Public Notice

Board of Directors Meetings
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc. (Western Reserve Public Media) is scheduled for the following dates:

Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at 3:30 p.m.

All meetings are held in the offices of Western Reserve Public Media, 1750 Campus Center Drive, Kent, Ohio, 44240-5191. For further information, contact Western Reserve Public Media at 1-800-554-4549 during normal business hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) or e-mail Bill O’Neil at . The meetings are open to the public.
 

EEO Public File Report
WNEO Alliance/WEAO Akron
June 1, 2009-May 31, 2010

 

Full-Time Vacancies Filled During the Reporting Period
One position filled- Production Assistant (March 2010)

Recordkeeping for Full-Time Jobs

Job Title:

Production Assistant
Full-Time or Part-Time: Full-Time
Date Position Was Filled: 3/15/10
Referral Source of Applicant Hired: Staff recommendation
 

A temporary employee from the WNEO/WEAO “Flex-Team” (and former Kent State University intern) that had been working at the stations and possessed the necessary experience and background was hired as an emergency replacement due to exigent circumstances which precluded a typical recruitment. Following circumstances which required an employee's involuntary termination, and given the nature of the position (master control) and the small size of the station's staff (just 22 full-time and 3 part-time employees), it was necessary to immediately fill this position to ensure on-going completion of its critical responsibilities, which other staff members were unavailable or unable to fulfill, even temporarily.
   
   

Under normal circumstances many of the following sources are used for recruitment:
 

A. Recruitment Sources Used to Fill Vacancy (list those that are entitled to notification under Section B)

1.         Name of organization:                Akron Beacon Journal/CareerBuilder.Com
            Address of organization:            44 East Exchange St. Akron 44309
            Name of contact person:            Crystal Tucker
            Telephone number:                    330.996.3339

2.         Name of organization:               The Reporter
            Address of organization:            PO Box 2042 Akron 44309
            Name of contact person:            Bill Ellis
            Telephone number:                    330.535.7061

3.         Name of organization:               Youngstown Vindicator
            Address of organization:            PO Box 780 Youngstown 44501
            Name of contact person:            Melissa M.
            Telephone number:                    330.746.6565

4.         Name of organization:                Canton Repository
            Address of organization:            500 Market Ave. Canton 44702
            Name of contact person:            Gail Valli
            Telephone number:                    330.580.8400

5.         Name of organization:               Cleveland Plain Dealer
            Address of organization:            1801 Superior Avenue
            Name of contact person:            Nicholas Inzano
            Telephone number:                    216.999.3748

6.         Name of organization:               Record Courier
            Address of organization:            126 N Chestnut St Ravenna OH 44266
            Name of contact person:            Kelly Contini
            Telephone number:                    330.296.9657

7.         Name of organization:               WNEO/WEAO Website
            Address of organization:            1750 Campus Center Dr Kent OH 44240
            Name of contact person:            William O’Neil
            Telephone number:                    330.677.4549

8.         Name of organization:               Call & Post
            Address of organization:            11800 Shaker Blvd. Cleveland OH 44120
            Name of contact person:            Ms. Black
            Telephone number:                    216.791.7600

9.         Name of organization:               NAACP, Akron
            Address of organization:            1419 Copley Rd. Akron 44320
            Name of contact person:            Ophelia Everitt
            Telephone number:                    330.869.8955

10.       Name of organization:                 Association for Fund-Raising Professionals
                                                            NE Ohio Chapter
            Address of organization:             703 South Main St #211
            Name of contact person:             Larry Becker, CFRE.
            Telephone number:                     330.315.0402

11.       Name of organization:                Portage Workforce Connection
            Address of organization:            1081 W. Main St. Ravenna 44266
            Name of contact person:            Michael Nahod.
            Telephone number:                    330.296.2841

12.       Name of organization:                Kent State University
            Address of organization:            261 MSC, KSU  Kent 44242
            Name of contact person:            Jan Watson
            Telephone number:                    330.672.2360

13.       Name of organization:                YSU College Fine & Perf. Arts
            Address of organization:            One University Plaza Youngstown 44555
            Name of contact person:            Jodi Clowes
            Telephone number:                    330.941.3625

14.       Name of organization:                Franklin Cty Board MR/DD
            Address of organization:            2879 Johnstown Rd Columbus
            Name of contact person:            John Fleming
            Telephone number:                    614.475.6440

15.       Name of organization:                UCP- Central Ohio
            Address of organization:            440 Industrial Mile Rd Columbus 43228
            Name of contact person:            Colleen Kelly
            Telephone number:                    614.279.0109

16.       Name of organization:                Womens Resource Center — Comm. Kitchen Inc.
            Address of organization:            640 S. Ohio Ave. Columbus 43205
            Name of contact person:            Marilyn Oberting       
            Telephone number:                    614.252.6428

17.       Name of organization:                Workplace Staffing
            Address of organization:            650 Graham Rd. Cuyahoga Falls 44221
            Name of contact person:            Jen Ferrell
            Telephone number:                    330.926.1880

18.       Name of organization:                Mahoning Job & Family Services         
            Address of organization:            709 N Garland Av  Youngstown OH 44506
            Name of contact person:            George Bentfield        
            Telephone number:                    330.740.2600

19.       Name of organization:                Akron Urban League
            Address of organization:            250 E Market St  Akron OH 44308
            Name of contact person:            Stephanie Sheeler
            Telephone number:                    330.434.3101

20.       Name of organization:                United Disabilities Services
            Address of organization:            701 S Main St  Akron OH 44311
            Name of contact person:            Rich Willse
            Telephone number:                    330.762.9755

21.       Name of organization:                Kent State University Media
            Address of organization:            C-105 MSP Kent OH 44242
            Name of contact person:            Dave McCoy
            Telephone number:                    330.672.1871

22.       Name of organization:                University of Akron Human Resources
            Address of organization:            University of Akron  Akron OH 44325-4731
            Name of contact person:            Penny Carpenter
            Telephone number:                    330.972.7090

23.       Name of organization:                University of Akron Career Services
            Address of organization:            153 Shrank N Akron OH 44325-4306
            Name of contact person:            Kim Beyer
            Telephone number:                    330.972.7747

24.       Name of organization:                YSU Human Resources
            Address of organization:            Jones Hall  One University Plaza Youngstown 44555
            Name of contact person:            Jean Wainio
            Telephone number:                   330.941.3122

25.       Name of organization:                NAACP Columbus
            Address of organization:            233 S High St Columbus OH 43215
            Name of contact person:            Tracey Hale
            Telephone number:                    614.221.5187

26.       Name of organization:                Access To Independence
            Address of organization:            4960 S Prospect St  Ravenna OH 44266
            Name of contact person:            Kathy Schaffer
            Telephone number:                    330.296.8111

27.       Name of organization:                Canton Urban League
            Address of organization:            1400 Sherrick Rd Canton OH 44704
            Name of contact person:            Ricc Strickland
            Telephone number:                    330.456.3479

28.       Name of organization:                NAACP Ravenna
            Address of organization:            3168 Jay St Ravenna OH 44266
            Name of contact person:            President
            Telephone number:                    330.296.4344

29.       Name of organization:                Portage County MR/DD
            Address of organization:            2606 Brady Lake Rd Ravenna OH 44266
            Name of contact person:            Bev Puleo
            Telephone number:                    330.297.4100

30.       Name of organization:                Community Action Partnership
            Address of organization:            101 Federal Plaza E Youngstown OH 44503
            Name of contact person:            Frances Terry-Pettis
            Telephone number:                    330.746.9227

31.       Name of organization:                Goodwill Rehabilitation
            Address of organization:            1331 Edgehill Rd Columbus OH 43212
            Name of contact person:            Marilyn Clark
            Telephone number:                    614.583.0320

32.       Name of organization:                Youngstown Regional Chamber
            Address of organization:            11 Federal Plaza #1600, Youngstown OH 44503
            Name of contact person:            Dorothy Boggio
            Telephone number:                    330.744.2131

33.       Name of organization:                Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
            Address of organization:            8001 Brecksville Rd., Brecksville OH 44141
            Name of contact person:            C. B. VanTilburg
            Telephone number:                    440.746.8230

34.       Name of organization:                Mount Union College
            Address of organization:            1972 Clark Av., Alliance OH 44601
            Name of contact person:            Rebecca Doak
            Telephone number:                    800.992.6682

35.       Name of organization:                Trumbull Business College
            Address of organization:            3200 Ridge Rd., Warren OH 44484
            Name of contact person:            Naomi Sheehan
            Telephone number:                    330.369.3200

36.       Name of organization:                Advt Federation of Gr. Akron
            Address of organization:            PO Box 2472, Akron OH 44309
            Name of contact person:            Jen Snider
            Telephone number:                    330.414.4830

37.       Name of organization:                Univ of Akron College of Fine Arts
            Address of organization:            261 Guzzetta Hall
            Name of contact person:            Gerri McElliott
            Telephone number:                    330.972.7564

38.       Name of organization:                Corporation for Public Broadcasting
            Address of organization:            Website
            Name of contact person:            Automated
            Telephone number:                    www.cpb.org/jobline

39.       Name of organization:                Natl Educational Telecommunications Assoc.
            Address of organization:            Website
            Name of contact person:            Maryanne Schuessler
            Telephone number:                    803.799.5517
 
B. Recruitment Sources Used to Fill Vacancy That Are Entitled to Notification

1.         Name of organization:                Ohio Center for Broadcasting
            Address of organization:            9000 Sweet Valley Dr   Valley View 44125
            Name of contact person:            Gary James
            Telephone number:                   216.447.9117
 
 


The following Prong 3 initiatives were implemented during the previous year:

Participation in Job Fairs
Stark County Collegiate Job Fair was attended by Amanda Donatelli for Western Reserve Public Media (WNEO/WEAO), on Tuesday March 23, 2010 at the Professional Education Conference Center on the Kent State Stark Campus in North Canton.

The Youngstown State University Spring Job Expo was held Wednesday April 7, 2010 at the Kilcawley Center. It was attended by Amanda Donatelli for Western Reserve Public Media  (WNEO/WEAO)

Establishment of Internship program
Established on-going internships to provide students with the skills needed for broadcast employment. Internships were provided this year in production. Multiple Kent State University and Youngstown State University students assisted in the production of two weekly programs NewsNight Akron and NEOtropolis, weekly local news and business programs. These are ongoing year-round opportunities and in the past we have drawn from these interns for hiring.

Participation in other activities to further goal of disseminating employment opportunity information
We participate in ongoing general outreach efforts via our internet website. We state: “We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from women, minorities and persons with disabling conditions.”  We make the following announcement daily on-the-air: “Western Reserve Public Media is dedicated to providing broad outreach regarding job vacancies at the station. We seek help of local organizations in referring qualified applicants to our station. Organizations that wish to receive our vacancy information should contact Bill O’Neil by calling 330-821-6413 or 330-677-4549.” A similar notice is on our website.

Training programs to enable station personnel to acquire skills that could qualify them for higher level positions
WNEO/WEAO encourages and finances training programs (college class work, seminars) designed to enable station personnel to acquire skills that would qualify them for higher positions. Engineer Anthony Dennis attended technical training for transmitter repair and operation at Thomson in Massachusetts. Engineers Rick Patterson and Anthony Dennis attended seminars at the PBS Technology Conference and the National Association of Broadcasters Convention. Jeff Good attended the National Educational Telecommunications Association’s annual conference.

Participation in at least four programs sponsored by educational institutions relating to careers in broadcasting
WNEO/WEAO has participated in providing information about broadcasting careers to students at Youngstown State, Kent State Stark Campus, and University of Akron. Staff members participating were Duilio Mariola, Amanda Donatelli and Jeff Good.

Sponsorship of at least two events in the community designed to inform and educate members of the public as to opportunities in broadcasting
Western Reserve Public Media does a video production class called You Be the Producer covering video and television fundamentals and careers. We have offered that class nine times this year for teachers in Windham, Twinsburg, Hubbard, Green Local and Newcomerstown. Duilio Mariola presented information about broadcasting as part of the course he teaches at the University of Akron. College students also crew tapings/live-air of local WNEO/WEAO programming. Jeff Good held a careers in broadcasting seminar for students from Rootstown High School in February.

 
 
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