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WTVG-TV 13ABC ANNUAL 2011 FCC EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC FILE REPORT

I. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL POLICY

WTVG, Inc. is the licensee of WTVG (TV). This WTVG (TV) 13ABC Annual 2011 FCC Equal Employment Opportunity Public File Report covers the period from April 1, 2011 through May 31, 2011.*

WTVG has a longstanding commitment to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law.

This commitment to fair employment practices applies to every aspect of the employment process to ensure that equal consideration is extended to all employees and applicants in recruitment and selection procedures.

II. INTERNAL RECORD KEEPING

The EEO Rules include record keeping and reporting requirements for broadcasters. In accordance with these provisions, WTVG-TV 13ABC - Toledo, OH creates a file for each full-time vacancy. The file contains, among other items, copies of the job listings for all sources used to recruit interviewees for the position, as well as information regarding all individuals interviewed for the position. The EEO files also include information on the station's long-term recruitment initiatives.

III. VACANCY SPECIFIC RECRUITMENT MEASURES

WTVG-TV 13ABC is committed to meeting its EEO obligations. The station's own extensive recruitment list is reviewed and updated regularly, and was last updated May 2011 (See Section VII for the complete list).

IV. FULL-TIME POSITIONS FILLED (APRIL 1, 2011- MAY 31, 2011)

During the period of this report a total of Six (6) vacancies have occurred at WTVG-TV 13ABC. Four (4) of the six (6) positions have been filled. Due to staff turnover in connection with the sale of the station, none of the positions were individually advertised with our EEO resources. Our practice is to also post WTVG-TV employment vacancies online at http://www.13abc.com. Descriptions and requirements are listed along with contact and application information, as well as an Equal Opportunity statement.

Job Title	Station & Dept	Referral Source
IT Director	WTVG - IT	Internal Referral
Technician	WTVG - ENG	Internal Promotion
Technician	WTVG - ENG	Internal Promotion
Producer	WTVG - Producer	DisneyCareers.com

V. LONG-TERM RECRUITMENT MEASURES

The FCC's EEO Rules require broadcasters to undertake additional outreach measures to all qualified job candidates within a two year period, large market employment units with more than ten-full time employees need to complete four long term recruitment initiatives. These measures include job fairs, internship programs, and other community events designed to inform the public as to employment opportunities in broadcasting. All are designed to encourage outreach to persons who may not be aware of the opportunities available in broadcasting or have not yet acquired the experience to compete for current vacancies.

WTVG-TV 13ABC has engaged in the following long-term outreach initiatives during the period of April 1, 2011- May 31, 2011.

(1) Internship Program: WTVG-TV continues to offer unpaid internships to college and university students. An internship generally lasts 10-12 weeks, with each student working about 20 hours per week in exchange for college credit. The student is given the opportunity to work with reporters, producers, photographers, sales personnel, production staff, and creative services. Students are allowed to experience assignments in each of these departments directly relating to their education and career choice.

During the period of this report, April 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011, WTVG has offered and accepted internships to six (6) students. All six (6) students are Summer 2011 interns and began their internships in May 2011.

Student - Bowling Green State University - Summer 2011 - News Dept
Student - University of South Carolina - Summer 2011 - News Dept
Student - University of Toledo - Summer 2011 - News Dept
Student - Central Michigan University - Summer 2011 - News Dept
Student - Bowling Green State University - Summer 2011 - News Dept
Student - Western Michigan University - Summer 2011 - News Dept

(2) Student Worker Internship Program: WTVG-TV continues its thirtieth-first year commitment to offer the Student Worker Internship Program to qualified minority students attending area high schools. This program is specifically designed to introduce, expose, and educate students in the areas of broadcast television. Annually, one student is chosen from a select group of area high school seniors to perform a one-year (academic school year) internship. Several of these students have been offered full-time and part-time positions after their tenure as Student Worker. The Minority Internship program is WTVG's only paid internship program. The student chosen for the program during the period of this report is a high school senior attending Bowsher High School in Toledo, OH. The student was highly recommended by the Bowsher faculty and exceeded the criteria for program eligibility. Program eligibility includes having passed all parts of the high school OGT testing (graduation requirement), enrollment in a high school broadcast or business class or block, plans to attend college after graduation, great attendance, transportation, and the ability to accept employment with WTVG 13ABC Monday - Friday, 12:25pm-5:05pm without hindering senior requirements.

(3) Student Mentorship Program: WTVG is committed to the youth of our community. Each year students from various high schools are permitted to come into the station and "shadow" an area of the station that they have an interest in. This is offered to high school students who are completing a project for a grade. This program is designed to help our youth explore careers that they believe they may want to pursue in college.

Due to the short duration of the reporting period (April 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011) WTVG has not had any student shadows. Typically, we have 5-10 student shadows per year.

(4) 13 ABC Minority Career Day: Each year, WTVG takes the opportunity of inviting high school students from two to three of the areas local schools to join us for career day, which is sponsored by the Station. The career day program is headed by the Community Affairs Director. WTVG's Annual Career Day Program is geared toward minorities. The students are given a complete tour of WTVG, they watch a live newscast and attend a luncheon where they meet and discuss career goals with WTVG professionals and area leaders. The purpose of our annual Career Day is to educate and encourage minority students who are interested in pursuing a career in broadcasting. During the period of this report WTVG has hosted one Minority Career Day:

13ABC Minority Career Day was held on April 13, 2011.

WTVG-TV 13ABC personnel in attendance included the station's Community Affairs Director, Office Manager, Sales Assistant, Student Worker, Anchor/Reporter and a photographer. Guest speakers were 13abc News Director and 13abc News Anchor.

(5) Job Fairs: WTVG-TV is committed to participate in and/or co-sponsor job fairs with diverse participants over the next two years. WTVG will participate by staffing a booth, providing information about careers in broadcasting, providing information about internship opportunities and collecting resumes. WTVG will participate in job fairs that are well designed, widely advertised and attended by students, women, minorities, and disabled persons. WTVG retains a file of resumes collected from each fair and may contact potentially qualified candidates as future job vacancies occur. Due to the short duration of the reporting period (April 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011), WTVG has not participated in any reportable job fairs. In the past, WTVG has always participated in a minimum of two job fairs per year.

At a typical job fair, other local TV stations will be present as well. Students are encouraged to leave their resumes and are spoken to in great length regarding open positions and internship opportunities; hundreds of students can be in attendance at a job fair.

(6) Training Programs: WTVG-TV continues its longstanding practice of sending news and other employees to training seminars and other programs to help educate and groom them in their current profession, preparing employees for future jobs in higher-level positions. Due to the short duration of the reporting period (April 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011), there have been no reportable training seminars.

VI. SELF ASSESSMENT

We are diligently engaged in efforts to ensure that our interview pool includes qualified applicants from diverse sources.

As part of this commitment, WTVG-TV 13ABC publicizes the procedure by which recruitment sources and community groups can get on our recruitment list for job vacancies. An on-air:30 public service announcement is aired (see announcement below) throughout the year. During this reporting period the message aired (2) times. In a typical year, the announcement runs about 40 times in different day parts.

In an effort to continually discover new community organizations and educational institutions to help publicize our job openings, WTVG-TV 13ABC utilizes the station's website. On top of our web page under "Jobs at 13ABC", the same public service announcement appears:

WTVG is an equal opportunity employer. We would like to widely publicize our job opportunities. Any organization that regularly distributes employment information to job seekers or that refers candidates to employers may ask to be put on our mailing list to receive information about job vacancies. For further information, please contact Ann King at 4247 Dorr Street, Toledo, OH 43607 or email wtvg.hr@13abc.com or call 419-531-1313.

VII. WTVG-13ABC ORGANIZATIONS CURRENTLY ON RECRUITMENT LIST.

602 COMMUNICATIONS
GRAEME NEWELL
1011 LYNDHURST FALLS LANE
KNIGHTDALE, NC 27545
(919) 2174438

ABILITY CENTER OF GREATER TOLEDO
DEBBIE ANDRIEATE
5605 MONROE ST.
SYLVANIA, OH 43560
419-885-5733

ADVANCE PERSONNELL COMPANY
JILL GRANT, CLERICAL PERSONNEL COORDINATOR
5800 MONROE STREET BUILDING 4
SYLVANIA, OH 43560
419-882-7646

ASIAN RESOURCE CENTER
MEE-LEN KOH
635 NORTH ERIE
TOLEDO, OH 43624

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
CAREER SERVICES
BOWLING GREEN, OH 43403
419-372-2356
WWW.BGSU.EDU

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
JIM BARNES
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES
302 WEST HALL
BOWLING GREEN, OH 43403
(419) 372-8677

BROADCAST EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
P.O. BOX 4116
OCEANSIDE, CA 92052
WWW.TVJOB.COM

CAREER CONNECTIONS
BRIANNE PATEK
5151 MONROE STREET, STE 214
TOLEDO, OH 43620

CATHERINE S. EBERLY CENTER FOR WOMAN
ANGELA SPOERL
2801 WEST BANCROFT ST, MS 502
TOLEDO, OH 43606-3390
Angela.Spoerl@utoledo.edu

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
BROADCAST & CINEMATIC ARTS
CAREER SERVICES
MT. PLEASEANT, MI 48858
(989) 774-3068

DAVIS COLLEGE
NICK NIGRO
4747 MONROE ST.
TOLEDO, OH 43623
(419) 473-2700

EMPLOYMENT CLEARINGHOUSE OF
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
1771 N. STREET NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20036
(202) 429-5497
WWW.NABEF.ORG

EMPLOYMENT ONE
SUSAN HILLENBRAND
8750 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SUITE 408
TAYLOR, MI 48180

HARBOR BEHAVIORAL CAREER CONNECTION
LESHA CULTTALIA
1946 13TH STREET, SUITE 420
TOLEDO, OH 43604
(419) 870-7575

LUCAS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
BETTY REELS
P.O. BOX 100007
3210 MONROE ST.
TOLEDO, OH 43699-0077
419-213-8407

MANAGED CARE ADVOCACY
WANDA DORSEY
444 FLOYD STREET
TOLEDO, OH 43620
419-242-7404

MEDIA JOBS
MARK@MEDIALINE.COM

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALIST
8701- A ADELPHIA RD.
ADELPHIA, MD 20783-1716
(301) 445-7100

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALIST
1193 NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING
WASHINGTON, DC 20045
(202) 662-7145

NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION
3200 CROASDAILE DRIVE
SUITE 306
DURHAM, NC 27705

OHIO ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTORS
PATRICIA GEARY
(866) OAB-5794
www.oab.com

OHIO ILLINOIS CENTER FOR BROADCASTING
GARY JAMES, NAT'L DIRECTOR OF PLACEMENT
9000 SWEET VALLEY DRIVE
VALLEY VIEW, OH 44125
(216) 447-9117

OHIO REHABILITATION SERVICE
5241 SOUTHWYCK BLVD, SUITE 200
TOLEDO, OH 43614
419-866-6526

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
NICOLE SELLMAN
ROOM 3333 DERBY HALL
COLUMBUS, OH 43210

OHIO UNIVERSITY
CAREER & PLANNING PLACEMENT
185 LINDLEY HALL
ATHENS, OH 45701

OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
JOB PLACEMENT
P.O. BOX 10000
OREGON, OH 43699
(419) 661-7616
WWW.OCCEXPRESSJOBS.NET

SCRIPPS COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION
COCOM.ENEWS@GMAIL.COM

SOURCE
LEWIS HEURTA
1301 MONROE STREET
TOLEDO, OH 43624
(419) 213-6394

SPECS HOWARD SCHOOL OF BROADCAST ARTS
KEVIN SCOLLIN
1990 W. NINE MILE RD.
SOUTHFIELD, MI 48075
248-358-9000
WWW.SPECSHOWARD.EDU

STATUZENBERGER COLLEGE
CHASE CHAMBERS
5355 SOUTHWYCK BLVD.
TOLEDO, OH 43614
(419) 866-0261

TALENT DYNAMICS
600 LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 100
IRVING, TX 75039
214-630-9590

TERRA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
JOAN GAMBLE
2830 NAPOLEON ROAD
FREMONT, OH 43420
(419) 334-8400 www.terra.edu

TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
CAROL MCDANNEL
155 MIAMI STREET
TIFFIN, OH 44883
(419) 448-3441

TV and RADIO JOBS
www.tvandradiojobs.com

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
CAREER & PLACEMENT
3200 STUDENT ACTIVITIES BLDG.
ANN ARBOR, MI 48109
(734) 764-7460

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
PLACEMENT OFFICE
2810 W. BANCROFT ST.
TOLEDO, OH 43606
(419) 530-4341