FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803
Telephone: 252-442-8092
Fax: 252-977-6664
WDWG-FM- Rocky Mount, NC, WPWZ-FM-Pinetops, NC, WZAX-FM-Nashville, NC, WRMT-AM-Rocky Mount, NC
8/1/2023 – 7/31/2024
The following stations are included in the same station employment unit and are included in this EEO Public File Report:
WDWG-FM, Rocky Mount, NC
WPWZ-FM, Pinetops, NC
WZAX-FM, Nashville, NC
WRMT-AM, Rocky Mount, NC
FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803
WDWG-FM- Rocky Mount, NC, WPWZ-FM-Pinetops, NC, WZAX-FM-Nashville, NC, WRMT-AM-Rocky Mount, NC
ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT FORM
Annual EEO Public File Report
The purpose of this EEO Public File Report (“Report”) is to comply with Section 73.2080© of the FCC’s 2002 EEO Rule. This Report has been prepared on behalf of the Station Employment Unit that is comprised of the following station(s): stations listed above and is required to be placed in the online public inspection files of these stations, and posted on their websites, if they have websites.
The following stations in the group have websites: WDWG, WPWZ, WZAX
The information contained in this Report covers the time period beginning 8/1/2017 to and including 7/31/2018 (the “Applicable Period”)
The FCC’S 2002 EEO Rule requires that this Report contain the following information:
- A list of all full-time vacancies filled by the Station(s) comprising the Station Employment Unit during the Applicable Period;
- 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©(l)(ii) of the new EEO Rule, which should be separately identified), identified by name, address, contact person, and telephone number;
- The recruitment source that referred the person hired for each full-time vacancy during the Applicable Period;
- Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for full-time vacancies during the Applicable Period and the total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source utilized in connection with such vacancies; and
- A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080© (2) of the FCC rules.
Appendices 1,2,and 3 which follow have been designed, in the aggregate, to provide the required information. Please note that the letters listed in Appendix 2 under the column entitled “Full-time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized” refer to the full-time job positions listed.
FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803
WDWG-FM- Rocky Mount, NC, WPWZ-FM-Pinetops, NC, WZAX-FM-Nashville, NC, WRMT-AM-Rocky Mount, NC
On Appendix 1
For purposed of this Report, a vacancy was deemed “filled” not when the offer was extended but when the person hired accepted the job offer. A person was deemed “interviewed” whether he or she was interviewed in person, over the telephone, or by e-mail.
FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803
WDWG-FM- Rocky Mount, NC, WPWZ-FM-Pinetops, NC, WZAX-FM-Nashville, NC, WRMT-AM-Rocky Mount, NC
Appendix 1 to
Annual EEO Public File Report from (Exhibit 2)
Covering the Period from 8/1/2017 to 7/31/2018
Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit: all stations listed above.
| Full Time Position | Date Filled | No. Of Interviewees | Recruitment Source of Person Hired | |
| A | Account Executive | September 18, 2017 | 4 | Community Outreach referral |
| B | General Manager | October 4, 2017 | 1 | Employee referral |
| C | Account Executive | May 21, 2018 | 6 | Employee referral |
| D | Account Executive | June 4, 2018 | 6 | Community Outreach referral |
Total number of interviewees: 17
FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803
WDWG-FM- Rocky Mount, NC, WPWZ-FM-Pinetops, NC, WZAX-FM-Nashville, NC, WRMT-AM-Rocky Mount, NC
Appendix 2 to Annual EEO Public File Report Form-Covering the Period of 8/1/2017 to 7/31/2018
Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit: all stations listed above
Section 2: Recruitment Source Information
| Recruitment Source (Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contact Person) | Total Number of Interviewees This Source Has Provided During This Period (If Any) | Full-Time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized |
| N.C. Employment Security Commission
121 Fairview Rd. Rocky Mount, NC 27801 252-977-3306 Terry Anderson |
0 | A,C,D |
| Nash Community College
522 N. Old Carriage Rd. Rocky Mount, NC 27804 252-443-4011 Wil Van der Meulen
|
0 | A,C,D |
| Edgecombe Community College
225 Tarboro St. Rocky Mount, NC 27801 252-985-2212 Ginny McLendon Mclendon.edgecombe.edu |
0 | A,C,D |
FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803
WDWG-FM- Rocky Mount, NC, WPWZ-FM-Pinetops, NC, WZAX-FM-Nashville, NC, WRMT-AM-Rocky Mount, NC
Appendix 2 to Annual EEO Public File Report Form-Covering the Period of 8/1/2017 to 7/31/2018
Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit: all stations listed above
Section 2: Recruitment Source Information
| Recruitment Source (Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contact Person) | Total Number of Interviewees This Source Has Provided During This Period (If Any) | Full-Time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized |
| Wilson Community College
P.O. Box 4305 Wilson, NC 27893 252-291-1195 Tondra Black |
0 | A,C,D |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College
3400 Wesleyan Blvd. Rocky Mount, NC 27804 252-985-5100 Jessie Warren |
0 | A,C,D |
| Barton College
P.O. Box 500 Wilson, NC 27893 800-345-4973 Lance Kahn |
0 | A,C,D |
FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803
WDWG-FM- Rocky Mount, NC, WPWZ-FM-Pinetops, NC, WZAX-FM-Nashville, NC, WRMT-AM-Rocky Mount, NC
Appendix 2 to Annual EEO Public File Report Form-Covering the Period of 8/1/2017 to 7/31/2018
Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit: all stations listed above
Section 2: Recruitment Source Information
| Recruitment Source (Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contact Person) | Total Number of Interviewees This Source Has Provided During This Period (If Any) | Full-Time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized |
| Career Plus-Wilson County Social Services
114 North Pine St. Wilson, NC 27893 252-206-4000 |
0 | A,C,D |
| National Association of Black College Broadcasters
404-523-6136 |
0 | A,C,D |
| First Media Radio Recruitment Ad Campaign | 3 | A,C,D |
FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803
WDWG-FM- Rocky Mount, NC, WPWZ-FM-Pinetops, NC, WZAX-FM-Nashville, NC, WRMT-AM-Rocky Mount, NC
Appendix 2 to Annual EEO Public File Report Form-Covering the Period of 8/1/2017 to 7/31/2018
Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit: all stations listed above
Section 2: Recruitment Source Information
| Recruitment Source (Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contact Person) | Total Number of Interviewees This Source Has Provided During This Period (If Any) | Full-Time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized |
| First Media Radio Hosted Job Fair
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803 252-442-8092 Kevin Bullock |
4 | A,C,D |
| Job Fair at Wilson Business Expo
Wilson Chamber of Commerce 200 Nash St. NE Wilson, NC 27893 252-237-0165 Ryan Simons |
0 | A,C,D |
FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803
WDWG-FM- Rocky Mount, NC, WPWZ-FM-Pinetops, NC, WZAX-FM-Nashville, NC, WRMT-AM-Rocky Mount, NC
Appendix 2 to Annual EEO Public File Report Form-Covering the Period of 8/1/2017 to 7/31/2018
Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit: all stations listed above
Section 2: Recruitment Source Information
| Recruitment Source (Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contact Person) | Total Number of Interviewees This Source Has Provided During This Period (If Any) | Full-Time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized |
| Edgecombe Community College Annual Job Fair
225 Tarboro St. Rocky Mount, NC 27801 252-985-2212 Sylvia Hinton Grant |
2 | C,D |
| Nash Community College Career Fair
522 N Old Carriage Road Rocky Mount, NC 27804 252-443-4011 Wil Van der Meulen |
0 | A,C,D |
| AllAccess.com
24955 Pacific Coast Hwy C303, Malibu, CA 90265 (310)457-6616 |
4 | C,D |
| Employee Referral | 2 | A,B,C,D |
| Community Outreach
Referral |
2 | A,D |
FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC
12714 Hwy 97 East Rocky Mount, NC 27803
WDWG-FM- Rocky Mount, NC, WPWZ-FM-Pinetops, NC, WZAX-FM-Nashville, NC, WRMT-AM-Rocky Mount, NC
Appendix 3 to Annual EEO Public File Report Form
Covering the period from 8/1/2017 – 7/31/2018
Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit: all stations listed above
Section 3: Supplemental (Non-Vacancy Specific) Recruitment Activities Undertaken
Through the previous years for which this Report is filed, First Media Radio, LLC (“First Media”), licensee of stations WDWG (FM), Rocky Mount, North Carolina, WPWZ-FM, Pinetops, North Carolina, WZAX-FM, Nashville, North Carolina, WRMT-AM, Rocky Mount, North Carolina participated in numerous and broad outreach efforts to recruit and inform potential employees regarding employment opportunities at the radio stations. These initiatives included the following:
The General Manager is the management team member responsible for coordinating these efforts. A radio announcement airs several times daily on each station asking for recruitment sources wishing to receive notice of station(s) job openings.
The stations have also continued their internship program with area schools and colleges. The stations have encouraged minorities and females to participate in this program from the following:
Rocky Mount Preparatory School, Nash Community College, Edgecombe Community College, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Barton College
During this period, Marcella Medley, a student from Barton College participated in the internship program from January 22, 2018 until April 30, 2018. She learned the operation of broadcast equipment, how to write, voice, and produce audio commercials, and, through shadowing one of the Program Directors, the proper way to conduct an air shift.
March 3, 2018: First Media Radio, LLC participated in the Wilson Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. Management attended and solicited resumes and applications from those interested in learning more about full time sales positions.
March 16, 2018: First Media Radio, LLC co-sponsored the Edgecombe Community College Annual Job Fair, Tarboro, NC. Management spoke to attendees, accepted resumes, and explained the duties and responsibilities of a full time sales position.
April 24, 2018: First Media Radio, LLC participated in the Nash Community College Annual Job Fair, Rocky Mount, NC. Management talked to attendees, accepted resumes, and explained the duties and responsibilities of a full time sales position.
July 26, 2018: First Media Radio, LLC hosted a job fair at the stations’ offices and studios between 12 noon and 4pm. This was promoted on-air beforehand and participants had the opportunity to bring resumes or to fill out an application at the station. During this time, information was provided on part and full-time opportunities with the stations.
First Media Radio President/CEO visits with the General Manager on-site quarterly. During those on-site meetings, EEO procedures and employment best practices are reviewed. After one such quarterly meeting on June 26,2018, the General Manager viewed a Company-recommended video presentation on “prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.”
The General Manager and other key staff members meet quarterly to review job openings, applications/resumes that are received, and review EEO procedures.