[Kzyxtalk] Next witness: John Sakowicz

[sako4 at comcast.net]

I'll answer anything you want to know for which I know the answer, and that does not violate the Board's few rules on what is confidential, i.e. litigation, personnel issues, etc. That said, I can't cut and paste or otherwise copy emails sent on the Board's listserv. But I can probably summarize what's going on. 


in any case, the Board hardly ever uses its listserv anymore. They communicate privately among themselves and with station management. I get the distinct impression I'm left out of the loop, and if I can prove this, I'll amend my FCC complaint to include what is essentially a Brown Act violation, although the station does not adhere to Brown Act rules. 


About committee work, I think I'll probably only be serving on one committee, per se -- a capital campaign committee for replace failing equipment. 


Last week, the station had dead air for three days due to the STL and exciter units predictably failing for the umpteenth time. Therefore, going forward, I refuse to raise unrestricted money for operations, in other words, money for payroll. I'll work my ass off to raise monies restricted for equipment and technology, but not for payroll. I consider it a major breach of trust that Coate demanded -- and received -- a 10 % raise in 2013, while fully knowing that a rebuilt STL and exciter units would likely fail in 2014. 




----- Original Message -----
From: "King Collins" <king at greenmac.com> 
To: kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org 
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 10:44:59 PM 
Subject: [Kzyxtalk] Next witness: John Sakowicz 

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! KZYX watchers, members of the Jury, 
I propose to bring before you another witness: the notorious John Sakowicz. 

I'll start with the same question I just asked newly elected Paul Lambert: 

1) As a member of the board will you report back, regularly and transparently, to the rest of us on this list (or one that is equally open) about the dialog taking place on the board? That would mean that you would report the topics discussed on the board listserv and at committee meetings, not only those that are broadly agreed to but also those that are disputed, with the understanding that you would not report on matters that are properly confidential, which is limited to certain personnel or legal issues. 

Note to John: I know you have a lot to say but I would appreciate it if you would confine your answer to a paragraph and stay on topic. If you mention John Coate you get an automatic "F." And even if you get this question right, there will be more questions, and they get harder. 

--king collins 

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