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KKOJ KRAQ Radio  Equal Employment Opportunity Policy 

Last Update: 12/01/2006

Kleven Broadcasting Company of Minnesota
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy


As a broadcast licensee of the Federal Communications Commission, Kleven Broadcasting Company of Minnesota affords equal employment opportunity in all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, or sex.

KKOJ-KRAQ Radio has a continuing interest in learning about background, qualifications, and other pertinent information about serious minded prospective employees. We seek the assistance of any and all organizations in helping us to carry out an effective, positive affirmative action program.

If your organization is willing to help us carry out this program, please respond in writing stating your desire to receive notification of current and future job vacancies. Provide your correct organization name, mailing address, email address (if available), telephone number and contact person. Please identify the category or categories of vacancies of which you would like to be notified. If you have any questions, please feel free to call 507-847-5400 and ask for Doug Johnson, General Manager, or you can e-mail us by clicking here.

KKOJ-KRAQ EEO Public file report for the period 12-1-06 through 11-30-07

1. List of all full time jobs filled: One full-time salesperson was hired during the period.

2. List of recruitment sources used to fill each vacancy:
DATE OF OPENING: November 2006
DESCRIPTION OF OPENING: Salesperson
DESCRIPTION OF OUTREACH INITIATIVES: As listed on the KKOJ-KRAQ website.
RECRUITMENT SOURCES FOR THIS VACANCY: KKOJ-AM and KRAQ-FM advertising schedule, Jackson County Liveiwre, Jackson County Pilot, Minnesota Broadcasters Association website, KKOJ-KRAQ website.
PEOPLE INTERVIEWED: A total of five people were interviewed for the position. Two people heard it on KKOJ-KRAQ, two saw it in the Jackson County Livewire, one from the KKOJ-KRAQ website and one from the Jackson County Pilot.
WHO WAS HIRED: One of the individuals who learned of the position on KKOJ-KRAQ.

3. Description of Supplemental Outreach initiatives:
A. Co-sponsored job fair with Iowa Lakes Community College in March, 2007. Heavy promotion of the event on KKOJ and KRAQ through advertising, news stories and FYI program. Also live interviews from the job fair.
B. Established an intern program designed to assist a person to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment. Worked June thru mid August 2007. Was involved in announcing, light engineering, production, copy writing, website updates and news writing.
C. General manager attended an EEO refresher seminar in late October sponsored by the Minnesota Broadcasters Association in Minneapolis. Speaker was Gregg Skall, attorney with Womble Carlyle.

4. Recruitment sources used for each vacancy: See Number 2.

5. Total number of interviewees during the period, and total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source: See Number 2.

KKOJ-KRAQ EEO Public file report for the period 12-1-06 through 11-30-07

1. List of all full time jobs filled: One full-time salesperson was hired during the period.

2. List of recruitment sources used to fill each vacancy:
DATE OF OPENING: July 2005

DESCRIPTION OF OPENING: Salesperson

DESCRIPTION OF OUTREACH INITIATIVES: As listed on the KKOJ/KRAQ website.

RECRUITMENT SOURCES FOR THIS VACANCY: KKOJ-AM and KRAQ FM advertising schedule, Southern Minnesota Peach, Livewire, Jackson County Pilot, Minnesota Broadcasters Association Job Bank, Fairmont Sentinel, KKOJ/KRAQ Website, Lakes News Shopper, Minnesota Workforce Center, Iowa Workforce Development, Lakefield Standard, Estherville Spirit.

PEOPLE INTERVIEWED: A total of 19 people were interviewed for the position.  8 individuals heard of the opening from the Lakes News Shopper, 6 were referred from the KKOJ/KRAQ advertising schedule, 4 people were interviewed from the Livewire, and one person was interviewed learned of the opening from the Southern Minnesota Peach.

WHO WAS HIRED: One of the individuals who learned from the Lakes News Shopper was hired.

3. Description of Supplemental Outreach initiatives:
A. KKOJ/KRAQ co-sponsored a job fair with Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa, on March 17, 2004.  The job fair was promoted through the use of 30-second on-air promos, news stories, a program on our Public Affairs program, FYI.  Dave Maschoff broadcast live from the event during the noon news and talked with students about broadcasting.

B. Station personnel participated in a Job Fair on March 22, 2004 at Minnesota West Community and Technical College.  Station personnel gave three presentations to interested students on radio sales and marketing.

C. Participated in the Provision of Training to Management Level Personnel as to methods of ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and preventing discrimination.  Station General Manager Doug Johnson attended this EEO seminar sponsored by the Minnesota Broadcasters Association on June 7, 2004.  FCC Washington Legal Counsel Gregg Skall went through the steps needed to comply with the FCC EEO rules.  A presentation was also made on the MBA's on-line compliance tool...EEO 1 source.

D. KKOJ/KRAQ established an intern program designed to assist a student from the area to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment.  A student from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was hired as a student intern from June through August 2004.  Duties will include announcing, web site updating, news and sports gathering and writing, copy writing and recording, and also some light engineering work.  The intern works with all station personnel in a variety of areas to gain an idea of the various areas radio broadcasting involves.

4. Recruitment sources used for each vacancy: See number 2.

5. Total number of interviewees during the period, and total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source: See number 2.

Names and Contact Numbers of Kleven Broadcasting of Minnesota- KKOJ/KRAQ Radio recruitment sources for the period of 12/1/2006-11/30/07

KKOJ-KRAQ Radio/ KKOJ-KRAQ Website
Doug Johnson
(507)847-4589 or (800)879-3113

Jackson County Pilot/Livewire/Lakefield Standard
Dallas Luhmann
(507)847-3771

Minnesota Broadcasters Association Job Bank website
Jim DuBois
(612)926-8123

KKOJ-KRAQ EEO Public file report for the period 12-1-05 through 12-1-06

1. List of all full time jobs filled: No full or part time hires for the period.

2. List of recruitment sources used to fill each vacancy: No full or part time vacancies for the period.

3. Description of Supplemental Outreach initiatives: Participated in the Minnesota Broadcasters Association Job Fair in the Twin Cities on Oct. 20, 2003. Dave Maschoff and Doug Johnson visited and answered questions to those looking for a career in broadcasting.

4. Recruitment sources used for each vacancy: There were no full or part time hires for the period.

5. Total number of interviewees during the period, and total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source: There were no full or part time hires for the period.

KKOJ-KRAQ EEO Public file report for the period 12-1-04 through 12-1-05

1. List of all full time jobs filled: One full-time salesperson was hired during the period.

2. List of recruitment sources used to fill each vacancy:
DATE OF OPENING: July 2005

DESCRIPTION OF OPENING: Salesperson

DESCRIPTION OF OUTREACH INITIATIVES: As listed on the KKOJ/KRAQ website.

RECRUITMENT SOURCES FOR THIS VACANCY: KKOJ-AM and KRAQ FM advertising schedule, Southern Minnesota Peach, Livewire, Jackson County Pilot, Minnesota Broadcasters Association Job Bank, Fairmont Sentinel, KKOJ/KRAQ Website, Lakes News Shopper, Minnesota Workforce Center, Iowa Workforce Development, Lakefield Standard, Estherville Spirit.

PEOPLE INTERVIEWED: A total of 19 people were interviewed for the position.  8 individuals heard of the opening from the Lakes News Shopper, 6 were referred from the KKOJ/KRAQ advertising schedule, 4 people were interviewed from the Livewire, and one person was interviewed learned of the opening from the Southern Minnesota Peach.

WHO WAS HIRED: One of the individuals who learned from the Lakes News Shopper was hired.

3. Description of Supplemental Outreach initiatives:
A. KKOJ/KRAQ co-sponsored a job fair with Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa, on March 17, 2004.  The job fair was promoted through the use of 30-second on-air promos, news stories, a program on our Public Affairs program, FYI.  Dave Maschoff broadcast live from the event during the noon news and talked with students about broadcasting.

B. Station personnel participated in a Job Fair on March 22, 2004 at Minnesota West Community and Technical College.  Station personnel gave three presentations to interested students on radio sales and marketing.

C. Participated in the Provision of Training to Management Level Personnel as to methods of ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and preventing discrimination.  Station General Manager Doug Johnson attended this EEO seminar sponsored by the Minnesota Broadcasters Association on June 7, 2004.  FCC Washington Legal Counsel Gregg Skall went through the steps needed to comply with the FCC EEO rules.  A presentation was also made on the MBA's on-line compliance tool...EEO 1 source.

D. KKOJ/KRAQ established an intern program designed to assist a student from the area to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment.  A student from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was hired as a student intern from June through August 2004.  Duties will include announcing, web site updating, news and sports gathering and writing, copy writing and recording, and also some light engineering work.  The intern works with all station personnel in a variety of areas to gain an idea of the various areas radio broadcasting involves.

4. Recruitment sources used for each vacancy: See number 2.

5. Total number of interviewees during the period, and total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source: See number 2.

Names and Contact Numbers of Kleven Broadcasting of Minnesota- KKOJ/KRAQ Radio recruitment sources for the period of 12/1/2004-12/1/05

KKOJ-KRAQ Radio/ KKOJ-KRAQ Website
Doug Johnson
(507)847-4589 or (800)879-3113

Jackson County Pilot/Livewire/Southern Minnesota Peach
Dallas Luhmann
(507)847-3771

Minnesota Broadcasters Association Job Bank
Jim DuBois
(612)926-8123

Lakes News Shopper
Jan
(712)338-4489

Minnesota Workforce Center
Ron Keller
(507)376-3116

Iowa Workforce Development
Deb Kreutzer
(712)262-1971

Lakefield Standard
Dallas Luhmann
(507)662-5555

Estherville Spirit
(712)362-2622

 

KKOJ-KRAQ EEO Public file report for the period 12-2-03 through 12-1-04

1. List of all full time jobs filled: Three full-time salespersons were hired during the period.

2. List of recruitment sources used to fill each vacancy:
DATE OF OPENING: December 2003

DESCRIPTION OF OPENING: Salesperson

DESCRIPTION OF OUTREACH INITIATIVES: As listed on the KKOJ/KRAQ website.

RECRUITMENT SOURCES FOR THIS VACANCY: KKOJ-AM and KRAQ FM advertising schedule, Southern Minnesota Peach, Livewire, Jackson County Pilot, Minnesota Broadcasters Association Job Bank, Fairmont Sentinel, KKOJ/KRAQ Website, Lakes News Shopper, Minnesota Workforce Center, Iowa Workforce Development, Lakefield Standard, Estherville Spirit.

PEOPLE INTERVIEWED: A total of 19 people were interviewed for the position.  8 individuals heard of the opening from the Lakes News Shopper, 6 were referred from the KKOJ/KRAQ advertising schedule, 4 people were interviewed from the Livewire, and one person was interviewed learned of the opening from the Southern Minnesota Peach.

WHO WAS HIRED: One of the individuals who learned from the Lakes News Shopper was hired.

 

DATE OF OPENING: March 2004

DESCRIPTION OF OPENING: Salesperson

DESCRIPTION OF OUTREACH INITIATIVES: As listed on the KKOJ/KRAQ website.

RECRUITMENT SOURCES FOR THIS VACANCY: List of interviewees from December 2003 recruitment, See December 2003 opening.

PEOPLE INTERVIEWED: One person was interviewed for this position.  The previous employee hired in December 2003 resigned and a second interview was held with one of the individuals who learned of the job with the Lakes News Shopper. This individual was hired.

 

DATE OF OPENING: April 2004

DESCRIPTION OF OPENING: Salesperson

DESCRIPTION OF OUTREACH INITIATIVES: As listed on the KKOJ/KRAQ website.

RECRUITMENT SOURCES FOR THIS VACANCY: List of interviewees from December 2003 recruitment; See December 2003 opening. 

PEOPLE INTERVIEWED: One person was interviewed for this position.  A second interview was held with one of the individuals who learned of the job with the Lakes News Shopper.  This individual was hired.

3. Description of Supplemental Outreach initiatives:
A. KKOJ/KRAQ co-sponsored a job fair with Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa, on March 17, 2004.  The job fair was promoted through the use of 30-second on-air promos, news stories, a program on our Public Affairs program, FYI.  Dave Maschoff broadcast live from the event during the noon news and talked with students about broadcasting.

B. Station personnel participated in a Job Fair on March 22, 2004 at Minnesota West Community and Technical College.  Station personnel gave three presentations to interested students on radio sales and marketing.

C. Participated in the Provision of Training to Management Level Personnel as to methods of ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and preventing discrimination.  Station General Manager Doug Johnson attended this EEO seminar sponsored by the Minnesota Broadcasters Association on June 7, 2004.  FCC Washington Legal Counsel Gregg Skall went through the steps needed to comply with the FCC EEO rules.  A presentation was also made on the MBA's on-line compliance tool...EEO 1 source.

D. KKOJ/KRAQ established an intern program designed to assist a student from the area to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment.  A student from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was hired as a student intern from June through August 2004.  Duties will include announcing, web site updating, news and sports gathering and writing, copy writing and recording, and also some light engineering work.  The intern works with all station personnel in a variety of areas to gain an idea of the various areas radio broadcasting involves.

4. Recruitment sources used for each vacancy: See number 2.

5. Total number of interviewees during the period, and total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source: See number 2.

Names and Contact Numbers of Kleven Broadcasting of Minnesota- KKOJ/KRAQ Radio recruitment sources for the period of 12/2/2003-12/1/04

KKOJ-KRAQ Radio/ KKOJ-KRAQ Website
Doug Johnson
(507)847-4589 or (800)879-3113

Jackson County Pilot/Livewire/Southern Minnesota Peach
Dallas Luhmann
(507)847-3771

Minnesota Broadcasters Association Job Bank
Jim DuBois
(612)926-8123

Fairmont Sentinel
Karen Shelstad
(507)235-3303

Lakes News Shopper
Jan
(712)338-4489

Minnesota Workforce Center
Ron Keller
(507)376-3116

Iowa Workforce Development
Deb Kreutzer
(712)262-1971

Lakefield Standard
Dallas Luhmann
(507)662-5555

Estherville Spirit
(712)362-2622
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KKOJ-KRAQ EEO Public file report for the period 3-11-03 through 12-1-03

1. List of all full time jobs filled: No full or part time hires for the period.

2. List of recruitment sources used to fill each vacancy: No full or part time vacancies for the period.

3. Description of supplemental outreach initiatives: A. Participated in the Minnesota Broadcasters Association Job Fair in the Twin Cities on Oct. 20, 2003. Dave Maschoff and Doug Johnson visited with and answered questions to those looking for a career in broadcasting.

4. Recruitment sources used for each vacancy: There were no full or part time hires in the period.

5. Total number of interviewees during the period, and total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source: There were no full or part time hires in the period.

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Kleven Broadcasting Company of Minnesota
KKOJ-KRAQ Radio
Box 29
Jackson MN 56143

 

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