ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT FOR KNZA INC 2/1/08
This report has been prepared on behalf of Station Employment Unit that is comprised of
the following stations:
Call Sign Community FIN #
KNZA (FM) Hiawatha, Kansas 35285
KMZA (FM) Seneca, Kansas 35287
KLZA (FM) Falls City, Nebraska 35286
KTNC (AM) Falls City, Nebraska 8081 Aquired 9/8/07
KAIR (FM) Horton, Kansas 33397 Aquired 8/15/07
KAIR (AM) Atchison, Kansas 33398 Aquired 8/15/07
The information contained in the report cover the period from February 1, 2007 - Jan 31,2008
KNZA Inc has filled 4 full time and 1 part-time position during the applicable period.
5 vacancies were filled during the past year.
#1 Holton Sales Person for KNZA Hiawatha
Recruitment / referral sources used that resulted in interviews with an applicant
On air announcements 4
Newspaper ads 5
Total number interviewed for #1 9
The person hired responded because of a newspaper ad. (Topeka Capital)
#2 KNZA / KMZA Sports staff position - on air
Recruitment / referral sources used that resulted in interviews with an applicant:
Web sites 2
K-State Job Fair 1
Sports Talent Agency of America 1
Total number interviewed for #2 4
The person hired responded to the KAB Web Site posting
#3 KNZA On air announcer
Recruitment / referral sources used that resulted in interviews with an applicant:
Web Sites 2
Radio Ads 1
Total number interviewed for #3 3
The person hired had posted their availablity on the KAB Job Bank
#4 KMZA Sales Person
Recruitment / referral sources used that resulted in interviews with an applicant:
On air announcement 1
Station Web Site 1
Total number interviewed for #4 2
The person hired responded from the Station Web Site Posting
#5 KNZA Part Time Copy writer
Recruitment / referral sources used that resulted in interviews with an applicant:
In house posting 1
Total number interviewed for #5 1
The person hired was already a part time employee.
A full fledged search was conducted for this part time copy
writing postion. It was combined with other part time work this
person was already doing at KNZA and is now a full time employee
A TOTAL OF 19 PEOPLE WERE INTERVIEWED FOR OPEN POSITIONS THIS YEAR.
No additional organization requested notification of all of our job openings since our last filing.
Nebraska Workforce Development remains the only organization requesting all of our job
postings. However we also send all opening to the Kansas Job Service which is the same
type of state organization for Kansas.
KNZA Inc has developed a list of recruitment sources available for use upon opening of a job
position at the Stations in order to widely disseminate information regarding job openings to
all of our communities.
In addition during the applicable period, KNZA Inc has engaged in the following non-vacancy
specific events:
1 Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas, Career Day and Job Fair.
On March 7, 2007 Operations Manager, Robert Hilton, attended this event and
represented the Stations by handing our broadcast career information flyers. He also
accepted resumes for students for possible job openings expected to be open by
summer. Some were given brief interviews about their background in the expected
upcoming openings.
2. Careers In Broadcasting Seminar. KNZA/KMZA/KLZA Home Garden & Sports Expo.
March 31, 2007 Hiawatha, Kansas. At the Stations annual Expo one of our seminars
was about careers in broadcasting. The seminar was conducted by Operations
Manager, Robert Hilton, with presentations made by various staff members.
This event was promoted with over the air announcements plus a quarter page ad
in 40,000 + copies of our Spring Shopper which was mailed into homes in the region.
3. Benedictine College, Atchison Kansas, Part Time Job Fair. Held on August 24,2007
on the college campus. Operations Manager, Robert Hilton, attended this event seeking
applicants for possible work at KAIR Atchison as well as the other stations. Hilton
visited with students as they stopped at the stations booth. Careers in Broadcasting
flyers were also available and 11 were passed out to the interested students.
4. Broadcast Career Educational Information. KNZA Inc statons broadcast promotional
announcements about careers in broadcasting. This announcement also promotes
visiting the KAB Web site for more information about careers and job opening at
member stations.KNZA Inc stations have the KAB Careers in Broadcasting flyers
available at all stations and has them available at events where we are participants.
(Some examples from the past year. St Joseph Farm Show, Holton Home Show,
KNZA Home Garden and Sports Expo, School and Clubs Tours of our Studios.)
5. Kansas Assoication of Broadcasters Foundation Broadcast Scholarship Program.
The stations broadcast announcement and have applications for the foundations
annual application period which is in April of each year.
We made a financial contribution to the foundation during the applicable period.
Operations Manager, Robert Hilton, helped evaluate scholarship applications to help
determine those who should receive a KAB Foundation scholarship.
RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST
In order to widely disseminate full time vacancies KNZA Inc has identified the following
recruitment sources the stations may use to inform our communities regarding vacancies.
Opening 1 Opening 2 Opening 3 Opening 4 Opening 5
1. KNZA Inc Web Sites 0 0 0 1 0
www.knzafm.com
www.kmzafm.com +
www.sunny1013.com
www.kairfm.com
www.ktncradio.com
2. Internal Job Postings 0 0 0 0 1
3. K-State & KSU Job Fair X 1 1 X X
Manhattan Kansas
Steve Smethers & Career Service
fax 785 532-5484
4.NW Missouri State University 0 0 0 X X
Maryville, Missouri
Career Services
660 562-1250
5. On Air Announcements 4 0 0 1 0
All Stations
6. State Broadcaster Assn. 0 2 2 0 X
www.kab.net + +
www.ne-ba.org
7. Hiawatha World X 0 0 X 0
Hiawatha, Kansas
785 742-2111
8. Horton Headlight X 0 0 X 0
Horton Kansas
785 486-2512
9. Seneca Courier-Tribune X 0 0 0 X
Seneca, Kansas
785 336-2175
10. Kanzaland Shopper X 0 X X X
Hiawatha, Kansas
785 547-3461
11. Holton Recorder 4 0 0 X X
Holton, Kansas
785 364-2141
12. Topeka Capital 1 0 0 X X
Topeka, Kansas
785 232-5341
13. Sports Talent Agency X 1 X X X
Mission Viejo, California
949 215-6713
www.staatalent.com
14. Nebraska Workforce 0 0 0 0 0
1423 Harlan
Falls City, Nebraska
402245-4401
15. Kansas Job Service 0 0 0 0 0
Atchison, Kansas
913 367-4311
fax 913 367-4265
Tim Brungardt Job # 1 Job # 2 Job # 3 Job # 4 Job # 5
Total of 19 TOTALS 9 4 3 2 1
Evaluation of Sources: We added Kansas Job Services to our list of Nofity of all
job openings as they are the Kansas version of Nebraska Workforce who is our
only actual "Notify of All Job Openings". Otherwise we had a reasonalbe response
from the sources we used.
We will add the following Source for the coming year
Benedictine College
Atchison, Kansas
bgilmore@benedictine.org
An "X" indicates the source was not used for this opening.
A "0" indicates the source was used but no applications from this
source were interviewed.
A "+" in the sub category indicates the source of the application that
resulted in an interview.
16. Kansas College & 0 0 0 0 X
Universities with Broadcast
Department or Programs
