A. Full-Time Vacancy Filled
Job Title: News & Information Program Assistant / Broadcast Research/Operations
Specialist (WILL-AM)
Date Filled: September 5, 2003
Job Title: Station Manager, WILL-AM-FM
Date Filled: October 1, 2003
Job Title: Membership Services Manager / Secretary 4 *
Date Filled: February 29, 2004
Job Title: Associate Producer / Creative Specialist (WILL-AM-FM)
Date Filled: May 24, 2004
Job Title: Development Secretary / Secretary 3 *
Date Filled: June 9, 2004
Job Title: Visiting Creative Specialist, WILL-TV
Date Filled: July 1, 2004
Job Title: Traffic Manager, WILL-TV / Broadcast Research/Operations Specialist
Date Filled: July 6, 2004
*Civil Service employees hired through University Personnel Office; must be tested and ranked on a register and names submitted in order from the register for interviewing.
B. Recruitment/Referral Sources
List all recruitment sources used to seek candidates, clearly indicating which source(s) referred the person hired for the position, and which source(s) referred persons interviewed for the position.
Source Contact Person Address Tel # Hired? Intrv'ed?
PBS Express N/A N/A N/A 1 2
(PBS Express is a PBS system online service to stations. Announcement was posted there.)
Internal Jay Pearce WILL-AM 217-333-0850 1 1
300 N. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
Internal Donald P. Mullally WILL-AM-FM-TV 217-333-0850 1 1
300 N. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
Internal Mike Pritchard WILL-AM-FM-TV 217-333-0850 1 1
300 N. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
Internal Carl Caldwell WILL-TV 217-333-1070 1 1
300 N. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
Internal David Thiel WILL-TV 217-333-1070 0 1
300 N. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
Internal Debbie Day WILL-AM-FM-TV 217-333-1070 1 1
300 N. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
University of L. Denise Hendricks 52 E. Gregory 217-333-3101 1 6
Illinois Champaign, IL
Personnel
Services *
*Civil Service employees hired through University Personnel Office; must be tested and ranked on a register and names submitted in order from the register for interviewing.
Other sources:
The News-Gazette Classified Ads 15 E. Main 217-351-5288
Champaign, IL
Decatur Herald Classified Ads 601 E. William 217-421-6942
& Review Decatur, IL
Springfield Classified Ads One Copley Plaza 217-788-1337
Journal Register Springfield, IL
National Asian N/A N/A 415-863-7428
American (fax)
Telecommunications
Association
Native American N/A N/A 402-472-8675
Public (fax)
Broadcasting
Consortium
National Assoc. of N/A N/A 202-234-8264
Blacks in Public (fax)
Broadcasting
American Women in N/A 8405 Greensboro 703-506-3290
Radio & TV Suite 800 703-506-3266
McLean, VA (fax)
Corporation for N/A N/A N/A
Public Broadcasting
Jobline
(CPB Jobline is a CPB system online service to stations. Announcement was posted there.)
National Public N/A N/A N/A
Radio Direct
Access Communications
System
(NPR DACS is an NPR system online service to stations. Announcement was posted there.)
Usenet newsgroups N/A N/A N/A
alt.radio.networks.npr (National NPR group)
chi.jobs (Chicago area jobs group)
cmi.jobs (Central Illinois jobs group)
cmi.media.will.announce (WILL-AM-FM-TV group)
rec.radio.broadcasting (National commercial and non-commercial radio group)
rec.radio.noncomm (National non-commercial radio group)
uiuc.jobs (University of Illinois jobs group)
WILL web page
(posted to jobs page on station webpage)
http://uihr.uillinois.edu/index.html
(posted to University of Illinois jobs web page)
Stations are encouraged to retain the names of interviewees for purposes of responding to a potential FCC audit or third-party complaint.
C. Attachments
Documentation that vacancy information was provided to requesting organizations (dated letters, e-mails, faxes, etc.)
No organizations requested vacancy information.
Description of Supplemental Outreach Intiatives
Participation in Career Days. The WILL Stations joined the College of Communications at the University of Illinois in conducting a Communications Career Night at the Levis Faculty Center on the Urbana campus on February 19, 2004. (Copy of program enclosed; note that the WILL Stations were not formally listed on the program because its was not a "presenter.") Representatives of the Hispanic and African-American student associations participated in the career night in an effort to expose as many minority students as possible to employment opportunities in journalism.
Sponsorship of Community Event. On an on-going basis, the WILL Stations work with faculty at University High School in Urbana, Illinois to develop an oral history curriculum to train students, including minorities, in the basics of audio production and journalism. Each year, the students produce a documentary that is broadcast on WILL Radio, and a few have chosen to major in journalism at the college level.
Sponsorship of Community Event. The WILL Stations have developed a community outreach initiative, designed specifically to reach young minorities, with assistance from a member of the faculty at the University of Illinois. Dr. Will Patterson is coordinator of a weekly radio program produced by minority women of high school age. The program focuses on issues of interest to young minorities and the students learn about basic audio production and receive instruction in newswriting from WILL's professional staff. (Audio access to the most recent production is available at: www.will.uiuc.edu/community/ourjourney/default.htm;
Establishment of Training Program. Station WILL-TV hires minority trainees, with little or no experience in television production, and teaches them the rudiments of camera operation and studio production. The young people involved in this program are provided with skills that can qualify them for higher level, full-time, positions in broadcasting.
Listing of Upper-Level Job Openings. When such openings occur, the WILL Stations regularly list all full-time job openings in newsletters and on web sites that reach women and minorities. Examples include: Women in Communications, the Urban League, the Chicago Defender, NAB and CPB jobline (including their minority registries), National Association of Blacks in Public Broadcasting, Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc., National Asian American Telecommunications Association, and American Women in Radio and Television,
Inc.
