EEO Outreach Programs

Eagle Radio participates in supplemental recruitment efforts, both on an individual station level and as part of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community’s economical diversification efforts. We maintain the following programs:

Internship Program

WCUP and WGLI is going to ask The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council to allow it to develop ongoing internship programs in the programming, promotion and production departments. We hope to have semester-long, unpaid, for-credit programs that allow students to experience radio station operation first-hand. Students will work side by side with station employees on station projects and promotions. Interns will be informed at the beginning of the program that they will be treated as an employee of the station and will be subject to the same disciplines and expectations they will encounter in the workplace.

In addition, time will be provided by the department manager for question and answer sessions, which will explain for the student the various procedures, techniques and events they encounter during the internship.

Our stations will solicit intern candidates from a variety of local educational institutions through placement offices, communication department contacts, and through student initiatives. Participating institutions would include:

• Michigan Tech University
• Finlandia University
• Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College

Job Banks

Eagle Radio will post all job openings and internship possibilities at the online Job Bank of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters ( www.Michmab.com), and the Career Center at the National Association of Broadcasters (www.NAB.org).

Job Fairs

Eagle Radio did not participate in local or regional job fairs during the reporting period: .

Educational Institution Outreach

Eagle Radio has a standing relationship with Finlandia University and the Business Marketing Class. Our Sales Manager speaks annually to current students to provide them with a real-world view of the radio industry and radio advertising in general.

Recent participation in educational outreach programs include:

On February 14th, 2007, our Sales Manager and one of our top Advertising Account Executives, Jacki Marinich, since Finlandia is her alma mater, gave a presentation.  By invitation of the instructor, we covered the following three topics:  #1. Marketing options on radio, #2. Radio sales as a career, and #3. the 4 P's of advertising sales (prepare, plan, propose, proceed).

Participation with community groups interested in broadcast employment issues

“Keep it in the U. P.” is a daily Public Affairs program on WGLI. This past year we had three programs devoted to the media and careers in broadcasting. These programs covered many areas of broadcasting including how each of our guests started their broadcasting careers.

6/8/2006 KARL BOHNAK:  METEOROLOGIST WLUC-TV6 MARQUETTE

Karl Bohnak is Meteorologist for WLUC-TV6 in Marquette, who had his beginnings in Milwaukee.  We talked extensively about how he got into the news business, and what it takes to become a meteorologist.  He does a number of visits off-site to promote his profession.

9/14/2006 STEVE ASPLUND: ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR-ANCHOR, WLUC-TV6 MARQUETTE

Steve Asplund is News Anchor at WLUC-TV6 in Marquette, and has extensive experience as a new gatherer, writer, anchor and producer.  One of his stated goals is to train Upper Peninsula young people to become active in the news profession in an effort to reduce their turnover.  He talked extensively on the program about how he proposes to do that and the steps to accomplish that goal.

12/12/2006 TIM SKUBIC: CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT, HOST OF “OFF THE RECORD”

Tim Skubic is a Michigan State Capital Correspondent for several TV stations, does a weekly newspaper column and is a reporter for the Michigan Radio Networks. We talked extensively about the decline of the capital press corps, and the results in the communities of Michigan. We also talked about the results of radio consolidation, and what it has meant.  And about what it takes to become a capital correspondent.

Other community groups interested in broadcast employment issues

5/23/2007 Baraga Alternative High School

We hosted three students from the Baraga Alternative High School program.  They toured the station, and learned about how we operate.  Our Program Director spent some time discussing potential careers in radio, what type of educational background is necessary, and what jobs in radio are like.  On-Air Announcer “Tori Lake” assisted.  All the students were encouraged to stay in touch, if they have further questions about our stations, or about broadcasting careers, we would be happy to speak with them at any time.

*** 5/24/2006 American Indian Economic Development Fund (It was their Indianpreneur training) AFTER OUR 2006 EEO REPORT WAS COMPILED

Eagle Radio General Manager spoke at the AIEDF training in May 2006.  (The dates were May 9, 10, 11 and 23, 24, 25) Ed spoke on the 24th.

Job Postings

Eagle Radio posted all (Management, Sales, Technical and/or Professional) job openings in the following organizations’ newsletters or job banks: Michigan Works, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community newsletter, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Employment Rights Office and Michigan Inner-Tribal Council. A complete fax list is also available on-line in our latest report.
 

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