EEO Public File

EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
WYSO PUBLIC RADIO, YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO
2011 - 2012

PERIOD REPORTED: JULY 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

During this period WYSO employed 8 persons full-time

There was one full-time opening during this period.

A full-time Director of Development was hired in April 2012. The job announcement for this position appeared in the following places:

WYSO.org contact: Juliet Fromholt, webmaster, 150 E. South College St. Yellow Springs, OH 45387 phone 937 769 1387 jfromholt@wyso.org

Antioch.edu and HighEdJobs.com contacxt: Karen Snyder, Antioch University Human Resources Department., 888 Dayton St., Yellow Springs, OH 45387 phone 937 769 1361

Dayton Daily News and Springfield News-Sun contact: Jennifer Grant 1611 S. Main Street, Dayton, OH 45409 937 225 0738 Jennifer.Grant@coxinc.com

Current contact: Kathleen Unwin, Advertising Director, 877-745-8776, unwin@current.org One time print ad in January and online for 6 weeks.

The successful candidate learned about the job on the WYSO website.

Total number of interviews: one.

In the proceeding year, WYSO engaged in the following recruitment initiatives:

WYSO continued and expanded its “Community Voices” radio production training program, designed to assist members of the community to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment.

There were 15 people in a weekend-long workshop in November 2011. That workshop took place at the radio station and was taught by the General Manager and the Community Voices Coordinator

There were 12 people in a six month long course that began in January 2012 and ended in June 2012.Those classes were taught at the radio station by the General Manager and the Community Voices Coordinator.

WYSO engaged a prominent public radio producer to attend a training session and conduct a “master class.” And in a public presentation attended by more than 1,000 people in Dayton, that producer discussed the Community Voices project, hailing it as unique in public radio. WYSO subsequently received many inquiries about Community Voices.

WYSO also participated in public event known as a “Screenless Screening” hosted by the FilmDayton Festival, at which we discussed the details of Community Voices. About fifty members of the public attended. The General Manager and the Community Voices Coordinator conducted that event.

WYSO also partnered with a local arts education organization known as Muse Machine to teach fifteen middle school and high school basic radio production skills so they could in turn use those media techniques in their classrooms. Those classes were taught by the General Manager and the Community Voices Coordinator.

WYSO also began a training program for staff personnel to acquire video skills that will allow them to qualify for higher level positions. This project, known internally as Re-Invention, is part of a national documentary project called LOCALORE, funded by the CPB and AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio. A team of local filmmakers, funded by CPB and AIR has begun a five week training project for WYSO staff.

In the time period, WYSO also instituted a mentoring process for WYSO Underwriting Executives in which they receive advanced training for their sales techniques and sales tracking techniques. This mentoring is conducted by a station volunteer with many years experience in high level sales.

Also, more than 23 people were trained as interns and volunteer producers during the period. The trainings were conducted by WYSO staff in such areas as news writing and production, on-air announcing, field recording and digital audio editing.

CONTACTING WYSO
Groups and organizations wishing to be put on the mailing list for notification of full- time vacancies should contact the station in writing as follows:

WYSO Public Radio
150 E. South College Street
Yellow Springs, OH 45387

CERTIFICATION:
I hereby certify that the above information is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Neenah Ellis
General Manager
WYSO Public Radio
May 21, 2012