Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Approved by OMB
3060-0113 (March 2003)
FCC 396
FOR FCC USE ONLY
 
BROADCAST EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM REPORT
(To be filed with broadcast license renewal application)

Read INSTRUCTIONS Before Filling Out Form

FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY
FILE NO.

B396 - 20050519ABN
Section I
Legal Name of the Licensee
WJBK LICENSE, INC.
Mailing Address
5151 WISCONSIN AVE., NW
C/O MOLLY PAUKER
City
WASHINGTON
State or Country (if foreign address)
DC
Zip Code
20016 -
Telephone Number (include area code)
2028953088
E-Mail Address (if available)
MOLLYP@FOXTV.COM
  Facility ID Number
73123
Call Sign
WJBK
TYPE OF BROADCAST STATION:
(if applicable)
Commercial Broadcast Station
Radio
TV
Low Power TV
International
Noncommercial Broadcast Station
Educational Radio
Educational TV
 
Application Purpose
New Program Report
Amendment to Program Report

List call sign and location of all stations included on this statement. List commonly owned stations that share one or more employees. Also list stations operated by the licensee pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. Indicate on the table below which stations are operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. To the extent that licensees include stations operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement on this report, responses or information provided in Sections I through II should take into consideration the licensee's EEO compliance efforts at brokered stations, as well as any other stations, included on this form. For purposes of this form, a station employment unit is a station or a group of commonly owned stations in the same market that share at least one employee.

[Stations Locations]


Station List

List call sign and location of all stations included on this statement. List commonly owned stations that share one or more employees. Also list stations operated by the licensee pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. Indicate on the table below which stations are operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. To the extent that licensees include stations operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement on this report, responses should take into consideration the licensee's EEO compliance efforts at brokered stations, as well as any other stations, included on this form. For purposes of this form, a station employment unit is a station or a group of commonly owned stations in the same market that share at least one employee.

Call Sign
Facility ID Number
Type
(check applicable box)
Location
(City/State)
Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
WJBK 73123 AM FM TV
DETROIT, MI Yes No


CONTACT PERSON IF OTHER THAN LICENSEE
Name
MOLLY PAUKER
Street Address
5151 WISCONSIN AVE., NW
City
WASHINGTON
State
DC
Zip Code
20016-
Telephone Number
2028953088

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Broadcast station licensees are required to afford equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and to refrain from discriminating in employment and related benefits on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, and sex. See 47 C.F.R. Section 73.2080. Pursuant to these requirements, a license renewal applicant whose station employment unit employs five or more full-time station employees must file a report of its activities to ensure equal employment opportunity. If a station employment unit employs fewer than five full-time employees, no equal employment opportunity program information need be filed. If a station employment unit is filing a combined report, a copy of the report must be filed with each station's renewal application.

A copy of this report must be kept in the station's public file. These actions are required to obtain license renewal. Failure to meet these requirements may result in sanctions or license renewal being delayed or denied. These requirements are contained in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.2080 and are authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS. Have any pending or resolved complaints been filed during this license term before any body having competent jurisdiction under federal, state, territorial or local law, alleging unlawful discrimination in the employment practices of the station(s)?
Yes No


If so, provide a brief description of the complaint(s), including the persons involved, the date of the filing, the court or agency, the file number (if any), and the disposition or current status of the matter.

[Exhibit 1]

Does your station employment unit employ fewer than five full-time employees?

Consider as "full-time" employees all those permanently working 30 or more hours a week.

Yes No

If your station employment unit employs fewer than five full-time employees, complete the certification below, return the form to the FCC, and place a copy in your station(s) public file. You do not have to complete the rest of this form. If your station employment unit employs five or more full-time employees, you must complete all of this form and follow all instructions.

CERTIFICATION.

This report must be certified, as follows:

A. By licensee, if an individual;
B. By a partner, if a partnership (general partner, if a limited partnership);
C. By an officer, if a corporation or an association; or
D. By an attorney of the licensee, in case of physical disability or absence from the United States of the licensee.

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).

I certify to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, all statements contained in this report are true and correct.
Signed
Name of Respondent
MOLLY PAUKER
Title
VICE PRESIDENT
Telephone No. ( include area code)
2028953088
Date
05/19/2005
 



The purpose of this document is to provide broadcast licensees, the FCC, and the public with information about whether the station is meeting equal employment opportunity requirements.

GENERAL POLICY
A broadcast station must provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion or sex in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
A broadcast station must assign a particular official overall responsibility for equal employment opportunity at the station. That official's name and title are:

Name: CYNTHIA SMITH Title: DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

It is also the responsibility of all persons at a broadcast station making employment decisions with respect to recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination of employees to ensure that no person is discriminated against in employment because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex.

I. EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
Attach as an exhibit one copy of each of the EEO public file reports from the previous two years. Stations are required to place annually such information as is required by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.2080 in their public files.
[Exhibit 2]
II. NARRATIVE STATEMENT
Provide a statement in an exhibit which demonstrates how the station achieved broad and inclusive outreach during the two-year period prior to filing this application. Stations that have experienced difficulties in their outreach efforts should explain.
[Exhibit 3]

FCC NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

The FCC is authorized under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to collect the personal information we request in this report. We will use the information you provide to determine if the benefit requested is consistent with the public interest. If we believe there may be a violation or potential violation of a FCC statute, regulation, rule or order, your request may be referred to the Federal, state or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation or order. In certain cases, the information in your request may be disclosed to the Department of Justice or a court or adjudicative body when (a) the FCC; or (b) any employee of the FCC; or (c) the United States Government, is a party to a proceeding before the body or has an interest in the proceeding. In addition, all information provided in this form will be available for public inspection. If you owe a past due debt to the federal government, any information you provide may also be disclosed to the Department of Treasury Financial Management Service, other federal agencies and/or your employer to offset your salary, IRS tax refund or other payments to collect that debt. The FCC may also provide this information to these agencies through the matching of computer records when authorized. We have estimated that each response to this collection of information will average 5 hours. Our estimate includes the time to read the instructions, look through existing records, gather and maintain required data, and actually complete and review the form or response. If you have any comments on this estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write the Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-0113), Washington, D. C. 20554. We will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to jboley@fcc.gov. Remember - you are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-0113.

THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974, P.L. 93-579, DECEMBER 31, 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(3), AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, P.L. 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.



Exhibits
Exhibit 1
Description:
DISCRIMINATION CASES

MORTON MEISNER, A FORMER NEWS DIRECTOR, ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION AND HARRASSMENT BASED ON HIS DISABILITY AS A FORMER SUBSTANCE ABUSER AND ALSO ALLEGED RETALIATION FOR FILING AN EEOC CHARGE. HE FILED AT THE EEOC AND THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS, ON MARCH 4, 1997 AND MARCH 27, 1997, CHARGE NOS. 230970784 AND 230970941. THE PARTIES SETTLED THE MATTER.

KAY LOWRY-CARTER FILED CASE NO. 00-025366-CL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN OAKLAND, MICHIGAN ON AUGUST 16, 2000, ALLEGING RACE, GENDER AND AGE DISCRIMINATION ON BEING REASSIGNED FROM A FEATURE REPORTER TO A GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER AND ALLEGED RACIAL HARRADDMENT ON BEING SUBJECTED TO A 'MAKE-OVER.' THE CASE WAS SETTLED.

Attachment 1


Exhibit 2
Description:
PUBLIC FILE REPORTS

SEE ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 2
Description
2004, part 1
2004, part 2
2005, part 1
2005, part 2


Exhibit 3
Description:
OUTREACH INITIATIVES

JUNE 1 2004 THROUGH MAY 31, 2005

WJBK PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING JOB FAIRS:
THE IMAGEN FOUNDATION 2005 ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY JOB FAIR
UNITY-JOURNALISTS OF COLOR CAREER EXPOR
DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY JOB FAIR
STATION STAFF ALSO PARTICIPATED IN CONVENTIONS, CAREER DAYS, WORKSHOPS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING GROUPS INTERESTED IN BROADCAST EMPLOYMENT ISSUES, INCLUDING:
GET A JOB WORKSHOP AT THE YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DETROITS ANNUAL TEEN FEST CAREER EXPO - ANCHOR/REPORTER CHARLES PUGH COORDINATED AND PRESENTED THE GET A JOB WORKSHOP AT THE YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DETROITS ANNUAL TEEN FEST CAREER EXPO ON MARCH 05, 2005.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY/DETROIT BRANCH NAACPS 5TH ANNUAL CAREER DAY AND YOUTH SUMMIT - CHARLES PUGH WAS HOST OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY/DETROIT BRANCH NAACPS 5TH ANNUAL CAREER DAY AND YOUTH SUMMIT AT COBO EXHIBITION CENTER ON APRIL 30, 2005, AS PART OF THE ANNUAL FREEDOM WEEKEND ACTIVITIES IN DETROIT. HE ALSO CO-ANCHORED THE WEEKEND MORNING NEWSCAST FROM THIS DOWNTOWN LOCATION, SUPPLEMENTING WITH INTERVIEWS, AND OTHER NOTABLE ATTRACTIONS.
TONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAREER DAY PROGRAM - ANCHOR/REPORTER AND MONEY EDITOR, MURRAY FELDMAN, VISITED TONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MARCH 17, 2005 TO SPEAK TO SEVERAL CLASSES ABOUT BROADCAST TELEVISION CAREERS, PREPARATION FOR SUCH PURSUITS AND HIS OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN THE BUSINESS.

WJBK HAS AN EXTENSIVE COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. INTERNSHIPS ARE OFFERED IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS:
NEWS
WEATHER
SPORTS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
CREATIVE SERVICES (PROMOTION/PRODUCTION)
SALES/MARKETING/RESEARCH
FOX SPORTS NET MARKETING/PROGRAMMING
GRAPHIC ARTS
STUDENTS MUST BE JUNIORS, SENIORS, OR GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND BE AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF 12 WEEKS/15 HOURS PER WEEK. STUDENTS MUST BE ABLE TO RECEIVE SCHOOL CREDIT FOR THE INTERNSHIP.

STUDENTS FROM ALL COLLEGES THAT PROVIDE COURSE CREDIT FOR INTERNSHIPS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN WJBKS COLLEGE INTERN PROGRAM. LISTED BELOW ARE THE SCHOOLS THAT MOST FREQUENTLY PARTICIPATE.

1.CENTER FOR CREATIVE STUDIES(URBAN)
2.CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
3.EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
4.FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
5.HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (URBAN)
6.KALAMAZOO COLLEGE
7.KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
8.MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE (URBAN)
9.MADONNA UNIVERSITY (URBAN)
10.MARYGROVE COLLEGE (URBAN
11.MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
12.OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
13.OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (URBAN)
14.ST. MARYS COLLEGE
15.SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE (URBAN)
16.SIENNA HEIGHTS COLLEGE (URBAN)
17.SPECS HOWARD SCHOOL OF BROADCAST ARTS (URBAN)
18.UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT-MERCY (URBAN)
19.UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
20.UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN (URBAN)
21.UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (URBAN)
22.WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (URBAN)
23.WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

WJBK PARTICIPATES IN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE EMMA L. BOWEN FOUNDATION MINORITY INTERESTS IN MEDIA PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN GREATER DETAIL BELOW. NEWS ANCHOR HUEL PERKINS WAS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES FOR NATIONAL BLACK MBAA-DETROIT CHAPTERS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET ON JUNE 17, 2004. HUEL ASSISTED IN PRESENTING THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TO HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY GRADUATE WINNERS AND ALSO SPOKE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND PERSEVERANCE TO A YOUNG PERSONS CAREER.

WJBK OFFERED THE FOLLOWING TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR STATION PERSONNEL IN 2004:
LEGAL UPDATE SEMINAR TRAINING FOR MANAGERS
ADULT CPR/AED TRAINING
LIVE TRUCK SAFETY TRAINING
SWITCHER INSTALLATION TRAINING
DUET TRAINING

STATION STAFF PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF EVENTS SPONSORED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS RELATING TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN BROADCASTING:
JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENTS/SPONSORING SCHOOLS & STATION PARTICIPATION:
TROY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (ANCHOR, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, METEOROLOGIST, NEWSCAST PRODUCER) - ON MARCH 12, 2005 HEIDI APOL, LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST AT TROYS HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ACCOMPANIED THE 5TH GRADE BROADCAST CLASS (21 STUDENTS) ON A GROUP JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT AT FOX 2 NEWS.
RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION/FOUNDATION JOURNALIST EXCHANGE PROGRAM (REPORTER) - GERMAN JOURNALIST, MATTHIAS HORN, VISITED WJBK NEWS, SPECIFICALLY BILL GALLAGHER, THE WEEK OF MARCH 13, AS A PARTICIPANT WITH THE RTNDA (RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION/FOUNDATION) JOURNALIST EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL (REPORTER) - GROSSE ILE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, ANDREINA CENTLIVRE, VISITED NEWS REPORTER LOURDES DUARTE FOR A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT ON MARCH 21, 2005.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANS STEPHEN M. ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (ANCHORS, TRAFFIC SPECIALIST/FEATURE REPORTER, METEOROLOGIST, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) - JOSH GORDON, ANDRES PARADA AND PAUL HATCH ARE THE FIRST OF A TOTAL OF SIX GRADUATE STUDENTS ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANS STEPHEN M. ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS WHO VISITED FOX 2 NEWS FOR A COURSE-RELATED GROUP JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT ON MARCH 21, 2005. THE PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT IS TO GATHER USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THEIR COURSE, CREATING AND DEVELOPING HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS. THE REMAINING THREE STUDENTS VISITED FOX 2 NEWS ON MARCH 24.
WAYNE COUNTRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (ANCHORS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) - AUTHOR, UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR AND FORMER WJBK NEWS WRITER ELIZABETH ATKINS ESCORTED HER WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT WRITING CLASS STUDENTS TO THE STATION FOR A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT ON MARCH 22, 2005.
ROCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL (REPORTER) - NEWS MORNING STAFF, ALONG WITH DAYSIDE REPORTER BILL GALLAGHER, HOSTED ROCHESTER HIGH SCHOOLS VIDEO PRODUCTION CLASS ON APRIL 14, 2005 FOR A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT AND A SERIES OF SPECIAL INTERVIEWS FOR A PUBLIC ACCESS CABLE SHOW THEY PRODUCE.
BIRNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (ANCHORS, TRAFFIC SPECIALIST/FEATURE REPORTER, METEOROLOGIST, PLANNING EDITOR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) - BIRNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTHFIELD) STUDENTS, BRITTANY HAWTHORNE, CRYSTAL HOOKE, KIERSTYN JEFFRIES, SYDNEY JOHNSON AND MELANIE WARD, VISITED THE FOX 2 NEWS MORNING SHOW FOR A GROUP JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT ON APRIL 27, 2005. THE INFORMATION THEY GATHERED, ALONG WITH CAREER/TELEVISION BROADCAST INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THEM IN ADVANCE OF THEIR VISIT, WILL BE CONSOLIDATED INTO A SCHOOL NEWSCAST THAT WILL FULFILL REQUIREMENTS FOR A SPECIAL PROJECT.
MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL (ANCHOR/REPORTER) - NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER CHARLES PUGH PARTICIPATED WITH A JOB SHADOW WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CEDRIC MARSHALL ON JUNE 12, 2004, GIVING HIM A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT TELEVISION ANCHORING AND PRODUCTION.
JOURNALISM STUDENT/J. HUBBARD (ANCHOR/REPORTER) - ON JUNE 15, 2004 FOX BEAT EDITOR ANDFEATURE/ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER LEE THOMAS SPOKE WITH JOURNALIST HOPEFUL JOY HUBBARD CONCERNING CAREER OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE INDUSTRY AND PREPARATION FOR SAME.
WINANS ACADEMY (ANCHOR/REPORTER) - NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER CHARLES PUGH PARTICIPATED WITH THE FIRST OF TWO JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENTS WITH WINANS ACADEMY STUDENT SAM STRINGER, WHO PLANS TO PURSUE A CAREER AS A REPORTER.
SPECS HOWARD SCHOOL OF BROADCAST ARTS (ANCHOR) - ON JULY 15, 2004 NEWS ANCHOR HUEL PERKINS WAS INTERVIEWED BY, AND PROVIDED ADVICE TO, SPECS HOWARD SCHOOL OF BROADCAST ARTS STUDENT TOD THOMPSON, WHO IS INTERESTED IN BECOMING A REPORTER AND ANCHOR.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (SPORTS REPORTER) - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN STUDENT (AND CANCER SURVIVOR) ANGELIQUE WOOLFRAM, JOINED SPORTS ANCHOR JENNIFER HAMMOND FOR A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT ON JULY 26, 2004.
INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (METEOROLOGIST) - KELTON ZBARCHA, A STUDENT AT INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CLARKSTON, JOINED METEOROLOGIST RICH LUTERMAN FOR A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT ON AUGUST 12, 2004.
SOUTH LYON CHAPTER OF MOTHERS OF MULTIPLES (ANCHOR) - SUE OSTERDALE, A MEMBER OF THE SOUTH LYON CHAPTER OF MOTHERS OF MULTIPLES, AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED THE NEEDS OF PARENTS WHO HAVE TWINS, TRIPLETS, QUADS, ETC., VISITED WITH NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER KAM CARMAN (WHO IS THE MOTHER OF TWINS, HERSELF) ON AUGUST 31, 2004 IN REDEMPTION OF A VISIT WITH KAM CARMAN AUCTION VOUCHER FROM THE MOST RECENT MOTHERS OF MULTIPLES FUNDRAISER. SUCH VISITS -- OR MINI-JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENTS, AS THEY ARE CONSIDERED BY THE STATION -- ARE FREQUENTLY OFFERED AS AUCTION ITEMS TO LOCAL CHARITIES WITH THE INTENT OF GIVING SOMEONE IN ATTENDANCE BEHIND THE SCENES INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING FOR CAREER CONSIDERATION.
FITZGERALD HIGH SCHOOL (ANCHOR) - WJBK RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM FITZGERALD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, JULIE DETLOFF, WHO HOPES TO PURSUE A CAREER IN BROADCAST JOURNALISM UPON GRADUATION. NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER PALLAS HUPE RESPONDED WITH ADVICE ABOUT THE BROADCAST TELEVISION BUSINESS IN GENERAL, ALONG WITH SUGGESTIONS REGARDING INTERNSHIPS, CLASSES JULIE SHOULD TAKE AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM THAT WILL HELP FINE-TUNE HER TECHNICAL AND WRITING SKILLS.
SOUTHFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (ANCHOR) - ON SEPTEMBER 06, 2004 NEWS MORNING ANCHOR FANCHON STINGER WAS INTERVIEWED BY AND PROVIDED ADVICE TO SOUTHFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL STUDENT JODI MATTHEWS, WHO IS INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING IN HER FOOTSTEPS BY BECOMING A NEWS ANCHOR. THIS DISCUSSION FOLLOWED SEVERAL OTHER CALLS/MESSAGES BETWEEN THE TWO CONCERNING CAREERS IN BROADCASTING.
RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL (ANCHOR) - RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT LYDIA JOHN, IDENTIFIED HUEL PERKINS AS HER FAVORITE FOX 2 NEWS PERSONALITY, SO IT WAS NATURAL FOR HER TO PURSUE AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM CONCERNING CAREERS, WHICH SHE DID ON OCTOBER 16, 2004.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ANCHOR) - ON OCTOBER 20, 2004 NEWS MORNING ANCHOR FANCHON STINGER SPOKE WITH UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT JENNIFER WEAVER REGARDING THE CHALLENGES AND THE REWARDS OF A BROADCAST TELEVISION CAREER, JOB AVAILABILITY IN THE INDUSTRY AND OTHER WAYS TO UTILIZE A COMMUNICATIONS DEGREE. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (ANCHOR/REPORTER) - WJBK NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER CHARLES PUGH PARTICIPATED WITH A JOB SHADOW WITH WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT ELLA JONES, FOR WHOM THE VISIT WAS A CLASS REQUIREMENT, ON OCTOBER 24, 2004..
WINANS ACADEMY (ANCHOR/REPORTER) - ON OCTOBER 27, 2004 WJBK NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER CHARLES PUGH PARTICIPATED WITH THE SECOND OF TWO JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENTS WITH WINANS ACADEMY STUDENT SAM STRINGER (THE FIRST TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 20), WHO PLANS TO PURSUE A CAREER AS A REPORTER.
EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL (ANCHORS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) - EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, ELIZABETH GELARDI, VISITED WJBK NEWS ON DECEMBER 9, 2004 FOR A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT, IN PREPARATION FOR HER INTENDED BROADCAST JOURNALISM CAREER. ONCE SHE IS IN COLLEGE, ELIZABETH PLANS TO APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP TO GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS.
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR, NEWS INFORMATION COORDINATOR/PROBLEM SOLVER HOTLINE MANAGER) - WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT, KAI KINCAID INTERVIEWED ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR, GAVIN MALISKA ON APRIL 19, 2005 IN FULFILLMENT OF A 20-PAGE CLASS PROJECT REQUIREMENT CONCERNING BROADCAST TELEVISION CAREERS. SHE ALSO RECEIVED FROM NEWS INFORMATION COORDINATOR AND PROBLEM SOLVER HOTLINE MANAGER, DEBRA LAWSON, SAMPLES OF THE STATIONS CAREER BROCHURE, A STATION DEPARTMENT OUTLINE THAT EXPLAINS THE BASIC DEPARTMENTAL STRUCTURE IN A LOCAL TELEVISION OPERATION AND A SYNOPSIS OF THE PROCESS UTILIZED TO DETERMINE NEWS STORY COVERAGE PRIORITIES, INCLUDING PROSPECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS, THAT WILL BE PURSUED DAILY.

WJBK STAFF PARTICIPATED IN OTHER EVENTS SPONSORED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:
ORCHARD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING MONTH - ANCHOR/REPORTER RON SAVAGE VISITED ORCHARD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MARCH 1, 2005 TO PARTICIPATE WITH ITS ANNUAL READING MONTH PROGRAM AS A CELEBRITY READER, AND TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS BROADCAST TELEVISION CAREER.
FAIRVIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER READING MONTH - CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRIS EDWARDS VISITED FAIRVIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER ON MARCH 3, 2004 AS A READING MONTH PROGRAM PARTICIPANT; HE ALSO TIED COMMENTS REGARDING HIS CAREER AND BACKGROUND INTO HIS PRESENTATION (4 CLASSES).
DAVID HICKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING MONTH - ANCHOR/REPORTER AND PARENT 2 PARENT EDITOR, PALLAS HUPE, AND METEOROLOGIST BEN BAILEY, VISITED DAVID HICKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MARCH 10, 2005 (DESIGNATED AS CELEBRITY LEADER DAY) TO PARTICIPATE AS CELEBRITY READERS WITH THE SCHOOLS READING MONTH INITIATIVE.
COOLIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING MONTH - ANCHOR/REPORTER RON SAVAGE VISITED COOLIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MARCH 14, 2005 TO PARTICIPATE WITH ITS ANNUAL READING MONTH PROGRAM CALLED A WHOLE LOTTA READING GOING ON AS WHAT IS KNOWN AS A REAL LIFE READER, AND TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS BROADCAST TELEVISION CAREER.
CARKENORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING MONTH - ANCHOR/REPORTER KERRY BIRMINGHAM VISITED CARKENORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MARCH 23, 2005 TO PARTICIPATE WITH ITS ANNUAL READING MONTH PROGRAM AS A CELEBRITY READER, AND TO SPEAK ABOUT HER BROADCAST TELEVISION CAREER.
BRACE-LEDERLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING MONTH - TRAFFIC REPORTER JACKIE PAIGE VISITED BRACE-LEDERLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MARCH 23, 2005 TO PARTICIPATE WITH ITS ANNUAL READING MONTH PROGRAM, AND TO SPEAK ABOUT HER BROADCAST TELEVISION CAREER.   
HARDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING MONTH - ANCHOR/REPORTER RON SAVAGE VISITED HARDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MARCH 23, 2005 TO PARTICIPATE WITH ITS ANNUAL READING MONTH PROGRAM AS A CELEBRITY READER, AND TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS BROADCAST TELEVISION CAREER.

WJBK SPONSORED SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS DESIGNED TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN BROADCASTING:
GEN NEXT HONOR ROLL - EVERY MONDAY NIGHT ON FOX 2 NEWS AT 6PM WJBK AIRS A SEGMENT CALLED THE GEN NEXT HONOR ROLL.   THIS SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS OUTSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. ANCHOR FANCHON STINGER AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE KATIE FEHR VISIT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES WHILE SHOOTING THESE STORIES AND VISIT WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE BROADCASTING BUSINESS
READ TO ACHIEVE - ON MARCH 31, 2005 ANCHOR/REPORTER FANCHON STINGER WAS A CELEBRITY READER/PRESENTER AT THE READ TO ACHIEVE NIGHT CELEBRITY STORY TIMES AT THE HOOP CITY GRILLE IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN, WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF A MONTH-LONG BOOK DRIVE OF THE SAME NAME. READ TO ACHIEVE IS PART OF THE DETROIT PISTONS INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE THE LOVE READING AMONG AREA CHILDREN; WJBK JOINED FORCES WITH THE BASKETBALL TEAM, UTILIZING IT AS A VEHICLE TO PROMOTE READING OVERALL, AND AS A KEY COMPONENT IN THE PURSUIT OF CAREERS IN TELEVISION BROADCASTING.
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL WOMENS SHOW
COURAGEOUS PERSUADERS

STATION STAFF PARTICIPATED IN OTHER ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO JOB CANDIDATES WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT BE UNAWARE OF THEM:
GIRLS MATTER CONFERENCE, GIRLS EMPOWERED, INC. - NEWS ANCHOR FANCHON STINGER WAS MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES AT THE TWO-DAY GIRLS MATTER CONFERENCE HELD ON MARCH 18-19, 2005.
DETROIT PISTONS READ TO ACHIEVE NIGHT (DESCRIBED ABOVE)
PROJECT SENTRY U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENTS FEDERAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVE, PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (TWO PROGRAMSDESCRIBED ABOVE)
WJBK PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES ITS OWN BROADCAST CAREER MANUAL, A COPY OF WHICH IS IN THE 2004-2005 EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT.


JUNE 1 2003 THROUGH MAY 31, 2004

WJBK PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL LOCAL AND NATIONAL JOB FAIRS, INCLUDING THE 10TH ANNUAL COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM JOB OPPORTUNITY CONFERENCE, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS CONVENTION/JOB FAIR, THE 16TH ANNUAL NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION & CAREER FAIR, THE 28TH ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS CONVENTION & CAREER FAIR AND THE DETROIT URBAN LEAGUE CAREER FAIR

STATION STAFF ALSO PARTICIPATED IN CONVENTIONS, CAREER DAYS, WORKSHOPS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING GROUPS INTERESTED IN BROADCAST EMPLOYMENT ISSUES, AS FOLLOWS:
WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER INFORMATION PROGRAM - ON JANUARY 06, 2004 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRIS EDWARDS VISITED WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR A WEATHER PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION CONCERNING HIS CAREER AND BACKGROUND.
RONALD MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL BLACK HISTORY MONTH CAREER PROGRAM - ON FEBRUARY 17, 2004 NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER FANCHON STINGER WAS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT RONALD MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION.
LANSE CREUSE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTH CAREER PROGRAM - ON MARCH 8, 2004 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRIS EDWARDS VISITED LANSE CREUSE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTH FOR A WEATHER PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION CONCERNING HIS CAREER AND BACKGROUND, INCLUDING HIS MILITARY EXPERIENCE.
WHITMORE LAKE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER DAY PROGRAM - ON MARCH 19, 2004 METEOROLOGIST RICH LUTERMAN VISITED WHITMORE LAKE FOR TWO MORNING SESSIONS AT ITS ANNUAL CAREER DAY PROGRAM.
MADONNA UNIVERSITY TALENT AND PERFORMANCE FOR TELEVISION AND RADIO CAREER PROGRAM - ON MARCH 22, 2004 METEOROLOGIST RICH LUTERMAN WAS A GUEST SPEAKER AT MADONNA UNIVERSITYS TALENT AND PERFORMANCE FOR TELEVISION AND RADIO, CLASS DURING WHICH HE DISCUSSED HIS GULF WAR EXPERIENCES AND HIS ENTIRE MILITARY CAREER, ALL OF WHICH UTILIZED HIS TRAINING AS A METEOROLOGIST.
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS FOUNDERS DAY PROGRAM - ON MARCH 27. 2004 ANCHOR/REPORTER FANCHON STINGER WAS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT WESTERN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS FOUNDERS DAY PROGRAM .
DORSEY BUSINESS SCHOOL ANNUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY - ON MARCH 30, 2004 ANCHOR/REPORTER FANCHON STINGER PARTICIPATED AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT DORSEY BUSINESS SCHOOLS ANNUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY.
CREEKSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CAREER PROGRAM - ON MARCH 31, 2004 METEOROLOGIST RICH LUTERMAN VISITED CREEKSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FOR A WEATHER PRESENTATION TO SEVERAL GROUPS OF STUDENTS AND AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION CONCERNING HIS CAREER AND BACKGROUND.
ORCHARD LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS EMPOWERED, INC. WORKSHOP - ON MAY 1, 2004 NEWS ANCHOR FANCHON STINGER WAS GUEST SPEAKER AT THE GIRLS EMPOWERED, INC. WORKSHOP HELD AT ORCHARD LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
BIRMINGHAM YOUTH ASSISTANCE CAREER PROGRAM - ON MAY 6, 2004 NEWS CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRIS EDWARDS WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER AT BIRMINGHAM YOUTH ASSISTANCES YOUTH IN SERVICE EVENT, WHERE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER DAY - AS AN ADDENDUM TO HER MARCH 2004 CAREER CLASS ASSIGNMENT, CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, KELLY HAYES, INTERVIEWED
SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER JENNIFER HAMMOND ON FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2004.
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM - ANCHOR AND MONEY EDITOR MURRAY FELDMAN WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF JOURNALISMS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2004.

WJBK PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE EMMA L. BOWEN FOUNDATION MINORITY INTERESTS IN MEDIA PROGRAM, A LONG-TERM WORK AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR MINORITY HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE, WHICH ENABLES THEM TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD, AS WELL AS HELPING THEM ULTIMATELY TO OBTAIN JOBS IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY. PARTNER COMPANIES SUCH AS WJBK GIVE MEANINGFUL JOB(S) TO THE STUDENT(S) AND PAY THEM BASED UPON THEIR ABILITY AND PERFORMANCE, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF EVENTUALLY HIRING THEM AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. A SUM EQUAL TO EACH STUDENTS GROSS WAGES FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE STUDENT IS EMPLOYED IS PLACED IN AN INTEREST-BEARING ACCOUNT, AND THAT SET-ASIDE AMOUNT IS DONATED DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENTS COLLEGE, TO BE APPLIED TO COLLEGE EXPENSES. STUDENTS MUST ACT AND DRESS IN A PROFESSIONAL WAY WHILE AT WORK, MAINTAIN AN ACCEPTABLE GRADE AVERAGE WHILE IN SCHOOL, MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND ATTITUDE, BE A LOYAL EMPLOYEE AND BE WILLING TO WORK FULL-TIME FOR THEIR COMPANY UPON GRADUATION OF COLLEGE. THE EMMA L. BOWEN FOUNDATION BRINGS OPPORTUNITY TO INTELLIGENT MINORITIES AND PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES THE BEST POSSIBLE TALENT.

COURAGEOUS PERSUADERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: NEWS ANCHOR HUEL PERKINS PARTICIPATED AS MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND FANCHON STINGER WAS A SPECIAL GUEST AT THE COURAGEOUS PERSUADERS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD BANQUET ON MAY 13, 2004. A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN OAKLAND COUNTY JUDGE MICHAEL MARTONE AND MCCANN ERICKSON-DETROIT, THIS PROGRAM COMPRISES 22 TEAMS OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO COMPETE TO CREATE THE BEST PSA ON THE SUBJECT OF ALCOHOL ABUSE, DRINKING/DRIVING, ETC., TARGETED TO MIDDLE SCHOOL-AGED KIDS. A $2,500 SCHOLARSHIP GOES TO THE WINNING TEAM. THE PROJECT IS AN OUTGROWTH OF PAST COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN WJBK AND JUDGE MARTONE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM - NEWS ANCHOR HUEL PERKINS WAS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD BRUNCH, SPONSORED BY THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT YOUTH BLACK UNITED METHODIST SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE, ON JUNE 21, 2003.

WJBK CONDUCTED THE FOLLOWING TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR STATION PERSONNEL IN 2003-2003:
ON-AIR TEXT & GRAPHICS WORKSTATION TRAINING
PROBLEM-SOLVER NEWS PHILOSOPHY: HOW TO INCORPORATE INTO THE NEWSCASTS
LIVE TRUCK SAFETY TRAINING
MAINTAINING A RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE: TEAMBUILDING AND SENSITIVITY TRAINING

STATION STAFF PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF EVENTS SPONSORED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS RELATING TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN BROADCASTING:
JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENTS/SPONSORING SCHOOLS & STATION PARTICIPATION:
CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPORTS REPORTER) - ON MARCH 18, 2004 CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, KELLY HAYES, SPOKE WITH SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER JENNIFER HAMMOND IN A CAREER CLASS INTERVIEW AS A FOLLOW UP TO HER JOB SHADOW ON OCTOBER 28, 2003.
SALINE HIGH SCHOOL (ANCHORS, TRAFFIC, TALENT) - ON MARCH 24, 2004 SALINE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EMILY PETERSON, STEPHANIE CURTISS AND MIKE ADLER PARTICIPATED IN HALF-DAY JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENTS IN THE NEWS DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THEIR SCHOOLS CAREER EDUCATION CURRICULUM.
ST. CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL (ANCHORS, TRAFFIC TALENT, ANCHOR/REPORTERS) - ST. CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, ANGELA PAOELLA, VISITED WJBK ON APRIL 6, 2004 FOR A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT, TO MEET HER SCHOOL CAREER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND IN PREPARATION FOR COMMUNICATIONS/JOURNALISM STUDIES IN COLLEGE.
FRIEND SCHOOL (ANCHORS, TRAFFIC TALENT, ANCHOR/REPORTERS) - FRIEND SCHOOL STUDENT, AARON TYSON, AND HIS FATHER VISITED WJBK ON APRIL 13, 2004 AS PART OF A JOB SHADOW OFFERED AT A BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS AUCTION. AARON, WHO IS ONLY 11, IS A BUDDING FILMMAKER AND JOURNALIST WHO SHOT AND MARKETED HIS FIRST VIDEO AT THE AGE OF 9.
MILAN HIGH SCHOOL (METEOROLOGIST) - ON APRIL 21, 2004 MILAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CODY MANOR VISITED METEOROLOGIST RICH LUTERMAN FOR A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT IN THE WEATHER AUTHORITY CENTER.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN (ANCHORS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) - ON OCTOBER 9, 2003 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN STUDENT, CRAIG SHEPARD, VISITED FOX 2 NEWS MORNING AS PART OF A CLASS ASSIGNMENT FOR HIS COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH COURSE THAT REQUIRED OBSERVATION OF A TELEVISION BROADCAST AS IT HAPPENS.
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (ANCHOR) - WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT, VALERIE WALKER, PARTICIPATED IN A JOB SHADOW WITH MONICA GAYLE ON OCTOBER 16, 2003, TO GAIN INSIGHT AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING THE TELEVISION BROADCASTING CAREER SHE IS PURSUING.
MERCY HIGH SCHOOL (ANCHOR) - LEIA HAMP ACQUIRED A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT WITH FANCHON STINGER AS PART OF THE ANNUAL MERCY HIGH SCHOOL AUCTION ITEM OFFERED BY FOX 2 NEWS. MERCY HIGH SCHOOL IS FANCHON STINGERS ALMA MATER, AND SHE OFFERS THIS AUCTION ITEM AS A WAY OF GIVING BACK TO THE SCHOOL AND GIVING STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT TELEVISIONS FROM AN INTERNAL PERSPECTIVE.
FELLOWSHIP CHAPEL & DETROIT CHAPTER OF NAACP (ANCHOR) - AS A WAY OF HELPING BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY THOSE INVOLVING YOUNG PEOPLE, HUEL PERKINS ESTABLISHED AND OFFERED A 6-WEEK+ JOB SHADOW EXPERIENCE FOR THE YOUTH OF FELLOWSHIP CHAPEL (OF WHICH REV. DR. WENDELL ANTHONY, PRESIDENT OF THE DETROIT CHAPTER-NAACP, IS PASTOR). STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ESSAY ON THE TOPIC HOW AN INTERNSHIP AT FOX 2 WILL HELP WITH MY FUTURE GOALS.    FIVE STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE BASED ON THEIR ESSAYS.
CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPORTS REPORTER) - CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, KELLY HAYES, WROTE A LETTER TO WJBK INDICATING AN INTEREST IN SPORTS REPORTING AND PRODUCTION AS A CAREER; WE RESPONDED BY ARRANGING A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT WITH SPORTS JENNIFER HAMMOND, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 28, 2003.
DETROIT COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (ANCHOR)
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (ANCHOR/REPORTER) - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE TARYN ADAMS VISITED WJBK NEWS ON JUNE 16, 2003 FOR A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING A CAREER SHIFT FROM ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS TO TELEVISION BROADCASTING.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ANCHOR/WEATHERCASTERS, ANCHOR) - ON JUNE 26, 2003 NEWS ANCHOR SHERRY MARGOLIS AND THE ON-AIR NOON NEWS STAFF DISCUSSED THEIR CAREERS AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND WITH TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PARTICIPANTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANS MENTORING PROGRAM AND THEIR ADULT MENTORS.
REDFORD HIGH SCHOOL (ANCHOR/REPORTER) - REDFORD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FRANK MILEY VISITED ANCHOR/REPORTER CHARLES PUGH FOR A JOB SHADOW ASSIGNMENT ON MAY 8, 2004.
OTHER EVENTS SPONSORED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:
FAIRVIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER READING MONTH - CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRIS EDWARDS VISITED FAIRVIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER ON MARCH 3, 2004 AS A READING MONTH PROGRAM PARTICIPANT; HE ALSO TIED COMMENTS REGARDING HIS CAREER AND BACKGROUND INTO HIS PRESENTATION (4 CLASSES).
COOLIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS READING MONTH - ON MARCH 19, 2004 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRIS EDWARDS PARTICIPATED WITH COOLIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ANNUAL READING MONTH PROGRAM, WHOLE LOTTA READING GOING ON AS A REAL LIFE READER SOMEONE FOR WHOM READING IS A CAREER/JOB REQUIREMENT AND A LIFELONG ENDEAVOR.
NORUP AND ANGELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING MONTH - ON MARCH 23, 2004 ANCHOR/REPORTER PALLAS HUPE PARTICIPATED AS A CELEBRITY READER AT P.J. NIGHT, A READING MONTH EVENT SPONSORED BY BOTH NORUP AND ANGELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN BERKLEY.
GLENGARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER READING MONTH - ANCHOR/REPORTER FANCHON STINGER VISITED GLENGARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS A CELEBRITY READER FOR ITS READING MONTH PROGRAM ON MARCH 24, 2004.
SNOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING MONTH - ANCHOR/REPORTER FANCHON STINGER VISITED SNOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS A CELEBRITY READER FOR ITS READING MONTH PROGRAM ON MARCH 30, 20

WJBK ALSO SPONSORED SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS DESIGNED TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN BROADCASTING.
GEN NEXT HONOR ROLL - EVERY MONDAY NIGHT ON FOX 2 NEWS AT 6PM WJBK AIRS A SEGMENT CALLED THE GEN NEXT HONOR ROLL. THIS SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS OUTSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. ANCHOR FANCHON STINGER AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE KATIE FEHR VISIT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES WHILE SHOOTING THESE STORIES AND VISIT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE BROADCASTING BUSINESS. LOCAL STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER MICHIGAN CAME TO THE STATION FOR A ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION AND STAYED FOR A TOUR OF WJBK AND DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO GET INTO THE NEWS BUSINESS.

TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL WOMENS SHOW
COURAGEOUS PERSUADERS

WJBK LISTS EACH UPPER-LEVEL JOB OPENING WITH THE FOLLOWING MINORITY OR FEMALE MEDIA TRADE GROUPS.
MINORITY RECRUITING SOURCES:
UPLIFT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION JOB REFERRAL SERVICES, OPPORTUNITIES IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, MULTICULTURAL CAREER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS, RESOLUTION CENTER/MACOMB, NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC CONSORTIUM BROADCASTING, ARLINGTON EMPLOYMENT CENTER, JAPAN AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE, NATAS, GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE, THE CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE EMMA L. BOWEN FOUNDATION FOR MINORITY INTEREST IN MEDIA, INC., VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CALL, JOB POSTING DIVISION HISPANIC ALLIANCE - CAREER ENHANCEMENT, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA, NAACP, DETROIT URBAN LEAGUE, WORKFORCE & CAREER DEV. CENTER,
HISPANIC LINKS NEWS SERVICES, ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS, MEDIATION SERVICE (NRC), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ACCOUNTANTS, NATIONAL BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION, HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS, LATIN AMERICANS FOR SOCIAL/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER/WASHTENAW DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
BATES COLLEGE OFFICE OF CAREER SERVICES, MARGO E. WILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATES, ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN INDIAN SERVICES, INC., MESC, MICHIGAN CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES, AREA AGENCY ON AGING, FIRST STEP, UNITED WAY COMMUNITY SERVICES, BBB, LEGAL AID & DEFENDER ASSOCIATION, VAST, LIVINGSTON MEDIATION CENTER AND THE WOMENS SURVIVAL CENTER OF OAKLAND COUNTY.
AN EXAMPLE OF A REFERRAL LETTER FOLLOWS:
'MAY 24, 2004

CARY WILLIAMS
EMMA L. BOWEN FOUNDATION
FOR MINORITY INTEREST IN MEDIA, INC.
825 SEVENTH AVENUE
4TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019

DEAR MS WILLIAMS:

FOX 2 DETROIT WORKS FOR YOU! NOW WE WANT YOUR MOST TALENTED REFERRAL TO WORK FOR US.

WE DRAW STRENGTH FROM THE DIVERSITY OF OUR PEOPLE AND THE DETROIT MARKET. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE LOOKING FOR MOTIVATED, GOAL ORIENTED, HARD WORKING PEOPLE TO JOIN THE FOX TEAM. POSITIONS AVAILABLE INCLUDE:

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER
PROMOTION WRITER/PRODUCER

IF YOU HAVE REFERRALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT AND HAVE A DESIRE TO BECOME PART OF A TELEVISION LEADER, SEND RESUMES TO HUMAN RESOURCES, P.O. BOX 2000, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48037 OR E-MAIL US AT WWW.FOX2DETROIT.COM.   NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

SINCERELY,

CYNTHIA Y. SMITH
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES'

WJBK STAFF PARTICIPATED IN OTHER ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO JOB CANDIDATES WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT BE UNAWARE OF THEM:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROJECT IMPACT SCHOOL OUTREACH - WJBK ANCHOR/REPORTER CHARLES PUGH PARTICIPATED AS MC AND GUEST SPEAKER AT THE PROJECT IMPACT SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM OF THE U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENTS FEDERAL INITIATIVE, PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS. PROJECT IMPACT TARGETS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE MADE INAPPROPRIATE CHOICES AND STEERS THEM TOWARD VIABLE LIVES AND CAREERS. THIS PROGRAM WAS HELD ON MARCH 24, 2004.
SMART WOMEN, SMART CHOICES COACHING PROGRAM - WJBK ANCHOR/REPORTER MONICA GAYLE PARTICIPATED AS MODERATOR OF THE SMART WOMEN, SMART CHOICES PANEL HELD ON MARCH 25, 2004.
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND MAYORS BALL - ON MARCH 26, 2004 WJBK ANCHOR/REPORTER FANCHON STINGER WAS MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES AT THE 8TH ANNUAL MAYORS BALL SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO AREA STUDENTS AT THIS EVENT.
MICHIGAN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ANNUAL WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP IN THE WORKPLACE VIII CONFERENCE - WJBK ANCHOR/REPORTER MONICA GAYLE PARTICIPATED AS MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES AND A COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR THE MBPAS ANNUAL WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP IN THE WORKPLACE VIII CONFERENCE ON MARCH 31, 2004.
TROY YOUTH ASSISTANCES 32ND ANNUAL YOUTH RECOGNITION NIGHT - ON MAY 6, 2004 NEWS ANCHOR HUEL PERKINS WAS GUEST SPEAKER AT TROY YOUTH ASSISTANCES 32ND ANNUAL YOUTH RECOGNITION NIGHT, WHERE 100 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
YMCAS ANNUAL MINORITY ACHIEVERS AWARDS BANQUET - NEWS ANCHOR FANCHON STINGER WAS MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES FOR THE YMCAS ANNUAL MINORITY ACHIEVERS AWARDS BANQUET ON MAY 7, 2004.
VISTA MARIAS ANNUAL CELEBRATING WOMEN WORKSHOP - ON MAY 15, 2004 NEWS ANCHOR FANCHON STINGER WAS MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES FOR VISTA MARIAS ANNUAL CELEBRATING WOMEN BRUNCH AND DAY-LONG WORKSHOP THAT RECOGNIZES ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN TO THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND THEMSELVES.
WAYNE COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES BEAT THE ODDS AWARDS BENEFIT - HUEL PERKINS HOSTED THE ANNUAL BEAT THE ODDS AWARD BENEFIT LUNCHEON SPONSORED BY FOX 2 PROBLEM SOLVER PARTNER AGENCY, WAYNE COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES. WJBK FOLLOWED UP THE LUNCHEON BY PROFILING THE BEAT THE ODDS AWARD WINNERS IN ITS HONOR ROLL FEATURE AND ON THE WEEKEND NEWSCAST SEGMENT, FRONT AND CENTER, BOTH HOSTED BY FANCHON STINGER.
CATCHS ANNUAL OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE BANQUET - NEWS ANCHOR FANCHON STINGER WAS MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES FOR CATCHS ANNUAL OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE BANQUET ON MAY 26, 2004
GIRL SCOUTS OF MACOMB COUNTYS WOMEN OF DISTINCTION PROGRAM - SPORTS REPORTER JENNIFER HAMMOND WAS HONORED BY THE GIRL SCOUTS OF MACOMB COUNTY AS ONE ITS 2003 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION ON TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2003
PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD STAY COOL! ITS BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM - ANCHOR/REPORTER CHARLES PUGH WAS GUEST SPEAKER FOR THIS COALITIONS STAY COOL! ITS BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYS COMMUNITY ARTS AUDITORIUM ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2003. STAY COOL! ITS BACK TO SCHOOL IS ONE OF SEVERAL INITIATIVES OF THE PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS COALITION. WJBK, RADIO STATION 105.9 WDTJ-DETROIT AND THE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF MICHIGANS PIONEERS FOR PEACE ARE SPONSORS.



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