KMAQ AM & FM ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT

COVERING THE PERIOD: OCTOBER 1, 2011 - SEPTEMBER 1 2012

 

FULL TIME HIRE: 1 ADVERTISING SALES – START DATE: SEPT 10, 2012

TOTAL NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS: 6

HIREE RECRUITMENT SOURCE: KMAQ JOB BANK

RECRUITMENT SOURCES USED TO FILL VACANCY:

 

MAQUOKETA SENTINTAL-PRESS

108 W. QUARRY STREET, MAQUOKETA, IA

CONTACT: ROSIE MOREHEAD 563-652-2441

INTERVIEWS FROM THIS SOURCE 3

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KMAQ JOB BANK

129 N. MAIN STREET, MAQUOKETA, IA

CONTACT: LEIGHTON HEPKER 563-652-2426

INTERVIEWEES FROM THIS SOURCE: 1

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KMAQ WEB SITE

129 N. MAIN STREET, MAQUOKETA, IA

CONTACT: DAVID VOY 563-593-0915

INTERVIEWEES FROM THIS SOURCE: 0

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KMAQ STOREFRONT POSTER

129 N. MAIN STREET, MAQUOKETA, IA

CONTACT: THERESA CELLENTANO 563-652-2427

INTERVIEWEES FROM THIS SOURCE 0

 

WORD OF MOUTH

INTERVIEWEES FROM THIS SOURCE: 2

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SUPPLEMENTAL RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES

KMAQ CONDUCTED SEVERAL TOURS OF THE KMAQ OFFICE AND STUDIO BUILDING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY, VISABLE TO MANY PEOPLE. TOURS TO SCOUT GROUPS, SCHOOL CHILDREN, ADULTS AND OFTEN SOMEONE JUST OFF THE STREET THAT SEES THE KMAQ BUILDING AND WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON RADIO AND INQUIRES IF KMAQ IS HIRING. TOURS DESCRIBE THE ASPECTS OF STATION OPERATIONS, JOBS PERFORMED BY

VARIOUS STAFF.

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FEBRUARY 2012 – KMAQ HOSTED ITS ANNUAL 2-DAY FARM/HOME SHOW TO OVER 2,000 ATTENDEES AT THE MAQUOKETA FAIRGROUNDS. THE KMAQ OWNER AND THE STATION MANAGER STAFFED A BROADCAST BOOTH AT THE SHOW AND ENCOURAGED HOME-SHOW VISITORS TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT KMAQ AND CAREERS IN RADIO. SEVERAL DID AND QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ABOUT BROADCAST OPERATIONS AND A COUPLE YOUNG ATTENDEES ABOUT JOBS IN RADIO AND WHEN KMAQ WILL BE HIRING.

 

MARCH 2012 – AS PART OF AN EMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE, THE KMAQ STATION MANAGER VISITED MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL TO REVIEW STUDENTS' MOCK JOB APPLICATIONS AND CONDUCT MOCK INTERVIEWS FOR BROADCAST EMPLOYMENT. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A Q & A WITH STUDENTS ABOUT RADIO CAREERS.