ANNUAL EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY REPORT
4-K Radio, Inc.
d.b.a. KOZE AM-FM, Lewiston Idaho
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination.
It is also our policy to promote the realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program of specific practices designed to ensure the full realization of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or sex.
KOZE AM-FM is dedicated to providing broad outreach regarding job vacancies, and we seek the help of local organizations in referring qualified applicants. Organizations that wish to receive information about vacancies at the station should contact Mike Ripley, General Manager by calling (208) 743-2502 and/or writing to: KOZE Radio, PO Box 936 Lewiston, ID 83501 and/or sending an e-mail message to mikeripley@koze.com.
II. RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Mike Ripley, President / General Manager will be responsible for the administration and implementation of our Equal Employment Opportunity Program. It will also be the responsibility of all persons making employment decisions with respect to recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination of employees to ensure that our policy and program is adhered to and that no person is discriminated against in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability.
III. INTERNAL RECORD KEEPING Ð POSITIONS FILLED
In compliance with the new EEO rules, effective 3/10/03, KOZE-AM/FM has publicized job vacancies for all of its stations through a combination of some or all of the following: Lewiston Morning Tribune, Lewiston Job Service, Lewis-Clark State College, University of Idaho, Washington State University, Walla Walla Community College, Nez Perce Tribal Employment Agency, Idaho State Broadcasters Association Job Bank Website and the KOZE.com station website.
The following positions were filled on KOZE-FM during the reporting period of June 1, 2007 and May 31, 2008:
KOZE-FM
Full Time On-Air Announcer position/Part Time On-Air Announcer
Date
Positions Opened Ð July 13, 2007 Ð July 31, 2007
Date
Positions Filed Ð Full Time Ð August 10, 2007 / Part Time Ð August 17. 2007
To fill this vacancy the station utilized the following recruitment sources and (#) of referrals from each source:
¤ Lewiston Job Service (0)
¤ Idaho State Broadcasters Internet Job Bank (0)
¤ Lewiston Tribune (2)
¤ Lewis-Clark State College (1)
¤ Nez Perce Tribal Employment Agency (0)
¤ KOZE.com station website. (0)
¤ KOZE On Air Advertisements (8)
A total of 11 applicants and 10 were interviewed. Referral sources for the candidates interviewed were:
1. Lewiston Tribune (2)
2. Lewis Clark State College (1)
3. KOZE On Air Advertisements (7)
Both candidates hired were referred by the KOZE On-Air Advertisements
IV. SUPPLEMENTAL RECRUITMENT MEASURES
KOZE Radio will continue to strive to update, refine, and expand its recruitment sources through further efforts in the months and years ahead and intends to use the improved lists for virtually all job openings.
V. LONG TERM RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES
In addition to the Supplemental Recruitment obligations listed above, KOZE Radio is committed to performing at least two of the long-term EEO recruitments set forth in the FCCÕs EEO rules within a two-year period. From June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008, KOZE Radio participated in the following long-term recruitment initiatives: