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EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
August 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024
Nexstar is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race,
color, gender, national origin, age, religious creed, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation,
veteran status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law.
I. VACANCY LIST
See Section II, the "Master Recruitment Source List" ("MRSL") for recruitment source data
Job Title
Recruitment Sources ("RS")
Used to Fill Vacancy
RS Referring
Hiree
Producer of Digital Content
1-3, 5-7, 9-18, 21-25, 27-30, 32-40
27
Supervising Producer
1-3, 6-18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
22
WGN Digital Content Producer
1-3, 5-18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
22
On-Camera TV Host
1-3, 5-7, 9-19, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
19
Photographer/Editor
1-8, 10-18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
17
Traffic Reporter
1-3, 5-7, 9-18, 21, 23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
17
Editor
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18-19, 21, 23, 25, 27-30,
32-40
19
Assignment Editor
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
22
Director
1-7, 9-19, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
19
Master Control Operations Technician
1-3, 5-7, 9-18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
27
WGN-TV Account Executive, New Business
Development
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
22
WGN-TV Account Executive, New Business
Development
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
22
WGN-TV Digital Account Executive
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
22
WGN-TV Account Executive, New Business
Development
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25-30, 32-40
22
WGN-TV Digital Account Executive
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
22
Chief Meteorologist
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18-19, 21, 23, 25, 27-30,
32-40
19
Broadcast Maintenance Engineer
1-3, 5-7, 9-18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
38
Nexstar did not actively distribute job vacancy notices to CareerBuilder.com, Indeed.com, LinkedIn and Monster. However, said sources reposted some but not all of
the Station’s www.Nexstar.tv job vacancy notices without contacting or corresponding with Nexstar.
RS #5/Chatham Education & Workforce Center - station unable to verify contact information and source has been unresponsive. Source will be removed for next
reporting period.
RS #26/National Association of Broadcasters – self-report source that requires payment and source will be removed for next reporting period.
RS #31/St. Sabina Employment Resource Center was added to the station recruiting source list on April 26, 2024.
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EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
August 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024
Nexstar is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race,
color, gender, national origin, age, religious creed, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation,
veteran status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law.
I. VACANCY LIST
See Section II, the "Master Recruitment Source List" ("MRSL") for recruitment source data
Job Title
Recruitment Sources ("RS")
Used to Fill Vacancy
RS Referring
Hiree
Digital Supervising Producer
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 20-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
20
Audio Operator
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18-19, 21-23, 25, 27-30,
32-40
19
Traffic Coordinator
1-3, 5-7, 9-18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
22
Assistant Director/Director, Full-Time
1-16, 18-19, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
19
Director of Operations
1-3, 6-7, 9-16, 18, 20-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
20
IT Specialist - WGN-TV
1-3, 6-7, 9-18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
22
Producer
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
22
WGN-TV Account Executive, New Business
Development
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
22
WGN-TV Account Executive, New Business
Development
1-3, 5-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
22
WGN-TV Digital Account Executive
1-3, 5-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
22
Meteorologist - WGN-TV
1-3, 6-7, 9-16, 18-19, 21, 23, 25, 27-30,
32-40
19
WGN-TV Digital Account Executive
1-3, 5-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
8
Traffic Coordinator
1-4, 6-7, 9-18, 20-23, 25, 27-30, 32-40
20
Digital Supervising Producer
1-3, 6-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 32-
40
22
Supervising Producer
1-3, 6-7, 9-16, 18-19, 21-23, 25, 27-30,
32-40
19
Supervising Producer
1-3, 6-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-40
22
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EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
August 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024
Nexstar is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race,
color, gender, national origin, age, religious creed, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation,
veteran status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law.
I. VACANCY LIST
See Section II, the "Master Recruitment Source List" ("MRSL") for recruitment source data
Job Title
Recruitment Sources ("RS")
Used to Fill Vacancy
RS Referring
Hiree
WGN News Writer
1-3, 6-7, 9-16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-40
22
Graphic Artist/Designer, FT
1-3, 6-7, 9-19, 21-23, 25, 27-40
19
Payroll Business Administrator
1-3, 6-7, 9-18, 20-23, 25, 27-40
20
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II. MASTER RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST ("MRSL")
RS
Number
RS Information
No. of Interviewees
Referred by RS
Over
Reporting Period
1
AFTRA (SAG-AFTRA)
One E. Erie St. Suite 650
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Phone : 312-867-5504
Url : http://www.sagaftra.org/chicago
Email : [email protected]
Fax : 1-312-573-0318
Eric Chaudron
0
2
Art Institute of Chicago
112 S. Michigan Ave Suite 114
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Phone : 312-629-6820
Url : https://app.joinhandshake.com/login?
utm_medium=email&utm_source=activity_mailer
Teresa Gimpel
Manual Posting
0
3
Bradley University
1501 W. Bradley Ave
Peoria, Illinois 61625
Phone : (309) 677-2510
Url : https://app.joinhandshake.com/
David Schwartz
Manual Posting
0
4
CareerBuilder.com
4
5
Chatham Education & Workforce Center
640 E. 79th Street 2nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60619
Phone : 1-773-722-3885
Email : [email protected]
Shree Royal
0
6
Columbia College
623 S. Wabash
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Phone : 312-369-6844
Url : http://www.colum.edu/academics/anchor-graphics/ind
Valerie Robbins
Manual Posting
0
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II. MASTER RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST ("MRSL")
RS
Number
RS Information
No. of Interviewees
Referred by RS
Over
Reporting Period
7
DePaul University
1 East Jackson Blvd Suite 9700
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Phone : 312-362-5201
Url : https://www.depaul.edu/pages/default.aspx
Karyn McCoy
Manual Posting
0
8
Employee Referral
9
9
IBEW Local 1220
8604 Catalpa Ave #901
Chicago, Illinois 60656
Phone : 773-714-1220
Url : http://www.ibew.org/
Fax : 1-773-693-0009
John Rizzo
0
10
Illinois Broadcasters Association
200 Missouri Ave
Cartville, Illinois 62918
Phone : 618-985-5555
Url : http://www.ilba.org/about-us
Email : [email protected]
Deborah Gray
0
11
Illinois Center for Broadcasting
455 Einsenhower Lane Suite #200
Lombard, Illinois 60148
Phone : 630-916-1700
Url : http://beonair.com/lombard/
Email : dclark@beonair.com
Don Clark
0
12
Illinois Department of Human Services
2215 Enterprise Drive Suite 1502
Westchester, Illinois 60154
Phone : 708-409-8808
Url : http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?
Email : [email protected]
Mary Ann Pec
0
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II. MASTER RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST ("MRSL")
RS
Number
RS Information
No. of Interviewees
Referred by RS
Over
Reporting Period
13
Illinois Department of Human Services (ICRE Wood DRS
Office)
1151 South Wood Street
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Phone : 312-633-3570
Url : http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?
Fax : 1-312-633-3541
Robert Grau
0
14
Illinois Department of Human Services (Milwaukee
Avenue DRS Office)
2753 W. North Ave 3rd floor
Chicago, Illinois 60647
Phone : 773-292-4400
Url : http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?
Email : [email protected]
Fax : 1-773-292-4432
Margarita Vega
0
15
Illinois Job Link
33 S. State St.
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Phone : 312-793-0966
Url : https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/ada/r/about_u
Email : [email protected]
Angela Rebellon
0
16
Illinois Media School
210 South Clark Suite 1900
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Phone : 331-215-4733
Url : https://beonair.com/locations/chicago/
Email : lfenton@beonair.com
Lisa Fenton
0
17
Indeed.com
21
18
Indiana University
940 E. Seventh St
Bloomington, Indiana 47405
Phone : 812-855-1704
Url : https://app.joinhandshake.com/login?
utm_medium=email&utm_source=activity_mailer
Marcia Debnam
Manual Posting
0
19
Internal Promotion
9
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II. MASTER RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST ("MRSL")
RS
Number
RS Information
No. of Interviewees
Referred by RS
Over
Reporting Period
20
Intracompany Transfer
4
21
Job Link
7045 W. Ridgeway
Lincolnwood, Illinois 60712
Phone : 773-866-1111
Url : http://joblinkchicago.org/
Email : [email protected]
Daniel Gordon
0
22
Linked In
122
23
Loyola University
1032 W. Sheridan Rd Sullivan Center- SUITE 295
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Phone : 773.508.7716
Url : https://app.joinhandshake.com
Patty Terhule
Manual Posting
0
24
Monster
1
25
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
1697 Broadway Suite 404
New York, New York 10019
Phone : 312-369-8600
Url : http://jobbank.emmyonline.org/index.php
Rebekah Cowing
Manual Posting
0
26
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
1 M Street SE
Washington, District of Columbia 20003
Phone : 202-429-5498
Url : https://jobs.broadcastcareerlink.com/employer/pric
no contact no contact
Manual Posting
1
27
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway Suite 700
Irving, Texas 75062
Phone : 972-764-6715
Terri Bush
Manual Posting
47
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II. MASTER RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST ("MRSL")
RS
Number
RS Information
No. of Interviewees
Referred by RS
Over
Reporting Period
28
Northwestern University (Career Services)
620 Lincoln
Evanston, Illinois 60208
Phone : 847-467-4743
Url : http://www.northwestern.edu/
Alice Harra
Manual Posting
0
29
Roosevelt University - Handshake
460 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Phone : 312-341-3674
Url : https://app.joinhandshake.com/login?
utm_medium=email&utm_source=activity_mailer
Chris Willis
Manual Posting
0
30
Southern Illinois University
1 Hairpin Dr
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
Phone : 618-650-5656
Url : https://app.joinhandshake.com
Lisa Gowen
Manual Posting
0
31
St. Sabina Employment Resource Center
7825 S. Racine
Chicago, Illinois 60620
Phone : 773-783-3760
Email : [email protected]
Don Jones
0
32
TVJOBS.COM
P.O Box 4116
Oceanside, California 92052
Phone : 760-754-8177
Url : http://www.tvjobs.com/
Online Online
Manual Posting
0
33
University of Chicago
1212 East 59th
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Phone : 773-702-7040
Url : http://www.uchicago.edu/
Erika Grammel
Manual Posting
0
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II. MASTER RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST ("MRSL")
RS
Number
RS Information
No. of Interviewees
Referred by RS
Over
Reporting Period
34
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign-Handshake
901 West Illinois Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone : 217-333-0302
Url : https://app.joinhandshake.com/login
n/a n/a
Manual Posting
0
35
University of Illinois- Chicago
601 S. Morgan Room 521
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Phone : 312-996-0425
Url : https://app.joinhandshake.com
Robin Hursey
Manual Posting
0
36
UW-Madison, School of Journalism and Mass
Communication
821 University Ave. Room 5114
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Phone : 608-262-3690
Url : https://www.wisc.edu/
Email : [email protected]
Agelina Stone
0
37
Valparaiso University
1509 Chapel Dr
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
Phone : 219-464-5005
Url : http://www.valpo.edu/
Lisa Grubb
Manual Posting
0
38
WGN-TV Internal - Intranet/Job Boards
2501 W. Bradley Place
Chicago, Illinois 60618
Phone : 773-883-3120
Url : https://wd5.myworkday.com/nexstar/d/inst/13102!
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4~/cacheab
Juana Vega
Manual Posting
13
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II. MASTER RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST ("MRSL")
RS
Number
RS Information
No. of Interviewees
Referred by RS
Over
Reporting Period
39
Winona State
175 West Mark Street
Winona, Minnesota 55987
Phone : 507-457-2765
Url : https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/new
Toni Drier
Manual Posting
0
40
www.mediagignow.com
550 W. Jackson Blvd Suite 200
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Phone : 336-553-0620
Url : http://www.mediagignow.com
Email : customerservice@mediagignow.com
MediaGigNow.com
0
TOTAL INTERVIEWS OVER REPORTING PERIOD:
231
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III. RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES
Date
Type of
Recruitment Initiative
(Menu Selection)
Brief Description Of Activity
No. of
Stations
Participants
Participant Title
1
Ongoing
Event
Listing of each upper-
level category opening
in a job bank or
newsletter
The Station regularly disseminates job
vacancy notices, including upper-level
positions, to the Illinois Broadcasters
Association, a media/trade organization
with a broad-based membership,
including the participation of women
and minorities.
2
VP/General Manager
Human Resources
2
8/2/2023
Participation in events
sponsored by
organizations
representing the
community
The Station participated in the 2023
NABJ Convention and Career Fair.
Station personnel met with attendees
and discussed vacancies at the Station
and in the broadcasting industry.
1
News Director
3
2/13/2024
Participation in events
or programs sponsored
by educational
institutions
Station personnel hosted a student
through the Northwestern University
NEXT Program. This is a one-day job
shadow opportunity. The student joined
station personnel at the station and had
the opportunity to experience the live
news production process.
1
Executive Producer
4
3/14/2024
Participation in events
or programs sponsored
by educational
institutions
Station personnel hosted a group of
students from Illinois Media School.
Station personnel provided a station tour
and discussed vacancies at the Station
and in the broadcasting industry.
5
VP/General Manager
Regional Director of
HR
Director of Sponsorhip
Solutions
News Director
5
4/15/2024
Participation in events
or programs sponsored
by educational
institutions
Station personnel met with Oak Park
and River Forest High School students.
Station personnel provided a station tour
and spoke about various careers at the
Station and in the broadcasting industry.
7
Creative Services
Manager
Executive Producer
Account Executive
Host
6
4/25/2024
Participation in Job
Fairs
The Station participated in Chicago's
24th Annual Diversity Employment Day
Career Fair. Station personnel met
virtually with potential job applicants.
1
Human Resources
Manager
7
5/17/2024
Participation in events
or programs sponsored
by educational
institutions
Station personnel hosted a group of grad
student from Northwestern University
Medill School of Journalism. Station
personnel provide a station tour and
discussed vacancies at the Station and in
the broadcasting industry.
3
News Director
Executive Producer
Reporter
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III. RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES
Date
Type of
Recruitment Initiative
(Menu Selection)
Brief Description Of Activity
No. of
Stations
Participants
Participant Title
8
Ongoing
Event
Participation in events
or programs sponsored
by educational
institutions
Station hosted one (1) student as a
Sports Intern through the T. Howard
Foundation Internship Program for
Summer 2024. The T. Howard
Foundation's Internship program is
dedicated to improving the participation
of diverse underrepresented groups in
the media and entertainment industry.
1
Sports Producer
9
Ongoing
Event
Participation in events
or programs sponsored
by educational
institutions
Illinois Broadcasters Association
Multicultural Internship Program:
Station hosted one (1) student from
IBA's Multicultural Internship Program
as a News Intern for Summer 2024. IBA
has nurtured a diverse group of future
Illinois broadcasters, offering them
unprecedented opportunities to work
and grow with some of the most
dedicated professionals in broadcasting.
Station Personnel had the opportunity to
interview the candidate.
1
Assignment Manager
10
Ongoing
Event
Provision of training to
management
The Station conducted a mandatory
training session for hiring managers
which focused on the EEO recruiting
process, including discussions regarding
proper dissemination of job vacancy
information, document retention and
hiring procedures.
36
VP/General Manager
All Hiring Managers