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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Dear Tim,<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I just found this article online:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://theava.com/archives/52431" target="_blank">http://theava.com/archives/52431</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It includes a quote from you: "Late night programmer Tim Gregory stated that</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>it was a crucial element of public radio to have a time for freedom of expression.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Safe Harbor, formerly from 10pm to 6am, by legal precedent had been </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>established to satisfy that intent and he was in favor of its quick return."</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm a bit confused here. You can't get permission to use a certain word<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> on your </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">late </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">night radio show. Yet it's a crucial element of public radio. So what does that</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>make your radio show? Non-crucial???</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It's a relatively benign word, Tim. Not even listed among the seven dirty words:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_dirty_words" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_dirty_words</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>If you can't get permission, then why not go ahead and use it? Please tell me</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>ahead of time so I can make a recording and send it to the FCC. You've got a</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"legal precedent", right? What's stopping you?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Let's rewind with your original written comment to Norman: "you seem to have </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>attracted a critical mass of assholes to yourself so far, and not much else..."</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Then look at the timestamp: "23:07:03 PDT" -- cocktail hour. So what about </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>bringing your favorite beverage/substance along? Something to loosen up the </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>old tongue? Oh, I forgot. That's against Station Policy. Along with Safe Harbor.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And just in case you missed it:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://media.kzyx.org/mp3/Policies/KZYX%20Programmer%20Handbook.pdf" target="_blank">http://media.kzyx.org/mp3/Policies/KZYX%20Programmer%20Handbook.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On page 17: "As of this writing there is NO legal 'safe harbor' at any time of </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>the day, however." Also, the word you're so ashamed of is expressly forbidden</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>by Federal law:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.3687:" target="_blank">http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.3687:</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So what does that say about your so-called "legal precedent"? Since you're </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>inclined toward dispensing advice, let me offer some. There's a reason that</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>certain conduct and language is prohibited on the public airwaves. It's beyond</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>what the law says. And what MCPB policy says. It's just plain common sense.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>If you're ashamed of it anywhere, then don't do it. I've noticed that you've </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>reigned in your language over the past few days. Good for you. Your conduct</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>could use a little work now. Like accusations of "cowardice" and the like. Which </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>seem more like projections given your position. We can share the same ideas</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>without it.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Scott M. Peterson</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Mendocino</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> </div></body>
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