EEO Public File Report

October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006

Bethel Broadcasting Inc.

This report is for the employment unit consisting of Bethel Broadcasting Inc.’s Stations KYUK-AM, K15AV-TV and K21AO-TV in Bethel , Alaska .

Full-time vacancies during the reporting period:

                  Date open:  January 25, 2006

                  Date filled:  April 28, 2006

                  Number of interviews:  One

                  Recruitment source:  local newspapers, job center and tribal association

                  Vacated by termination January 9, 2006

                  Date open:  May 3, 2006

                  Date filled:  July 24, 2006

                  Number of interviews:  One

                  Recruitment source:  local newspapers, job center and tribal association

                  This is a new position.  

Both vacancies were published in both local weekly newspapers and posted with the Y-K Delta Job Center and the Association of Village Council Presidents.

Contact information for recruitment sources:

                        Phone 907.543.3500

                        Phone 907.543.4113

                        Phone 907.543.2210

During the reporting period, this Employment Unit engaged in the following outreach initiatives.

Continuation  of an internship program designed to develop skills needed for broadcast employment.  BBI works in partnership with the Bethel Alternative Boarding School to provide a paid internship each school year for one or more of their students.  They are trained in a number of areas including radio production, on-air announcing, TV camera operation and various TV production assistant activities.

Establishment and sponsorship of a broadcasting / journalism scholarship:  KYUK has established the Alexie Isaac Broadcasting / Journalism Scholarship.  Two $1,000 scholarships are available each academic year, one for each semester.  The scholarship is awarded based on an application and essay regarding career goals.  A Committee of the Board and staff reviews the applications and recommends their choice to the Board of Directors.  The first $1,000 scholarship was awarded this fall.

Participation in activities other than the 15 listed options, that the licensee itself has designed to further the goal of disseminating information about employment opportunities in broadcasting. BBI works with a number of community groups to provide tours of the stations to groups of young people.  The tour includes an outline of the various positions at the stations and the kinds of education, training and experience required for each position.

Prepared by:

Ronald L. Daugherty

General Manager