disaboom

Google

Local.com

China.recruit.net

disABLEdperson.com

Google Desktop

Lycos Classifieds

HongKong.recruit.net

JobCentral Diversity

GoSasa.com

MammaJobs

India.recruit.net

OCCMundial

Indeed

Myway.com

Australia.recruit.net

MultiCultural Womens'      Council

Info.com

New York Times

Singapore.recruit.net

Jobalot

Oodle.com

Jobespresso.net - Italy

JobCental Myspace

SimplyHired 50+

Jobrapido.at - Austria

Jobs.myspace

SimplyHired.com

Jobrapido.br - Brazil

Jobsource.info

Snap.com

Jobrapido.ch - Switzerland

Juju.com

TalentPlanet.com

Jobrapido.co.uk - UK

Jobrapido.de - Germany

Jobrapido.es - Spain

Jobrapido.ie - Ireland

Jobrapido.nl - Holland

Jumpstation.com.au

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Alumni Network
Abilene Christian University	Brandeis University
Adelphi University	Brazosport College
Adirondack Community College	Brewton-Parker College
Albion College	Brookhaven College
Albright College	Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Alcorn State University	Bryant University
Alfred University	Buena Vista University
Allegheny College	Butler University
Alvin Community College	Caldwell College
American University	California Baptist University
American University of Paris	California State University, Bakersfield
Ancilla College	California State University, Chico
Anderson University	California State University, East Bay
Anna Maria College	California State University, Fullerton
Aquinas College	California State University, Long Beach
Arcadia University	California State University, Monterey Bay
Arizona State University (Sun Devil CareerLink)	California State University, San Marcos
Arkansas State University	California University of Pennsylvania
Arkansas Tech University	Calvin College (CalvinLink)
Ashford University	Campbell University
Athens State University	Campbellsville University
Auburn University	Capital University
Augusta State University	Carlow University
Augustana College	Carroll College
Augustana College (SD)	Castleton State College
Austin College	Cayuga Community College
Babson College	Cazenovia College
Baker College	Cedar Crest College
Ball State University (Cardinal ViewJobs)	Central Florida Community College
Barnard College	Central Methodist College
Barton College	Central Michigan University
Baruch College, City University of New York	Central Missouri State University
Belhaven College	Central Piedmont Community College
Belmont Abbey College	Central Texas College
Belmont University	Central Washington University
Beloit College	Centre College
Bemidji State University	Chaminade University of Honolulu
Bennington College	Chattahoochee Technical College
Berkeley College	Chestnut Hill College
Boston College	Chowan College
Boston College Carroll Graduate School of Management	Christopher Newport University
Boston University (BU CareerLink)	City College of Chicago-Truman College
Bowdoin College	Claflin University
Bradley University	Clark University
	Clarke College
Alumni Network Continued&
Clarkson University	Evangel University
Clemson University	Fairfield University
Coastal Carolina Community College	Farmingdale State University
Coastal Carolina University	Flathead Valley Community College
Coe College	Florida International University (PantherLink)
Colgate University	Florida Metropolitan University Online (FMU Online)
College of Mount Saint Vincent	Florida State University (Seminole CareerNet)
College of Mount St. Joseph	Florida Technical College
College of Notre Dame of Maryland	Floyd College
College of Saint Benedict	Fordham University
Colorado Christian University	Franklin College
Colorado School of Mines	Frostburg State University
Colorado State University, Pueblo	Geneva College
Concordia College	George Mason University
Concordia University, Wisconsin	George Washington University (GWork)
Concordia University-River Forest, IL	Georgetown University
Connecticut College	Georgia College & State University
Converse College	Georgia Institute of Technology
Corning Community College	Georgia Southwestern State University
Covenant College	Georgia State University
Culver-Stockton College	Gettysburg College
Daniel Webster College	Gonzaga University
Dartmouth College	Goshen College
Delaware State University	Graceland University
Delaware Valley College	Grand Valley State University
Delta State University	Green Mountain College
Denison University	Grove City College
DeSales University	Guilford College
Dickinson College	Gustavus Adolphus College
Dominican University	Hampden-Sydney College
Drew University	Harris-Stowe State College
Drexel University	Hastings College
Drury University	Heidelberg College
Duquesne University	High Point University
East Carolina University	Holy Names University
Eastern Kentucky University	Howard Payne University
Eastern Michigan University	Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota (Humphrey Career Link)
Eastern Nazarene College	Hudson County Community College
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell	Hunter College, City University of New York
Eastern Oregon University	Illinois State University
Eastern University	Illinois Wesleyan University
Eastern Washington University	Indiana Institute of Technology
Eckerd College	Indiana State University (Sycamore CAREERlink)
Elizabethtown College	Indiana University - School of Informatics
Emerson College (EmersonWorks)	Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Bloomington
Emory & Henry College	Indiana University Kokomo
Eureka College	Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Alumni Network Continued&
Indiana University South Bend	Millikin University
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis	Mineral Area College
Indiana University, Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW JobZone)	Minnesota State University Moorhead
Indiana University, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation	Mississippi State University
Indiana Wesleyan University	Missouri Western State College
Jamestown Community College	Molloy College
John Brown University	Mount Aloysius College
John Jay College of Criminal Justice	Mount Ida College
Johnson State College	Mount Marty College
Juniata College	Mount Olive College
Kansas State University at Salina	Mount St. Mary College
Kaskaskia College	Mount St. Mary's College
Keuka College	Mount Union College
King's College	Mountain Empire Community College
La Salle University	Muhlenberg College
Lafayette College	Murray State College
Lake Forest College	National-Louis University
Lakeland College	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lehigh University	New College of Florida
Lewis & Clark College	New Jersey Institute of Technology
Lewis University	New School University
Liberty University	New York City College of Technology
Long Island University	New York Institute of Technology
Longwood University	New York University (NYU CareerNet)
Loras College	Newman University
Louisiana State University	Niagara University
Louisiana State University at Eunice	North Carolina State University
Louisiana Tech University	North Central College
Lycoming College	North Park University
Lyndon State College	Northeastern State University
Lyon College	Northeastern University
Macalester College	Northern Arizona University
Manchester College	Northern Illinois University
Marian College of Fond du Lac	Northern Michigan University
Marietta College	Northern State University
Mars Hill College	Northland College
Maryville College	Northwestern College
Maryville University	Notre Dame College
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	Notre Dame de Namur University
Meredith College	Nyack College
Methodist College	NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (Career Directory)
Metropolitan Community Colleges	Occidental College
Middle Tennessee State University	Ocean County College
Middlebury College	Oglethorpe University
Alumni Network Continued&
Ohio Wesleyan University	Saint Joseph's University
Oklahoma Baptist University	Saint Martin's College
Old Dominion University	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Olivet College	Saint Mary's College
Oregon State University	Saint Vincent College
Pace University	Salem College
Park University	Salisbury University
Penn State - University Park	Salve Regina University
Penn State, Altoona	Samford University
Penn State, Hazleton	San Diego State University
Penn State, Wilkes-Barre	San Jose State University
Penn State, Worthington Scranton	Santa Clara University
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology	Seattle Central Community College
Pfeiffer University	Seattle Pacific University
Plattsburgh State University	Seton Hill University
Pratt Institute	Shoreline Community College
Presbyterian College	Simmons College
Providence College	Skidmore College
Purchase College - SUNY (Purchase JobScore)	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Purdue University (CCO Express)	Soka University
Purdue University, Krannert School of Management	Sonoma State University
Quincy University	South Mountain Community College
Randolph-Macon College	Southampton College
Raritan Valley Community College	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Rasmussen College (Rasmussen Job Connect)	Southern Methodist University
Reed College	Southern New Hampshire University
Regent University Graduate School of Business	Southern Oregon University
Remington College, New Orleans Campus	Southern Polytechnic State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RedHawk JobLink)	Southern State Community College
Rice University (Ricelink)	Southwest Baptist University
Ringling School of Art and Design	Southwest Missouri State University
Roanoke College	Southwest Tennessee Community College
Rochester College	Southwest Virginia Community College
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT Job Zone)	Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Rockford Business College	Southwestern College
Rollins College	Southwestern Illinois College
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden	Southwestern University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark Campus	St. Ambrose University
Saint Bonaventure University	St. Francis College
Saint Francis University	St. Gregory's University
Saint Joseph College	St. Joseph's College, New York
Saint Joseph's College	St. Lawrence University
Saint Joseph's College of Maine	St. Mary's University
Alumni Network Continued&
St. Norbert College	The Sage Colleges
St. Olaf College	The Savannah College of Art and Design
St. Thomas Aquinas College	The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Stanford University (Cardinal Careers)	The University of Kansas
Stephens College	The University of Montana-Western
Stetson University	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (CarolinaLink)
Stevens Institute of Technology	The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Stony Brook University	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
SUNY Buffalo	The University of Texas at Austin, College of Communication
SUNY Cobleskill	The University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts
SUNY College at Brockport (JobShop)	The University of Texas at Austin, College of Natural Sciences
SUNY Delhi	The University of the Pacific
SUNY Geneseo	The University of Vermont
SUNY Oswego	Thiel College
Susquehanna University	Transylvania University
Swarthmore College	Trevecca Nazarene University
Sweet Briar College	Trinity University
Syracuse University	Tri-State University
Tallahassee Community College	Troy State University Montgomery
Tarleton State University	Troy University
Taylor University	Turtle Mountain Community College
Teachers College, Columbia University	Tusculum College
Temple University - The Fox School of Business & Management, GCMC	Tyler Junior College
Temple University - The Fox School of Business, CSPD	University at Buffalo, School of Management
Tennessee Technological University	University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Texas A&M International University	University of Alabama at Birmingham
Texas A&M University	University of Alaska, Anchorage
Texas A&M University-Commerce	University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Texas Lutheran University	University of Arizona (Wildcat JobLink)
Texas State Technical College - West Texas	University of Arkansas
Texas Wesleyan University	University of California, Berkeley (CalJobs)
The Catholic University of America (Cardinal Connection)	University of California, Davis (Aggie Job Link)
The College of New Jersey	University of California, Irvine (ZotLink)
The College of William and Mary	University of California, Los Angeles (BruinView)
The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University	University of California, Riverside
The Master's College	University of California, San Diego (Port Triton)
The Ohio State University	University of California, Santa Barbara (GauchoLink)
The Ohio State University, Engineering Career Services	University of California, Santa Cruz
The Robert O. Anderson Schools of Management
Alumni Network Continued&
University of Connecticut, School of Business	University of South Florida
University of Colorado at Boulder	University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs	University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning & Development
University of Dallas, Graduate School of Management	University of Southern Indiana
University of Delaware	University of St. Thomas
University of Evansville (UE JobLink)	University of Tennessee
University of Florida (Gator CareerLink)	University of Texas at Arlington
University of Hartford	University of Utah
University of Hawaii at Hilo	University of West Florida
University of Houston	University of West Georgia
University of Illinois	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
University of Illinois at Chicago	University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business
University of Illinois at Urbana	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	University of Wisconsin-Platteville
University of Indianapolis	Upper Iowa University
University of La Verne	Urbana University
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Ursinus College
University of Louisiana at Monroe	Utah Valley State College
University of Mary	Utica College
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Valley City State University
University of Massachusetts Boston	Valparaiso University
University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Isenberg School	Vassar College
University of Michigan Business School	Villanova University
University of Michigan School of Information ( iTrack)	Virginia Highlands Community College
University of Minnesota	Voorhees College
University of Missouri	Wabash College
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Career Services Solutions)	Wake Forest University
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Husker Hire Link)	Wake Forest University-Babcock Graduate School of Management
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (CareerLink)	Wallace State Community College
University of Nevada, Reno (Career Navigator)	Walsh College
University of North Alabama	Walsh University
University of North Carolina Wilmington	Wartburg College
University of North Texas Dallas Campus	Washington and Lee University
University of Notre Dame (Go IRISH)	Washington College
University of Oregon (UO-JobLink)	Wayne State University
University of Pennsylvania (PennLink)	Waynesburg College
University of Pittsburgh	Wells College
University of Puget Sound	Wentworth Institute of Technology
University of Redlands	West Texas A&M University
University of Saint Francis	West Virginia University, College of Business & Economics
University of San Diego (ToreroLink)
University of South Alabama
Alumni Network Continued&
Western Kentucky University
Western Oregon University
Western Washington University
Westminster College
Westwood College of Technology
Wheeling Jesuit University
Whitman College
Whitworth College
Wichita State University
Widener University
Wilkes University
Willamette University
Williams Baptist College
Wilmington College
Wilmington College of Ohio
Winston-Salem State University
Wittenberg University
Xavier University
Yale Divinity School
Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yale University
Yavapai College
Yeshiva University
York College of Pennsylvania

 

 

 

ATTACHMENT C

 

     POSITIONS FILLED BETWEEN 07/16/07 - 07/15/08

 

 

Listed below are the 18 full-time positions filled at WLS-TV between 07/16/07 and 07/15/08, the recruitment methods used for each, and the sources of interviewed applicants.

 

Maintenance Engineer

Date position was open: 06/12/07

Date position was filled: 08/01/07

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A. The station also placed an ad in Broadcasting & Cable magazine, TV Technology magazine, and on the TVTechnology.com and VarietyCareers.com websites.

Seven people were interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: Two applicants from the ABC7 website, four applicants from the TV Technology magazine ad and one in-house vacation relief employee applicant. The candidate hired was the in-house vacation relief employee applicant.

 

Website Producer

Date position was open: 01/15/07

Date position was filled: 08/03/07

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A.

Seven people were interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: Four applicants from the ABC7 website, one in-house staff employee applicant and two in-house temporary employee applicants. The referral source for the candidate hired was the ABC7 website.

 

Writer/Editor/Producer

Date position was open: 06/25/07

Date position was filled: 9/17/07

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A. The station also placed an ad in Broadcasting & Cable magazine.

Six people were interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: One applicant from the ABC7 website, one applicant from the 602 Communications newsletter and four employee referrals. The referral source for the candidate hired was the ABC7 website.

 

IT Engineer

Date position was open: 02/15/07

Date position was filled: 10/26/07

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A. The Station also placed an ad in Broadcasting & Cable magazine, Television Week magazine, and on the TVWeek.com and VarietyCareers.com websites.

Six people were interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: Two applicants from the Disney Jobs website, one employee referral, one industry referral, one internal ABC O&O station employee and one in-house temporary employee applicant. The candidate hired was the in-house temporary employee applicant.

 

Account Executive

Date position was open: 09/04/07

Date position was filled: 11/13/07

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A. The Station also placed an ad in the Spots N Dots trade publication, the Cynopsis email newsletter and on the SpotsNDots.com and Cynopsis.com websites.

Twenty-seven people were interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: Nine applicants from the Disney Jobs website, one applicant from the Spots N Dots trade publication, three applicants from the Monster.com job board, six employee referrals and eight industry referrals. The referral source for the candidate hired was the Spots N Dots trade publication.

 

Assistant Controller

Date position was open: 10/31/07

Date position was filled: 12/04/07

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A. The Station also placed an ad in Broadcasting & Cable magazine and on the VarietyCareers.com website. This position was also promoted at a job fair hosted at The Illinois Center for Broadcasting. 

Six people were interviewed.  Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: One applicant from the ABC7 website, one applicant from the Broadcasting & Cable ad, two employees of other ABC-owned stations, one internal corporate employee and one employee referral. The hired candidate was the Assistant Controller of an ABC-owned station in a smaller market.

 

Executive Producer

Date position was open: 08/27/07

Date position was filled: 12/18/07

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A. The Station also placed an ad in Broadcasting & Cable magazine, Television Week magazine and on the TVWeek.com website. This position was also exhibited at a job fair hosted at The Illinois Center for Broadcasting. 

Ten people were interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: Four in-house staff employee applicants, three applicants from the Disney Jobs website, one applicant from the Television Week ad, one employee referral and one industry referral. The candidate hired was an in-house staff employee applicant, and the position represented an internal promotion for that employee.

 

Receptionist/Guest Relations

Date position was open: 12/14/07

Date position was filled: 01/11/08

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A.

Six people were interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: Three applicants from the ABC7 website, one applicant from the InDeed.com website, one applicant from a temporary employment agency and one in-house temporary employee applicant. The referral source for the candidate hired was the temporary employment agency.

 

Vice President & General Sales Manager

Date position was open: 12/11/07

Date position was filled: 01/28/08

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A. The Station also placed an ad on the TVNewsday.com website.

Fifteen people were interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: Three in-house staff employee applicants, eight employees from other ABC properties, and four industry referrals. The candidate hired was a Vice President with the ABC National TV Sales Department in New York, and this position represented a promotion for him. 

 

Vacation Relief Photographer/Editor/Live Shot Tech

Date positions were open: 11/03/07

Date positions were filled: 02/22/08

The Station posted six positions on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A. The Station also placed an ad in Broadcasting & Cable magazine.

Twelve people were interviewed.  Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows:  Six current in-house vacation relief employee applicants and six in-house daily hire employee applicants. The candidates hired were three in-house daily hire employee applicants and three current in-house vacation relief employees.

 

Programming Producer

Date position was open: 05/02/08

Date position was filled: 05/14/08

Because the Station had a strong candidate who had been working approximately 30 hours a week for several months as a daily hire, full recruitment was not conducted for this position.  Rather, the position was posted internally. 

Two people were interviewed for this position, both of them daily hire employee applicants. The candidate hired was one of the two internal applicants.

The Station has now been advised that, if a similar situation recurs, it should conduct a full-scale recruitment.   

 

Newswriter/Producer

Date position was open: 12/28/07

Date position was filled: 05/09/08

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A.

Five people were interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: One in-house staff employee, two in-house vacation relief employees and two employee referrals. The candidate hired was an in-house vacation relief employee.

 

Newswriter/Producer

Date position was open: 05/28/08

Date position was filled: 07/05/08

The Station posted the position on the ABC7 website and the Disney Jobs website and faxed or emailed a notice of the position to the organizations listed on Attachment A.

Six people were interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed were as follows: One applicant from the ABC7 website, one in-house staff employee, one in-house vacation relief employee and three employee referrals. The candidate hired was an in-house vacation relief employee.

 

 

 

ATTACHMENT D

 

INTERNS

 

Following is a description of internship opportunities at WLS-TV and a list of the schools that the station's 2007-08 interns attended.

 

NEWS DEPARTMENT

Barnard College                                                           May 2007  August 2007

Colorado College                                                         May 2007  August 2007

Columbia College Chicago                                            September 2007  December 2007

Columbia College Chicago                                            January 2008  May 2008

DePaul University                                                         June 2007  August 2007

DePaul University                                                         September 2007  December 2007

DePaul University                                                         February 2008  May 2008

Illinois Center for Broadcasting                         December 2007  March 2008

Lake Forest College                                                     January 2008  May 2008

Southern Illinois University                                            June 2007  August 2007

University of Illinois  Champaign (2)                May 2007  August 2007

University of Illinois  Champaign                                  January 2008  May 2008

University of Illinois  Chicago                          April 2007  August 2007

University of Tennessee  Knoxville                              May 2007  August 2007

 

Interns are typically assigned to a reporter two days a week and to the news planning department one day a week. 

 

While assigned to reporters, interns work on a variety of stories.  Tasks include researching information and setting up possible interviews. 

 

The news planning department is responsible for collecting, researching and developing future news reports for the ABC7 news department.  The planning editor and planning department researcher (regular staff employees) create a daily sheet, which lists possible reporting ideas. This list is then used the following day in the morning editorial meeting to decide which news reports will be covered. The planning department is also responsible for planning long-term stories, such as elections and political conventions. News planning department interns assist the planning editor and researcher by answering phone tip lines, collecting and organizing possible future news reports as well as collecting and sorting incoming faxes and mail. They are encouraged to contribute potential story ideas and attend the morning editorial meeting when possible. The interns' duties also include conducting phone pre-interviews on potential interview subjects to determine the newsworthiness of any given story.

 

 

SPORTS DEPARTMENT

Carleton College                                                           December 2007  March 2008

Indiana University                                                         May 2007  August 2007

Indiana University                                                         January 2008  May 2008

Kansas University                                                         May 2007  August 2007

University of Michigan                                      May 2007  August 2007

 

The sports interns are responsible for logging and watching sports events during the day. The interns are also expected to suggest the best highlights for the day's newscast.

 

When possible, the intern is sent out into the field during sporting events to see how the reporter reacts in the field. From time to time the intern will do interviews.

 

 

WEATHER DEPARTMENT

School of the Art Institute of Chicago                September 2007  December 2007

University of Oklahoma                                                May 2007  August 2007

 

At first, the intern mainly watches and learns the daily procedures.  The intern will do some surface analysis and temperature plotting, along with monitoring certain computers and clearing charts. The weather department teaches the interns things they need to know in order to work as a broadcast meteorologist.  The intern will learn forecasting, on-air presentation, graphic production and story writing skills, and how to work under deadlines.

 

 

CREATIVE SERVICES  / PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT

Ball State University                                                      May 2007  August 2007

Valparaiso University                                                    May 2007  August 2007

 

The creative services / promotions intern learns how to write and produce promotion for TV, including:

 

- News Topicals (:30, :20 and IDs)

- News Special Reports

- Sport Specials                                   

- Local Programming (190 North, Healthbeat, N Beat, People Places & Things)

- Sales Campaigns and other related projects

 

The creative services / promotions intern:

 

-Learns how to produce promotional announcements from concept to completion

-Learns how to screen video/audio...and choose the best elements for use.

-Observes editors during the editing process.

-Assists department producers in the production of promotional announcements.

-Works with announcers.

-Works with production crews on location shoots (when scheduled).

-Works with artists in developing graphics for promos.

-Works on various print ads (writing copy, graphic development, and deadline responsibility).

 

 

CREATIVE SERVICES / PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENT

Columbia College Chicago (2)                          January 2008  May 2008

Hope College                                                               September 2007  December 2007

Indiana University                                                         May 2007  August 2007

University of Illinois  Chicago                          September 2007  December 2007

University of Iowa                                                        June 2007  August 2007

Western Michigan University                                         May 2007  August 2007

 

Interns assigned to the creative services / programming department can be involved in two main areas of work:

 

·        Production

·        Publicity

 

PRODUCTION - Interns work closely with four producers who are responsible for a wide variety of productions and programs scheduled to air on WLS-TV during their time of assignment. Interns can be directly involved in research, planning, shooting, screening and editing of videotape. This is "field" and office experience. In both cases, interns act as production associates to the producers. The work is creative and deadline demanding, and provides an understanding of the work that goes on behind the scenes of studio-based live events and field-produced programs.

 

PUBLICITY - Interns work closely with the WLS-TV Station Publicist, in concert with the Program Director, in helping to cultivate and maintain a professional public profile in the greater community. Interns learn how press releases are written and how they are used to communicate both publicly and "internally" among other media outlets and allied fields. Interns learn also to gather important information from various sources to help managers keep abreast of the marketplace. The work is information oriented and provides an understanding of the need for clear communication - publicly and internally.

 

 

CREATIVE SERVICES / GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT

Northwestern University                                               March 2008  May 2008

School of the Art Institute of Chicago                June 2007  August 2007

 

The creative services / graphics department interns are involved in:

 

-Assisting our staff of designers with hands-on design and production of projects

utilizing Macintosh software and some traditional techniques of art production.                  

-Developing the visual identity of WLS-TV through assigned projects.

-Understanding how graphic design contributes to a television station's image positioning      and brand identity.

-Gaining hands-on experience with Macintosh software.

-Gaining an understanding of animation and post-production through observation of high-end digital paint and editing systems.

-Improving communication skills through daily contact with station employees, outside vendors and other interns in a professional environment.

 

 

EBERT & ROEPER (FILM REVIEW SHOW)

Columbia College Chicago                                            June 2007  September 2007

 

Interns assigned to the Ebert & Roeper show assist staff during studio production, research specific films and film history as assigned, screen film clips, preview cassettes and synopsize for talent, prepare program transcriptions for studio publicists, log and dub videocassettes, maintain files and tape library, answer phone as needed and attend movie screenings.

 

 

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Columbia College Chicago                                            September 2007  December 2007

 

In addition to serving as the station's chief liaison with the broader Chicago area community, the Community Services Department is also responsible for producing the show "Chicagoing...with Bill Campbell" and for managing the station's internship program and public service announcements.

 

The intern is involved in all facets of the department's activities. This includes, but is not limited to, involvement in all phases of producing "Chicagoing," which entails research, writing, and pre and postproduction.

 

 

SALES DEPARTMENT

University of IL Urbana-Champaign                              July 2007  August 2007

 

Sales interns become familiar with all aspects of the Local Sales Department. They are trained in:

 

- Professional business phone etiquette

- Sales and ordering procedures

- Order placement and commercial traffic coordination

- Broadcast standards and commercial clearance

- General Nielsen Rating Research information

- Sales presentation preparation

 

Sales interns also have the opportunities to observe in:

 

- Local sales meetings

- Inventory analyzing and pricing meetings

- Projects analyzing program sales

- Master Control airing of commercial pods

- Actual account executive/buyer negotiations

 

ON LINE OPERATIONS

Northwestern University                                               June 2007  August 2007

University of Illinois  Champaign                                  May 2007  August 2007

 

Online operations include abc7chicago.com and 190north.com as well as several "in production" projects.  Website interns:

 

- Update and develop website content 

- Research internet-related reports, sites and systems

- Format documents and images

- Work with other departments in the station on web-related projects