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
KMAQ JOB BANK
129 N. MAIN STREET, MAQUOKETA, IA
CONTACT: LEIGHTON HEPKER 563-652-2426
INTERVIEWEES FROM THIS SOURCE: 1
KMAQ WEB SITE
129 N. MAIN STREET, MAQUOKETA, IA
CONTACT: DAVID VOY 563-593-0915
INTERVIEWEES FROM THIS SOURCE: 0
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
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
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.