EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT For the reporting period of 4/1/16 through 3/31/17 AMENDED July 27, 218 This report covers the following station employment unit (SEU): Call Sign and Type Community of License (City, State) FCC Facility ID Number Licensee / Permittee Name LMA Pennsylvania Media Associates, Inc. WORD-FM Pittsburgh, PA 58627 N/A Pennsylvania Media Associates, Inc. WPIT(AM) Pittsburgh, PA 58624 N/A Pennsylvania Media Associates, Inc. WPGP(AM) Pittsburgh, PA 65691 N/A I. VACANCY LIST The following is a list of all vacancies for full-time jobs filled during the reporting period and the recruitment source ( RS ) that referred the person hired for each vacancy: Job No. Job Vacancy Title Recruitment Source that Referred Hired Person Date Filled RS s Contacted to Fill Vacancy 1. Account Manager On Air Ads 4/26/16 1-15, 17, 19 2. Account Manager On Air Ads 5/23/16 1-15, 17, 19 3. Account Manager On Air Ads 6/1/16 1-15, 17, 19 4. Account Manager On Air Ads 6/21/16 1-15, 17, 19 5. Producer On Air Ads 9/12/16 1-13, 15-17 6. Account Manager Referral 1/6/17 1-13, 15-17 II. RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST During the reporting period, the following recruitment sources ( RS ) were contacted as vacancies for full-time SEU jobs opened. There were a total of 21 people interviewed for full-time positions. RS No. Recruitment Source (*) Address, Telephone and Contact Person of RS * Denotes those organizations that requested notification of vacancy information 1 Salem Media Group, Inc. (including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Indeed.com via Salem Website link) 2 Christian Jobs.com 3 Affiliate Center at Goodwill 488 Santa Rosa Rd Camarillo, CA 9313 www.salemmedia.com Contact: Karen Davenport Karen.davenport@salemmedia.com 941 Courthouse Road, Ste 3 Chesterfield, VA 23832 Contact: Karen Davenport Karen.davenport@salemmedia.com Ms. Lisa Campbell 26 E. Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA 1523 Number of Interviewees Referred by RS 5 Rvsd Aug 29 EEO Public File Report Page 1
4 5 6 7 Carlow College College of Communications Penn State University Community College of Allegheny County Council of Three Rivers American Indians Ms. Cindy Smith 3333 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Mr. Robert Martin 21 Carnegie Building University Park, PA 1682-4674 Mr. Bob Kmetz 88 Ridge Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Mr. Kerry Jevsevar 12 Charles Street Dorseyville, PA 15238 8 Duquesne University Career 9 Ebenezer Baptist Church Ms. Sandy Skriba Service Center 6 Forbes Avenue Reverend J. Van Alfred Winsett 21 Wylie Avenue 1 LaRoche College Ms. Joan Gerstel 9 Babcock Boulevard East Campus AB-211 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 11 Life s Work of Western PA Mr. Rick Graca Career Connections 1323 Forbes Avenue 12 Robert Morris University Ms. Beth Miller Career Center 61 University Boulevard Moon Township, PA 1518 13 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 14. Park Point University 15 Urban League of Pittsburgh 16 University of Pittsburgh 17 Waynesburg University Ms. M. Gayle Moss 223 Wylie Avenue Career Development Department Contact: Sam 21 Wood Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Ms. Darlene Wanamaker 61 Wood Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Career Center 627 William Pitt Union Pittsburgh, PA 1526 Ms. Marie Coffman 37 Stover Campus Center Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 1537 Rvsd Aug 29 EEO Public File Report Page 2
18 Pa Careerlink 19 Craigslist Millcraft Center 9 W Chestnut St#15LL Washington, PA 1531 www.craigslist.com 1 OTHER SOURCES OF INTERVIEWEES No. Description of Other Sources Number of Interviewees 2 Self-Referral 1 21 l Referral 1 22 Job Fair 5 23 Radio Spot Ads WORDFM/WPIT/AM125 6 24 www.wordfm.com 1 25 Other 1 Total Number of Interviewees 21 III. OUTREACH INITIATIVES The following outreach initiatives were completed by the SEU during the reporting period: A. Hosting Job Fairs: 1. November 3, 216 - SEU hosted a job fair at the Station Square Sheraton. This included promoting the event by on-the-air announcements. The SEU posted the job fair on all three stations and Salem s facebook accounts. The SEU accepted and collected resumes and had some on the spot interviews. 2. March 3, 217 - SEU hosted a job fair at the Southpoint Hilton Garden Inn. This included promoting the event by on-the-air announcements and spots. The SEU posted the job fair on all three stations and Salem s facebook account. B. Job Fairs SEU participated in the following job fairs during the reporting period. The employment unit provided handouts, current job postings and provided information where possible candidates can access the company salemmedia.com web site to apply for open positions in the future. 1. October 25, 216 Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber Career Fair The Chadwick, Pittsburgh PA. 2. Point Park University s Annual Internship & Job Fair September 27, 216 at the University. Rvsd Aug 29 EEO Public File Report Page 3
C. Management Program: 1. The Salem Director of Human Resources conducts monthly HR Network Training sessions via teleconference and Powerpoint presentations, which includes review of EEO policies and compliance. The SEU s Business Manager participates in these training sessions each month and then routinely communicates with the SEU s General Manager and other management staff members to keep all employees apprised of the company and SEU s policy on equal employment. D. Training for Higher Level Positions 1. Social Media and Web Design employee s attended 2 (two) training seminars to acquire skills that could qualify them for higher-level positions within the stations Digital Marketing Seminar, Dex Media, May 24, 216 Grow Your Business, Marketing Tools, May 26, 216 E. Other Outreach Activities: 1. On-Air Advertising via a Virtual Job Fair Promotion The SEU promoted a virtual job fair designed to further the goal of disseminating information about employment opportunities. The SEU did on-air broadcasts providing information about job opportunities in broadcasting available at Salem as well as various job opportunities available with other local businesses in the community. Potential candidates who might not be able to attend a physical job fair are able to obtain current job opportunity information from these on-air advertisements, including how to access Salem s websites or the websites of other local businesses and employers to obtain information about employment opportunities. 2. June 13, 216 Station Tour Cub Scout Troop from Swissvale, PA Scoutmaster and 22 scouts toured the station and met radio personalities. 3. September 14, 216 Station Tour St. Bede s 5 th grade class of 21 students toured the station and met staff 4. November 15, 216 Station Tour City Mission of Pittsburgh had local participants (16) seeking job opportunities and training tour the station and speak to staff. Rvsd Aug 29 EEO Public File Report Page 4
EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT For the reporting period of 4/1/17 through 3/31/18 AMENDED July 27, 218 This report covers the following station employment unit (SEU): Call Sign and Type Community of License (City, State) FCC Facility ID Number Licensee / Permittee Name LMA Salem Communications Holding Corporation WORD-FM Pittsburgh, PA 58627 N/A Salem Communications Holding Corporation WPIT(AM) Pittsburgh, PA 58624 N/A Salem Communications Holding Corporation WPGP(AM) Pittsburgh, PA 65691 N/A IV. VACANCY LIST The following is a list of all vacancies for full-time jobs filled during the reporting period and the recruitment source ( RS ) that referred the person hired for each vacancy: Job No. Job Vacancy Title Recruitment Source that Referred Hired Person Date Filled RS s Contacted to Fill Vacancy 1. Account Manager On Air Ads 4/18/17 1-15, 17 2. Producer On Air Ads 6/26/17 1-17, 21-24 3. Account Manager On Air Ads 11/21/17 1-17, 2-24 4. Account Manager Internal 3/12/18 1-17, 19, 21-24 V. RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST During the reporting period, the following recruitment sources ( RS ) were contacted as vacancies for full-time SEU jobs opened. There were a total of 16 people interviewed for full-time positions. RS No. Recruitment Source (*) Address, Telephone and Contact Person of RS * Denotes those organizations that requested notification of vacancy information 1 Salem Media Group, Inc. (including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Indeed via Salem Website link) 2 Christian Jobs.com 488 Santa Rosa Rd Camarillo, CA 9313 www.salemmedia.com Contact: Karen Davenport Karen.davenport@salemmedia.com 941 Courthouse Road, Ste 3 Chesterfield, VA 23832 Contact: Karen Davenport Karen.davenport@salemmedia.com Number of Interviewees Referred by RS 3 Rvsd Aug 29 EEO Public File Report Page 5
3 Affiliate Center at Goodwill Ms. Lisa Campbell 26 E. Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA 1523 4 Carlow College Ms. Cindy Smith 3333 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 5 6 7 College of Communications Penn State University Community College of Allegheny County Council of Three Rivers American Indians 8 Duquesne University Career 9 Ebenezer Baptist Church 1 LaRoche College 11 Life s Work of Western PA 12 13 Robert Morris University National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 14 Park Point University Mr. Robert Martin 21 Carnegie Building University Park, PA 1682-4674 Mr. Bob Kmetz 88 Ridge Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Mr. Kerry Jevsevar 12 Charles Street Dorseyville, PA 15238 Ms. Sandy Skriba Service Center 6 Forbes Avenue Reverend J. Van Alfred Winsett 21 Wylie Avenue Ms. Joan Gerstel 9 Babcock Boulevard East Campus AB-211 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Mr. Rick Graca Career Connections 1323 Forbes Avenue Ms. Beth Miller Career Center 61 University Boulevard Moon Township, PA 1518 Ms. M. Gayle Moss 223 Wylie Avenue Career Development Department Contact: Sam 21 Wood Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 15 Urban League of Pittsburgh 16 University of Pittsburgh 17 Waynesburg University 18 Pa Careerlink Ms. Darlene Wanamaker 61 Wood Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Career Center 627 William Pitt Union Pittsburgh, PA 1526 Ms. Marie Coffman 37 Stover Campus Center Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 1537 Millcraft Center 9 W Chestnut-St#15LL Washington, PA 1531 Rvsd Aug 29 EEO Public File Report Page 6
19 Craigslist www.craigslist.com 2 TVandRadioJobs.com TVandRadioJobs.com 21 East Side Neighborhood Employment Center 22 Hill House Associates 23 24 Jewish Family and Family Services of Pittsburgh Manchester Craftsmen s Guild Contact: Dean Matthews 5321 Penn Avenue (412) 362-858 Contact: Allison Lee Mann 1835 Centre Avenue (412) 392-44 Contact: Michelle Leone 5743 Bartlett Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Contact: Paula Kubrick 165 Metropolitan Street Pittsburgh, PA 15233 (412) 323-4 ext 27 OTHER SOURCES OF INTERVIEWEES No. Description of Other Sources Number of Interviewees 25 Current Employee 2 26 Former Employee 1 27 Radio Spot Ads WORDFM/WPIT/AM125 6 28 Monster.com 1 29 Zip Recruiter 1 3 Other 2 Total Number of Interviewees 16 VI. OUTREACH INITIATIVES The following outreach initiatives were completed by the SEU during the reporting period: A. Management Program: The Salem Director of Human Resources conducts monthly HR Network Training sessions via teleconference and Powerpoint presentations, which includes review of EEO policies and compliance. The SEU s Business Manager participates in these training sessions each month and then routinely communicates with the SEU s General Manager and other management staff members to keep all employees apprised of the company and SEU s policy on equal employment. B. Training Program to Qualify for Higher Level Positions The General Manager provides monthly Leadership and Mentoring meetings through assigned reading followed by group discussions and applications of material. In addition to leadership training, other topics were discussed including recruiting, and EEO best practices and various employment issues. During the reporting period, three employees participated in this management training program. Rvsd Aug 29 EEO Public File Report Page 7
C. Other Outreach Activities: 1. Information about employment opportunities is displayed by the SEU at various community events the SEU attends. During this reporting period, the SEU was at the following community events: a. On April 9, 217, many of the SEU s staff attended the Trump s First 1 Days Event, Greensburg, PA. b. On May 18, 217 the General Sales Manager attended the Airport Chamber Breakfast, Moon Township, PA. c. On September 26, 217, The General Manager, Business Manager and Sales Manager attended the Pastor Appreciation Luncheon, Pittsburgh, PA. D. Job Banks The SEU participates in media related job banks and internet programs designed to provide general information about opportunities in broadcasting and to encourage individuals to consider future employment. During this reporting period, certain job postings were posted to the following job bank: TVandRadioJobs.com Rvsd Aug 29 EEO Public File Report Page 8
CERTIFICATION OF WORD-FM GENERAL MANAGER FOR FCC EEO AUDIT: I, Tom Lemmon, the General Manager of WORD-FM, certify that: 1. WORD-FM is part of a station employment unit consisting of the following stations: WORD-FM, WPIT(AM) and WPGP(AM) (collectively the SEU ). These stations are commonly owned, share at least one employee and are in the same market. 2. Attached to this Certification as Exhibit 1 are true and correct copies of the SEU s two most recent EEO public file reports. The website address for radio station WORD-FM is www.wordfm.com. The website address for radio station WPGP(AM) is www.theanswerpgh.com. The website address for radio station WPIT(AM) is www.wpitradio.com. The SEU s most recent EEO public file report is included on or linked to each of these websites. 3. Attached to this Certification as Exhibit 2 are true and correct dated copies of all advertisements, bulletins, letters, faxes, e-mails and other communications announcing each full-time position that was filled during the period covered by the attached EEO public file report. No organizations have notified the SEU that they wanted to be notified of any job openings at the SEU that were filled during the period covered by the attached public file reports. 4. Attached to this Certification as Exhibit 3 is a list of the total number of interviewees for each vacancy and the referral source for each interviewee for all full-time SEU vacancies filled during the period covered by the attached EEO public file reports. 5. Attached to this Certification as Exhibit 4 is documentation demonstrating performance of the recruitment initiatives during the period covered by the attached EEO public file report. Attached to this Certification as Exhibit 5 is a list specifying SEU personnel involved in these recruitment initiatives. The total number of full-time employees at the SEU is 15. 6. The SEU had no complaint filed against it during the current license term before any body having competent jurisdiction under federal, state, territorial, or local law, alleging unlawful discrimination in the employment practices of the SEU on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. 7. Attached to this Certification as Exhibit 6 is a description of the responsibilities of each level of management to ensure enforcement of SEU EEO policies, and how the SEU has informed employees and job applicants of its EEO policies and program. 8. Attached to this Certification as Exhibit 7 is a description of the SEU s efforts to analyze its EEO recruitment program to ensure effectiveness in achieving a broad outreach to potential applicants, and to address any problems found as a result of the analysis. 9. Attached to this Certification as Exhibit 9 is a description of the SEU s efforts to periodically analyze measures taken to examine pay, benefits, seniority practices, promotions, and selection techniques and tests to ensure that they provide equal opportunity and do not have a discriminatory effect. I declare, under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States of America, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 3rd day of August, 218. Tom Lemmon General Manager Rvsd Aug 29 EEO Public File Report Page 9