[Kzyxtalk] Past threads

[doug mckenty]

David,

In what way am I attacking you.  I merely stated what Christina told me and
I used the word "reportedly" as I was not there.  Is it possible that she
talked with Coate and you were not aware?  I suppose its your word against
Christina's.  People will have to decide for themselves who to believe.

Doug

On Saturday, February 15, 2014, David <uw at kzyx.org> wrote:

>    Doug.
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> Once again, you are incorrect. Do not continue to attack me this way.
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> David
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> David Steffen
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> *Subject:* [Kzyxtalk] Past threads
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> I just wanted to comment on a few of the past threads so I can catch up on
> the conversation.
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> 1.  Paul Lambert, you say that if one wants to be involved in our
> community radio station, all you need to do is apply for a program.  Are
> you familiar with how applications are supposed to be processed at KZYX.
>  Mary should be utilizing the Programming Advisory Committee, which she and
> John C. refuse to implement.  If she does not feel like following that
> board approved policy, it would be nice if she followed the Station
> Handbook.  This was board policy before it approved the PAC.  Both of
> these policies require written explanations as to why program applications
> were either accepted or denied.  Transparency is good because then
> applicants (and interested members) can find out why certain programs are
> rejected or accepted.  Mary chooses not to follow these "guidelines" so
> nobody really knows why she produces the shows she does and nobody ever
> finds put about the program applications she rejects.I have heard through
> the years of at least four program ideas she rejected for reasons I cannot
> discern as well as half a dozen programs suspended without explanation. My
> fear she has rejected applications and suspended programs because she
> simply doesn't like a person or because the programs political bent was
> different from hers or because they advocate station policies she disagrees
> with.
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> Does this sound like community to you?
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> 2. Tim Brey, you claim that my "beef" with the station is personal.  It
> seems as if many people think my problems with KZYX started with the
> suspension of Open Lines.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.  My
> issues are are two fold. First, I believe station staff as well as the
> board of directors should adhere to the legally binding documentation that
> is MCPB's legal "personhood."  By not following the perimeters outlined in
> those documents, the station could get in trouble with the FCC, the CPB,
> the Ca. State Secretary of State, or a law suit filed by any member or
> listener who finds out that MCPB does not adhere to these documents.  I
> told this to the board last summer and was very specific about these
> liability issues in an email I sent them in September.  I knew I was going
> to lose Open Lines as a result of approaching the board on these subjects
> and expressed this to Stuart Campbell in July as well as supervisor Dan
> Hamburg in August.  Station staff prefers not to adhere to the
> documentation as those documents constrain the level of control they have
> over station operations.  Discussion of such things on a show like Open
> Lines was unacceptable to staff, so the show was pulled at the first
> opportunity.
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> Second, I believe minority voices have a right to be heard on KZYX, this
> includes minority opinions about station policy.  At my grievance hearing,
> Mary was very specific that station policy will not be spoken about on the
> air.  As a board member, I respectfully disagreed with that statement and
> advocated for a board access program.  I believe the stations programming
> should be reflective of the diversity of the community, and so I also
> advocated for implementation of the PAC.  Though these views may be a
> minority on the board, I believe listeners and members have a right to
> express those views on the air.  There should be a lively debate around
> KZYX about station policy and the members should be informed about station
> politics so they can vote in functional elections.  If a majority (in this
> case, those who believe management and staff should control the station
> programming and operational philosophy) gains control of the station and
> uses that control to stifle minority voices (which I would argue is exactly
> what has happened) the viability of the
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