Participation in Job Fairs
Youngstown State University Fall 2007 Job Expo was held on October 3, 2007. It was attended by Jeff Good, Director of Education and by Robert Halko, Production Technician.

Kent State University Fall Career Expo was held on November 7, 2007. It was attended by Carolyn Raley, Accounting Supervisor and Steve Balazs, IT Network Administrator.

Establishment of Internship program
Western Reserve Public Media established on-going internships to provide students with the skills needed for broadcast employment. Internships were provided again this year in production and IT. Elisa Altomare from Kent State University interned fall 2007 through spring 2008 and Jiten Dadlani of Bowling Green State University interned Spring-Summer 2008, assisting the Production department in various projects including NewsNight Akron. An IT internship was provided to Jeffrey Bertleff of Kent State University in the spring 2008. An IT/Broadcast Engineering internship was provided to Robert Jackson from Brown Mackie College for fall 2007-Spring 2008.

Participation in other activities to further goal of disseminating employment opportunity information
We participate in ongoing general outreach efforts via our internet website. We state: “We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from women, minorities and persons with disabling conditions.” We make the following announcement daily on-the-air: “Western Reserve Public Media is dedicated to providing broad outreach regarding job vacancies at the station. We seek help of local organizations in referring qualified applicants to our station. Organizations that wish to receive our vacancy information should contact Bill O’Neil by calling 330-821-6413 or 330-677-4549.” A similar notice is on our website.

Training programs to enable station personnel to acquire skills that could qualify them for higher level positions
WNEO/WEAO encourages and finances training programs (college class work, seminars) designed to enable station personnel to acquire skills that would qualify them for higher positions. Staff members involved: Don Freeman, Rick Patterson, Tony Dennis, Duilio Mariola, Bill O’Neil, Carolyn Raley, and others.

Participation in at least four programs sponsored by educational institutions relating to careers in broadcasting
WNEO/WEAO has participated in providing information about broadcasting careers to students at Kent State University, Youngstown State University, Malone College, local high schools and middle schools. Staff members participating were Amanda Sackett, Ria Mastromatteo, Jere Blaylock, and Steve Balazs.

Sponsorship of at least two events in the community designed to inform and educate members of the public as to opportunities in broadcasting
WNEO/WEAO provides a mentoring program for high school students from Canton and Akron allowing them to shadow producer/director Duilio Mariola and production assistant Matthew McPike getting a feel for the industry. College students also crew tapings/live-air of local WNEO/WEAO programming.