EEO Public File Report for Station WYES-TV
February 1, 2012 – January 31, 2013
WYES-TV filled two full-time employment positions. The positions filled were:
Member & Customer Service Representative
President & General Manager
THE RECRUITMENT SOURCES USED FOR THE VACANCIES WERE:
Member & Customer Service Representative
Internal Mailing to WYES staff & Internal Posting in WYES facility.
WWW.WYES.ORG
P.O. BOX 24026
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70184
(504)486-5511
WWW.NOLA.COM
The Times Picayune
3800 Howard Ave
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504)826-3519
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE NEWSPAPER
3800 Howard Ave
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504)826-3519
CLASSIFIED- NEW ORLEANS
President & General Manager
Internal Mailing to WYES staff & Internal Posting in WYES facility.
WWW.WYES.ORG
P.O. BOX 24026
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70184
(504)486-5511
WWW.NOLA.COM
The Times Picayune
3800 Howard Ave
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504)826-3519
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE NEWSPAPER
3800 Howard Ave
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504)826-3519
CLASSIFIED- NEW ORLEANS
SUB-CATERGORY-PROFFESSIONAL
Current Newspaper & Online
One month run
Printed edition 8/20 & 9/10/12 in Block form
LA Association of Broadcasters – until filled
www.broadcasters.org/index.ph/careers/latest-jobs
National Alliance of State Broadcasters – 30 days
www.careerpage.org/getjob.php?id=14685
CPB.org – until filled
www.cpb.org/jobonline/listing.php?listing_id=12216
connect.pbs.org – until postion filled (non account holders may not view this posting)
President & General Manager
1 INTERVIEW TOTAL
1 – CPB.org (referred hiree)
Member & Customer Service Representative
5 INTERVIEWS TOTAL
2 – Times Picayune
1 – Nola.com (referred hiree)
2 – WYES Internal
OUTREACH INITIATIVES
INTERN & TRAINING PROGRAMS
The licensee’s EEO outreach efforts have resulted in satisfactory numbers of job applicants from diverse sources. We provide an introduction to broadcasting for students through our active and extensive internship program. We have engaged in substantial outreach activities to inform the community about employment opportunities in broadcasting through our participation in community and educational institution events, presentation concerning careers in broadcasting made at schools, universities and other local educational and community organizations, and other activities detailed in our annual EEO public file reports.
LISTING EACH UPPER-LEVEL OPENING IN A JOB BANK OR NEWSLETTER OF A MEDIA TRADE GROUP WITH A BROAD-BASED MEMBERHIP, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES.
The only upper-level position filled during the most recent reporting period, the General Manager’s position, was circulated to the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters which is a media trade group with a broad-based membership including the participation of women and minorities.
PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS OR PROGRAMS RELATING TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES SPONSORED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Our Director of Broadcasting made several presentations throughout the year, as did our Senior Producer to various schools, universities and other local educational and community organizations discussing the station, its history, and the various personnel it takes to run WYES. In December 2012, we also hosted 20 students from Delgado Community College’s Communication’s department at our new building. They were given an extensive tour and they met with various staff members from departments including programming, promotion, engineering, production and outreach who explained their positions and other jobs at the station.
PROVISION OF TRAINING TO MANAGEMENT LEVEL PERSONNEL AS TO METHODS OF ENSURING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND PREVENTING DISCRIMINATION
The station’s Human Resource Manager attended a session on compliance with the Commission’s EEO requirements at the Public Broadcasting Management Association annual conference.
February 1, 2011 – January 31, 2012
WYES-TV filled three full-time employment positions. The positions filled were:
Director of Finance
TV Truck Driver/Tech
Graphic Artist Intern
THE RECRUITMENT SOURCES USED FOR THE VACANCIES WERE:
Internal Mailing to WYES staff & Internal Posting in WYES facility.
WWW.WYES.ORG
P.O.BOX 24026
NEW ORLEANS,LA70184
(504)486-5511
WWW.NOLA.COM
The Times Picayune
3800 Howard Ave
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504)826-3519
LOUISIANA WORKS
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
1340 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 950
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112
504-636-0349
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE NEWSPAPER
3800 Howard Ave
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504)826-3519
CLASSIFIED- NEW ORLEANS
SUB-CATERGORY-PROFFESSIONAL / TECHNICAL
MIKE AUDIBERT
METAIRIE JOB SERVICE
INTERNET ONLY
maudibert@ldol.state.la.us
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
CAREER CENTER- CEE (JOB POSTING)
Milneberg Hall
Room 142 and 144
2000 Lakeshore Drive
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70148
(504) 280-6225
Director of Finance
4 INTERVIEWS TOTAL
3-Times Picayune Ad (referred hiree)
1-Volunteer for WYES
TV Truck Driver/Tech
4 INTERVIEWS TOTAL
4-Times Picayune Ad (referred hiree)
Graphic Artist Intern
1 INTERVIEWS TOTAL
1-referred by Employee (referred hiree)
(previously used as part-time- employee)
OUTREACH INITIATIVES
INTERN & TRAINING PROGRAMS
The station’s intern and training programs have aided the broadcast careers of numerous individuals who have participated in the program.
There were four interns in our program during the reporting period. The intern program provides hands on education for students interested in or involved in television production. Interns are given the opportunity to work on taped and live studio productions, which include on-air auctions and membership drives, Political and Cultural Events shows along with local documentaries. In addition to studio work, Interns are also involved in field production.
The technical equipment they learn to operate includes equipment such as the Chyron electronic graphics machine and Teleprompters. In summary they are trained in almost every aspect of television production. After their internship has been completed, some of the interns return to WYES as full time employees as production positions become available at the station.
In addition to its Intern Program, WYES-TV has been involved with Cox Cable of New Orleans in a successful partnership to provide training in Broadcasting and Production for minorities and women. The scholarship program was initiated as part of the franchise agreement between Cox and the City ofNew Orleans. As with the intern program the philosophy is to provide “hand-on” experience rather than formal academic lecturing. The training period is for twenty-four months. The trainees receive compensation and benefits equivalent to those paid to WYES employees in entry-level positions.
The trainees are generally assigned to areas of Program Production, Production Support, Engineering, or Publicity.
In Program Production the trainees do research on programs, function as an associate producer, learn to write scripts for television and are trained as a television director. The trainees learn on real television productions. The publicity interns learn how to implement design ideas onto the website along with the maintenance and updating of the wyes.org website.
The productions may be aired nationally on the Public Broadcasting Service, WYES’ Local audience, or for commercial clients.
In the area of Production Support trainees learn to operate cameras, to light, construct, set-up studio sets and to do field camera work.
In the area of Engineering, the interns learn the fundamentals of television’s technical operations. They learn to operate a variety of broadcasting equipment.
They work with videotape machines, monitor the station’s on-air signal quality, and to switch program material live on the air. They also are trained on basic equipment maintenance functions.
As with the station’s internship program, many of the station’s scholarships trainees have gone on to full time positions with WYES or with other commercial stations or production companies.
PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS OR PROGRAMS RELATING TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES SPONSORED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Our Director of Broadcasting made presentations during this reporting period toLoyolaUniversity’s Broadcasting Department, University of New Orleans Communications Department and several other local educational organizations to talk about the employment positions that are available at broadcasting facilities and what a career might be like.
PROVISION OF TRAINING TO MANAGEMENT LEVEL PERSONNEL AS TO METHODS OF ENSURING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND PREVENTING DISCRIMINATION
The station’s Human Resource Manager attended a session on compliance with the Commission’s EEO requirements at the Public Broadcasting Management Association annual conference.