The E.E.O.C. Report
February 1, 2025
During the period February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025, KBRX AM & FM had no new full time hires.
KBRX AM & FM participated in the Nebraska Broadcast Scholarship program. Scott Poese of KBRX helped judge the entries. KBRX scheduled 30 second ads to run from January 1, 2024, through February 29, 2024 for applicants to apply for the scholarships. A total of 8 ads were run per day between KBRX AM & FM. The winners were Hayden Hauge and Harmon Johnson
KBRX AM & FM employ high school students to work part-time at KBRX. These students run the station, mostly on weekends and sometimes during the week. The students are LaShanna Werth & Brandon Pruden. Students who are going to college work when they come back home during holidays and in the summer.
KBRX has area high school students that do air work, mainly news from their school and area events. Schools that participate in the program are O’Neill Public, O’Neill St. Mary’s, Creighton, Lynch, Stuart, West Boyd, Summerland, and Chambers.
KBRX also employed high school students to help broadcast fall and winter sporting events. Students helped with softball and basketball broadcasts doing color commentary and also doing play by play.
KBRX had two Summerland School students job shadow in February of 2024. The two students were Barrett Stearns and Christian Behnk. They observed operations at KBRX and also were on the air to gain experience in broadcasting.
KBRX had a booth at the Antelope County Ag Expo in Neligh, Nebraska on March 5 and 6, 2024. At our booth we visited with local students that stopped by and talked about the job availabilities in broadcasting.
KBRX had a booth at the ESU 8 Job Expo that was held in O’Neill, Nebraska on March 13, 2024. 45 students attended and students had a chance to sit, visit and learn about broadcasting career opportunities.
KBRX General Manager Scott Poese is a member of the Holt County Economic Development Board. On May 8, 2024 Scott and Shelby Regan with the HCED presented O’Neill High School Seniors their own mailbox. We encouraged the students to attend college or enter the workforce with hopes that they would return to work and live in Holt County and put their mailbox up at their residence when they move back.
KBRX had a booth at the Sandhills Ranch Expo in Bassett on June 19 & 20, 2024. At this booth we visited with people of all ages as well as visiting with those interested in a career in broadcasting. We told them of the Nebraska Broadcasters Scholarships that are available as well as colleges and universities that offer classes to get them in the field of broadcasting.
KBRX was a sponsor in the Holt County 4H Public Service Announcement contest. Kids that participated in this wrote and produced a PSA for 4H that was aired on KBRX and other radio stations.
KBRX was a participant in the O’Neill High School “O’Neill Academy of Career Development.” We had Addysen Hilger job shadow us from December 17 through the 19, 2024. She observed jobs at KBRX and also gained some hands-on experience.
KBRX also contacted these organizations to help us locate personnel when the need arises. The organizations are:
- American Legion Post, Ken Stenka 402-336-1200
- Holt Boyd Right To Life, Jeanie Miller 402-589-1465
- Holt County Democrats, Jim Larue 402-482-5250
- Holt County Extension Service, 402-336-2760
- Holt County Historical Society, Natalie Butterfield
- Holt County Republicans, Fred Snowardt
- O’Neill Friends of the Library, 402-336-3110
- Holt County VFW, Ken Stenka 402-336-1200
- O’Neill Rotary Club, Cody Boettcher 402-336-1504
Signed,
Scott Poese
General Manager KBRX
Ranchland Broadcasting Company, Inc.
O’Neill, NE
2/1/2025
