Gulf California Broadcast Company Annual EEO Public File Report

The purpose of this EEO Public File Report is to comply with Section 73.2080(C)(6) 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 stations: KESQ-TV, KUNA-LP, KUNA-FM, KDFX-CA, KESQ-AM, KCWQ-LD, KPSP-CD and KYAV-LD is required to be placed in the public inspection files of these stations, and posted on the station’s website. The information contained in this report covers the time period beginning August 1, 2016 to and including July 31, 2017. The FCC’s 2002 EEO Rule requires that this Report contain the following information: 1. A list of all full time vacancies filled by the station(s) comprising the Station Employment Unit during the Applicable period. 2. 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(c)(1)(ii) of the new EEO Rule, which should be separately identified), identified by name, address, contact person and e-mail. 3. The recruitment source that referred the hiree for each full time vacancy during the Applicable Period. 4. 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. 5. A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(2) of the FCC rules.

Appendix 1 to

Annual EEO Public File Report Covering the period from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017

Station(s) Compromising Station Employment Unit:

KESQ-TV, KUNA-LP, KUNA-FM, KDFX-CA, KESQ-AM, KCWQ-LD, KPSP-CD and KYAV-LD

Section 1: Vacancy Information

Full-time Positions Filled by Job Title

Recruitment Source of Hiree

Total # of interviewees from all sources for

this position 1 Traffic Coordinator #1 Referral 3 2 Traffic Coordinator #2 Referral 3 3 Account Executive #1 Transfer/NPG 4 4 Account Executive #2 Referral 4 5 Account Executive #3 Rehire 6 6 Account Executive #4 Kesq.com-Career Center 5 7 Account Executive #5 Referral 6 8 Account Executive #6 Kesq.com-Career Center 4 9 Account Executive #7 Valley Wide Job Expo 3

10 Editor-PT #1 Referral 3 11 Editor-PT #2 Referral 3 12 Editor-PT #3 Kesq.com/Career Center 4 13 Editor-FT #1 Rehire 3 14 Producer TV Jobs Employment 4 15 Audio-Operator-PT Kesq.com-Career Center 6 16 News Director Referral 9 17 Reporter/MMJ #1 Referral 3 18 Night Assignment Editor Referral 3 19 Anchor Reporter #1 Referral 3 20 Anchor Reporter #2 Referral 4 21 Weathercaster #1 Kesq.com-Career Center 3 22 Weathercaster #2 Transfer/NPG 4 23 Paid Intern News #1 Kesq.com-Career Center 3 24 Paid Intern Sales #2 Referral 2 25 Promotion Producer Kesq.com-Career Center 3 Total number of persons interviewed during Applicable Period 98.

Covering the period from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017

Station(s) Compromising Station Employment Unit: KESQ-TV, KUNA-LP, KUNA-FM, KDFX-CA, KESQ-AM, KCWQ-LD, KPSP-CD and KYAV-LD

Section 2: Recruitment Source Information

Recruitment Source (name, address,

phone, contact person)

Total # of interviewees

this source has provided

during this period

Position # for which source was

used.

Source Requested notification.

Yes/No

Internal/Transfer-Gulf California Broadcast Company/NPG 31276 Dunham Way Thousand Palms CA 92276

4 3,22,25,25 No

KESQ.Com/Career Center hr@kesq.com

40 1,2,3,5,6,8,8,8,9,9,11,12,12,13,13,14,14,14,15,15,15,15,15,15,16,16,16,17,18,19,19,20,21,21,22,23,23,23,24,25

No

Valley Wide Job Expo desertjobexpo.com 46-350 Arabia St. Indio CA 92201 Cindy Davis

2 9,10 No

TV Jobs Employment www.tvjobs.com

8 3,3,10,14,16,16,1620

No

National Association of Broadcasters 1771 N. Street NW Washington DC 20036 www.nab@nab.org

No

NPGCO.com 825 Edmond St. St. Joseph, MO 60601 www.maryann.felts@npgco.com

1 16 No

Craigslist Craigslist.org/job posting

No

Spots N Dots www.spotndots.com

No

California Broadcasters Association www.yourcba.com Jobposters@yourcba.com

No

Riverside Community College 4800 Magnolia Riverside CA 92506-2725 www.rec.edu

No

National Association of Hispanic Journalists kolivas@nahj.org

1 20 No

Career Builders careerbuilders.com

No

College Of The Desert-Job Board 43-500 Monterey Ave. Palm Desert CA 92260

1 12 No

Referrals Gulf California Broadcast CO.

22 1,2,4,4,5,6,7,7,8, 10,11,11,12,16,17,18,18,19,20,22,22,24

No

Gulf California Recruiting Video 31276 Dunham way Thousand Palms CA 92276 Riverside County

No

Art Institute of America artinstitute.com

No

Well DunneTalent mailto:kate@welldunne.com

No

Walk In-Call In-Unsolicited Applicants 31276 Dunham Way Thousand Palms CA 92276

8 1,2,5,5,6,6,7,7 No

Linkedin.com 2 4,17 No

Frank M. Magid Consultants 1Research Center Marion IA 52302

2 16,21 No

Medialine medialine.com

No

Missouri/Arizona University Recruiting Events Columbia MO 65211

No

EEO Mailing list #1,2 and 3 Gulf California Broadcast 31276 Dunham Way Thousand Palms Ca 92276

No

Face Book 3 5,6,7 No

Journalism Workshop Palm Springs CA

No

Rehires-Gulf California Broadcast Company

4 5,13,4,7 No

Sportscasters’ Talent Of America STAA

No

Supplemental Outreach Initiatives

KESQ, KUNA TV, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM, KPSP AND KYAV

#1

OUTREACH INITIATIVE RECORD KEEPING WORKSHEET

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: #1 Participate in at least one job fair by station personnel who have substantial responsibility in making hiring decisions.

Date of station participation: September 15th 2016

Participating employees: Catherine Ferguson, Andrew Uris, Celeste Gonzalez, Sergio Gutierrez, Bob Smith, John Hefner and John Gilhuly.

Host/Sponsor of activity: Valley Wide Employment Expo.

Brief description of activity and station participation: September 15th 2016-For the past 21 years, Riverside County has provided businesses an opportunity to network and recruit qualified people for their hiring needs. They provide job seekers with an excellent opportunity to meet and apply with local employers. They are a Veteran friendly Expo and especially welcome Veteran job seekers and employers. Gulf California attended the event and was the main sponsors with a special booth. Jeff Stahl KESQ News Anchor hosted the opening ceremony and Gulf California provided broadcast airtime for the event this year.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

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#10

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet:#10 Participation in at least four events or programs sponsored by educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting.

Date of station participation: Weekly October 12th 2016 thru 2017

Participating employees: Jeff Stahl-News Anchor

Host/Sponsor of activity: Amelia Earhart Elementary School 45-250 Dune Palms Road, Indio California.

Brief description of activity and station participation: Jeff Stahl has a weekly workshop, volunteering at the Amelia Earhart Elementary School in Indio every Wednesday. He spends his time reading to children, practicing reading and comprehension skills and performing math studies. The message he wants to convey to the students is to work and study hard because a good education is important.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

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#4

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: #4 Participation in at least four events sponsored by organization representing groups present in the community interested in broadcast employment issues, including conventions, career days, workshops, and similar activities.

Date of station participation: NOVEMBER 1ST 2016

Participating employees: Brooke Beare-Evening Anchor

Host/Sponsor of activity: Coachella Valley Economic Partnership/Palm Springs Convention Center.

Brief description of activity and station participation: Brooke Beare moderated a panel of innovation experts for the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership. Nearly 800 members of the community including civic and business leaders attended to learn and network. Careers in broadcasting was also discussed.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

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#10

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet:#10 Participation in at least four events or programs sponsored by educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting.

Date of station participation: December 9, 2016

Participating employees: Jeff Stahl-News Anchor

Host/Sponsor of activity: Desert Ridge Academy/79767 Avenue 39, Indio CA.

Brief description of activity and station participation: Jeff Stahl spoke to students at the Indio’s Desert Ridge Academy about the importance of studying and spoke on how he worked his way into a TV job in News. The students are part of the schools AVID program. The students are in need of encouragement to seek a higher education and opportunities. Jeff shared with the students his background and career history.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

#5

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Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: #5 Establishment of an internship program designed to assist members of the community to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment.

Date of station participation: Fall-2016-2017

Participating employees: Tim Kiley - Assistant News Director, Rebecca Johnson -News and Kent Kay-Creative Services/Promotions Director.

Host/Sponsor of activity: Gulf California broadcast Company News Department and Creative Services/ Promotions Department.

Brief description of activity and station participation: The News and Creative Services/Promotion departments have actively recruited interns from Colleges and High schools by using our local website, new career site, corporate website and sending out recruitment notices. During this period the station had 4 interns.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

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#5

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: #5 Establishment of an internship program designed to assist members of the community to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment.

Date of station participation: Summer 2016-2017

Participating employees: Tim Kiley - Assistant News Director, Rebecca Johnson -News Director Jerry Upham-Sales Manager and Catherine Ferguson.

Host/Sponsor of activity: Gulf California Broadcast Company- News Department and Sales Department.

Brief description of activity and station participation: We established a paid internship program for the summer, 3 years ago. We had one paid intern in Sales and one in News. The Gulf California Broadcast Company sales internship is open to currently enrolled college/university juniors, senior and graduate students. The intern must be currently enrolled in communications, Marketing, Broadcast Sales, English, A Professional Sales program, or related field. The News intern candidate must be currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from a program for Journalism, Broadcasting, English or a related field. During this period we the station had 2 interns.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

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#7

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: 7 Participate in scholarship programs designed to assist students interested in pursuing a career in broadcasting.

Date of station participation: 12/15/2016

Participating employees: Kristen Kirkjan/Patrick Evans- Girl Friend Factor

Host/Sponsor of activity: Girl Friend Factor/Renaissance Hotel in Indian Wells California.

Brief description of activity and station participation: The Girlfriend Factor raised money for scholarships to give to The College of The Desert Foundation at the Renaissance Hotel in Indian Wells California. Patrick Evans, News Anchor for CBS was the master of ceremony.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

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#7

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: 7 Participate in scholarship programs designed to assist students interested in pursuing a career in broadcasting.

Date of station participation: 1/16/2017

Participating employees: Brooke Beare- News Anchor

Host/Sponsor of activity: Trojan League Associates of the Desert.

Brief description of activity and station participation: When the Trojan League Associates of the Desert held their 23rd annual scholarship luncheon “Making Dreams Come True” at the beautiful club at Morningside. The funds raised will become scholarships for the Coachella Valley students. Brooke Beare, News Anchor for KESQ TV was one of the featured speakers at the event.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM, KPSP AND KYAV

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#10

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: 10 Participate in at least four events or programs, sponsored by educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting.

Date of station participation: February 9, 2017 and March 27, 2017

Participating employees: Tim Kiley

Host/Sponsor of activity: Career Days at Della Lindley Elementary/Thousand Palms CA.

Brief description of activity and station participation: Tim Kiley met on February 9th and March 27th, 2017 with students of the Della Lindley Elementary School. Tim had 25 students on February 9th and 20 students on March 27, 2017. Tim discussed careers in broadcasting.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM, KPSP AND KYAV

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#10

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: 10 Participate in at least four events or programs, sponsored by educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting.

Date of station participation: October 19, 2016

Participating employees: Tim Kiley

Host/Sponsor of activity: CAREER DAY AT ETIWANDA HIGH SCHOOL/Rancho Cucamonga

Brief description of activity and station participation: Tim Kiley met with 3 different groups. By speaking to the students also enabled him to encourage them to pursue a higher education and hopefully persuade a few of them to join the Gulf California Broadcast family in the future. Tim discussed careers in broadcasting.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP

KYAN

OUTREACH INITIATIVE RECORD KEEPING WORKSHEET #10

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: 10 Participate in at least four events or programs, sponsored by educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting.

Date of station participation: NPG 2017 College Recruiting Trip

Participating employees: Michael Fabac Corp News Director and Laura Clark VP of Human Resources

Director Host/Sponsor of activity: College Recruiting Trips/Career Days, Arizona State and the University of Missouri

Brief description of activity and station participation: NPG our corporate office has identified a list of potential candidates from this year’s campus recruiting trips! They visited with students from Arizona and University of Missouri. We all received notes on each candidate and names of the interviewees to reach out to. They recruited for all locations in the NPG Network and discussed careers in broadcasting.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

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#10

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: 10 Participation in at least four events or programs sponsored by educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting.

Date of station participation: December 3, 2016

Participating employees: Chris Tarpening, Photo Journalist

Host/Sponsor of activity: Aptra Academy, Malibu, California

Brief description of activity and station participation: Chris Volunteered as a mentor in the 3 day event training, aspiring journalist about real news scenarios and teaching them how to put a breaking news story together in the course of a couple of days.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM, KPSP AND KYAV

#11 OUTREACH INITIATIVE RECORD KEEPING WORKSHEET

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: 11 Sponsorship of as least two events in the community designed to inform and educate members of the public as to employment opportunities in broadcasting.

Date of station participation: September 17, 2016

Participating employees: Bianca Rae, Laura Yanez, Sarah Jane Simon, Karen Divine, Katie Widner, Kathleen Huber, Sarah Jayne Simon, Clarissa Ayala and Haley Clawson.

Host/Sponsor of activity: Rae of Hope /Bianca Rae/Renaissance in Indian Wells

Brief description of activity and station participation: The Rae of Hope Retreat created by the Bianca Rae Foundation and lead by the women of KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 continues to impact girls’ lives in the Inland Empire. This year, the 3rd annual retreat was bigger than ever. Nearly 400 girls signed up for the retreat, many in groups from schools who organized the day as a field trip. It was inspiring and heartwarming. The stories these girls told their mentors would tear at your heart…and lift you up at the same time. Bianca Rae has managed to find an untapped need in our valley. These children needed this and Bianca and her team delivered big time. The Rae of Hope Retreat is inspiring our youth in career opportunities in the future, branding for our next generation of news viewers and inspiring our youth in our community to be better people. They also discussed broadcast career.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

OUTREACH INITIATIVE RECORD KEEPING WORKSHEET #16

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: #16 Participation in other activities designed by the station employment unit reasonably calculated to further the goal of disseminating information as to employment opportunities in broadcasting to job candidates who might otherwise be unaware of such opportunities.

Date of station participation: July 20, 2017

Participating employees: Timothy Kiley

Host/Sponsor of activity: Assemblyman Garcia’s Office

Brief description of activity and station participation: Assemblyman Garcia office toured our Television and Radio Stations. They met with on air talent, anchors and reporters and were able to see how television and radio works.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

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#16

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: #16 Participation in other activities designed by the station employment unit reasonably calculated to further the goal of disseminating information as to employment opportunities in broadcasting to job candidates who might otherwise be unaware of such opportunities.

Date of station participation: April 25, 2017

Participating employees: Timothy Kiley

Host/Sponsor of activity: Nellie Coffman Middle School Tour/Cathedral City CA.

Brief description of activity and station participation: On April 25, 2017 Nellie Coffman Middle School students came to our location for a tour of our facility. Tim Kiley led the group of student thru the news room to show how television broadcasting works on a daily basis.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

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#16

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: #16 Participation in other activities designed by the station employment unit reasonably calculated to further the goal of disseminating information as to employment opportunities in broadcasting to job candidates who might otherwise be unaware of such opportunities.

Date of station participation: October 12, 2016

Participating employees: Timothy Kiley

Host/Sponsor of activity: Congressman Raul Ruiz interns tour of Gulf California Broadcast Co.

Brief description of activity and station participation: Hernan Quintas brought Congressman Raul Ruiz interns in for a tour of our facilities. They met with our on air talent, anchors and reporters and were able to see how television and radio works.

KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ, KUNA FM, KUNA AM KPSP KYAN

OUTREACH INITIATIVE RECORD KEEPING WORKSHEET #16

Type of activity listed under Outreach Initiative worksheet: #16 Participation in other activities designed by the station employment unit reasonably calculated to further the goal of disseminating information as to employment opportunities in broadcasting to job candidates who might otherwise be unaware of such opportunities.

Date of station participation: August 9, 2016

Participating employees: Timothy Kiley

Host/Sponsor of activity: YMCA Summer Tour

Brief description of activity and station participation: The YMCA summer program, toured our Television and Radio stations. They met with our on air talent, anchors and reporters and were shown the daily routine of operating a television station.