David, <div><br></div><div>In what way am I attacking you. I merely stated what Christina told me and I used the word "reportedly" as I was not there. Is it possible that she talked with Coate and you were not aware? I suppose its your word against Christina's. People will have to decide for themselves who to believe.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Doug<br><br>On Saturday, February 15, 2014, David <<a href="mailto:uw@kzyx.org">uw@kzyx.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Once again, you are incorrect. Do not
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">
<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kzyxtalk-bounces@lists.mcn.org');" target="_blank">kzyxtalk-bounces@lists.mcn.org</a> [mailto:<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kzyxtalk-bounces@lists.mcn.org');" target="_blank">kzyxtalk-bounces@lists.mcn.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>doug mckenty<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, February 15, 2014
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org');" target="_blank">Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Kzyxtalk] Past threads</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I just wanted to comment on a few of the past threads so I can catch up
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1. Paul Lambert, you say that if one wants to be involved in our
community radio station, all you need to do is apply for a program. Are
you familiar with how applications are supposed to be processed at KZYX.
Mary should be utilizing the Programming Advisory Committee, which she
and John C. refuse to implement. If she does not feel like following that
board approved policy, it would be nice if she followed the Station Handbook.
This was board policy before it approved the <u></u>PAC.<u></u>
Both of these policies require written explanations as to why program
applications were either accepted or denied. Transparency is good because
then applicants (and interested members) can find out why certain programs are
rejected or accepted. Mary chooses not to follow these
"guidelines" so nobody really knows why she produces the shows she
does and nobody ever finds put about the program applications she rejects.I
have heard through the years of at least four program ideas she rejected for
reasons I cannot discern as well as half a dozen programs suspended without
explanation. My fear she has rejected applications and suspended
programs because she simply doesn't like a person or because the
programs political bent was different from hers or because they advocate
station policies she disagrees with.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2. Tim Brey, you claim that my "beef" with the station is
personal. It seems as if many people think my problems with KZYX started
with the suspension of Open Lines. Nothing could be farther from the
truth. My issues are are two fold. First, I believe station staff as well
as the board of directors should adhere to the legally binding documentation
that is MCPB's legal "personhood." By not following the
perimeters outlined in those documents, the station could get in trouble with
the FCC, the CPB, the Ca. State Secretary of State, or a law suit filed by any
member or listener who finds out that MCPB does not adhere to these documents.
I told this to the board last summer and was very specific about these
liability issues in an email I sent them in September. I knew I was going
to lose Open Lines as a result of approaching the board on these subjects and
expressed this to Stuart Campbell in July as well as supervisor Dan Hamburg in
August. Station staff prefers not to adhere to the documentation as those
documents constrain the level of control they have over station operations.
Discussion of such things on a show like Open Lines was unacceptable to
staff, so the show was pulled at the first opportunity.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Second, I believe minority voices have a right to be heard on KZYX,
this includes minority opinions about station policy. At my grievance
hearing, Mary was very specific that station policy will not be spoken about on
the air. As a board member, I respectfully disagreed with that statement
and advocated for a board access program. I believe the stations
programming should be reflective of the diversity of the community, and
so I also advocated for implementation of the <u></u>PAC.<u></u>
Though these views may be a minority on the board, I believe
listeners and members have a right to express those views on the air.
There should be a lively debate around KZYX about station policy and the
members should be informed about station politics so they can vote in
functional elections. If a majority (in this case, those who believe
management and staff should control the station programming and operational
philosophy) gains control of the station and uses that control to stifle
minority voices (which I would argue is exactly what has happened) the
viability of the </span></font></p></div></div>
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