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<p><font face="Courier New, monospace">This is</font><font face="Courier New, monospace" size="3"> a fact check of some of those claims about your tenure at KZYX.</font><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">1. "I was the Executive Director of Mendocino County Broadcasting and </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">FACT: You were only the 'Manager' of MCPB. You stated that under oath</span><br>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">in seven years worth of Form 990s here:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">2. "When I arrived the station was mired in s [sic] $200K debt with </span><br>
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<p><font face="Courier New, monospace">its infrastructure in disarray."</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New, monospace">FACT: When you arrived, MCPB's debt was only $55,000. That was stated</font><font face="Courier New, monospace"><br>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">3. "I reduced that debt by 93%."</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><br>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">FACT: When you left, MCPB's debt was $82,121. You can see that here:</span><span style="font-size:10.000000pt; font-family:'Verdana'"><br>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">So you actually increased that debt by 49%.</span><br>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">4. "MCPB was profitable 3 of the past 5 years."</span></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New, monospace">FACT: You were with MCPB for seven years, ending in June of 2015.</font><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace"><br>
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<p><font face="Courier New, monospace">Three of those years were profitable. Four weren't. During that</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New, monospace">entire time period, MCPB lost ($162,906). You can see that here:</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New, monospace">25 year-old organization."</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New, monospace">FACT: MCPB has lost 75% of its net worth since 2008, the year you</font></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">6. "KZYX is a membership-owned organization with an all-volunteer</span><br>
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<p><font face="Courier New, monospace">FACT: You put yourself -- a paid employee -- on the Board of </font><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace"><br>
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<p><font face="Courier New, monospace">Directors, Mr. Coate. In Form 990s that were hidden from the </font></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">FACT: Your Form 990s -- signed under penalty of perjury -- report no </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">FACT: You didn't cooperate with KZYX's Treasurer. </span><font face="Courier New, monospace" size="3">You can see </font><font face="Courier New, monospace" style="font-size:12pt">that here:</font></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:'Courier New',monospace">10. "I build </span><font face="Courier New, monospace">relationships that thrive and last."</font><br>
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