EEO Public File Report

Purpose of This Report

Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc. (the licensee of WCQS, WFQS and WYQS) has a formal non-discrimination policy, manifested by the following Article in its bylaws: "The Corporation shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national affiliation, disability or sexual preference".

All recruiting efforts for vacant positions include special attempts to attract diverse pools of qualified candidates, including the distribution of job vacancy notices to numerous organizations that serve women and minorities.

The FCC requires that this Annual EEO Public File Report is placed here on our website and in our station public file. It contains information regarding full-time positions hired during the previous year. We list our recruitment sources and a description of our supplemental outreach initiatives implemented during the reporting period. We also encourage any organization wishing to receive future notices about WCQS job vacancies to contact the Executive Director at jevans@wcqs.org and you will be placed on our distribution list for future Position Vacancy Announcements.

Period covered by this report (“Period”): August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2010.  Call signs of stations comprising the reporting Station Employment Unit: WCQS(FM), Asheville, NC, WFQS(FM), Franklin, NC and WYQS(FM), Mars Hill, NC.  During the reporting period there were 11 full-time persons employed by the station.

I. Full-time vacancies during period

Executive Director

II.  Each recruitment or referral source (“Source”) used to seek candidates for each vacancy.

Livingston Associates posted the WCQS Executive Director position
Tom Livingston, tom@livingstonassociates.com, 410.243.1974
300 Chestnut Ave., Suite 208, The Mill Center, Baltimore, MD 21211

Livingston Associates’ Website
http://www.livingstonassociates.net/positions/   
Tom Livingston, tom@livingstonassociates.com, 410.243.1974
300 Chestnut Ave., Suite 208, The Mill Center, Baltimore, MD 21211

Corporation for Public Broadcasting/CPB jobline online posting
http://www.cpb.org/jobline/
401 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004-2129
202-879-9600

CEO Update –online posting
http://www.ceoupdate.com/employers/
202-721-7656

The Chronicle of Philanthropy-online posting
http://philanthropy.com/section/Jobs/224/    

Current: The newspaper about public TV and radio in the United States
http://www.current.org/jobs/
Kathleen Unwin, currentpublicmedia@gmail.com, 877-745-8776 Ext 1   
6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 350, Takoma Park, MD 20912

Asheville Citizen-Times
http://www.citizen-­‐times.com/  
J.P. Bland, jpbland@gannett.com, 828-232-6000
PO Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802
 
Smoky Mountain News
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/   
Scott Collier, classads@smokymountainnews.com, 828.246.8470
PO Box 629, Waynesville, NC 28786

WCQS–on-line and on-air announcements
http://www.wcqs.org/       
Barbara Sayer, bsayer@wcqs.org, 828-210-4800
73 Broadway St. Asheville, NC 28801

Total number of persons interviewed for all full-time vacancies during period:

• 1st round – 20 interviewed by phone by Livingston Associates

• 2nd round – 8 interviewed by phone/video skype by a the hiring committee comprised of board and staff members

• 3rd round – 3 final candidates interviewed in person by the entire staff and 12 of 19 board members

- Candidate #1 – Livingston Associates website
- Candidate #2 – CPB Jobline
- Candidate #3 – CPB Jobline

 Executive Director hired on June 7, 2010

III.  Total number of interviewees for all full-time vacancies during period per source:

20

No source requested that they be notified of full-time job openings.

IV. Outreach Activities during period
Maintained an internship and volunteer program at the stations.
Interns are individuals who are willing to commit to a significant amount of time over a defined period to volunteer their services to the stations in exchange for on the job training and experience in radio.    

- 2 Interns over the course of the period

Volunteers are individuals who donate their time and services to the stations in exchange for on the job training and experience, or to help the stations fulfill their mission.  Volunteer commitments are both on-going and occasional.  Volunteers are not paid.

- 30 volunteers donating more than 500 hours of service during the period

Offered training opportunities to employees to enable them to increase their skills, improve their job performance and/or prepare them for higher-level positions.

Employees are encouraged to participate in professional development activities designed to teach new skills that make it possible for them to their job better, grow in their position and/or acquire skills that prepare them for higher level positions within the organization.  Employees participated in conferences, seminars and webinars under this program.

• Executive Director, Public Media Development and Marketing Conference, July 2010

• Membership Director, Public Media Development and Marketing Conference, July 2010    

• Membership Director, Membership Associate – 8 webinars given by the Development Exchange, Inc.

• Program Director – 3 webinars given by the Public Radio Program Directors Association

• Underwriting Director, Underwriting Associate – 2 webinars given by the Development Exchange, Inc.

V. Miscellaneous
Made tours available for student and community groups to learn about radio and career opportunities in the field.

2011 ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc.

Period covered by this report (“Period”): August 1, 2010 through July 31, 2011.  Call signs of stations comprising the reporting Station Employment Unit: WCQS(FM), Asheville, NC, WFQS(FM), Franklin, NC and WYQS(FM), Mars Hill, NC. During the reporting period there were 12 full-time persons employed by the station.

I. Full-time vacancies during period

Morning Edition Host/Reporter

II.  Each recruitment or referral source (“Source”) used to seek candidates for each vacancy.

WCQS Morning Edition Host/Reporter Search 2011
EEO Data
Places posted and where interviewees heard about the position

Asheville Citizen-Times
http://www.citizen-­‐times.com/   
J.P. Bland, jpbland@gannett.com, 828-232-6000
PO Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802

Mountain Xpress
http://www.mountainx.com/
Classifieds Manager, classifieds@mountainx.com, 828-251-1333
PO Box 144, Asheville, NC 28802

Smoky Mountain News
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/   
Scott Collier, classads@smokymountainnews.com, 828.246.8470
PO Box 629, Waynesville, NC 28786

Current: The newspaper about public TV and radio in the United States
http://www.current.org/jobs/
Kathleen Unwin, currentpublicmedia@gmail.com, 877-745-8776 Ext 1   
6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 350, Takoma Park, MD 20912

Atlanta Journal Constition
http://www.ajc.com/
Classified Manager, 404-526-2560
72 Marietta St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

Charlotte Observer
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/
Classifieds Manager, 704-377-5555
600 Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28202

WCQS–on-line and on-air announcements
http://www.wcqs.org/       
Barbara Sayer, bsayer@wcqs.org, 828-210-4800
73 Broadway St. Asheville, NC 28801

Total number of persons interviewed for all full-time vacancies during period:

• 1st round – 5 people were interviewed by phone by Program Director and News Director

• 2nd round – 3 people were interviewed by phone by Program Director and News Director

• 3rd round – 3 final candidates interviewed in person by News Director, Program Director, Statioon Manager and Underwriting Manager.

- Candidate #1 – Asheville Citizen Times
- Candidate #2 – Current Newspaper
- Candidate #3 – Word of mouth/Current Newspaper

Morning Edition Host/Reporter hired on February 28, 2011

III.  Total number of interviewees for all full-time vacancies during period per source:

5
No source requested that they be notified of full-time job openings.

IV. Outreach Activities during period

Maintained an internship and volunteer program at the stations.
Interns are individuals who are willing to commit to a significant amount of time over a defined period to volunteer their services to the stations in exchange for on the job training and experience in radio.    

- 1 Interns over the course of the period

Volunteers are individuals who donate their time and services to the stations in exchange for on the job training and experience, or to help the stations fulfill their mission.  Volunteer commitments are both on-going and occasional.  Volunteers are not paid.

- 37 volunteers donating more than 600 hours of service during the period

Offered training opportunities to employees to enable them to increase their skills, improve their job performance and/or prepare them for higher-level positions.
Employees are encouraged to participate in professional development activities designed to teach new skills that make it possible for them to their job better, grow in their position and/or acquire skills that prepare them for higher level positions within the organization.  Employees participated in conferences, seminars and webinars under this program.

• Executive Director, Public Radio Program Directors, Conference, September 2010

• Program Director, Public Radio Program Directors Conference, September 2010

• Executive Director, Eastern Public Media Conference, October 2010

• Executive Director, Membership Director – NPR major gifts on-site training, October 2010

• Executive Director, Program Director, Underwriting Director, North Carolina Public Radio Association Annual Meeting/Conference, November 2010

• Executive Director, Public Media Development and Marketing Conference, July 2011

• Membership Director – training with DEI consultant Melanie Coulson –ongoing.

• Membership Director – training with nonprofit consultant Angela Kemper – ongoing

• News Director, Morning Edition Host Reporter – NFCB News Trainer Doug Mitchell – June 2011

• Membership Director, Membership Associate – 6 webinars given by the Development Exchange, Inc.

• Program Director – 1 webinars given by the Public Radio Program Directors Association

• Underwriting Director, Underwriting Associate – 2 webinars given by the Development Exchange, Inc.

V. Miscellaneous

Made tours available for student and community groups to learn about radio and career opportunities in the field.