[Kzyxtalk] KZYX Discussion

[Norman de Vall]

John et al

The lack of D&O insurance for the Board of Directors is a serious issue and needs
resolution.  And to this I would add two more:  Workers Comp insurance for the
volunteers and whether or not station management has completed an: IIPP.

Over the years I have raised the issue of Workers Comp only to hear that the
station carries liability insurance and under the previous management the issue
of an" Injury Illness Prevention Plan", IIPP, as required by Cal OSHA and the Dept.
of Labor, was not responded to.

These are issues which should be raised at the next Board meeting.

Norman

On Feb 25, 2014, at 7:17 AM, sako4 at comcast.net wrote:

> 
> Shelia,
> 
> For the record, I filed my complaint to the FCC to cover my ass. I thought things were so seriously wrong at KZYX that I feared being sued. The KZYX Board of Directors has no "directors and officers liability insurance" nor are we indemnified in any way against damages caused by management. Remember that the Board's chief responsibility is to oversee John Coate, who, incidentally, vigorously resists oversight.
> 
> Filing the FCC complaint is what my attorney called an "affirmative defense".
> 
> John
> From: "she-la" <sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com>
> To: kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 1:43:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [Kzyxtalk] KZYX Discussion
> 
> I respectfully disagree. 
> We can't control how people communicate but that in itself is no way to judge if the issue is valid. 
> What most people do not understand-- it was easy to miss as the station aired the message at the least probable times for full disclosure -- was that as part of the renewal process, the station is required by the FCC to ask for public input on how the station does or does not meet the community's needs. That is what public radio is all about.
> People could have written in glowing reports of the stations interactive presence in the community but none did. 
> I wrote in because federal law is being ignored by station management in more than one instance. This is serious business and the station 's Board had the option of correcting the situation but chose to put their collective heads in the sand.
> No one benefits if the station's license doesn't get renewed and no one really wants that. 
> What is wanted is someone with enough power who will take a closer look at what the station is required to do to get its tax exempt status and also federal grant monies and whether or not they have adequately fulfilled those requirements.
> Loyalty is an excellent quality but blind loyalty is a fool's choice.
> 
> David Gurney <jugglestone at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I agree. There are a lot more important things on the horizon than attacking our public radio station.  Don't like it?  Turn the dial.  I think Mr. Sakawizc is pushing a personal agenda/vendetta.  Yeah, there are legitimate complaints, but closing down the station doesn't solve them.
> 
> What about our community college that's about to be shuttered?  You want to get excited about something right now, that would be it.
> 
> 
> ...
> 
> 
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:32 PM, Rick <rbharris11 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I wrote earlier that I joined this discussion to see if there was really a problem at KZYX or whether certain people wanted to create an atmosphere of crisis to further their personal agendas. Was there any fire in all this smoke and knashing of teeth?
> 
> After reading all the posts I have come to the conclusion that there is more smoke than fire here. The motivations of people attacking the station are clearer to me now. It seems to me this is more about disgruntled people going for a power grab than it is about serious problems with the station. The personal attacks on the disgruntled side regarding management at KZYX just don't pass the sniff test if you ask me. I think they may have valid points, but their tactics of attack by personally going after their opponents with disgusting personal affronts has only strengthened my belief that that there are other agendas here that have nothing to do with the health of the radio station but more to do with egos of the people involved.
> 
> As a matter of fact, I think the station opponents did more damage to their agenda than then they realize. Which in a way is too bad because I do think things could get better at KZYX in regards to diversity, but all the huffing and blowing and slinging of mud just made me want to take a shower. Oh, and the letters to the FCC lacked any credibility in my opinion and frankly, I resent the fact that critics felt the need to go to the Feds to get their point across. Let's keep our dirty laundry in house please. A clumsy tactic to apply pressure to your enemies which in the end just makes everyone look bad - especially the critics. It all just ends up sounding petulant and immature. Not a way to get support. However you did get attention and I think that was really the real reason behind these attacks. Radio = Ego = Big Waste of my Time. 
> 
> Rick
> Little River
> 
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