EEO Public File Report

The purpose of this Annual EEO Public File Report for Broadcast Stations (this "Report") is to comply with Section 73.2080(c)(6) of the Commission's EEO Rules.  

This report has been prepared on behalf of the station employment unit (the "Station Employment Unit") which is comprised of the following broadcast stations: KOMC AM, KOMC FM and KRZK (the "Reporting Station") is intended to be placed in the public inspection files, and on the website, of any of the Reporting Station by the applicable Commission deadline. 

The information contained in this Report covers the time period from October 1, 2008 to, and including, September 30, 2009 (the "Reporting Period"). The Commission's EEO Rules require that this Report contain the following additional information: 

A list of all full-time vacancies filled by the Reporting Station during the Reporting Period, identified by job title; 

For each such vacancy, the recruitment source(s) utilized to fill the vacancy (including, if applicable, organizations entitled to notification pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(1)(ii) of the Commission's EEO rules, which should be separately identified), identified by name, address, contact person and telephone number; 

Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed during the preceding year; 

The recruitment source that referred the potential employee for each full-time vacancy during the Reporting Period; 

Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for full-time vacancies during the Reporting Period and the total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source utilized in connection with such vacancies; 

A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(2) of the Commission's EEO Rules during the Reporting period. 

KOMC KRZK Radio, LLC

KOMC AM                 Facility ID #68415

KOMC FM                 Facility ID #34328

KRZK FM                   Facility ID #68416 

Full time employees as of October 1, 2008 

            General Manager - Scottie Earls

            Station Manager - Steve Willoughby

            #2 Sales Position - Jenny Martinka

            #3 Sales Position - Sue Swihart

            #4 Sales Position - Jack Walker             

            News Reporter #1 - Greg Brock

            News Reporter #2 - Sally Kaucher

            News Reporter #3 - Sam Clanton

            Program Director - Eric Kaucher

            Operations Manager - Greg Pyron

            Sports Director - Scott McCaulley

            Production Director - Matt Duncan

            Announcer #1 - Janet Ellis

            Office Manager - Toni Whitted

            Traffic Director - Kristen Clemmens 

Vacancies Filled October 1, 2008 - October 1, 2009

Sales position #5 filled November 15, 2009

            Number of interviews - 5

            Recruitment Source - Employee referral

Recruitment Sources

Recruitment sources - Radio ads, station website, MissouriCareerSource.com, Branson Sr. Center, College of the Ozarks, Ozarks Technical College, North Arkansas College, SW Baptist University, Missouri State University, Central Baptist College, Baptist Bible College, NW Missouri State.

Supplemental Recruitment Initiatives 

Scholarship Programs

Hometown Radio Annual Scholarship -

Two students from Branson High School, one male and one female, are awarded a monetary scholarship from Hometown Radio.  The students selected are high school seniors who have college plans with sports majors and are chosen by their peers and coaches. 

Internship Program

Recruitment effort performed through area high schools and colleges by offering Internship Program information in all Career Days attended.  Interns learn all aspects of broadcasting; studio knowledge, sales and marketing, business and community projects. 

Career Days and Job Fairs

College of the Ozarks Fall Career Day held October 23, 2009. 

Station representatives manned booth, distributed station information and employment applications and presented information on station's internship program.   

Missouri Employer's Committee Job Fair, February 14, 2009

Station representative manned booth and distributed station information and employment applications. 

College of the Ozarks Spring Career Day, February 26, 2009

Station representatives manned booth, distributed station information and employment applications and presented information on station's internship program. 

Branson High School Career Fair held April 9, 2009.

Station representative manned booth and distributed station information and employment applications. 

North Arkansas College 2009 College of Business and Technology Job Fair held April 9, 2009.

Station representative manned booth, distributed station information and employment applications and presented information on station's internship program. 

Media Participation in Education 

2008-2009 School year (September 2008 through May 2009) Teacher of the Month awarded to teacher in area school.  Janet Ellis and various station representatives and sponsors presented awards and class party.  Various aspects of broadcasting discussed with question and answers.  Sound bytes of teacher and class recorded and aired.  Pictures, sound bytes and brief synopsis posted on website each month. 

October 28, 2008 - Branson High School Mass Media Class toured facility, conducted by Janet Ellis and Kristen Clemmens.           

November 19, 2008 Scott McCaulley, sports director, spoke to a coaches class at

College of the Ozarks regarding media relations. 

December 18, 2008 - Janet Ellis made presentation to Branson second grade on good character and citizenship. 

February 23, 2009 - Janet Ellis read to classes of Hollister Elementary students. 

March 30, 2009 - Janet Ellis emceed the K-Life Banquet, an annual fundraising event for K-Life, an organization that works with area young people. 

April 3, 2009 - Janet Ellis conducted an interview of students and judged speeches for a national leadership program. 

April 6, 2009 - Janet Ellis was speaker for the Missouri Elementary Testing Kick Off at Hollister Elementary School. 

April 7, 2009 - Janet Ellis was a guest speaker at Forsyth Elementary to give a talk on Character Education. 

April 21, 2009 - Janet Ellis talked to area Girls Scouts on the importance of Recycling. 

April 22, 2009 - Janet Ellis read to Branson First Graders at a Literacy Event. 

May 5 and 14, 2009 - Annual Branson Second Grade Business Day toured radio station and discussed all aspects of advertising and sales, business office, news, production, programming and on-air. 

Conducted by Kristen Clemmens, Janet Ellis, Scott McCaulley and Frank Woods. 

May 18, 209 - Tiger Cub group toured radio station and participated in question and answer period.  Conducted by Kristen Clemmens. 

Media Participation in Education (continued) 

June 5, 2009 - Janet Ellis interviewed young people at the area Relay for Life event regarding "Giving Back To Community". 

Management Level Employment Training

Employment training for upper level management conducted by sister station's general manager, held at quarterly manager's meeting. 

A presentation on state and federal changes affecting the human resources department in 2009 by representatives of Employer Advantage.  Attended by Scottie Earls and Toni Whitted January 22, 2009. 

Labor and Employment Seminar sponsored by Husch, Blackwell, Sanders LLP in Springfield, MO, attended by Scottie Earls and Toni Whitted - April 29, 2009. 

 Recruitment Sources

KOMC KRZK Radio, Steve Willoughby, 202 Courtney St., Branson, MO  65616.

Branson Senior Center, Sylvia Moore, 201 Compton Ridge, Branson, MO  65616, 417-335-4801

Missouri Career Center, www.MissouriCareerSource.com (Missouri Division of Employement Security).

College of the Ozarks, Career Center, PO Box 17, Point Lookout, MO  65726, 800-222-0525. career@cofo.edu.

Ozarks Technical College, 1001 E. Chestnut Exp., Springfield, MO  65802, 417-447-8888.  tolerm@otc.edu.

Missouri State University, careercenter.missouristate.edu/employers/jobpost.htm. 

901 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO  65897, 417-836-5000.

Central Bible College, 3000 N. Grant Ave., Springfield, MO  65803,

800-831-4CBC. rcolumbi@cbcag.edu.

Bible Baptist College, Susan Garrett, 628 E. Kearney St., Springfield, MO  65803, 417-268-6060

North Arkansas College, northark-csm.symplicity.com/employers/index.php. 1515 Pioneer Dr., Harrison, AR  72601, 870-743-3000

NW Missouri State University, Joan Schnieder, 800 University Ave., Maryville, MO  64468, 660-562-1250, career@nwmissouri.edu.

Southwest Baptist University, Attn: Career Planning and Placement, 1600 University Ave., Boliver, MO  65613,  800-526-5859