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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Dear Mr. Eubank,<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I understand you're still the treasurer at Mendocino County Public Broadcasting.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>But I've noticed that you haven't attended the last two MCPB board meetings. Is</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>everything okay?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I've two concerns. First, for the financial well-being of MCPB. Two years ago the</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>net assets amounted to $160,000. Last year they were $80,000. A straight line</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>projection suggests insolvency now. Do you know of any plans to reverse that?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Second, please read the below email from Raoul van Hall. And his comments</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>about the 'cronyism' and 'nastiness' at KZYX that contributed to his departure.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Have you seen any cause-and-effect relationship between reports like this and</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>the financial well-being at MCPB?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to your online resume, you have a certification in conflict resolution:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-eubank-34b94412" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-eubank-34b94412</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Have you tried this at MCPB? If so, what were the impediments?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>If not, then why not?</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><div><br></div><div><br><div>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><pre style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Raoul van Hall wrote:</pre><pre style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></pre><pre style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> Hi Richard,
> Thank you for all those kind things you said. It really means a lot.
Ultimately, there were several factors that made me decide to leave.
For the record, it wasn't the volunteers, the staff, the board or the
self-appointed 'community radio police' that drove me away. It was internal
politics.
It was also something else… I basically retired a couple years ago. After
the passing of my girlfriend, I decided to leave Portland and work at one
last radio station for the final chapter of my career.
What I'd hoped for was a gathering of artisans and intellectuals within a
group of volunteers and staff working towards a common goals.
And a radio station that it will was at the hub of a beautiful and peaceful
place.
What I found instead at KZYX was a microcosm of what's wrong with society
in general, nastiness and a lack of civil discourse. And also a level of
cronyism that was going to prevent me from being effective at my job…or
happy.
While I certainly met some great people at KZYX and in the community, the
growing list of negatives finally made the decision easy.
Since I don't really need to work full-time anymore, it wasn't worth it.
I'll be quite content working from my home studio again.
Thank you for being an open and welcoming person with me while I was there.
I wish you great health and success.
And happiness.
*Raoul*
Raoul van Hall
Audio Arts LLC
*On the Air - In the Air - Online*
Portland, Oregon USA
503.858.7347</pre></div></div></div> </div></body>
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