General Station Information

WMUK EEO Public File Report

There were no vacancies for permanent full-time positions at WMUK during the period of this report, and no vacancies were filled. Therefore, there is no recruitment information to provide concerning applicants or referral sources.

No outside organizations requested WMUK to provide notification of job vacancies.

WMUK’s EEO outreach activities during the period covered by this report include:

1. News internships designed to teach young people skills as radio reporters and producers. Internships cover a period of 14 weeks. During that period, each intern spends 10-15 hours per week at the station, receiving training, preparing newscasts, and producing features. 7 interns participated in the program during the year and produced pieces that were broadcast on air.
2. Consultation, program evaluation, and administrative assistance to WKDS-FM, a high school student-operated station owned by the Kalamazoo Public Schools.
3. On-site tours and in-class presentations about career skills, news, and station management for communications and journalism students at Western Michigan University.
4. Award of an annual $1000 radio scholarship at Western Michigan University’s Communications Department emphasizing audio production and community service. This year the award was shared by two students: Andrea Flater & Molly Rent.
5. Completion of a multi-media pilot project to develop student audio production of student talent for broadcast and distribution on both WMUK’s website and iTunes University. Molly Rent wrote and produced an NPR-style audio profile of the student music ensemble Trio Aparicion, combining field recordings of the group, studio recordings of the group made at WMUK, interviews with group members, and other sound sources. The student ensemble gained experience in the special area of multi-track studio recording. WMUK’s General Manager, News Director, and engineering staff we directly involved in critiquing and the project. The results have been archived for download at WMUK’s website.

Western Michigan University, WMUK’s licensee, maintains a vigorous Equal Employment Opportunity program in compliance with state and federal law. For more information about Western Michigan University’s EEO program, contact: WMU Compliance Officer, Mr. David A. Glenn, Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity, (269) 387-6316.