EEO
EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
This report covers full and part time vacancy recruitment data for the period: October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025
For radio station: WBVM 90.5 FM Inc. Tampa
EEO Contact Information for WBVM:
WBVM Spirit FM 90.5
717 South Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, Florida 33609
Telephone 813-289-8040
Contact: John Morris/Station Manager
Email: jmorris@myspiritfm.com
"In accordance with the Federal Communications Commission guidelines and streamlining policies WBVM, licensed to the Diocese of St. Petersburg, will afford equal opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, and sex. For certain job requirements, WBVM claims religious exemption to the recruitment requirements as set forth by the Federal Communications Commission. In certain job situations, it is vital to the mission of the station to require religion as a job qualification."
When a position becomes vacant, WBVM, a religious institution, may use the following resources for notification: Pastoral Bulletin of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, parish bulletins within the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Gulf Coast Catholic Magazine, Tampa Bay Times, The Florida Catholic Newspaper Statewide. The notification may also appear in the following national or email distributed publications: Catholic Radio Update newsletter, Christian Radio Weekly. The notification may also appear on the following websites: myspiritfm.com, allaccess.com, dosp.org, indeed.org, SBE39.org (for broadcast engineers); hisair.net; fab.org, or Linkedin.
WBVM welcomes all college students and high school graduates who have a desire to learn more about radio and communications. An internship with Spirit FM can lead to success in the radio and broadcasting business in several areas. Internships are open to students who are studying communications, marketing, radio and television, computer science, or electronic engineering. Internships are not paid positions; however, students earn college credit for the semester/quarter. Therefore, all applicants must be enrolled in college and have an interest in radio, journalism, telecommunication, marketing, and/or liberal arts programs that apply to communication. WBVM has relationships and may post job openings at the University of South Florida, Tampa; Hillsborough Community College; St. Petersburg College; Pasco/Hernando State College; Saint Leo University; Southeastern University, Cristo Rey Catholic High School, and Full Sail among others. WBVM will also accept interns and job applicants from professional trade schools. WBVM will also consider volunteers to train for possible careers in broadcasting.
For the period: October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025, there were no vacant positions.
Entities WBVM 90.5 FM may use for posting or advertising vacancies:
Name of Entities Contact Person Address Phone
Diocese of St Petersburg Giselle Gillis PO Box 40200 727-344-1611
St Petersburg, FL 33743
Dosp.org
Indeed.com Webmaster indeed.com
Florida Catholic Newspaper Mike Carlock PO Box 4993 1800-275-9953
Orlando, FL 32802
Thefloridacatholic.org
Tampa Bay Times Classified Ads tampabay.com/jobs
Florida Assn. of Broadcasters Lindsay Tidwell 101 East College Ave. Ste 101 850-681-6444
Tallahassee FL 32301
Fab.org
Christian Radio Weekly Classifieds/Ad Dir. 1795 N Road 308-946-5550
Central City, NE 68826
Christianradioweekly.com
Catholic Radio Update Newsletter Mike Dorner michaeldorner@q.com
WBVM 90.5 FM Inc. John Morris 717 South Dale Mabry Highway 813-289-8040
Internship and Volunteers Tampa, FL 33609
Myspiritfm.com
Allaccess.com webmaster allaccess.com
Society of Broadcasting Roswell Clark PO Box 21242
Engineers/Tampa Bay Chapter St Petersburg, FL 33742
Sbe39.org
Inside Radio Gene McKay PO Box 567925 800-640-8852
Atlanta, GA 31156
Insideradio.com
Educational entities WBVM 90.5 FM may use for posting or advertising vacancies:
Name of Entities Contact Person Address Phone
Saint Leo University Omar Cosme 33701 State Road 52 352-588-8346
St Leo, FL 33574
Saintleo.edu
University of South Florida Mike McCay 4202 E Fowler Ave. 813-974-7813
Tampa Tampa, FL 33620
Catholic Student Center Rev. Kyle Bell 13005 N 50th Street 813-988-3727
University of South Fl./Tampa Tampa, FL 33617
Hillsborough Community College Nerissa Lamison 2112 N 15th Street 813-253-7978
PST134
Tampa, FL 33605
Pasco Hernando State College Eric Theodore 10230 Ridge Road 813-527-6725
New Port Richey, FL 34654
theodoe@phsc.edu
Southeastern University/Lakeland compass@seu.org 1000 Longfellow Blvd. 863-667-5157
Lakeland, FL 33801
Full Sail University Harmony Thompson 3300 University Boulevard 866-807-3140
Winter Park, FL 32792
Fullsail.edu
Connecticut School of Broadcasting Jennifer Perkins 3901 Coconut Palm Drive #105 813-443-5307
Tampa campus Tampa, FL 33619
Gocsb.com
Cristo Rey Catholic High School Daniela Campos 6400 E. Chelsea Street 813-621-8300
Tampa, FL 33610
Word of Mouth
Employee Referral
WBVM 90.5 FM
EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES
October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025
Type of Recruitment Initiative
- Participate in events sponsored by or on behalf of professional organizations interested in broadcast employment issues:
Participation in Tampa Bay Christian Chamber of Commerce, addressing audience on the role of our station and careers in the industry.
- Participate in events or programs sponsored by or on behalf of educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting:
January 28, 2025 Mike Sweeney spoke with students at St. Stephen Catholic School in Riverview Florida about the broadcasting profession and the opportunities for multimedia communication.
August 24, 2025 Geovanny Hillis spoke with students at the University of South Florida Catholic Center on opportunities in the broadcasting field including fundraising, sales, and announcing for our station.
- Training program designed to provide skills for higher level positions:
July 2024 participated in Vidare Radio conference in Franklin, Tennessee. Networked with individuals discuss issues on fundraising, development, hiring and promoting in the industry.
- Internship Initiative
Spirit FM welcomes all college students or volunteers who have a desire to learn more about radio and communications. An internship with Spirit FM can lead to success in the radio and broadcasting business in several areas. Internships are open to students who are studying communications, marketing, radio and television, computer science, or electronic engineering. This reporting period, WBVM hosted two interns and volunteers concentrating on producing programs, research, editing, promotions, fundraising, and live remote broadcasts.
WBVM 90.5 FM Inc.
Internship and Volunteer Program
Period October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025
Spirit FM, a religious broadcasting institution, welcomes all college students who have a desire to learn more about radio and communications. An internship with Spirit FM can lead to success in the radio and broadcasting business in several areas. Internships are open to students who are studying communications, marketing, radio and television, computer science, or electronic engineering. Internships are not paid positions; however, students earn college credit for the semester/quarter. Therefore, all applicants must be enrolled in college and have an interest in radio, journalism, telecommunication, marketing, and/or liberal arts programs that apply to communication.
Internships are limited in number, so you are encouraged to apply early. Typical duration of an internship is 3 to 4 months but is flexible to meet the course requirements. You are encouraged to discuss this opportunity with your guidance counselor, professor, or course instructor to ensure that it meets curriculum guidelines. Once accepted into the program, interns will work with Spirit FM staff and class schedules to work out a schedule that is agreeable to both parties and, at a minimum, match the college credits earned. Interns may also be subject to a mid-term evaluation.
If you are interested in becoming a Spirit FM intern, please email jmorris@spiritfm905.com. Include your name, email address, college you attend, your major, expected graduation date, field, or department of interest (engineering, production, promotions, etc.), fall or spring semester and goals. You should also provide a Letter of Introduction that outlines goals for the semester. Please include a resume and a recommendation from faculty or advisor.
During the current period, Spirit FM hosted three interns:
Alexandra Villanueva—Cristo Rey Catholic High School (August 24-May 25)
Tatiana Bernal—Hillsborough Community College (June 24-August 24)
Antonio Jackson—Cristo Rey Catholic High School (August 25-current)
Memorandum
To: FCC Compliance
From: WBVM 90.5 FM Tampa
RE: Quarterly Issues and EEO Filing Compliance
Date: October 3, 2025
On October 1, 2025, WBVM station personnel attempted to upload quarterly issues and EEO filings to the FCC website and station public inspection file. We discovered that due to the government shutdown, the website was not accessible for uploading and completing the 396 EEO forms.
We have completed the filings and await access to Form 396 for posting. The EEO narrative is posted on our WBVM Spirit FM website. www.myspiritfm.com. We have five full-time employees.
