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Cumulus Licensing LLC – Westchester County, New York Unit
EEO Narrative Statement

The following is our outreach strategy to assure that all qualified candidates, both within and without the communities served, who might be interested in employment with our company can apply for positions through Faith Ringelheim, Business Manager, as they become available.

Notification of openings for all full-time positions is sent to those sources listed on the recruitment source list. This list, which includes entities devoted to the concerns of minorities and women, is periodically reviewed and revised to encourage both general and job specific referrals.

Cumulus-Westchester County airs advertisements for positions that do not require radio-specific technical, operational or talent skills, including sales and administrative positions.

All full-time existing staff, as well as staff of other nearby Cumulus owned stations, are notified of new openings through posting in common areas.

Cumulus-Westchester County uses the internet for recruitment at all levels:
- all full-time openings are posted on websites;
- sales and part-time programming positions are posted on website;
- the Cumulus corporate website encourages potential applicants to apply at the market level, and provides mapping for selecting specific markets in which the company operates stations.

Cumulus-Westchester County advertises in local newspapers, trade publications and through trade associations.

EEO PUBLIC FILE
WFAS AM/FM
A CUMULUS MEDIA STATION

In compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity requirements of the Federal Communications Commission, Cumulus Media, Inc. submits the following EEO Public File Report. This report covers WFAS FM and WFAS AM.

Reporting of Information Relative to Job Vacancies filled for the period January 2006 to December 2006.

For the period January 2006 to December 2006 Cumulus Media (WFAS) filled five full-time positions.

January 16, 2006: Promotions/Marketing Assistant
March 20, 2006: Account Executive
April 24, 2006: Morning News Announcer
June 5, 2006: Account Executive
October 17, 2006: Account Executive

Recruitment Source Referring Person Hired:

January 16, 2006: Promotions/Marketing Asst; In house-working as Promotions Intern
March 20, 2006: Account Executive; WFAS FM radio recruitment ad
April 24, 2006: Morning Show Newsperson; Employed at another Cumulus market
June 5 2006: Account Executive; personal referral
October 17, 2006: Account Executive; WFAS FM radio recruitment ad

The total number of persons interviewed in the reporting period was 59. The Sources by number of interviews were:

Former Cumulus Employee: 2
Former WFAS Radio Intern: 4
Radio Advertising; WFAS Recruitment ad: 17
Purchase College: 2
Westchester Community College: 1
Iona College: 1
Manhattanville College: 1
Job Posting at other Cumulus Stations: 4
Connecticut School of Broadcasting: 2
Personal recommendations: 2
Hudson Valley Help Wanted .com: 18
WFAS Website: 1
Recruitment Open House at Radio Station: 3
Current Cumulus part-time employee: 1

Total: 59 applicants interviewed.

2006 Additional Information

Cumulus Media, Inc of Westchester
WFAS AM and WFAS FM
Our city of license is White Plains, NY
Our EEO Coordinator is Faith Ringelheim

Supplemental Recruitment Measures:

We recruit through numerous sources for all job vacancies including state job banks, local groups, colleges, churches and agencies. We also use Radio Advertising and the Internet via our stations’ website.

Job Fairs: We continue to participate is career fairs at the local colleges such as Mercy College, and Pace University. WFAS was a participating media sponsor for the Diversity Career Fair which is sponsored by the University of the State of New York and was held at Westchester Community College on May 23, 2006. Our Market Manager, Business Manager, Sales Manager and Promotions Director continue to represent the Stations at these job fairs. We also participate in as many College Career Days as staffing permits.

Intern Program: We have an active Internship program that we promote through our website, on-air advertising and at the College job fairs. We recruit from several local colleges. College students participating in the program earn college credit from their respective schools. The purpose of the program is to expose these students to the different aspects of the Communications field. They assist in the planning of Station events and participate in the execution of these events as well as other promotions. Several of these interns have been offered part time or full time positions in our Promotions or Programming departments.

Virtual Career Fair: WFAS did a radio promotion for an online recruiting and job search done in conjunction with the Hudson Valley Help Wanted website and nine other Westchester businesses. The purpose was to reach applicants by using radio as another media source to reach the job-seeking public.

On Site Open House: WFAS has been pro-active in recruiting for its sales department. In addition to running monthly radio recruitment campaigns we have opened our doors and scheduled “Sales Open House” evenings where applicants can meet with sales and general managers to discuss the potentials of radio sales as a career.

Annual Scholarship Program: Each year we partner with Unistar Credit Union to give a scholarship to a worthy student who has excelled scholastically in addition to giving back to the community by participating in community service and charity.

WFAS AM/FM
Recruitment Sources:

Pearle C. Quarles,
County of Westchester
150 Grand Street
White Plains, NY 10601
914-285-7406

Mattie D. Grady-Smith, Director
Westchester county EEO Affirmative Action Office
148 Martine Ave, Room 103
White Plains, NY 10601
914-285-2009

Gloria Feverstein, Job Service division
New York State Dept of Labor
120 Bloomingdale Road
White Plains, NY 10601
914-997-9314

Tracey Mitchell, Director
Yonkers Private Industry Council
20 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
914-963-0322

Wendy Morosoff, Director
Career Development, SUNY Purchase
Lincoln Avenue
Purchase, NY 10577
914-251-6372

Perry Rattiner %VESID
New York State Education Dept.
75 South Broadway
White Plains, NY 10601
914-946-7437

Richard Putnam, Career & Transfer Center
Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
914-785-6760
Jody Queen, Director

Pace University Career Services
41 Parkrow, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10038
212-346-1610

Joan Viksio
Pace University Graduate Center
1 Martine Ave, Suite 218
White Plains, NY 10606
914-422-4187

Cindy Moore, Director, Career Services
Iona College
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801
914-633-2462

Barbara Shulman
Office of Career Services
Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY 10577
914-323-5484

Rachel Jackiewicz
Director, Career services
St. Thomas Aquinas College
125 Route 340
Sparkill, NY 10976
845-398-4065

Norma Goodman
Medgar Evers College,
City University of New York
1650 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
212-594-8417

Marguerite Busetti, Dir, Career Planning,
Mercy College
555 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
914-693-4500

Sandy Hickey
New York State Broadcasters Assn
1805 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
518-456-8888

Roseann Sorensen
Fordham University Career Planning
113 W. 60 Street, Room 402
New York, NY 10023
212-636-6280

Bridget Lichtinger
Syracuse University, Newhouse School
215 University Place, Room 20
Syracuse, NY 13244
315-443-1209

NAACP, White Plains, Greenburgh, NY
1 Prospect Ave, 2nd floor
White Plains, NY 10607
914-592-5600

Sandra Dorsey Rice, VP
Emma Bowen Foundation
Minority Interest in Media, Inc.
524 W. 57 Street
New York, NY 10019
212-975-2545

American Women in Radio & Television
1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 330
Vienna, VA 22182
703-506-3290
Post on-line: www.awrt.org

NAB Human Resource Services
1771 N. Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-429-5497

Professor Susan Hacker
Westchester Community College
www.susan.hacker@sunywcc.edu




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		Cumulus Licensing LLC – Westchester County, New York Unit EEO Narrative Statement The following is our outreach strategy to assure that all qualified candidates, both within and without the communities served, who might be interested in employment with our company can apply for positions through Faith Ringelheim, Business Manager, as they become available. Notification of openings for all full-time positions is sent to those sources listed on the recruitment source list. This list, which includes entities devoted to the concerns of minorities and women, is periodically reviewed and revised to encourage both general and job specific referrals. Cumulus-Westchester County airs advertisements for positions that do not require radio-specific technical, operational or talent skills, including sales and administrative positions. All full-time existing staff, as well as staff of other nearby Cumulus owned stations, are notified of new openings through posting in common areas. Cumulus-Westchester County uses the internet for recruitment at all levels: all full-time openings are posted on websites; sales and part-time programming positions are posted on website; the Cumulus corporate website encourages potential applicants to apply at the market level, and provides mapping for selecting specific markets in which the company operates stations. Cumulus-Westchester County advertises in local newspapers, trade publications and through trade associations. EEO PUBLIC FILE WFAS AM/FM A CUMULUS MEDIA STATION In compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity requirements of the Federal Communications Commission, Cumulus Media, Inc. submits the following EEO Public File Report. This report covers WFAS FM and WFAS AM. Reporting of Information Relative to Job Vacancies filled for the period January 2006 to December 2006. For the period January 2006 to December 2006 Cumulus Media (WFAS) filled five full-time positions. January 16, 2006: Promotions/Marketing Assistant March 20, 2006: Account Executive April 24, 2006: Morning News Announcer June 5, 2006: Account Executive October 17, 2006: Account Executive Recruitment Source Referring Person Hired: January 16, 2006: Promotions/Marketing Asst; In house-working as Promotions Intern March 20, 2006: Account Executive; WFAS FM radio recruitment ad April 24, 2006: Morning Show Newsperson; Employed at another Cumulus market June 5 2006: Account Executive; personal referral October 17, 2006: Account Executive; WFAS FM radio recruitment ad The total number of persons interviewed in the reporting period was 59. The Sources by number of interviews were: Former Cumulus Employee: 2 Former WFAS Radio Intern: 4 Radio Advertising; WFAS Recruitment ad: 17 Purchase College: 2 Westchester Community College: 1 Iona College: 1 Manhattanville College: 1 Job Posting at other Cumulus Stations: 4 Connecticut School of Broadcasting: 2 Personal recommendations: 2 Hudson Valley Help Wanted .com: 18 WFAS Website: 1 Recruitment Open House at Radio Station: 3 Current Cumulus part-time employee: 1 Total: 59 applicants interviewed. 2006 Additional Information Cumulus Media, Inc of Westchester WFAS AM and WFAS FM Our city of license is White Plains, NY Our EEO Coordinator is Faith Ringelheim Supplemental Recruitment Measures: We recruit through numerous sources for all job vacancies including state job banks, local groups, colleges, churches and agencies. We also use Radio Advertising and the Internet via our stations’ website. Job Fairs: We continue to participate is career fairs at the local colleges such as Mercy College, and Pace University. WFAS was a participating media sponsor for the Diversity Career Fair which is sponsored by the University of the State of New York and was held at Westchester Community College on May 23, 2006. Our Market Manager, Business Manager, Sales Manager and Promotions Director continue to represent the Stations at these job fairs. We also participate in as many College Career Days as staffing permits. Intern Program: We have an active Internship program that we promote through our website, on-air advertising and at the College job fairs. We recruit from several local colleges. College students participating in the program earn college credit from their respective schools. The purpose of the program is to expose these students to the different aspects of the Communications field. They assist in the planning of Station events and participate in the execution of these events as well as other promotions. Several of these interns have been offered part time or full time positions in our Promotions or Programming departments. Virtual Career Fair: WFAS did a radio promotion for an online recruiting and job search done in conjunction with the Hudson Valley Help Wanted website and nine other Westchester businesses. The purpose was to reach applicants by using radio as another media source to reach the job-seeking public. On Site Open House: WFAS has been pro-active in recruiting for its sales department. In addition to running monthly radio recruitment campaigns we have opened our doors and scheduled “Sales Open House” evenings where applicants can meet with sales and general managers to discuss the potentials of radio sales as a career. Annual Scholarship Program: Each year we partner with Unistar Credit Union to give a scholarship to a worthy student who has excelled scholastically in addition to giving back to the community by participating in community service and charity. WFAS AM/FM Recruitment Sources: Pearle C. Quarles, County of Westchester 150 Grand Street White Plains, NY 10601 914-285-7406 Mattie D. Grady-Smith, Director Westchester county EEO Affirmative Action Office 148 Martine Ave, Room 103 White Plains, NY 10601 914-285-2009 Gloria Feverstein, Job Service division New York State Dept of Labor 120 Bloomingdale Road White Plains, NY 10601 914-997-9314 Tracey Mitchell, Director Yonkers Private Industry Council 20 South Broadway Yonkers, NY 10701 914-963-0322 Wendy Morosoff, Director Career Development, SUNY Purchase Lincoln Avenue Purchase, NY 10577 914-251-6372 Perry Rattiner %VESID New York State Education Dept. 75 South Broadway White Plains, NY 10601 914-946-7437 Richard Putnam, Career & Transfer Center Westchester Community College 75 Grasslands Road Valhalla, NY 10595 914-785-6760 Jody Queen, Director Pace University Career Services 41 Parkrow, 14th Floor New York, NY 10038 212-346-1610 Joan Viksio Pace University Graduate Center 1 Martine Ave, Suite 218 White Plains, NY 10606 914-422-4187 Cindy Moore, Director, Career Services Iona College 715 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801 914-633-2462 Barbara Shulman Office of Career Services Manhattanville College 2900 Purchase Street Purchase, NY 10577 914-323-5484 Rachel Jackiewicz Director, Career services St. Thomas Aquinas College 125 Route 340 Sparkill, NY 10976 845-398-4065 Norma Goodman Medgar Evers College, City University of New York 1650 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 212-594-8417 Marguerite Busetti, Dir, Career Planning, Mercy College 555 Broadway Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 914-693-4500 Sandy Hickey New York State Broadcasters Assn 1805 Western Ave Albany, NY 12203 518-456-8888 Roseann Sorensen Fordham University Career Planning 113 W. 60 Street, Room 402 New York, NY 10023 212-636-6280 Bridget Lichtinger Syracuse University, Newhouse School 215 University Place, Room 20 Syracuse, NY 13244 315-443-1209 NAACP, White Plains, Greenburgh, NY 1 Prospect Ave, 2nd floor White Plains, NY 10607 914-592-5600 Sandra Dorsey Rice, VP Emma Bowen Foundation Minority Interest in Media, Inc. 524 W. 57 Street New York, NY 10019 212-975-2545 American Women in Radio & Television 1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 330 Vienna, VA 22182 703-506-3290 Post on-line: www.awrt.org NAB Human Resource Services 1771 N. Street NW Washington, DC 20036 202-429-5497 Professor Susan Hacker Westchester Community College www.susan.hacker@sunywcc.edu