2015 ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT WTVA, Inc.

2015 ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
WTVA, Inc.
Station:
WTVA(TV), Tupelo, MS
Reporting Period:
1/22/14-1/21/15
No. of Full-time Employees:
Small Market Exemption:
More than 10
Yes
During the Reporting Period, a total of 11 full time positions were filled. The information
required by FCC Rule 73.2080(c)(6) is provided in the charts that follow.
INITIATIVES
The employment unit engaged in the following broad outreach initiatives in accordance with
various elements of FCC Rule 73.2080(c)(2):
Participated in at least 4 events
sponsored by organizations
representing groups present in the
community interested in broadcast
employment issues, including
conventions, career days, workshops,
and similar activities.
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January
15-Make a Wish
Meteorologist Spoke
23-Aberdeen Church
Meteorologist Spoke
25-Red Cross Banquet
Anchor Spoke
25-Faulkner School
Meteorologist Spoke
27-Pontotoc School
Meteorologist Spoke
27-Shannon School
Meteorologist spoke
28-Shannon School
Sports Anchor spoke
30-IAHS
Meteorologist spoke
February
01-April’s Angels
Meteorologist spoke
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07-Ripley Elementary
Meteorologist spoke
07-North Pontotoc High School
Meteorologist spoke
09-Alpha Kappa Alpha
Anchor spoke
15-Belmont School
Meteorologist spoke
19-Vardaman Elementary School
Meteorologist spoke
21-Shannon School
Anchor spoke
23-Aberdeen Church
Anchor spoke
24-Kiwanis Club Aberdeen
Anchor spoke
25-East Union School
Anchor spoke
March
05-Tupelo Christian Prep School
Meteorologist spoke
20-Blue Springs School
Meteorologist spoke
April
04-Magnolia Christian School
Meteorologist spoke
08-American Legion New Albany
Meteorologist spoke
10-Davidson Elementary
Meteorologist spoke
11-Joyner School
Meteorologist spoke
17-Ingomar School
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Meteorologist spoke
17-Wheeler School
Meteorologist spoke
22-North Pontotoc
Meteorologist spoke
25- Mooreville School
Meteorologist spoke
May
01-Joyner Neighborhood
Meteorologist spoke
05- First Baptist Tupelo
Meteorologist spoke
20-CPRAM
Sports Anchor spoke
July
21- Rotary Club in Tupelo
Chief Meteorologist spoke
29-PRAM Lunch
Chief Meteorologist and Anchor spoke
August
11-Military Officers of America
Chief Meteorologist spoke
13-ICC Maintenance Training
Meteorologist spoke
22-Lawhon Elementary
Meteorologist spoke
27-North Pontotoc
Community Relations spoke
September
04-Rotary Club Corinth
Chief Meteorologist spoke
05-Joyner Elementary
Meteorologist spoke
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08-First United Methodist Church
Meteorologist spoke
13-Boy Scout Merit Class
Meteorologist spoke
18-Civitan Club
Chief Meteorologist
23-THS Preview Night
Sports Anchor spoke
24-Mantachie Elementary
Meteorologist Spoke
October
03-North Pontotoc High School
Meteorologist spoke
06-Dorsey Attendance Center
Meteorologist spoke
15-Kiwanis Club Columbus
Chief Meteorologist spoke
17-New Albany Rotary Club
Chief Meteorologist spoke
22-Bruce Rotary Club
Chief Meteorologist spoke
23-New Albany High School
Reporter spoke
23-Emmanuel Baptist Church
Chief Meteorologist spoke
24-Belmon Elementary School
Meteorologist spoke
27-Booneville Middle School
Meteorologist spoke
28-6 Month Tornado Service Day
Chief Meteorologist
30-Home School Group
Chief Meteorologist spoke
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November
11-Shannon Middle School
Meteorologist spoke
06-Bruce Elementary School
Reporter Spoke
08-Healthworkd Safety Fair
Meteorologist spoke
11-Lawndale Elementary School
Meteorologist spoke
December
10-West Union High School
Reporter spoke
10-Kiwanis Club Columbus
Chief Meteorologist spoke
Established an internship program
designed to assist members of the
community to acquire skills needed for
broadcast employment.
During the reporting period, WTVA had seven
students utilize our internship program during the
year. One was from Delta State University, six
were from The University of
Mississippi. One intern was placed in sports and
news, following reporting into the field. Five
interns were in the news department following
reporters in the field. As part of the internship,
interns had to write, shoot and edit news
packages. The final intern was in the community
relations and promotions department. The intern
was helping to plan events and helping to edit
promotional spots.
This program is open to all students at an
accredited institution who are majoring or
specializing in a broadcast field or a field related
to the internship offered. Interns are exposed to
all areas of the department they choose and get a
feel for what goes on in the daily operation of a
commercial television station. Internships are
unpaid and students must receive class credit.
Complete guidelines and applications are
available at the WTVA studios as well as on our
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website at www.wtva.com
Participated in scholarship programs
designed to assist students interested in
pursuing a career in broadcasting.
Participated in the Mississippi Association of
Broadcasters scholarship program by running
public service announcements encouraging
students to submit applications, as well as
contributing to the overall scholarship money
through our membership in the MAB.
Scholarships are for students seeking a college
degree in a broadcast related field.
Participated in at least 4 events or
programs sponsored by educational
institutions relating to career
opportunities in broadcasting.
Valley State University
WTVA Business Manager served a board
member for the Broadcast/Journalism Department
Mississippi Association of Broadcasters
WTVA’s Business Manager is Chairman of the
Board of Directors. The board visits each
university in the state and consults with their
broadcast/journalism programs.
Home School Group Career Day
01/15/2014
Meteorologist spoke
Amory High School Career Day
02/12/2014
Anchor spoke
University of Mississippi
MAB Event
3/4/2014
WTVA Business Manager, Community Relations
and News Director
Pine Grove Church Career Day
9/20/14
Anchor spoke
Professionals Ball
11/15/2014
Anchor
Choctaw County Career and Tech Center
12/3/14
Meteorologist spoke
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Participated in 1 job fair by station
personnel who have substantial
responsibility in making hiring
decisions.
Governor’s Job Fair Network
9/25/14
WTVA’s Controller
Participated in other activities
designed by the station employment
unit reasonably calculated to further
the goal of disseminating information
as to employment opportunities in
broadcasting to job candidates who
might otherwise be unaware of such
opportunities.
The station hosted the following groups for
station tours. Tours of the station generally
consist of a tour of the newsroom, meeting on air
personalities and behind the scenes people, and
being able to view yourself on the monitors
giving a weather forecast.
WTVA Station Tours
January 2014
27-All God’s Children (15 people)
February 2014
03-Home School Group (16 people)
10-Stepping Stones (20 people)
17-ABC Preschool and Nursery (24 people)
March 2014
03-Pontotoc Cub Scouts (15 people)
13-NMMC Daycare (16 people)
21-TCPS Kindergarten (40 people)
24-NMMC (30 people)
April 2014
07-NEMCC broadcast students (7 people)
17-West Union High School (32 people)
21-Baldwyn High School Journalism Class (14
people)
May 2014
14-Guntown and Saltillo Special Needs Children
(20 people)
30-Girl Scouts (8 people)
June 2014
02-Girl Scouts (15 people)
12-FBC Weekday Early Education, Nettleton
(23 people)
July 2014
08-Red Oak Baptist Church summer reading
program (28 people)
11-Red Oak Baptist Church continued (25 people)
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September 2014
09-Hatley High School Broadcast students (12
people)
October 2014
30-Lee County Home School group (20 people)
November 2014
16-Walnut High School students (30 people)
December 2014
02-Japanese Society (25 people)
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LIST OF POSITIONS FILLED
DATE OF
HIRE
2/3/14
2/17/14
3/18/14
3/31/14
4/17/14
JOB TITLE
6/1/14
6/10/14
Anchor
Account Executive
Paid Program Coordinator
Traffic Coordinator
Full Time Master Control
Operator
Full Time Master Control
Operator
Producer
Reporter
7/11/14
7/21/14
8/25/14
Reporter
Producer
Reporter
4/22/14
RECRUITMENT SOURCE
REFERRING HIREE
TVJobs.com
Newspaper
Referral
Daily Journal
In-House Posting
WTVA Website
TVJobs.com
Southern Miss Faculty
Referral
TVJobs.com
TVJobs.com
In-House Posting
______________________________
INTERVIEWEE REFERRAL SOURCE SUMMARY
Total Number of Persons Interviewed during the Reporting Period:
Recruitment Sources Used in Reporting Period
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105
Number of Persons
Interviewed that the
Source Referred
WTVA/WLOV/WKDH Websites
Mississippi State University
Mississippi University For Women
Mississippi Valley State
Rust College
Lee County NAACP
City of Tupelo
Tougaloo College
Itawamba Community College
NE MS Community College
Mr. Kenneth Mayfield
University of Southern Mississippi
Jackson State University
WIN Job Center (MS Dept. of Employment Security)
University of Mississippi
www.medialine.com
Employee Referral
In House Job Posting
www.tvjobs.com
Walk-in
Business Referral
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Talent Dynamics
Job Fair
NEWMS
www.indeed.com
On Air Advertisement
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10
4
1
4
18
4
34
12
14
2
2
RECRUITING SOURCES USED
The Following sources were contacted for all full-time job openings.
REFERRAL SOURCE
WTVA & WLOV
Websites (& WKDH
Website thru August
2012)
Mississippi State
University
Mississippi University
for Women
Mississippi Valley State
Rust College
*
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
CONTACT PERSON
AT SOURCE
TEL. NO. AND E-MAIL
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
Y P.O. Box 350 Tupelo, MS
Webmaster
662-842-7620
N Career Services Center, P.O.
Luther B. Epting
662-325-3344
Towanda Williams
662-241-7619
Tiffany Wallace
662-254-3440
Martha Howard
662-252-8000
38802
Box P, Miss. St., MS 39762
N Career Services Director, 1100
College St. MUW 1624,
Columbus, MS 39701
N Career Dev. & Placement,
1400 Hwy 82W., Box 7225
Itta Bena, MS 38941-1400
N Placement Office, 150 Rust
Ave, Holly Springs, MS
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38635
Lee County NAACP
N 1008 Hilda Dr, Tupelo, MS
Robert Jamison
662-680-5171
38804
Mississippi Association
N 855 S. Pear Orchard RoadJackie Lett
601-957-9121
of Broadcasters Website
Suite 403, Ridgeland, MS
39157
University Of
N Career Services Center, P.O.
Toni Avant
662-915-7174
Mississippi
Box 1848, University, MS
38677
Tougaloo College
N Placement Office, 500 W.
Tekesia McClendon 662-977-7817
County Line Road, Tougaloo,
MS 39174
Itawamba Community
N Placement Office, 2716 South Lee Oswalt
662-620-5221
College
Eason Blvd., Tupelo, MS
38801
NE MS Community
N Placement Director, Box 1648, Dan Rupert
662-720-7142
College
Booneville, MS 38829
Mr. Kenneth Mayfield
N 106 N. Franklin, Tupelo, MS
Kenneth Mayfield
662-841-8844
38804
City of Tupelo
Cassandra Moore
662-841-6487
N Personnel Office, P.O. Box
1485, Tupelo, MS 38801
University Of Southern
N Placement Office, College
Rusty Anderson
601-266-4153
Mississippi
Drive #5014
Jackson State University N Placement Office, Jackson,
Ronnie Simpson
601-979-2281
MS 39217
Mississippi Employment N Tupelo Office, P.O. Box 110,
Betsy Maxcy
662-842-4371
Security Commission
Tupelo, MS 38802
MS Employment Sec.
Randy Burris
662-328-6876
N P.O. Box 1247, Columbus,
Commission
MS 39703
In House Postings
Y WTVA Inc. P.O. Box 350
Kizzy Guy
662-842-7620
Tupelo, MS 38802
Northeast Mississippi
N 1241 South Green Street
Barbara Baccus
662-842-2611
Daily Journal newspaper
Tupelo, MS 38804
 Indicate “Y” (yes) or “N” (no) if the organization requested that the station provide it with notice of all job
vacancies.
________________
In addition to the above-listed sources, the following sources were used for these additional
positions:
Job Title of Position: Producer
Job Title of Position: Reporter
Job Title of Position: Reporter
Job Title of Position: Producer
Job Title of Position: Reporter
REFERRAL SOURCE
www.tvjobs.com
NABJ
*
Date of Hire: 6/1/14
Date of Hire: 6/10/14
Date of Hire: 7/11/14
Date of Hire: 7/21/14
Date of Hire: 8/25/14
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
N Broadcast Employee Service
P.O. Box 4116 Oceanside, CA
92052
N Professional Dev. Manager
8701A Adelphi Road
Adelphi, MD 20783
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CONTACT PERSON
AT SOURCE
Mark Holloway
TEL. NO. AND E-MAIL
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
(760) 754-8117
Duane Crawley
(301) 445-7100
Medialine
University of Alabama
Florida A & M
University

N P.O. Box 51909
Pacific Grove, CA 939506909
N College of Communications
Box 870152
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0152
N Internship/Placement Coord.
Division of Journalism
Tallahassee, FL 32307
Mark Shilstone
(800) 237-8073
Pam Doyle
(205) 348-9684
Pearl Stewart
(850) 599-3496
Indicate “Y” (yes) or “N” (no) if the organization requested that the station provide it with notice of all job
vacancies.
________________
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In addition to the above-listed sources, in the two preceding charts, the following source was
used for this position:
Job Title of Position: Anchor
REFERRAL SOURCE
Talent Dynamics

*
N
Date of Hire: 2/3/14
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
Coaching and Talent
Specialist
600 E. Las Colinas Blvd.,
Suite 100
Irving, TX 75039
CONTACT PERSON
AT SOURCE
Carolynn Grimes
TEL. NO. AND E-MAIL
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
(214) 640-3139
Indicate “Y” (yes) or “N” (no) if the organization requested that the station provide it with notice of all job
vacancies.
In addition to the sources listed in the first chart of this section, the following sources were used for these
additional positions:
Job Title of Position: Master Control Operator
Job Title of Position: Master Control Operator
REFERRAL SOURCE
University of Alabama
*
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
Date of Hire: 4/17/14
Date of Hire: 4/22/14
CONTACT PERSON
AT SOURCE
N College of Communications
TEL. NO. AND E-MAIL
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
Pam Doyle
(205) 348-9684
Box 870152
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0152
Medialine
Mark Shilstone
N P.O. Box 51909
(800) 237-8073
Pacific Grove, CA 939506909
University of Mississippi N Director of Student Media
Ralph Braseth
(662) 915-5504
233 Farley Hall
University, MS 38677
UAB
N Communications Studies
Mark Hickson
(205) 934-3877
Office Bldg, 15, Room 223
Birmingham, AL 35294-1220
 Indicate “Y” (yes) or “N” (no) if the organization requested that the station provide it with notice of all job
vacancies.
________________
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In addition to the sources listed in the first chart, the following sources were used for this
position:
Job Title of Position: Paid Program Coordinator
Job Title of Position: Traffic Coordinator
REFERRAL SOURCE
Date of Hire: 3/18/14
Date of Hire: 3/31/14
*
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
Medialine
N
P.O. Box 51909
Pacific Grove, CA 93950-6909
Mark Shilstone
(800) 237-8073
University of
Mississippi
N
Ralph Braseth
(662) 915-5504
UAB
N
Mark Hickson
(205) 934-3877
Itawamba Community
College
NEWMS
N
Director of Student Media
233 Farley Hall
University, MS 38677
Communications Studies
Office Bldg. 15, Room 223
Birmingham, AL 35294-1220
602 West Hill St.
Fulton, MS 38843
300 W. Main Street
Tupelo, MS 38802
Donna Thomas
(662) 862-8244
Martha Swindle
(662) 823-4336
N
CONTACT PERSON TEL. NO. AND E-MAIL
AT SOURCE
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
________________
In addition to the sources listed in the first chart, the following sources were used for this
position:
Job Title of Position: Account Executive
REFERRAL SOURCE
Medialine
*
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
N P.O. Box 51909
Date of Hire: 2/17/14
CONTACT PERSON
AT SOURCE
TEL. NO. AND E-MAIL
ADDRESS OF SOURCE
Mark Shilstone
(800) 237-8073
Pacific Grove, CA 939506909
University of Mississippi N Director of Student Media
Ralph Braseth
(662) 915-5504
233 Farley Hall
University, MS 38677
UAB
N Communications Studies
Mark Hickson
(205) 934-3877
Office Bldg, 15, Room 223
Birmingham, AL 35294-1220
Itawamba Community
N 602 West Hill Street
Donna Thomas
(662) 862-8244
College
Fulton, MS 38843
 Indicate “Y” (yes) or “N” (no) if the organization requested that the station provide it with notice of all job
vacancies.
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