Channel 8 KLKN-TV Annual EEO Report 2014-2015
Annual EEO Public File Report
The purpose of this EEO Public File Report (“Report”) is to comply with Section 73.2080(c)(6) of the FCC’s 2002 EEO Rule. This Report has been prepared on behalf of the Station’s Employment Unit that is comprised of television station KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE and is required to be placed in the public inspection file of this station, and posted on its web site.
The information contained in this Report covers the time period beginning February 1, 2014 to and including January 31, 2015 (the “Applicable Period”).
The FCC’s 2002 EEO Rule requires that this Report contain the following information:
1. A list of all full-time vacancies filled by the Station Employment Unit during the Applicable Period;
2. For each such vacancy, the recruitment resource(s) utilized to fill the vacancy (including, if applicable, organizations entitled to notification pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(1)(ii) of the new EEO Rule, which should be separately identified), identified by name, address, contact person and telephone number;
3. The recruitment source that referred the hiree for each full-time vacancy during the Applicable Period;
4. Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for full-time vacancies during the Applicable Period and the total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source utilized in connection with such vacancies: and
5. A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(2) of the FCC rules.
Appendices 1, 2 and 3 which follow have been designed, in the aggregate, to provide the required information. Please note that the numbers listed in Appendix 2 under the column entitled “Full-time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized” refer to the number of the full-time job positions listed on Appendix 1.
For purposes of this Report, a vacancy was deemed “filled” not when the offer was extended but when the hiree accepted the job offer. A person was deemed “interviewed” whether he or she was interviewed in person, over the telephone or by e-mail.
Annual EEO Public File Report
Appendix 1
Covering the Period from February 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015
Station Comprising Station Employment Unit: KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE
Section 1: Vacancy Information
| Full-time Positions
Filled by Job Title |
Recruitment Sources Utilized (1) | Recruitment Sources of Interviewees (number of interviewees) | Recruitment
Source of Hiree |
|
| A | News Anchor – Morning/Midday | 02-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-91, 95-96, 99-102 | RS #91 – 1
RS #96 – 1 RS #99 – 2 |
RS #99 Broadcast Employment Services |
| B | News Editor | 02-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-91, 93, 95-96, 99-100, 102 | RS #93 – 1 | RS #93 KLKN-TV Internship Program |
| C | Photojournalist | 02-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-91, 95-96, 99-102 | RS #62 – 1
RS #95 – 1 RS #99 – 1 |
RS #62 University of Nebraska – Lincoln School of Journalism/ KRNU |
| D | National Sales Assistant | 01-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-91, 95-96, 98-99, 102 | RS #01 – 1
RS #91 – 1 RS #98 – 4 |
RS #98 Lincoln Journal Star Newspaper |
| E | Photojournalist – Sports | 02-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-91, 95-96, 99-102 | RS #91 – 1 | RS #91 KLKN-TV Employee/Employee Referral/Internal Posting |
| F | News Anchor – Morning/Midday | 02-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-91, 95-96, 99-102 | RS #91 – 1 | RS #91 KLKN-TV Employee/Employee Referral/Internal Posting |
| G | Photojournalist | 02-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-91, 95-96, 99-102 | RS #91 – 1
RS #95 – 1 |
RS #91 KLKN-TV Employee/Employee Referral/Internal Posting |
| H | Photojournalist | 02-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-91, 95-96, 99-102 | RS #91 – 1
RS #95 – 1 |
RS #95 KLKN-TV Web Site |
| I | News Producer | 02-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-91, 95-96, 99-100, 102 | RS #91 – 1
RS #95 – 2 |
RS #95 KLKN-TV Web Site |
| J | News Editor | 02-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-91, 95-96, 99-100, 102 | RS #95 – 1 | RS #95 KLKN-TV Web Site |
| K | Assignment Editor | 02-63, 65, 67-70, 72, 75, 78-80, 84-92, 95-96, 99-100, 102 | RS #39 – 1
RS #92 – 1 |
RS #92 Former KLKN-TV Employee/Other Individual contacted by KLKN-TV Personnel |
| L | Photojournalist/ News Producer | 02-91, 95-96, 99-102, | RS #62 – 1
RS #91 – 1 RS #95 – 1 |
RS #62 University of Nebraska – Lincoln School of Journalism/ KRNU |
| M | Photojournalist/ Weather Anchor | 02-91, 95-96, 99-102, | RS #91 – 1
RS #99 – 3 |
RS #91 KLKN-TV Employee/Employee Referral/Internal Posting |
| N | News Producer | 02-91, 95-96, 99-100, 102 | RS #62 – 1
RS #91 – 1 |
RS #62 University of Nebraska – Lincoln School of Journalism/ KRNU |
1. The numbers listed in this column refer the recruitment sources listed in Appendix 2.
Total Number of Persons Interviewed During Applicable Period: 35
Annual EEO Public File Report
Appendix 2
Covering the Period from February 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015
Station Comprising Station Employment Unit: KLKN-TV
Section 2: Recruitment Source Information
| Recruitment Source
(Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contact Person) |
Total Number of Interviewees This Source Has Provided During This Period (If Any) | Full-time Positions
for Which This Source Was Utilized |
|
| 01 | Advertising Federation of Lincoln PO Box 80093 Lincoln, NE 68501 (402) 440-2020 Jolene Ritzman | 1 | Position D |
| 02 | African Multicultural Community Center 1225 “F” Street Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 477-6926 David Taw |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 03 | American G.I. Forum
Job Placement Director 2002 “N” Street Omaha, NE 68107 (402) 734-1147 |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 04 | Asian Community & Cultural Center
2635 “O” St., Suite A Lincoln, NE 68510 (402) 477-3446 Duy Linh Bui |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 05 | Bellevue University
Career Services Center 1000 Galvin Rd. South, LIB LC Bellevue, NE 68005 (402) 557-7024 Kim Whiteside |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 06 | Central Community College Career & Employment Services
P.O. Box 1027 Columbus, NE 68602-1027 (402) 562-1210 Lora Hastreiter |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 07 | Central Community College
Career & Employment Services P.O. Box 4903 Grand Island, NE 68802-4903 (308) 398-7408 Glenda Heath |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 08 | Central Community College
Career & Employment Services P.O. Box 1024 Hastings, NE 68902-1024 (402) 461-2424 Deb Schmitz |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 09 | Chadron State College Career/Academic Planning Services
1000 Main Street Chadron, NE 69337 (308) 432-6292 Janet Hartman |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 10 | Clyde Malone Community Center
2032 “U” St. Lincoln, NE 68503 (402) 474-1110 Nate Woods |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 11 | College of St. Mary
Career Services 7000 Mercy Road Omaha, NE 68106 (402) 399-2485 Lisa Crowder |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 12 | Community Action Partnership
Employment & Education Program 210 “O” St. Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 471-4515 Andra Backer |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 13 | Concordia University
Career Services 800 N. Columbia Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7226 Corey Gray |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 14 | Creighton University
Career Center Office Harper 2015, 2500 California Plz. Omaha, NE 68178 (402) 280-3895 D’Lynn Buck |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 15 | Doane College
Career Development 1014 Boswell Ave. Crete, NE 68333 (402) 826-8572 Dennis Hefner |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 16 | El Centro de las Americas
Job Placement Director 210 “O” Street Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 474-3950 Patricia Martinez |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 17 | Grace University
Career Services 1311 South 9th St. Omaha, NE 68108 (402) 449-2952 John Hundahl |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 18 | Hastings College
Career Services 710 N. Turner Hastings, NE 68901-7621 (402) 461-7387 Kim Graviette |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 19 | Indian Center, Inc. Workforce Investment Act Program (WIA)
1100 Military Rd. Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 438-5231 Jessica James – Grant |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 20 | ITT Technical Institute
Career Services 1120 N. 103rd Plz., Suite 200 Omaha, NE 68114 (402) 452-3515 Kate Gosselin |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 21 | Job Corps – Lincoln Office
941 “O” St., Suite 723 Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 438-5774 R. Tate Lauer |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 22 | Kaplan University
Career Services 1821 “K” Street Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 474-5315 Angie Hoesing |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 23 | Kaplan University
Career Services 5425 N. 103rd Street Omaha, NE 68134 (402) 431-6191 Alisa Parmer |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 24 | Latino American Commission
Employment Services P.O. Box 94965 Lincoln, NE 68509-4965 (402) 471-2791 Jasel Cantu |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 25 | Latino Center of the Midlands
Community Affairs 4821 So. 24th Street Omaha, NE 68107-2704 (402) 733-2720 Reyna Vallecillo |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 26 | League of Human Dignity
1701 “P” Street Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 441-7871 Jamie Holder |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 27 | Lincoln Goodwill Job Connection
American Job Center, ESQ Square 1111 “O” Street, Suite 205 Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 438-2022 Sarah Murtagh |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 28 | Lincoln Public Schools 5905 “O” Street Lincoln, NE 68510 (402) 436-1000 Eric Weber | 0 | Positions A-N |
| 29 | Lincoln Vet Center Job Placement 3119 “O” Street, Suite A Lincoln, NE 68510 (402) 476-9736 Nancy Cohn | 0 | Positions A-N |
| 30 | Midland University
Career Development 900 N. Clarkson Street Fremont, NE 68025 (402) 941-6401 Connie Kreikemeier |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 31 | Mid-Plains Community College
Career Services 1101 Halligan Drive North Platte, NE 69101 (308) 535-3619 Berva Arensdorf |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 32 | NAACP
P.O. Box 81322 Lincoln, NE 68501-1322 (402) 488-0853 Jareldine Mays |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 33 | NAACP Director of Placement 2221 N. 24th Street
Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 345-6227 Stephen B, Jackson |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 34 | NAF Multicultural Human Development Corporation
4826 South 24th Street Omaha, NE 68107 |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 35 | National Council of Negro Women
Lincoln Chapter P.O. Box 80175 Lincoln, NE 68501 (402) 477-5289 Janet Robb |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 36 | Native American Public Telecommunications
1800 N. 33rd Street Lincoln NE 68503 (402) 472-3522 Ann McKeighan |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 37 | Nebraska Colleges Career Services Association
800 N. Columbia Avenue Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-7226 Corey Gray |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 38 | Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs
P.O. Box 94981 Lincoln, NE 68509-4981 (402) 471-3475 Scott Shafer |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 39 | Nebraska Department of Labor Workforce Development
1010 “N” Street, Box 194 Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 473-7018 Federico Torres |
1 | Positions A-N |
| 40 | Nebraska Indian Community College – Macy
Career Services P.O. Box 428 Macy, NE 68039 (402) 494-2311 Kristan Oltrogge |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 41 | Nebraska Indian Community College – Niobrara
Career Services 415 N. River Road Niobrara, NE 68760 (402) 857-2434 Chrissy Gesher |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 42 | Nebraska Indian Community College – South Sioux City
Career Services 2605 ½ Dakota Avenue So. Sioux City, NE 68776 (402) 494-2311 Troy Munhofen |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 43 | Nebraska Wesleyan University
Career & Counseling Center 5000 St. Paul Avenue Lincoln, NE 68504 (402) 465-2224 Heather Hoops |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 44 | Northeast Community College
Career Services P.O. Box 469 Norfolk, NE 68702-0469 (402) 844-7264 Amy Koehler |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 45 | Ohio Center for Broadcasting
Colorado Media School Career Services 404 S. Upham Street Lakewood, CO 80226 (303) 937-7070 Terry Cuff |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 46 | Peru State College
Career Services 600 Hoyt Peru, NE 68421 (402) 872-2436 Jamie Eberly |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 47 | Sanford Brown College
Career Services 1345 Mendota Heights Road Mendota Heights, MN 55120 (651) 905-3509 Christine Kleckner |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 48 | Seward County CASA P.O. Box 215 Seward, NE 68434 (402) 643-3695 Wes Robotham | 0 | Positions A-N |
| 49 | Southeast Community College
Job Placement Office 8800 “O” Street Lincoln, NE 68520 (402) 437-2622 Lynn Willey |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 50 | Union College
Career Services 3800 So. 48th Street Lincoln, NE 68506 (402) 486-2540 Mandy Mekelburg |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 51 | University of Nebraska – Kearney
Academic & Career Services MSAB #140 Kearney, NE 68849 (308) 865-8501 Amy Rundstrom |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 52 | University of Nebraska – Kearney
Dept. of Communication Mitchell Center/Library Kearney, NE 68849 (308) 865-8249 Judy Spivey |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 53 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln African Student Association
200 Nebraska Union, Box 14 Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 473-3747 Marie-Chantel Kalisa |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 54 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln Afrikan People’s Union
200 Nebraska Union, Box 8 Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-7469 Charlesette Foster |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 55 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln Asian World Alliance
200 Nebraska Union, Box 11 Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-6151 Andre Fortune |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 56 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Black Graduate Student Assn. 200 Nebraska Union, Box 29 Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-0695 Karen Kassenbaum |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 57 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Career Services 230 Nebraska Union Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-8052 Natalie Keaschall |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 58 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln International Student Fellowship Club
200 Nebraska Union, Box 109 Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-3571 Larry Berger |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 59 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln Inter-Tribal Exchange (U.N.I.T.E.)
200 Nebraska Union, Box 186 Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-2417 Victoria Smith |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 60 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Mexican-American Student Assn. 200 Nebraska Union, Box 110 Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-8631 Cameya Ramirez-Rousseau |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 61 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Multicultural Business Student Association 114 CBA Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-8838 Mark S. Davis |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 62 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln
School of Journalism/KRNU 147 Andersen Hall Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-6856 Rick Alloway |
3 | Positions A-N |
| 63 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Student Veterans Organization 200 Nebraska Union, Box 7 Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-9310 Thomas G, Allison |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 64 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Vietnamese Student Association 200 NU Box 81, 1400 “R” Street Lincoln, NE 68588 |
0 | Positions L-N |
| 65 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Women’s Center 340 Nebraska Union Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-2598 Jan Deeds |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 66 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
Afghan Student Organization Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions L-N |
| 67 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
African American Organization Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 68 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
American Multicultural Students Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 69 | University of Nebraska – Omaha Asian Student Association
Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha, NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 70 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
Academic & Career Center EAB 115, 6001 Dodge Street Omaha, NE 68182 (402) 554-3672 Katie Wessel |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 71 | University of Nebraska – Omaha Chinese Students/Scholars Association
Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions L-N |
| 72 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
Department of Black Studies #184 ASH, 6001 Dodge Street Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2412 Felicia Dailey |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 73 | University of Nebraska – Omaha Friends of Japan
Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions L-N |
| 74 | University of Nebraska – Omaha Indian Student Association
Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions L-N |
| 75 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
Inter-Tribal Student Council Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha, NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 76 | University of Nebraska – Omaha Iranian Student Association of Omaha
Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions L-N |
| 77 | University of Nebraska – Omaha Korean Student Association
Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions L-N |
| 78 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
Latin American Students Assn. Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 79 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
Latino Men of Impact Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 80 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
National Council of Negro Women Multicultural Affairs Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 81 | University of Nebraska – Omaha Nepalese Student Association Multicultural Affairs
Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions L-N |
| 82 | University of Nebraska – Omaha Pan-African Student Association Multicultural Affairs
Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions L-N |
| 83 | University of Nebraska – Omaha Saudi Student Club Multicultural Affairs
Milo Bail Student Ctr., Room #110 Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2711 |
0 | Positions L-N |
| 84 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
School of Communications 140 ASH, 6001 Dodge Street Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-3677 Dr. Sherrie Wilson |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 85 | University of Nebraska – Omaha
Women’s Resource Center Milo Bail Student Ctr., 1st Fl. Omaha NE 68182 (402) 554-2730 Tumelo Gobagoba |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 86 | Urban League Family Resource Ctr.
Career Services 3040 Lake Street Omaha, NE 68111 (402) 451-1066 Kinyetta Murphy |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 87 | Vatterott Educational Center
Career Services 11818 “I” Street Omaha, NE 68137 (402) 778-4029 Marilyn Pike |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 88 | Wayne State College
Career Services 1111 Main Street, Student Center Wayne, NE 68787 (402) 375-7425 Carolyn Sinniger |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 89 | Western Nebraska Community College
Career Center 1601 East 27th Street Scottsbluff, NE 69361 (308) 635-6050 Cherry McKimmey |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 90 | York College
Career Center 1125 E. 8th Street York, NE 68467-2699 (402) 363-5675 Tracey Wyatt |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 91 | KLKN-TV Employee/Employee Referral/Internal Posting | 10 | Positions A-N |
| 92 | Former KLKN-TV Employee/Other Individual contacted by KLKN-TV Personnel | 1 | Position K |
| 93 | KLKN-TV Internship Program | 1 | Positions B |
| 94 | KLKN-TV On-Air Commercial | 0 | None |
| 95 | KLKN-TV Web Site | 7 | Positions A-N |
| 96 | Sister Stations
Bulletin boards/referrals/web sites: WLNE-TV – Providence, RI WSNN-LD – Sarasota, FL |
1 | Positions A-N |
| 97 | Daily Nebraskan
P.O. Box 880448 Lincoln, NE 68588 (402) 472-2588 |
0 | None |
| 98 | Lincoln Journal Star Newspaper
926 “P” Street Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 473-7373 |
4 | Position D |
| 99 | Broadcast Employment Services
P.O. Box 4116 Oceanside, CA 92052 (800) 374-0119 |
6 | Positions A-N |
| 100 | Medialine
1209 Wood Valley Road Augusta, GA 30909 (706) 364-7564 |
0 | Positions A-C, E-N |
| 101 | Michaels Media 1721 Richardson Place Tampa, FL 33606 (813) 254-9695 | 0 | Positions A, C, E-H, L-M |
| 102 | Nebraska Broadcasters Assn.
11414 W. Center Road, Suite #342 Omaha, NE 68144 (402) 933-5995 Jim Timm |
0 | Positions A-N |
| 103 | Lincoln Broadcaster’s Association Job Fair | 0 | None |
| 104 | Unsolicited/Walk-in/Other | 0 | None |
The following recruitment sources are entitled to vacancy notification:
#45 Ohio Center for Broadcasting (requested 12-17-08)
#47 Sanford Brown College (requested 12-05-06)
#48 Seward County CASA (requested 10-10-06)
#101 Michaels Media (requested 04-18-06 on-air positions only)
Annual EEO Public File Report
Appendix 3
Covering the Period from February 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015
Station Comprising Station Employment Unit: KLKN-TV
Section 3: Supplemental (Non-Vacancy Specific) Recruitment Activities Undertaken by KLKN-TV.
1. Internship Program:
KLKN-TV has always been involved in helping members of the community achieve their educational goals. The station has provided an internship program for which interns have been able to obtain practical job experience with a television station. During this period we have provided the following internships:
A. University of Nebraska – Lincoln student – Operations/Programming: Pre-production, graphics
preparation, audio operation. Fifteen weeks beginning January 2014.
B. University of Nebraska – Lincoln student – News: Photography, writing, editing, live skills, and
reporting. Twelve weeks beginning January 2014.
C. University of Nebraska – Lincoln student – Weather: Forecasting, graphics preparation, and on-air
presentation. Twelve weeks beginning February 2014.
D. University of Nebraska – Lincoln student – News: Photography, writing, editing, live skills, and
reporting. Sixteen weeks beginning March 2014.
E. University of Nebraska – Lincoln student – Sports: Producing, writing, editing and reporting.
Sixteen weeks beginning May 2014.
F. University of Nebraska – Lincoln student – News: Photography, writing, editing, live skills, and
reporting. Twelve weeks beginning June 2014.
G. Western Carolina University – Lincoln student – News: Photography, writing, editing, live skills,
and reporting. Twelve weeks beginning June 2014.
2. EEO Training:
Equal Employment Opportunity meetings are held on a continual basis as needed for current education to department heads as to their role and responsibilities in the EEO process. We ensure that all department heads are fully educated on their reporting documentation responsibility. We educate department heads as to anti-discrimination rules and ensure that all departments are hiring in a non-discriminatory fashion. The February 1, 2013 to January 31, 2014 Annual EEO Public File Report was distributed to the station managers during the January 21, 2014 manager’s meeting and was discussed by the Business Manager, Steve Anderson.
Steve Anderson, Business Manager, attended an Employment Law Forum sponsored by Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather Attorneys at Law on September 24, 2014. This seminar focused on employment-related issues from legal, accounting, and risk management standpoints.
Each employee of the station has been provided, as part of the employee handbook, the Equal Employment Opportunity Program of KLKN-TV. This Program outlines the continuing policy of KLKN-TV to provide equal opportunity and the prohibition of discrimination for all individuals without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, gender, pregnancy or related medical conditions, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy is for all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination. The elements of this Program include responsibility for implementation, policy dissemination, recruitment, training, and promotion.
The employee breakroom bulletin board includes a poster from the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission concerning “Discrimination in Employment, Housing, and Public Accommodations” that outlines rights and responsibilities under the law.
3. Listing of Each Upper-Level Category Opening with Organizations Targeting Women and Minorities:
KLKN-TV has listed each upper-level category opening with organizations that target women and minorities: African Multicultural Community Center, Asian Community & Cultural Center, Clyde Malone Community Center, El Centro de las Americas, Indian Center Inc. Workforce Investment Act Program, Latino American Commission, Latino Center of the Midlands, NAACP, NAF Multicultural Human Development Corporation, National Council of Negro Women, Native American Public Telecommunications, Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, Nebraska Indian Community College, Urban League Family Resource Center, and the following organizations/departments at the University of Nebraska: Afghan Student Association, African American Organization, African Student Association, Afrikan People’s Union, American Multicultural Students, Asian Student Association, Asian World Alliance, Black Graduate Student Association, Chinese Students/Scholars Association, Department of Black Studies, Friends of Japan, Indian Student Association, International Student Fellowship Club, Inter-Tribal Exchange, Intertribal Student Council, Iranian Student Association, Korean Student Association, Latin American Students Association, Latino Men of Impact, Mexican-American Student Association, Multicultural Business Student Association, National Council of Negro Women, Nepalese Student Association, Pan-African Student Association, Saudi Student Club, Vietnamese Student Association, and the Women’s Resource Center.
4. Scholarship Program:
KLKN-TV, in conjunction with the Nebraska Broadcasters Association, actively participated in the 2014 Nebraska Broadcasters Association Foundation Student Scholarship Program. Applicants applied for scholarships under this program and two $1,500 scholarships were awarded. The winners were from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and University of Nebraska – Omaha. KLKN-TV provided $300 for the scholarship pool and ran a broadly rotated promotional spot for the program. The award application forms requested information such as GPA, an essay, experience in the field, honors and awards, and post high school extra-curricular activities.
5. Job Fair:
KLKN-TV co-sponsored a job fair with the Lincoln Area Broadcasters group August 13, 2014 at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska. The job fair was attended by 30 interested individuals that registered with a Lincoln Broadcasters Job Fair information sheet and/or resume. It is estimated another 10-15 people attended the job fair but did not complete the information sheet. KLKN-TV was involved in a meaningful role with the hosting of the job fair throughout the preparatory process/meetings for the job fair and ending with a follow-up meeting to discuss the positives of the job fair and where improvements can be made. Steve Anderson, Business Manager, was the Chairman of the committee that organized the job fair. Minutes of these meetings are kept in the business office’s EEO file. A broadly rotated promotional spot for the job fair ran on KLKN-TV and was also widely promoted by other members of the Lincoln Area Broadcasters group. This group included the 2 major radio groups and 3 television stations in the Lincoln market. The KLKN-TV booth at the job fair was manned at all times by 2 managers with decision making power for the station (Business Manager, News Director, Operations Manager, and Sales Manager).
