Annual EEO Public File Report for August 1, 2024 - July 31, 2025
Illinois Public Media WILL-AM, WILL-FM, WILL-TV ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT for August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2025
The purpose of this EEO Public File Report is to comply with Section 73.2080©(6) of the FCC’s 2002 EEO Rule. This Report has been prepared on behalf of the Illinois Public Media Station Employment Unit that is comprised of the following stations: WILL-AM, WILL-FM and WILL-TV in Urbana, IL. This report is required to be placed in the public inspection files of this station and posted on our website. The information in this Report covers the time period beginning August 1, 2024 to and including July 31, 2025 (the “Applicable Period”).
The FCC’s 2002 EEO Rule requires that this Report contains the following information:
1. A list of all full-time vacancies filled by the Station Employment Unit during the Applicable period.
2. For each vacancy, the recruitment source(s) utilized to fill the vacancy (including, if applicable, organizations entitled to notification pursuant to Section 73.2080 ©(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.
5. A list and brief description of the supplemental (non-vacancy specific) recruitment initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080©(2) of the FCC rules.
Section 1.
Digital Platforms Manager: (Indeed, LinkedIn, Station Website, CPB, U of I Job Board, Higher Ed Jobs, Ability Links)
Total applicants: 23
Internal source: 1
LinkedIn: 1
Higher Ed Job: 1
Public: 20
Finalists interviewed: 4 (all from public source)
1 hire: Public source (CPB)
Senior Editor: (Indeed, LinkedIn, Station Website, U of I Job Board, Higher Ed Jobs, CPB, NABJ, NAHJ, NAJA, NLGJA, PMJA, Ability Links)
Total applicants: 25
Internal source: 4
External Referral, email: 1
LinkedIn: 2
Indeed: 1
Public: 17
Finalists interviewed: 7 (public 5, internal 1, Indeed 1)
1 hire: Public source (CPB)
Assistant Director of Corporate Support: (Indeed, LinkedIn, Station Website, U of I Job Board, Higher Ed Jobs, Ability Links)
Total applicants: 14
LinkedIn: 3
External Referral, email: 1
Internal: 2
Public source: 8
Finalists interviewed: 5 (public 4, internal 1)
1 hire: Public Source (Station Website)
Office Support Specialist: (Indeed, LinkedIn, Station Website, U of I Job Board, Higher Ed Jobs, Ability Links)
Total applicants: 51
Internal: 7
External Referral, email: 4
LinkedIn: 1
Indeed: 1
Public source: 38
Finalists interview: 7 (public 4, Internal 3)
1 hire: Public Source (U of I Job Board)
Communications and Outreach Specialist: (Indeed, LinkedIn, Station Website, CPB, U of I Job Board, Higher Ed Jobs, Ability Links)
Total applicants: 64
Internal: 5
External Referral, email: 2
Indeed: 4
LinkedIn: 3
Public: 49
Finalists interviewed: 17 (internal 2, public 13, Indeed 1, Referral 1)
1 Hire: Internal Source (U of I Job Board)
Marketing & Membership Writer (Indeed, LinkedIn, Station Website, U of I Job Board, Higher Ed Jobs, Ability Links)
Total applicants: 11
External Referral, email: 2
Public Source: 9
Finalists interviewed: 2 (public 2)
1 Hire: Public Source (Station website)
Section 2.
Full contact information for all recruitment sources used for any vacancies follows in alphabetical order.
AbilityLinks https://abilitylinks.org
535 Pennsylvania Ave. Suite 100 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 (630) 733-8822
AAJA (Asian American Journalist Association) www.aaja.org 575
Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)346-6343
ADWEEK
www.adweek.com
261 Madison Ave, 8th Floor New York, NY 10016 (212) 493-4262
Corporate Public Broadcasting (CPB Job line) www.cpb.org/jobline
401 Ninth Street NW Washington, DC 20004-2129 (202)879-9600
Current Online jobs.current.org
Emily Lowrey, Advertising Director 6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 350 Takoma Park, MD, 20912 301- 270-7240
HigherEdJobs.com online Internet Employment Linkage, Inc. 708-848-4351 Ext. 201 billing@higheredjobs.com
LinkedIN www.linkedin.com
NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists)
1100 Knight Hall, Suite 3100 College Park, MD 20742 (301) 405-0248
NAHJ (National Association of Hispanic Journalists)
Kevin Olivas 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20036 202-662-7145
News Gazette
John Grygiel III 15 E. Main St. Champaign, IL 61820 217-351-5329 jgrygiel@news-gazette.com
NAJA (Native American Journalist Association) www.najanewsroom.com
University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication (405) 325-5199
NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) www.nppa.org
120 Hooper Street Athens, GA 30602-3018 Akili Ramsess (706) 542- 506
NLGJA (Association of LGBTQ Journalist) www.nlgja.org
2120 L. Street NW Suite 850 Washington, DC 20037 (202) 588-9888
PMJA (Public Media Journalist Association) www.pmja.org
P.O. Box 838 Sturgis, SD 57785 Terry Gildea terry@pmja.org (605) 490-3033
Society of Environmental Journalists www.sej.org
1629 K. Street NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 558-2055
TVNewsCheck www.tvnewscheck.com
24 West Lancaster Ave. Suite 205 Adrmore, PA 19003 (484) 412-8287
University of Illinois Job Board jobs.illinois.edu
University of Illinois Human Resources 807 S. Wright St. Champaign, IL 61820 217-244-7854
WILL/Illinois Public Media – website jobs page www.will.illinois.edu/jobs
Lillie Duncanson – Director of Broadcast Operations 300 N. Goodwin Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 217-333-7300
All vacancies were shared on various social media platforms by team members that would reference the station website for more information.
Section 3.
No organizations asked to be notified of vacancies.
Section 4.
Supplemental (Non-Vacancy Specific) Outreach/Recruitment Activities Undertaken by WILL/Illinois Public Media during reporting period 8/1/24 – 7/31/25.
Internship Program and Participation in events or programs by educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting.
The News and Public Affairs Department at WILL/IPM offers several experiential opportunities for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students. For the period, July 2024-July 2025, IPM News hired 24 students. Three other students prepared news content that aired on WILL radio as part of a Department of Journalism class at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The Robert Endres Internship winner work on a daily morning news podcast. Two students were funded by the College of Media Mark Brandt Fellowship. The students produced general assignment stories. One student was funded through a partnership with the Humanities Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He coordinated a public engagement event for our public radio talk show team. Lastly, another student was funded through the Backlund Charitable Trust, which funds environmental TV reporting. They produced a segment for our annual TV special 'State of Change.'
We collaborated with our college Unit, The College of Media, to host a resource fair for current and prospective students to relay information about student opportunities within Illinois Public Media. These were held on 9/21/24 and 4/12/25 in our television studio. On September 9th, 2024 – both the Director of Broadcast Operations and the Director of News and Public Affairs spoke to the Media 100 class at the College of Media about opportunities in broadcasting and media at the station and will continue to do this every year.
All search committee members and hiring managers must take Office of Access & Equity’s Diversity training within three years of serving on a search committee. These provide training to management level personnel as to methods of ensuring equal employment opportunity and prevent discrimination.
On 2/12/2025 the Employee Learning and Organizational Effectiveness (ELOE) group on campus provided training and an information session for WILL staff, supervisors, and managers. ELOE supports professional development programs, supervisory and management courses, seminars, and online learning opportunities.
On March 4, 2025, each member of the station attended RJAA 2.0 Training - The Racial Justice Allies & Advocate Training is presented by Diversity & Social Justice Education in conjunction with partners from across Student and Academic Affairs. For more information, contact DiversityEd@illinois.edu.
Illinois Human Resources requires all employees to take annual diversity training and annual harassment training.
