Annual EEO Public Report

For the Period June 1, 2008 - May 31, 2009

The purpose of this EEO Public File Report is to comply with the FCC's EEO rule.  It is required to be placed in the public inspection files of the station and posted on the website.

The information contained in this report covers the time period beginning June 1, 2008 to and including May 31, 2009.

The FCC's EEO Rule requires that this Report contain the following information:

1. A list of all full time vacancies filled by the Station during the applicable period.
2. For each vacancy, the recruitment source(s) utilized to fill the vacancy.
3. The recruitment source that referred the Hiree for each full time vacancy during the applicable period.
4. Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for full time vacancies during the applicable period and the total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source utilized in connection with these vacancies.
5. A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080 (c) (2) of the FCC Rules.

Positions Filled:

Underwriting Sales Representative - 2/16/09

1.      Recruitment Source:  Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, WYPR website posting, Craigs List, WYPR on-air announcements, Regional Help Wanted.com

2.      Referral Recruitment Source:  WYPR web site

3.      # of people interviewed:  3

Producer - 6/16/08 (2 positions)

1.      Recruitment Source:  Current, CPB Job Line, WYPR website posting, WYPR on-air announcements, National Association of Broadcasters, National Assoc. of Black Journalists, Craigs List, Journalism and Womens Symposium, DCRTV.com

2.      Referral Recruitment Source:  CPB Job Line

3.      # of people interviewed:  12

Producer - 2/2/09

1.      Recruitment Source:  Craigs List, Current, WYPR web site, Baltimore help wanted.com, DCRTV.com, National Assoc. of Black Journalists,  and past resumes from 6/16/08 position openings.

2.      Referral Recruitment Source:  WYPR web site

3.      # of people interviewed:  6

Business Manager - 9/8/08

1.       Recruitment Source:  Craigs List, Current, WYPR web site

2.      Referral Recruitment Source:  No one hired - opening cancelled

3.      # of people interviewed:  5

Prong 3 Initiatives taken during this period:

1. Internal Continuing Education Courses:
1. August, 2008, and March, 2009 - NPR Ombudsman, Alisa Shephard talked with news staff regarding news ethics and story development.
2. Seminars attended by staff:

                                                              i.      Using new media/internet social networking sites in public radio production

                                                            ii.      The history of American independent radio production

                                                          iii.      Creative techniques for writing for radio

                                                          iv.      American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009:  What does it mean for your organization - May 20, 2009

                                                            v.      Third Coast International Audio Conference - October, 2008

                                                          vi.      Science Literacy Project - April, 2009

                                                        vii.      Knight Center for Specialized Journalism:  The Economy:  Bringing the big picture home - April, 2009

2. Advertising:  Advertised in local & national publications including CURRENT which is the industry's trade publication, National Association of Broadcasters, National Association of Black Journalists, DCRTV, and others.

3. Continue development of an intern program in which an individual can volunteer over a period of time and acquire broadcasting skills.  One individual was hired as part time Junior Producer for our Midday show.  During the report period, 16 interns have worked with various departments at WYPR

List of Local Colleges:

• Goucher College, Career Development Office, cardevegoucher.edu, 410-337-6190
• Loyola College, www.loyola.edu/thecareercenter/employers/index.html
• Mary DeManss, Recruitment Specialist - 410-617-2692
• Towson University, wwwnew.towson.edu/careercenter - 7800 York Road, Suite 206, Towson, Md. - 410-704-2233
• University of Baltimore, Career Center, 1420 N. Charles St., Balto., MD. 21201 - 410-837-4200
• UMBC, Career Services Center, www.careers.umbc.edu/employers/fulltime.html, 410-455-2216

List of Recruitment Sources:

Current - The Newspaper about Public Broadcasting, 1612 K. Street, NW, Suite 704, Washington, DC 20006

Craigs List - craigslist.com   

Maryland Association of Non Profit Organizations - 190 W. Ostend St., Baltimore, MD. 21230

Public Broadcasters Management Association - PO Box 50008, Charleston, SC 29250

Corporation for Public Broadcasting - 401 Ninth St., NW, Washington, DC 20004

National Association of Broadcasters - PO Box 1474, Washington, DC 20013

National Association of Black Journalists - http://careerservices.nabj.org

DCRTV.com - www.dcrtv.com/ads

Journalism and Women Symposium - JAWS.org