<html><body>"Esteemed KZ's"? Are you kidding?<br />Why are you cowering, Liz?<br />Why aren't you exerting some seniority? <br /> There is no bottom line here. No means to designate contributions. No oversight of any money spent. The last splurge went not into a proficient, competent news department as promised, but into staff salaries so fractured in the paperwork no member or programer knows who is making what. <br />Steffen is a pig. Coate is paranoid. Mary is an alcoholic. The president of the KZYX Board of Directors lives off of monies made manufacturing gadgets for nuclear reactor plants. And she represents the so-called 5th District on the Board. <br />Kisslinger never learned how to edit a phone interview, so he doesn't do any. He reads the Press Democrat over the air and gets paid for that. The less skill you have, the more money you get at KZYX. <br />Shit happens and it is time the programmers stepped in and cleaned up the shop. There are a hundred of you. Most of the local programming is excellent. Why aren't you stepping in to stop the bleeding of membership monies. 400 + Mendocino County locals, many if not most of them have transferred their pledge dollars to KMUD. (Could one reason be: the physician who hosts the medical show admits he doesn't know how to pronounce 'Cannabinoids' and proceeds to dis cannabis farmers the few times the subject comes up on his show--reflecting the staff's prejudices. <br />It is very much the time for local programmers to resist the direction of this staff. When is enough, enough for you as a programmer to intervene. If you can't organize--unionize even--then start talking about showing up enmass at the next Board Meeting to air your trepidations. You are not listening to enough Sweet Honey on the Rock. --beth bosk<br />--<br /><br /><blockquote><br />----- Original Message -----<br /><div style="width:500px;background:rgb(228,228,228);"><div style="font-weight:bold;">From:</div> "Liz Helenchild" <deejayliz@yahoo.com></div><br /><div style="font-weight:bold;">To:</div>"kzyx list" <kzyxprogrammers@lists.mcn.org>, "kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org" <kzyxtalk@lists.mcnorg><br /><div style="font-weight:bold;">Cc:</div><br /><div style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</div>Mon, 12 May 2014 22:29:41 -0700 (PDT)<br /><div style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</div>[Kzyxtalk] Bottom Line<br /><br /><br /><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond, 'new york', times, serif;font-size:14pt;"><div><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond, 'new york', times, serif;font-size:14pt;"><div class="yiv8801914903"><div class="yiv8801914903"><div class="yiv8801914903" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond, 'new york', times, serif;font-size:14pt;"><div class="yiv8801914903"><div class="yiv8801914903"><div class="yiv8801914903" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond, 'new york', times, serif;font-size:14pt;"><div class="yiv8801914903">Esteemed & treasured KZ's,<br /><br class="yiv8801914903" />To quote that roots reggae band Third World: <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">One Cold Vibe Couldn't
Stop Dis Ya Boogie.</span></span><br />To quote Norman de Vall:<br /><br class="yiv8801914903" clear="none" /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Democracy has never been easy and right now KZYX is secretive, lacks transparency and<span class="yiv8801914903"> </span><br class="yiv8801914903" clear="none" />lacks democratic principles and policies.<br class="yiv8801914903" clear="none" />But that is not a reason to risk losing it.<br class="yiv8801914903" clear="none" />This is not the time to either strike or boycott.<br class="yiv8801914903" clear="none" />
Now is the time to contribute for change.</span><br class="yiv8801914903" clear="none" /></span><br class="yiv8801914903" clear="none" />My musings, as a music programmer waiting my turn at pledge driving Thur afternoon, are:<br class="yiv8801914903" /></div><div class="yiv8801914903"><br class="yiv8801914903" /></div><div class="yiv8801914903" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18.6667px;font-family:garamond, 'new york', times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">Bottom line, our community needs to keep the KZYX signal on air despite our differences. It is essential to support the pledge drive, i.e tune in, subscribe, re-up membership, kick down challenges, urge our friends to do likewise, etc. Stay connected, keep talking to each other. Courteous
discourse is the key. Patience is grace. <br /><br />Publicity
of any stripe at least keeps folks focusing on the subject.<br class="yiv8801914903" /></div><div class="yiv8801914903" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18.6667px;font-family:garamond, 'new york', times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">Criticism presented in a civil matter is not to be feared & can be helpful. It's easier & more dramatic, alas, to tear down than to create a complex structure. <br /><br />Just sayin',<br /><br />Liz<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="yiv8801914903" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18.6667px;font-family:garamond, 'new york', times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br class="yiv8801914903" /></div><div class="yiv8801914903" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18.6667px;font-family:garamond, 'new york', times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br class="yiv8801914903" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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