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Supplemental Outreach program

April 10, 2007

Thunderbolt Broadcasting’s Paul Tinkle attended the UT Martin Career Fair hosted by the UT Martin Communications Department.

During this time, a number of UT Martin senior and undergraduate students were given information about potential jobs in broadcasting and told of job opportunities with Thunderbolt Broadcastings.  These included sales, news, on air and other areas of radio.  Approximately 50 students attended.  Also during the Communications Day, Thunderbolt Broadcasting presented a scholarship.

 August 23rd, 2007

UT Martin Welcome Back Students Festival

President Paul Tinkle and other staff members met with new UT Martin Freshmen and discussed job opportunities in radio working with Thunderbolt Broadcasting.

 May 20, 2007

New University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Dr. Tom Rakes was given a tour of the studios and discussed job opportunities for graduating seniors and other classmen.

 August 14th, 2007

Whit Adamson, President of TAB was given a tour and a provided a half hour program to discuss job opportunities and the future of HD TV and radio.

 August 13, 2007

Thunderbolt Broadcasting’s Paul Tinkle attended a seminar hosted by Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

 Among the speakers was Dr. Jennifer Bailey Woodard, Department of Electronic Media Communication, MTSU.   The seminar was titled “Diversity: Issues and Challenges, Planning for Equity and Diversity. “
It included and EEO/ Management Seminar for Broadcasters. Topics included stereotypes: Age Stereotypes, Ethnic and Racial Stereotypes, Gender stereotypes in women and men, sexual orientation stereotypes, younger employees, older employees, European Americans, African Americans, Hispanics and other ethnic groups. The seminar was cosponsored by the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters and MTSU.

September 27th , 2007

Thunderbolt Broadcasting attended a Weakley County Schools Career Day Fair

at the University of Tennessee at Martin.  Thunderbolt Broadcasting staffed a booth and shared information with approximately 500 students who came by and asked about careers in radio broadcasting in grades 7th, 9th and 11th . The event lasted from 8am until 2pm.  Staff members discussed different types of jobs available in the broadcasting, responsibilities, and helped students fill out a questionnaire concerning future opportunities.  

March 4th 2008

 Thunderbolt Broadcasting president Paul Tinkle represented the company at the UT Martin career fair at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Mr. Tinkle spoke with  (fourteen)  students and non students who expressed an interest in broadcasting.  Each presented their names and addresses.  The career fair lasted from 10am til 2pm on the UT Maritn campus and was sponsored by the UT Martin, Job Placement office, Candy Goad Coordinator.

 Thunderbolt Broadcasting Scholarship:

Each year, Thunderbolt Broadcasting awards a scholarship to a Communications major at UT Martin.

 International Broadcaters Idea Bank SESAC Scholarship

Thunderbolt Broadcasting participates in announcing that a scholarship in the amount of $7,500 is available  by picking up an applications at our studios.

 
 

Thunderbolt Broadcasting job shadow program

 The following students job shadowed at the Thunderbolt studios.

 May 4, 2007 Cory Sanderford, Meagan Spellings and Ryan Watts job shadowed watching the announcers and talking with staff about broadcasting careers.

 September 14th  2007,  UT Martin students Alicia Robbins, Veronica Billingsby and Tatiana Moore performed an externship with Thunderbolt Broadcasting.

 September 17th 2007, UT Martin students, William Morris and Melissa Gance shadowed for an externship with Thunderbolt Broadcasting 

January 30th, 2008   UT Martin students Tremisha McFall of Illinois and Erica Miller of Camden job shadowed for an externship credit.

 February 1st, 2008  UT Martin student Rachel Jackson for an externship credit.

 Febraury 12th 2008  UT Martin student Jenny Lynn Crosnoe shadowed for an externship credit. 

February 14th 2008   U T Martin student Jamilah Holloway shadowed for an externship credit. 

 UT Martin Communications Professor Dr. Richard Robinson was given a guided tour of the studios and explained the job opportunities with Thunderbolt Broadcasting for prospective graduates.


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SECTION; 3  OUT REACH ACTIVITY  /  EFFORTS

 

University of Tennessee at Martin Career fair

March 1st 2007

TBC President Paul Tinkle attended

Discussed with graduating seniors and others about future  opportunites in broadcasting with Thunderbolt Broadcasting.

 

DUKE DRUMM SCHOLARSHIP

January 31st,  2007

Thunderoblt Broadcasting Scholarship is presented to UT Martin seniors majoring in Communication, sponsored by Thunderbolt Broadcasting. Scholarship is presented at UTM Career Day sponsored by UT Martin. Approximately 125 students attend.

 

 

January 8th-14th, 2007

Kentucky Association of Broadcasting Virtual Career Fair

Announcements aired January 8th thru January 14th 2007

Contact Gary White

 

TAB Career Fair

January 8th 2007

Co-hosted by the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters and the US Coast Guard conducted during TAB annual Convention.

President Paul Tinkle attended

 

 

October 20th, 2006

Fall Convocation Communications High School workshop

Career Fair  at UT Martin

High school and college students participated and students learned about careers in broadcasting. 

President Paul Tinkle attended.

 

August 14th, 2006

TAB Out reach Seminar at MTSU

Seminar conducted by Middle Tennessee State Univ. Staff

TBC President Paul Tinkle attended

 

SECTION; 3  OUT REACH ACTIVITY  /  EFFORTS  continued

 

May 7th 2006

Martin Elementary School student shadower : 2 hours

Student arrived at the radio station and shadowed on air announcers and other staff.

 

February 6th 2007

12 Tiger Cub Scouts and parents toured the radio station learning about opporunties in broadcasting.

 

February 6, 2007

Job Shadower 2.5 hours

Student arrived at the radio station and shadowed on air announcers and production department.

 

August 15, 2006

UT Martin student shadower 2 hours

Student arrived from Communication’s department and arrived at 7am and observed til 10am

 

Job Shadowing:  January 2007

Two UT Martin Students job shadowed from the Sodexho Food Services  

2 hours.  Students arrived at 7am and stayed until 9am

 

Janaury 2007

Two UT Martin Students,   two hours

UT Martin students regularly come by and ask for externships.

These students arrived as part of a class for UT Martin.

 

February 22nd, 2007

Job Shadowing

Gleason Junior high school student two hours

Junior high student chose to come to our radio station and learn.

 

February 26th , 2007

Two Fulton County School Students job shadowed on air staffers from 8am til 12 noon as part of their shadowing day.


 

 



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Section 1:Vacancy Information 
Section 2:Recruitment Source Information 
Section 3: Outreach Activity
 
Section 4:Job Opportunities