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WQED MULTIMEDIA
Annual EEO Public File Report
April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008

This report covers the employment unit consisting of Stations WQED(TV), WQEX(TV), and WQED-FM, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and WQEJ(FM), Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It includes a list of all full-time vacancies filled by the employment unit during the preceding year, identified by job title; for each such vacancy, the recruitment source(s) utilized to fill the vacancy (including, if applicable, organizations entitled to notification, which are separately identified), identified by name, address, contact person and telephone number; the recruitment source that referred the hiree for each full-time vacancy during the preceding year; data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for full-time vacancies during the preceding year and the total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source utilized in connection with such vacancies; and a list and brief description of recruitment initiatives undertaken during the preceding year.

RECRUITMENT REPORT
WQED Multimedia is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to providing broad outreach regarding job vacancies. We seek the help of local organizations in referring qualified applicants to our station; therefore organizations that wish to receive our vacancy information should contact the Human Resources Department at WQED Multimedia by calling (412) 622-1487.

WQED Multimedia posted and filled the following full-time vacancies from April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008. For purposes of this Report, a position was deemed filled when the hire accepted the job offer. Also, in an ongoing effort to seek qualified Sales & Underwriting Department candidates, we list year long postings for all Account Executives/ Representative positions on our website at www.wqed.org.

*Recruitment source codes of Contact Organizations: Excel Spreadsheet, Word Document (right-click to save)

RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES

1. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
WQED Multimedia provides unpaid internships to Junior and Senior level college students in areas of Web Development, Information Technology, Community Relations, Digital Media Production, FM Radio, TV Production, Educational Resources, and Business, both during the school year and the summer. We strive to provide one of the top multimedia internship programs in the region and to ensure that every intern has a positive experience with meaningful activities and tasks that are relevant and real. In addition, we may provide a volunteer experience to enthusiastic, ambitious and mature college freshmen and sophomores. In order to seek qualified candidates for internships, WQED lists yearlong postings available for students to apply on the WQED website at www.wqed.org as well as sending announcements to educational institutions listed on the recruiting sources listed. During the past year we have had 86 interns.

2. PARTICIPATION IN JOB FAIRS
During this reporting period WQED has been represented at two job fairs:

(1) Cheryl Harris, Director of Human Resources, represented the licensee at a Wilberforce University job fair on 10/16/2007.
(2) Mona Randall, HR Legal Coordinator represented the licensee at a University of Pittsburgh job fair 2/5/2008.
(3) LISTING EACH UPPER-MANAGEMENT LEVEL OPENING IN A JOB BANK OR NEWSLETTER OF A MEDIA TRADE GROUP WITH A BROAD BASED MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES.

During the period 4/1/07-3/31/08 WQED has posted all upper management level openings to the job bank of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.

3. TRAINING TO MANAGEMENT LEVEL PERSONNEL
Licensee provided a Sexual Harassment Workshop presented by Jackson Lewis to management level personnel on September 21, 2006.