EEO General Policy
I. General Policy
WTBO WKGO Corporation, LLC. has a policy to afford equal employment opportunity in 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, national 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:
II. Responsibility for Implementation
Timothy P. Martin, Assistant General Manager will be responsible for implementing WTBO/WKGO Corporations 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, national origin or sex.
III. Policy Dissemination
To ensure that all members of the staff are cognizant of our equal employment opportunity policy and their individual responsibilities in carrying out this policy, the efforts will be made:
The station’s employment application forms will contain a notice informing prospective employees that discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex is prohibited and that they may notify the appropriate local, State or, Federal agency if they believe they have been the victims of discrimination.
Appropriate notices will be posted informing applicants and employees that the stations are equal opportunity employers and of their right to notify an appropriate local, State or, Federal agency if they believe they have been the victims of discrimination.
In any advertising for job openings the stations will include a notice informing prospective employees that discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex is prohibited, and that WTBO/WKGO Corporation, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity Employers.
The Public and Broadcasting
EXHIBIT 3- EEO- NARRATIVE STATEMENT-WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION
WTBO-WKGO Corporation LLC has been working to achieve broad and inclusive outreach during the period prior to filing for license renewal applications for WTBO, WKGO, WFRB, and WFRB- FM. The period of record prior to application is from
June 2, 2008 to June 1, 2009
October 27, 2008-November 16, 2009
WTBO-WKGO Corp. LLC along with students from Frostburg State University, produced a series of announcements to publicize a community event called "Cumberland Goes to War." This event was held to honor present and former residents of Allegany County, MD who participated in foreign wars from World War II to the present conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. A total of five students, who were involved in broadcasting classes at Frostburg State University, participated in this endeavor as part of their pursuit of a career in broadcasting. They recorded at total of thirteen 60-second announcements which aired 11/1/09-11/16/09
April 7, 2009
Joe Harman, AE, participated in Joint Effort with College Students from WFWM at Frostburg State University in the field of Broadcasting. The Joint Effort was to record Public Service Announcements for a community event called Mountain Maryland Marathon. The participation with students Tim Miller, Steve Hughes, Bradi Purdu , Lauren Baile, and Ashley Srantinos and WFWM student manager, Chuck Dicken was designed to reinforce the students’ desire to have an opportunity for a career in broadcasting.
May 12, 2009
WTBO-WKGO Corp. LLC was co-sponsor of a Job and Career Fair held in conjunction with Country Club Mall at the mall location 1260 Vocke Rd. Lavale, MD. The event was held from Noon until 7pm that day. Two of our company stations, WFRB-FM, Frostburg, MD and WKGO-FM, Cumberland, MD broadcast live from the Job and Career Fair. Jeff Johnson was on the air for three hours for WFRB-FM and Tim Martin was on the air on WKGO-FM for three hours. General Manager, Richard Cornwell, acted as station host for the event and talked to all those who attended the event. Over 21 different businesses, organizations, and also recruiters from the Armed Forces were part of the event. A copy of the documentation for this registration is on file in the June 2009 EEO filing at WTBO-WKGO Corp. LLC 350 Byrd Avenue, Cumberland MD. 21502.
May 18, 2009- June 1,2009
As part of an outreach to increase our awareness of access and availability for students attending public school in Allegany County, MD to WTBO-WKGO CORP. LLC, WTBO
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aired a series of programs on WTBO-AM of 2 Minute content called Inside the Board of Education. The information in these programs was written and recorded by Mia Perlozzo, Information Specialist of the Board of Education of Allegany County, MD. The information in each weekly program highlighted activities of students attending school in Allegany County Schools from Kindergarten through 12th Grade. In this manner both students and their parents and families could hear on RADIO the impact those students were having in the community in hopes that students would be encouraged to seek a career in Broadcasting as a way of communicating with the public.
EMPLOYMENT LIST
NAACP
PO Box 2165
Rockville, MD 20847-2165
301-657-2062
www.naacp-mc.org/
Allegany County One Stop Center (Cumberland)
138 Baltimore Street
McMullen Building
Cumberland, MD 21502
301-777-1221
www.dllr.state.md.us/county/alle
email
cumberland@dllr.state.md.us
West Virginia University
Career Services Center
PO Box 6008 Morgantown, WV 26506-6008
304-293-221
No E-mail address
Frostburg State University
Career Services Center
Frostburg, MD 21532
301-687-4403
www.collegecentral.com/frostburg
Allegany College
Job Placement Office
12401 Willowbrook Rd, SE
Cumberland, MD 21502
301-784-5243
www.allegany.edu
Potomac State College
No Job Placement Services available yet
1-800-262-7332
www.psc.wvu.edu
Garrett College
Job Placement Office
687 Mosser Road
McHenry, MD 21541
301-387-3132
www.gcc.cc.md.us
NOW
Cumberland, MD 21502
301-759-2629 (Fax Only)
General E-Mail: www.now.org/chapters/md.html
Women’s Help Center
809 Napoleon Street
Johnstown, PA 15901
Attn: Kathy Ritter
1-814-534-5361
no email
PA Career Link
200 Lincoln Street
Johnstown, PA 15901
Attn: Abby Mulhollen
1-814-533-2493
no email
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
450 School House Rd.
Johnstown, PA 15904
Attn: Human Resources (no specific contact person)
sabo/@pitt.edu
1-814-269-7000
The Herald Mail
100 Summit Avenue
Hagerstown, MD 21749
Attn: Heather Guessford
1-301-733-5131
heatherg@herald-mail.com
The Record Herald
30 Walnut Street
Waynesboro, PA 17268
attn: Denny Shockey
1-717-762-2151
no email address
County United Way
P.O. Box 307
Cumberland, MD 21502
Attn: Mary Beth Pirolozzi, Executive Director
The Western Maryland Consortium (Cumberland)
138 Baltimore Street
Suite 102
Cumberland, MD 21502
301-777-1221
www.westernmarylandconsortium.org
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