Tim,<div><br></div><div>The date was 12/9/08. The PAC described in the policy paper was very different than the PAC as it existed in reality. Do you remember voting on the programmer member of the PAC? I do not, but Mary told me it happened. Who did you vote for?</div>
<div><br></div><div>I actually had the grievance months ago. John said he wanted to have rotating hosts as he felt my moderation was skewed by my station politics. I was happy with that. Staff had become so antagonistic about the show by the end that it was more of a pain in the ass than it was worth. We are waiting for the delay machine to be installed which I assume will happen sometime after the election.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Doug<br><br>On Tuesday, February 25, 2014, Tim Gregory <<a href="mailto:tgregory@saber.net">tgregory@saber.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
doug wrote:<br>
'This whole thing was started when I discovered that John Coate secretly and<br>
unilaterally pulled a policy paper from the stations corporate documentation which<br>
demanded by board vote that programming be determined by a consensus of the<br>
Programming Advisory Committee. Coate has never denied that he did this and at my<br>
grievance hearing only said he felt the meetings were not very productive.'<br>
<br>
doug, do you have a date for that board vote? i have no recall of it--the PAC as<br>
created was advisory to mary, only. (ask johanna?) they were set to evaluating<br>
current programming, reporting quarterly, to help her do her job. (ask jen?)<br>
<br>
watered down to death?<br>
<br>
anyway, a PAC that 'determines programming' has never flown a flag over kzyx, that i<br>
know of...<br>
<br>
sorry you lost it to the papers...is your grievance process still alive?<br>
---<br>
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This whole thing was started when I discovered that John Coate secretly and<br>
unilaterally pulled a policy paper from the stations corporate<br>
documentation which demanded by board vote that programming be determined<br>
by a consensus of the Programming Advisory Committee. Coate has never<br>
denied that he did this and at my grievance hearing only said he felt the<br>
meetings were not very productive. I went to current board members who<br>
generally blew me off so I felt compelled to go public with this knowledge<br>
because the mission statement and the bylaws demand that the members<br>
control station policy through election of the board of directors.<br>
<br>
Do you think I wanted to do this? Do you think this has been fun for me?<br>
Do you imagine that I am an egomaniac who is doing this because I want to<br>
take control of the station and use it for my own selfish motivations?<br>
Perhaps I am just an egomaniac doing this to impose my personality on the<br>
unsuspecting public of Mendocino County? Give me a fucking break!!! I<br>
have spent hours of my life writing emails, publishing articles and running<br>
for the board of directors because I busted the current GM breaking the law<br>
by circumventing the board of directors legitimate ability to control<br>
station policy. This power is given to the board because they are elected<br>
by the membership. In other words, legally, the GM has wrested control of<br>
the station from the members. He chooses the product the corporation<br>
produces and disregards the direction of the board.<br>
<br>
I want to know, how is this not fire? Nobody seems to want to have a<br>
discussion about it. Living in denial is not healthy and is only helping<br>
to augment an already unhealthy creative atmosphere that has plagued KZYX<br>
for many years. Please explain to me why what appears to me to be a huge<br>
liability issue consistently gets downplayed, generally through the use of<br>
personal attacks.<br>
<br>
The current board desperately needs to address these issues before more<br>
problems arise. At any time the station could be sued by any member or<br>
members. The CPB grant is in serious jeapordy if the FCC informs them of<br>
these issues.<br>
<br>
I have pleaded with the current board to vote to eliminate the PAC policy<br>
paper. They prefer to act as if it doesn't exist. I pleaded with then to<br>
change the mission statement to "MCPB is a non-profit radio station that is<br>
an NPR affiliate where the GM controls the stations programming and<br>
operational philosophy." They will not do it.<br>
<br>
All I have ever advocated is for the stations management to adhere to the<br>
corporate documentation and other legally binding contractual agreements.<br>
Why am I being accused of some personality defect for promoting a pretty<br>
common sense idea, protecting the station from liability?<br>
<br>
Why is it OK to you for the current GM to conceal past board approved<br>
policy from the current board?<br>
<br>
Please explain.<br>
<br>
Doug Mckenty<br>
<br>
On Tuesday, February 25, 2014, <<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'sako4@comcast.net')">sako4@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Done, Norman. Thanks.<br>
><br>
> ------------------------------<br>
> *From: *"Norman de Vall"<br>
> <<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'ndevall@mcn.org')">ndevall@mcn.org</a><javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'ndevall@mcn.org')">ndevall@mcn.org</a>');><br>
> ><br>
> *To:<br>
> *<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org')">kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a><javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org')">kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a>');><br>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:20:49 AM<br>
> *Subject: *Re: [Kzyxtalk] KZYX Discussion<br>
><br>
> John et al<br>
><br>
> The lack of D&O insurance for the Board of Directors is a serious issue<br>
> and needs<br>
> resolution. And to this I would add two more: Workers Comp insurance for<br>
> the<br>
> volunteers and whether or not station management has completed an: IIPP.<br>
><br>
> Over the years I have raised the issue of Workers Comp only to hear that<br>
> the<br>
> station carries liability insurance and under the previous management the<br>
> issue<br>
> of an" Injury Illness Prevention Plan", IIPP, as required by Cal OSHA and<br>
> the Dept.<br>
> of Labor, was not responded to.<br>
><br>
> These are issues which should be raised at the next Board meeting.<br>
><br>
> Norman<br>
><br>
> On Feb 25, 2014, at 7:17 AM, <a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'sako4@comcast.net')">sako4@comcast.net</a> wrote:<br>
><br>
><br>
> Shelia,<br>
><br>
> For the record, I filed my complaint to the FCC to cover my ass. I thought<br>
> things were so seriously wrong at KZYX that I feared being sued. The KZYX<br>
> Board of Directors has no "directors and officers liability insurance" nor<br>
> are we indemnified in any way against damages caused by management.<br>
> Remember that the Board's chief responsibility is to oversee John Coate,<br>
> who, incidentally, vigorously resists oversight.<br>
><br>
> Filing the FCC complaint is what my attorney called an "affirmative<br>
> defense".<br>
><br>
> John<br>
> ------------------------------<br>
> *From: *"she-la" <<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'sheila.dawn50@yahoo.com')">sheila.dawn50@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> *To: *<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org')">kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a><br>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, February 25, 2014 1:43:54 AM<br>
> *Subject: *Re: [Kzyxtalk] KZYX Discussion<br>
><br>
> I respectfully disagree.<br>
> We can't control how people communicate but that in itself is no way to<br>
> judge if the issue is valid.<br>
> What most people do not understand-- it was easy to miss as the station<br>
> aired the message at the least probable times for full disclosure -- was<br>
> that as part of the renewal process, the station is required by the FCC to<br>
> ask for public input on how the station does or does not meet the<br>
> community's needs. That is what public radio is all about.<br>
> People could have written in glowing reports of the stations interactive<br>
> presence in the community but none did.<br>
> I wrote in because federal law is being ignored by station management in<br>
> more than one instance. This is serious business and the station 's Board<br>
> had the option of correcting the situation but chose to put their<br>
> collective heads in the sand.<br>
> No one benefits if the station's license doesn't get renewed and no one<br>
> really wants that.<br>
> What is wanted is someone with enough power who will take a closer look at<br>
> what the station is required to do to get its tax exempt status and also<br>
> federal grant monies and whether or not they have adequately fulfilled<br>
> those requirements.<br>
> Loyalty is an excellent quality but blind loyalty is a fool's choice.<br>
><br>
> David Gurney <<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'jugglestone@gmail.com')">jugglestone@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> I agree. There are a lot more important things on the horizon than<br>
> attacking our public radio station. Don't like it? Turn the dial. I<br>
> think Mr. Sakawizc is pushing a personal agenda/vendetta. Yeah, there are<br>
> legitimate complaints, but closing down the station doesn't solve them.<br>
><br>
> What about our community college that's about to be shuttered? You want<br>
> to get excited about something right now, that would be it.<br>
><br>
><br>
> ...<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:32 PM, Rick <<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, 'cvml', 'rbharris11@comcast.net')">rbharris11@comcast.net</a>><<br>
><br>
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