WLS-TV Annual EEO Public File Report August 1, 2021

This Annual EEO Public File Report is filed on behalf of WLS-TV (the “Station” or “ABC7”) in compliance with the FCC’s EEO reporting necessities.

This report contains info from July 16, 2020 by means of July 15, 2021.

Basic Coverage

WLS-TV has a longstanding dedication to a coverage of equal employment and development alternatives for all certified people with out regard to race, colour, gender, marital standing, faith, age, nationwide origin or citizenship standing, incapacity, sexual orientation, gender id, standing as a Vietnam period or particular disabled veteran, or every other protected attribute as established by regulation.

This dedication to truthful employment practices applies to each facet of the employment course of to make sure that equal consideration is prolonged to all staff and candidates in recruitment, choice procedures, worker growth, efficiency analysis, promotions, transfers, advantages and different features of employment.

It’s WLS-TV’s coverage to advertise the belief of equal employment alternative by means of a constructive, persevering with program of particular recruitment, outreach, hiring, promotion and different practices designed to make sure the total realization of equal employment alternative.

Accountability

John Loafer, President and Basic Supervisor of WLS-TV, is answerable for the implementation and administration of the Equal Alternative Applications and the accuracy of the knowledge on this report, which was drafted by Dorothy Mathias, Enterprise Admin Analyst of WLS-TV.

Job Emptiness Data

WLS-TV is an equal alternative employer that’s dedicated to assembly and surpassing the Station’s EEO info dissemination obligations. Notices of all full-time job vacancies had been posted on the Station’s web site and on the web site of The Walt Disney Firm, its final father or mother firm. Notices of full-time job openings had been additionally distributed to the Illinois Broadcasters Affiliation and the Station’s Recruitment Supply Checklist, which is made up of different skilled teams, together with minority and girls’s organizations, that requested such notification or that the Station believed could possibly be helpful referral sources. See Attachment A, for the Station’s Recruitment Supply Checklist, (together with names, addresses, contact names and numbers of the organizations to which the Station immediately sends notices of job openings).

The Station will proceed to actively hunt down new recruitment sources to make sure that phrase of all job openings is distributed to a broad pool of potential candidates.

Positions Stuffed

Through the reporting interval (July 16, 2020 by means of July 15, 2021), WLS-TV stuffed ten full-time job vacancies. Job-specific recruitment sources are itemized in Attachment B beneath.

Supplemental Non-Emptiness Particular Outreach and Recruitment Measures

(A) Internship Program: WLS-TV is constant to supply internships throughout every fall, winter/spring and summer time classes to school and college college students. An internship typically lasts 12-15 weeks, with every pupil working about 20 hours per week for college credit score. The internship program is run by Disney Campus Recruitment. Details about the internship program can also be posted on the Station’s web site.

Those that have efficiently accomplished the Station internship program have usually acquired paid positions in broadcasting after commencement. By means of instance:

In 2017, three former interns had been employed by WLS-TV – two as freelance Manufacturing Assistants in Programming and one as a component time Desk Assistant in Information. One former intern was employed as a Weekend Information Anchor and one other former intern was employed as a Information Producer at different tv stations.

In 2018, one former intern was employed by WLS-TV as a contract Manufacturing Assistant in Programming and one former intern was employed as a Manufacturing Assistant for a radio information program. Three former interns had been employed at different tv stations; one as a Desk Assistant/Area Producer, one as a reporter and one as a Senior Producer.

In 2019, one former intern was employed as a Manufacturing Assistant at one other tv station, one former intern was employed as a Multi-Media Journalist at one other tv station, 4 former interns had been employed by WLS-TV as freelance Manufacturing Assistants in Programming and one former intern was employed by WLS-TV as a employees Information Reporter. One former intern, who had been employed by WLS-TV as a contract Manufacturing Assistant in Programming was promoted to a employees Producer in Programming.

In 2020, one former intern was employed as a Videographer & Editor at a Manufacturing firm, one former intern was employed as a Media Apprentice for Picture and Sound, and one other former intern was employed as a Flooring Director/Manufacturing Assistant at one other tv station.

See Attachment C for an outline of internship alternatives and a listing of the faculties the interns attended.

(B) Profession Days: Over the previous 12 months, among the Station’s on-air-talent and managers have given in particular person and digital broadcast career-oriented talks sponsored by instructional or group teams:

Terrell Brown – Information Anchor
AAJA JCamp – (Digital) – July 11 to July 17 2021

Samantha Chatman – Information Reporter
William H. Ray Elementary College – Chicago, IL – Might 24, 2021
Barack Obama Studying Academy – Markham, IL (Each) – Might 13 & Might 25 2021

Larry Mowry – Information Anchor
Gregory Center College – Naperville, IL (Digital) – February 22, 2021
Elmhurst Academy of Early Studying – Elmhurst, IL (Digital) – February 24, 2021
St. Petronille College – Glen Ellyn, IL (Digital) – Might 27, 2021

Roz Varon – Information Anchor
Liberty Elementary College – Cicero, IL (Digital) – Might 7, 2021
Columbus East Elementary College – Cicero, IL (Digital) – Might 20, 2021

Valerie Warner – WCL Host
Southland School Prep Excessive College – Richton Park, IL (Digital) – December 9, 2020

(C) Station Tour: As a result of COVID-19 pandemic this was paused as exterior guests couldn’t be let contained in the constructing.

(D) Job Gala’s: From August 9, 2020 through August 15, 2020 the Station just about attended the Asian American Journalists Affiliation Conference. Govt Producer Wilson Toy, who has partial duty for hiring choices, attended and picked up resumes of potential job candidates. Mr. Toy reviewed applicant reels and endorsed journalists on what hiring managers hope to see when screening audition tapes.

From August 5, 2020 through August 8, 2020 the Station just about participated within the Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists Conference. VP & Information Director Jennifer Graves, who has duty for hiring choices, attended and picked up resumes of potential job candidates. Cheryl Burton, OTV-WLS Chicago, Anchor additionally participated as a speaker about her insights on the way forward for storytelling.

On August 5, 2020 through August 8, 2020 the Station just about participated within the Hispanic Journalists Conference. Task Supervisor, Adriana Cortez, attended, met, and picked up resumes of potential job candidates. Ms. Cortez reviewed resumes and critiqued their applicant reels.

(E) Media Commerce Group Postings: Through the reporting interval, the Station despatched its upper-level full-time job openings to a number of media organizations with substantial illustration of girls and minorities, such because the Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists, the Nationwide Affiliation of Hispanic Journalists and others listed in Attachment A.

Efforts to Enhance Mailing Checklist and Recruitment Methodology

In an effort to develop and enhance its organizational mailing listing, the Station aired a 15-second spot on each the analog and excessive definition simulcast channels in addition to the Station’s second excessive definition channel requesting that organizations excited about being added to our mailing listing contact us. The 15-second spot aired as soon as a month between July of 2020 and June of 2021 on the analog and excessive definition simulcast channels. The 15-second spot additionally aired as soon as a month between July of 2020 and June of 2021 on the second excessive definition channel. This message can also be posted on the Station’s web site.

WLS-TV is engaged in a continuing effort to guage the effectiveness of its EEO outreach and recruitment program and to enhance and refine it as wanted by monitoring the responses which are acquired and guaranteeing that the interviewing pool for the positions it fills contains numerous certified candidates from various sources. WLS-TV frequently modifies and often expands its recruitment program as wanted to satisfy these objectives.

ATTACHMENT A

WLS-TV RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST
For the Total Interval 07/16/20 – 07/15/21

Vivid Horizons – 500 West Monroe Avenue – Chicago, Illinois 60661
Contact Gina Barnes – Telephone (312) 876-8687
Electronic mail gina.barnes@brighthorizons.com

Chicago City League – 4510 S. Michigan Avenue – Chicago, Illinois 60653
Contact Joe O. Grey – Telephone (773) 285-5800 – Fax (773) 285-7772
Contact Calmetta Coleman, CUL Publication; Andrew Wells, CUL Workforce Purchasers Electronic mail ccoleman@chiul.org ; AWells@chiul.org (up to date 08/06/20)

Metropolis of Chicago Mayor’s Workplace of Workforce Improvement – 1615 West Chicago Avenue – Chicago, IL 60622
Contact Anne Sheahan – Telephone (312) 743-0300 – Fax (312) 743-0400
Electronic mail anne.sheahan@cityofchicago.org

Connecticut College of Broadcasting – 3901 Coconut Palm Drive – Suite 105
Tampa, FL 33619
Contact Shayna King – Telephone (813) 443-5307
Electronic mail jobs@gocsb.com

Counseling for Particular Wants Adults – 125 S. Wilke Rd – Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Contact Christine Santini – Telephone (847) 212-8093
Electronic mail mcmayyy@aol.com

Emma Bowen Basis – 524 West 57th Avenue – New York, NY 10019
Contact: Phylis Eagle-Oldson – Telephone (212) 975-2545
Electronic mail Phylis.Eagle-Oldson @nbcuni.com

Household Worldwide Outreach Ministries, Inc. – 117 Fairlane Dr – Joliet, IL 60435
Contact Linda Weatherspoon
Electronic mail llwspoon@yahoo.com

Harold Washington School – 30 East Lake Avenue – Chicago, Illinois 60601
Contact Ollie Horan – Telephone (312) 553-5667 – Fax (312) 553-3130

Illinois Heart for Broadcasting – 455 Eisenhower Lane South, Lombard, IL 60148
Telephone (630) 524-4628.

Electronic mail dclark@beonair.com

Illinois Division of Employment Safety – 33 South State St. – Chicago, IL 60603
Contact Melonie Morgan-Tyler – Telephone (312) 793-1176
Electronic mail Melonie.Morgan-Tyler@illinois.gov

Joint Civic Committee of Italian Individuals – 3800 W. Division Avenue –
Stone Park, Illinois 60165
Contact JoAnn Serpico – Telephone (708) 450-9050 – Fax (708) 450-9065
Electronic mail jcc@jccia.com

Latino Council on Media – 2011 West Pershing Highway – Chicago, Illinois 60609
Contact Mary Gonzalez-Koenig – Telephone (773) 523-4380 – Fax (773) 247-3924

NAACP – 800 East 78th Avenue – Chicago, Illinois 60619
Contact Rev. James Demus – Telephone (773) 487-9600 – Fax (773) 429-9834
Electronic mail westsidenaacp@gmail.com

NABET – CWA Native 41 – (Nationwide Affiliation of Broadcast Workers & Technicians) 211 West Wacker Drive – Suite 1030 – Chicago, Illinois 60606
Contact Chris Willadsen – Telephone (312) 372-4111 – Fax (312) 372-4115
Electronic mail christopherw@nabet41.org; jfabrizi@cwa-union.org;
Web site NABET 41.org

NABJ Chicago Chapter (Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists) – P.O. Field 811132 – Chicago, IL 60681.
Electronic mail secretary@nabjchicago.org

NAHJ Columbia Chapter (Nationwide Affiliation of Hispanic Journalists) – 916 South Wabash, 4th Flooring, Chicago, IL 60605
Contact Tyler Okay. McDermott
Electronic mail hjc@loop.colum.edu

Nationwide Latino Schooling Institute – 2011 W. Pershing Highway – Chicago, IL 60609
Telephone (773) 247-0707 ext. 243
Contact Celia Lopez (Efficient 10/24/19)
Electronic mail clopez@nlei.org

NLGJA (Nationwide Lesbian & Homosexual Journalists Affiliation) – 1420 Okay Avenue, NW
Suite 910 – Washington, DC 20005
Contact L. Spencer – Telephone (202) 588-9888 – Fax (202) 588-1818
Electronic mail data@nlgja.org

Rainbow/PUSH Coalition – 930 East fiftieth Avenue – Chicago, Illinois 60615
Contact Candice Brown – Telephone (773) 373-3366 – Fax (773) 256-2772
Contact Reverend Janette Wilson (up to date 08/06/20)
Electronic mail revjwilson@rainbowpush.org

Restorative Justice Group Court docket – 3605 W. Fillmore Avenue – Chicago, IL 60624
Contact Jacquelyn Ingram – Telephone (773)-588-0180 – Fax (773) 826-3620
Electronic mail jmjingram@gmail.com

Rona Mobley Wells Basis – 3720 South Dearborn – Chicago, IL 60609
Contact Rona Mobley – Telephone (312) 972-5332 – Fax (866) 850-0307
Electronic mail ronamiracle@yahoo.com

*Saint Sabina Employment Useful resource Heart – 7825 S Racine Ave – Chicago, IL 60620
Contact Tony Tobias – Telephone (708) 651-8629
Electronic mail Atobias@ercsabina.org
Efficient 2/5/2021

*Transformation Studying Heart – 1013 Desplaines Ave – Ste 203 – Forest Park, IL 60130
Contact Francine Anderson
Electronic mail Franderson59@gmail.com
Efficient 4/20/2021

United Cerebral Palsy Affiliation – 325 North Wells Avenue – Suite 321
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Contact Angela Welch – Telephone (312) 464-1608- Fax (708) 863-3863

Ladies Employed – 65 E. Wacker Place- Suite 1500 – Chicago, Illinois 60601
Contact Maritza Gonzalez – Telephone (312) 782-3902 – Fax (312) 782-5249
Electronic mail data@womenemployed.org

Youth Job Heart of Evanston – 1114 Church Avenue – Evanston, Illinois 60201
Contact James Sibley – Telephone (847) 964-5627 – Fax (847) 864-3098

* These organizations explicitly requested to be positioned on the Station’s Recruitment Supply Checklist

ATTACHMENT B

POSITIONS FILLED BETWEEN 07/16/20- 07/15/21

Listed beneath are the ten full-time positions stuffed at WLS-TV between 07/16/20 and 07/15/21 the recruitment strategies used for every, and the sources of interviewed candidates.

Weekend Daypart Govt Producer
Date place was opened: 01/29/20
Date place was stuffed: 08/19/20
The Station posted the place on the ABC7 web site, the Disney Careers web site, the tvjobs.com web site and faxed or emailed a discover of the place to the organizations listed on Attachment A.
Six individuals had been interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed had been as follows: One applicant from the ABC 7 web site, one applicant from OTV Expertise VP, and 4 inside employees worker candidates. The candidate employed was an in home employees worker applicant.

Journalist, Race & Tradition Unit
Date place was opened: 07/15/20
Date place was stuffed: 01/04/21
The Station posted the place on the ABC7 web site, the Disney Careers web site, the tvjobs.com web site and faxed or emailed a discover of the place to the organizations listed on Attachment A.
5 individuals had been interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed had been as follows: One applicant from the Disney Careers web site and 4 inside employees worker candidates. The candidate employed was an in home employees worker applicant.

WCL – Affiliate Producer (2 positions)
Date place was opened: 08/17/20

Date place was stuffed: 09/22/20
The Station posted the place on the ABC7 web site, the Disney Careers web site, the tvjobs.com web site and faxed or emailed a discover of the place to the organizations listed on Attachment A.
Fifteen individuals had been interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed had been as follows: 9 candidates from the Disney Careers web site, 4 part-time worker candidates, and two employees worker candidates. The one candidate employed was an in home employees worker applicant whereas the opposite candidate interned beforehand with us, then was introduced on as a part-time worker till the candidate was employed into the above employees position.

Govt Director, Expertise Stations
Date place was opened: 09/01/20
Date place was stuffed: 03/08/21
The Station posted the place on the ABC7 web site, the Disney Careers web site, the tvjobs.com web site, and faxed or emailed a discover of the place to the organizations listed on Attachment A.
Ten individuals had been interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed had been as follows: Two candidates had been sourced, one trade referral, two candidates from the corporate profession web site and 5 inside candidates. The candidate employed was an worker referral.

Weekend Newscast Producer
Date place was opened: 01/05/21
Date place was stuffed: 04/30/21
The Station posted the place on the ABC7 web site, the Disney Careers web site, the tvjobs.com web site, the AAJA web site, and faxed or emailed a discover of the place to the organizations listed on Attachment A.
Ten individuals had been interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed had been as follows: 5 candidates from the ABC web site and 5 referral candidates. The candidate employed was a referral applicant.

Weekend Task Editor / Desk Assistant
Date place was opened: 01/06/21
Date place was stuffed: 04/03/21
The Station posted the place on the ABC7 web site, the Disney Careers web site, the tvjobs.com web site, the AAJA web site, and faxed or emailed a discover of the place to the organizations listed on Attachment A.
Ten individuals had been interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed had been as follows: Eight candidates from the ABC web site and two inside each day staff. The candidate employed was an inside each day worker.

Broadcast IT Specialist
Date place was opened: 01/25/21
Date place was stuffed: 04/30/21
The Station posted the place on the ABC7 web site, the Disney Careers web site, the tvjobs.com web site and faxed or emailed a discover of the place to the organizations listed on Attachment A.
9 individuals had been interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed had been as follows: Seven candidates from the corporate profession web site and two sourced candidates. The candidate employed was from the web site.

Particular Initiatives Producer
Date place was opened: 03/02/21
Date place was stuffed: 06/16/21
The Station posted the place on the ABC7 web site, the Disney Careers web site, the tvjobs.com web site, the AAJA web site, and faxed or emailed a discover of the place to the organizations listed on Attachment A.
Eleven individuals had been interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed had been as follows: 5 candidates from the corporate profession web site, three had been referral candidates, one each day rent applicant, and two employees candidates. The candidate employed was a referral applicant.

Multi-Expert Journalist
Date place was opened: 04/23/21
Date place was stuffed: 05/20/21
The Station posted the place on the ABC7 web site, the Disney Careers web site, the tvjobs.com web site, the AAJA web site, and faxed or emailed a discover of the place to the organizations listed on Attachment A.
Seven individuals had been interviewed. Referral sources of the candidates interviewed had been as follows: Two candidates had been by means of an agent, 4 candidates from the corporate profession web site and one from OTV Expertise VP. The candidate employed was from the corporate profession web site.

ATTACHMENT C

INTERNS

The next is an outline of internship alternatives at WLS-TV and a listing of the faculties that the station’s 2020-21 interns attended.

As a result of COVID-19 pandemic the internship program was paused from Mar 2020 to Sept 2020 and at present has grow to be digital in the intervening time.

NEWS DEPARTMENT
Brown College, Windfall, RI Might 2021 – August 2021
DePaul College June 2021 – September 2021
Florida Worldwide College Might 2021 – August 2021
Northwestern College June 2021 – August 2021
College of Missouri September 2020 – Might 2021

Interns are sometimes assigned to a reporter two days every week and to the information planning division at some point every week.

Whereas assigned to reporters, interns work on a wide range of tales. Duties embody researching info and organising attainable digital interviews.

The information planning division is chargeable for amassing, researching and creating future information stories for the ABC7 information division. The planning editor and planning division researcher (common employees staff) create a each day sheet, which lists attainable reporting concepts. This listing is then used the next day within the morning editorial assembly to determine which information stories might be coated. The planning division can also be chargeable for planning long-term tales, comparable to elections and political conventions.
Information planning division interns help the planning editor and researcher by, amongst different duties: answering cellphone tip strains, amassing and organizing attainable future information stories. They’re inspired to contribute potential story concepts and attend the morning editorial assembly just about when attainable. The interns’ duties additionally embody conducting cellphone pre-interviews on potential interview topics to find out the newsworthiness of any given story.

SALES / MARKETING DEPARTMENT
North Central School Might 2021 – August 2021

The gross sales/advertising and marketing intern works for the Midwest Native Model Options staff that helps Disney Advert Gross sales Advertising Options to incorporate ABC 7 Chicago, HULU and particular efforts out of Model Options in New York to incorporate Nat Geo, FX and Disney Channel. Every day actions embody excessive degree shopper conferences to serving to put collectively ideas and shows for potential income alternatives.

CREATIVE SERVICES / PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENT

Augustana School Might 2021 – August 2021
College of Illinois October 2020 – December 2020
College of Pennsylvania Might 2021 – August 2021
College of Wisconsin-Madison Might 2021 – August 2021
Wheaton School Might 2021 – August 2021

Interns assigned to the artistic providers / programming division might be concerned in two foremost areas of labor:

Manufacturing
Publicity

PRODUCTION – Interns work intently with producers who’re chargeable for all kinds of productions and applications scheduled to air on WLS-TV throughout their time of project. Interns might be immediately concerned in analysis, planning, screening
and enhancing of videotape. That is area and workplace expertise. In each instances, interns act as manufacturing associates to the producers. The work is artistic and deadline demanding, and gives an understanding of the work that goes on behind the scenes of studio-based dwell occasions and field-produced applications.

PUBLICITY – Interns work intently with the WLS-TV Station Publicist, in live performance with the Program Director, in serving to to domesticate and keep an expert public profile within the better group. Interns find out how press releases are written and the way they’re used to speak each publicly and “internally” amongst different media retailers and allied
fields. Interns be taught additionally to collect necessary info from numerous sources to assist managers maintain abreast of {the marketplace}. The work is info oriented and gives an understanding of the necessity for clear communication – publicly and internally.