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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Dear Mary,<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I agree with your assessment. But not with your recommendation.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Tim Gregory should be encouraged to speak out here. Bad language,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>ad hominem attacks and all. As an bonafide representative. Of the</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>current regime at MCPB. The same privilege should be extended to</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Jeff Blankfort, Gordon Black, Liz Helenchild<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (aka Late Night Liz & </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bessie </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;">Mae Mucho). A</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">nd those who </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">are too ashamed to use any name at all. </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;">Like 'SM'.</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It's pretty obvious to this reader that KZYXTalk is monitored. By not</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>only the current regime. But by others as well. Including the CPB.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>At the same time, folks like Tim Gregory should be drawn out. For any </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>facts at their <span style="font-size: 12pt;">disposal. To show us all how the current regime _can_ </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;">continue. It </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">begins and ends with money. Particularly with a decision to </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;">hire a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">psychologically disabled chat room supervisor to run Mendocino</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>County's only high power public broadcasting station. When the cookie</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">jar was full. $350,000 is a lot of cash. The regime neglected to manage</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;">their new hire. And trusted him instead. Losing ninety-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">seven percent of </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;">MCPB's net assets over the next eight years. Now </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">there's only about </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;">$10,000 left. The chat room supervisor took a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">powder last year. Only to </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;">be replaced by an unaccredited junior </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">college </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">teacher. Who -- like his </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;">predecessor -- can't seem to count. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And is now serving as MCPB's </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;">treasurer.</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;">The current GM is a self-proclaimed grant writer. Who worked at</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div>KIXE public television in Redding until 2013. Why? Look at KIXE's</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Form 990s. Grants there averaged six figures. For a while. Then</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>they tanked. To zero. For three years running. Right before taking a</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>job here:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/941569300/popup/1" target="_blank">http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/941569300/popup/1</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It's not John Coate's fault. Or Stuart Campbell's. Or Lorraine Dechter's.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They're doing the best they can. With what they have available. And </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>doing their level best. To keep their jobs. For as long as possible.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It's equally plain that MCPB's decision-making has been heavily</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>influenced by lawyers. Including Philip Tymon, Eliane Herring and</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>David Hopmann. At a heavy cost. It's not their fault either. They've</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>all got marching orders to take. And interests to serve. Definitely</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>along the lines of the NPR model. And syndicated radio. Much like</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Clear Channel.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>How'd they do it? It's easy. Community programmers were driven out.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Especially those who've dared to challenge the NPR model. And what's</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">left are the weak. Paving the way for their own demise. In full sun.</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;">Using their own names.</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;">It's equally important to empathize with people like Tim Gregory. He's</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;">at the very apex of his career. Same for Bessie Mae, Jeff and Gordon.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><font size="3">Their </font>shows<font size="3"> are everything to them. It's a hostage situation. With a </font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">form of 'Stockholm Syndrome' in play. So lets 's kind </font><span style="font-size: 12pt;">to the hostages. </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;">By </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">reminding them of their situation. With fact.</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>If MCPB had honored its programming manual, these people might</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>have somewhere to go. Their shows could have been syndicated. But</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>that didn't happen. Their shows could have been improved too. With</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>the personnel manual. Through evaluations. That didn't happen either.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>When MCPB finally comes crashing down, they'll find themselves in </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>very uncomfortable positions. Looking for positions with the same</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>programmers they've been excoriating. In public. Most of them using </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>their own <span style="font-size: 12pt;">names.</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;">There's another thing to keep in mind here. It's called a 'qui tam'</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;">lawsuit. Anybody can sue the recipient of government funds for fraud,</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;">waste and/or abuse. And recover a percentage. MCPB has received</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><font size="3">over a million dollars in taxpayer funds with </font>audits that never existed.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And with policies expressly forbidden by the CPB. Like hiding Form</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>990s. And governing documents. The percentage is 15-25% of what's</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>recovered:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qui_tam" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qui_tam</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So that's $150,000 to 250,000+ so far. But wait. There's more. Under </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>the False Claims Act, offenders can be liable for triple damages:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-edpa/legacy/2012/06/13/InternetWhistleblower%20update.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-edpa/legacy/2012/06/13/InternetWhistleblower%20update.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Do you think that people like Tim Gregory aren't considering that?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Especially when it's first come, first serve? Of course they are.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>If such a claim is pursued -- and it succeeds -- MCPB probably won't be </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>able to <span style="font-size: 12pt;">pay. So any liability may fall on individual directors. Like it did</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;">with MCTV. And they had Directors and Officers insurance. MCPB may</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;">not. So add attorney fees to that figure.</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;">You've seen Tim Gregory's temper. Imagine how he'll feel if he loses </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;">_his_ show? Or how the others will feel? They'll be left twisting in the</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;">wind. With payback on their minds.</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;">For anyone considering this, there are firms that work on contingency.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div>Meaning<font size="3"> they work for a percentage. Like Phillips and Cohen:</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><a href="http://www.phillipsandcohen.com/Qui-Tam-Whistleblowers/Whistleblower-FAQ-s.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.phillipsandcohen.com/Qui-Tam-Whistleblowers/Whistleblower-FAQ-s.shtml</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Everybody should have this information. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Just in case.</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;">Especially Tim Gregory.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></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><div><br></div><div><pre style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">>Tim,
In case it hasn't dawned on you, you represent not only yourself, but you represent KZYX/Z as a programmer. You never heard those of us who sought for transparency in the last 2-3 years, speak this way about others. It reflects on you and it reflects on the station.
I hope the staff and board note your vulgar attacks on others in the KZYX community. You are a poor representative of KZYX/Z and you should be taken off the air immediately.
Mary Massey
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