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EEO Policy

GENERAL POLICY

WQKT & WKVX (WWST Corporation) has a policy to afford equal employment to all qualified individuals without the regard to race, color, religion, national origin or sex, in all personnel actions — including recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination. It will also be our policy to promote the realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program of specific practices designed to insure the full realization of equal employment opportunity without the regard to race, color, religion, natural origin or sex. To make this policy effective, and to insure conformance with the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, we have adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Program which includes the following elements:

 

RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Craig Walton, General Manager, will be responsible for implementing the WQKT & WKVX EEO program. It will also be the responsibility of all persons making employment decisions with respect to the recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination of employees to insure that our policy and program is adhered to and that no person is discriminated against in employment because of race, color, religion, natural origin or sex.

 

POLICY DISSEMINATION

To ensure that all members of the staff are cognizant of our equal employment opportunity policy and the individual responsibilities in carrying out this policy, the following efforts will be made:

 

  • Employment Application Forms will contain a notice informing prospective employees that discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex is prohibited.
  • Job Applicants may notify the appropriate local, state or federal agency if they believe they have been a victim of discrimination.
  • Appropriate notices will be posted informing applicants and employees that both stations are Equal Opportunity Employers.
  • When advertising for job openings, the notice will include a section informing prospective employees that discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origln or sex is prohibited and that WWST Corporation, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

 June 1, 2011 Annual EEO Public File Report for WWST Corporation
 

 

WWST Corporation (WQKT/WKVX Radio) hired one full-time employee during the period of June, 1 2010 ­ May 31st, 2011.  Seth Imhoff was hired on August 2, 2010.  WQKT/WKVX placed advertisements in the classified section of three local/regional newspapers for the available position.  Information was also sent to the job placement offices of two local colleges.  Seth was hired after talking with four prospective candidates over a two-week period.  Seth accepted the job one day after it was offered to him and remains a full-time salesperson and sports announcer at this filing.  The following is a list of recruitment sources that were used to fill the vacancy: Ohio School for Broadcasting, Indepenence, Ohio.  Wayne College Job Placement Office, 1901 Smucker Road, Orrville, Ohio 44667, www.wayne.uakron.edu.  Wooster/Orrville branch of the NAACP, Box 410, Wooster Ohio 44691.  The Daily Record, 212 E. Liberty Street, Wooster, Ohio 44691, www.the-daily-record.com.  Canton Repository, 500 S. Market Street, Canton, Ohio 44701, www.cantonrep.com.  Akron Beacon Journal, 44 East Exchange Street, P.O. Box 640, Akron, Ohio 44309, www.ohio.com

EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

WAYNE COLLEGE
Job Placement Office Attn: Donna Walker 1901 Smucker Road Orrville, OH  44667 330-683-2010
www.wayne.uakron.edu
 THE CANTON REPOSITORY
Attn: Jim Thomas 500 Market Avenue South Canton, OH  44702
www.cantonrep.com
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
Job Placement Office Attn: Matt Sherreib 302 Buchtel Avenue Akron, OH  44325 330-972-7111
www.uakron.edu		 THE BEACON JOURNAL
Attn: John Yee 444 East Exchange Street Akron, OH  44309
www.ohio.com
THE DAILY RECORD
Attn: Aaron Dorksen 212 East Liberty Street Wooster, OH  44691 330-264-5122
www.the-daily-record.com		 WOOSTER-ORRVILLE BRANCH of N.A.A.C.P.
Attn: Emmanuel Stone P. O. Box 641 Wooster, OH  44691 330-345-8564

NON-VACANCY SPECIFIC RECRUITMENT EFFORTS

WWST Corporation LLC worked to achieve broad and inclusive outreach during the period from June 2, 2010 to June 1, 2011.

 

September 23rd, 2010
A student from Wooster High School shadowed Ron Hamilton as part of her course studies.  Her interest was in becoming a disc jockey and was thinking about going to college to major in communication.   Over the course of four hours she was given a broad overview of the radio business as a whole and the specifics of our station.

 

October 14th, 2010
A station tour was organized for a local community group interested in the history of our station.  What followed was a sit down with the guests to talk about community involvement and to answer basic questions about radio.

 

November 17th, 2010
A Local Cub Scout Pack was given a tour of station facilities.  Twenty five scouts, their leaders and parents were shown the studios, offices and given the idea of a typical “radio day”.

 

December 12th, 2010
Brandon Canode met with several classes at Northwestern High School. 
The classes dealt with Mass Media and Broadcast Services.  Brandon met with four different groups of kids answering questions, talking about the radio business and describing what career opportunities are available in the field.

 

January 8th, 2011
Mike Breckenridge was once again part of career day at Orrville High School.  Mike met with three groups of kids that had shown an interest in the radio field.  He described the job opportunities that are available, talking about all aspects of the business.  A question and answer session was part of each group.

 

March 22nd, 2011
A job shadow from the Wayne County Schools Career Center observed Ron Hamilton for three and a half hours to get a feel for what “a day in the life of a program director” is like.  Along with answering questions and explaining his job, Ron allowed the student to record a commercial in one of WQKT’s recording studios.

 

April 6th, 2011
Ron Hamilton attended a job Fair at Rittman High School.  During the event, Ron spoke to a number of students about what it takes to get into and succeed in the radio business. Ron also invited the students he talked to to come out to the station at a later date for a tour. Two students took him upon his offer.

 

May 11th, 2011
30 Boy Scouts were given a tour of the station by General Manager Craig Walton.  The Scouts requested the tour as part of obtaining their communication badge.  Craig gave them and their parents a tour of the station layout and talked about what it takes to run a radio station.

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