Equal Employment Opportunity Program
Annual Report
Neuhoff Media – Springfield LLC
WFMB-AM/WFMB-FM/WCVS-FM/WXAJ-FM
Springfield, Illinois
August 1, 2021 – July 31, 2022
Full-Time Vacancies
The following full-time positions were filled during the reporting period:
- Videographer
- Administrative Assistant
Interview Sources
Total Number of Persons Interviewed:
Sources of Interviews Conducted:
Position | Job Title | Date Filled | Applicants Interview Sources | Recruitment Sources
Used |
Referral Source of Hired Employee |
1
|
Videographer | 8/10/21
|
2 Interviews
#3, #22, |
3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,15,17,22,23,25,32,35 | 22 |
2 | Administrative Assistant | 9/20/21 | 4 Interviews
1,27,29,31 |
1,4,5,8,27,29, 31,32,35 | 31 |
Recruitment Sources of Employee Notices
1 |
On Air Announcements: WFMB-FM/AM, WXAJ-FM, WCVS-FM |
3055 S. 4th Street
Springfield, IL 62703 |
Kevin O’Dea
217-528-3033 |
2 |
Manpower | 2719 W. Monroe Street
Springfield, Il 62704 |
Ginette Comstock
217-528-2323 |
3 |
Southern Illinois University Broadcast Department | Woody Hall B204
Carbondale, IL 62901 |
Dr. James Scales |
4 |
Rainbow Push Coal | 930 E 50th St.
Chicago, IL 60615 |
Tannis Williamson |
5 |
Career Center I.S.U.
|
Career Center I.S.U.
Coordinator Student Employment Campus Box 2520 Normal IL 61790
|
Timoteo Asis |
6 |
Parkland College
|
2400 W. Bradley Avenue
Champaign, IL 61821 |
Sandy Spencer |
7 |
John Wood Community College
|
1301 S. 48th Street
Quincy, IL 62305 |
Susan Deege |
8 |
NAACP Springfield Branch | P.O. Box 1524
Springfield, IL 62704 |
Rudy Davenport |
9 |
University of IL at Champaign/Urbana | 620 E John
Room 250 Champaign, IL 61820 |
Lavonne Nouaofski |
10 |
IL Center for Broadcasting | 55 W 22nd Street
#240 Lombard, IL 60148 |
Mike Kendall |
11 |
IL Dept. of Human Services Office
|
2435 Broadway
Quincy, IL 62301 |
Donna Ryan |
12 | National Association of Broadcasters Minority & Specialty Services Department | 1771 N Street NW
Washington DC 20036 |
|
13 | Quincy University Career Services | 1800 College St.
Quincy, IL 62301 |
Rebecca Barrett |
14 | Land of Lincoln Consortium | 1300 S 9th St.
Springfield, Il 62703 |
Susan Sims |
15 | U of I Springfield K30 Human Resources office |
Springfield, IL 62794 | Rosa Bryan |
16 | Southern Illinois University | Room 1056 Communications Building
Carbondale, IL 62901 |
Phylis Johnson |
17 | Illinois Broadcasters Association | 300 N Pershing Ave.
Suite B Energy IL 62933 |
Debbie David 618-942-2139 |
18 | Springfield Center for Independent Living | 426 West Jefferson
Springfield, IL 62702 |
Cecelia Haasis |
19 | AllAccess.com | All Access Music Group
28955 Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 210 Malibu, CA 90265 |
On Air Position
310.457.6616 |
20 | Women in Communications | P.O. Box 1105
Bloomington, IL 61702
|
|
21 | Women in Management | P.O. Box 1131
Springfield, IL 62705 |
|
22 | Springfield College in Illinois | 1500 N. Fifth Street
Springfield, IL 62702 |
|
23 | Springfield Urban League | 1100 N 11th St.
Springfield, IL 62703 |
Ms. Nicki Baker |
24 | Pleasant Grove Baptist Church | 908 Martin Luther King Dr.
Springfield, IL 62703 |
|
25 | Lincolnland Community College | 5250 Shephard Road
Springfield, IL 62702 |
Shawn Shures |
26 | Zion Baptist Church/Pastor Hagy | 1601 E. Laurel
Springfield 62707 |
|
27 | Employee Referral | ||
28 | Broadcast Center Employee Placement | 2360 Hampton Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63139 |
John Carrol
314-647-8181 |
29 | State Journal Register | One Copley Plaza
Springfield, IL |
217-789-1506 |
30 | Capital Area Career Center | 2201 Toronto Road
Springfield, IL 62707 |
Jim Grimes 217-529-5431 |
31 | Neuhoff Media – Social Media Accounts | Neuhoff Media-Springfield
3055 S 4th Street |
Kevin O’Dea
217-528-3033 |
32 | Neuhoff Media – Springfield | Internal Posting | 217-528-3033 |
33 | Country Aircheck | Country Aircheck
914 18th Ave South
|
Lon Helton
615.320.1450 |
34 | Craigslist | Craigslist.com | Michele Mitchell
217-528-3033 |
35 | NeuhoffMedia.com | Neuhoff Communications
3055 S 4th Street Springfield, IL |
Michele Mitchell
217-528-3033 |
EEO Narrative
Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC
Neuhoff Media – Springfield – Internship Program
Neuhoff Media was actively involved with providing internship opportunities for students from UI Springfield, and Blackburn College. These two students were involved in broadcasting events, video production, support services and other aspects of broadcast operations. They worked in the fall of 2021 semester and the spring 2022 semester These were paid positions.
University of Indianapolis – Career Fair
On April 13, 2022, Neuhoff Media COO Mike Hulvey participated in the Career Fair on campus in Indianapolis. A group of students met directly with Mr. Hulvey, they were informed of the opportunities that were available within the industry in general, at all the Neuhoff facilities specifically related to their field of study. These students included sales, news, sports, announcing, video, and digital related interests. There were forty students participating in the program. A student was hired by the company directly from this program.
Neuhoff Summer Media Camp
This annual program featured 15 students attending the week of June 13th, 2022, at the Danville Area Community College. The program focused on careers in the media field in general, but with an emphasis on radio, television broadcasting and writing. Members of the Neuhoff staff conduct hands on training in announcing, interviewing, reporting and public relations. Participates were told of employment opportunities in the each of the Neuhoff markets. This was the 26th year of the program, the Summer Media Camp is directly responsible for several current or past staff members across the company.
Illinois Broadcasters Association Job Board
Neuhoff Media routinely lists each upper level opening in a job bank or newsletter of a media trade group with a broad-based membership, including participation of women and minorities, such as the Illinois Broadcasters Association.
Broadcast Education Association – Career Program
Neuhoff Media COO , Mike Hulvey participated on a panel discussion with a group of 130 students on April 26th at the NAB/RAB event in Las Vegas. These students included Illinois State University, along with University of Indianapolis. Mr. Hulvey provided information to the group about career development, industry trends and specific opportunities inside Neuhoff. A student from UIndy was highlighted during the presentation as the newest hire for the company in a digital support role.
Senior Leadership Team EEO Training Program
Annually the Neuhoff Leadership Team is provided with training on best practices concerning equal employment opportunities. We also provide training for our staff in the prevention of discrimination, harassment, and other related matters. The video-based training was completed by members of the team on or before 11/30/2021.