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Clear Channel Radio Kicks Off Initiative to Assist Unemployed Listeners.


New Program Dedicates Airtime for Local Job Seekers to Reach Employers

SAN ANTONIO San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837.  -- Clear Channel Radio launched a new initiative this week to help local listeners who are seeking employment to market their skills and unique features on the air to attract the attention of employers with available positions.

Twenty-one Clear Channel Radio stations across the nation will encourage listeners seeking employment to visit their websites and submit entries via an online form. Each station will choose five entrants per week to record their own thirty second radio resume where they will provide basic personal information and qualifications, and direct interested employers to the station's website where the entrants' full resumes will be posted.

"We realize this is a difficult time for many individuals and families and want to support our listeners who are out of work in any way we can," said John Hogan John Hogan is the name of more than one notable man:
  • John Hogan (executive), Chief executive of the radio division of Clear Channel Communications
  • John Hogan (mathematician), Member of the Applied Nonlinear Mathematics Group at the University of Bristol
, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Clear Channel Radio. "Radio is all about community and serves as the perfect platform to connect job seekers with employers. We hope that job seeking listeners will take advantage of this special opportunity."

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

A research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor; it compiles statistics on hours of work, average hourly earnings, employment and unemployment, consumer prices and many other variables.
, nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in April with another 539,000 jobs lost, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.9 percent. Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.7 million jobs have been lost.

The following stations are the first to implement this program:
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KATZ-FM St. Louis, MO
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KFBK Sacramento, CA
WUBL-FM Atlanta, GA       <  <  <  <



WDXB-FM Birmingham, AL
KKRW-FM Houston, TX       <  <  <  <



WTVR-FM Richmond, VA
KOA-AM Denver, CO         <  <  <  <



WOLL-FM West Palm Beach, FL
KBIG-FM Los Angeles, CA   <  <  <  <



WUSY-FM Chattanooga, TN
WHJY-FM Providence, RI    <  <  <  <



WVOC-AM Columbia, SC
WMGE-FM Miami, FL         <  <  <  <



KZSN-FM Wichita, KS
WDAS-FM Philadelphia, PA  <  <  <  <



WKDD-FM Akron, OH
WYLD-FM New Orleans, LA   <  <  <  <



WNCD-FM Youngstown, OH
WIOT-FM Toledo, OH        <  <  <  <




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About Clear Channel Radio

Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listeners choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company's content can be heard on AM/FM AM/FM Amplitude Modulation / Frequency Modulation
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, Volvo, TomTom, Garmin and others. The company's operations include radio broadcasting, syndication and independent media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters.
Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States.
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), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at www.clearchannel.com.
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