[Kzyxtalk] KZYX Discussion

[Joel Waldman]

OK, Doug,

I've been reading and deleting all this stuff, but now yr well written  
piece got to me.  My focus is local higher education and show biz.

So I was happy to see Johnny w/ his shoulder bag taping the CR  
Trustees' Hearing.

My cynicism has no bottom and I wish I knew the masculine English  
translation of the Tagalog, "Maldita," that I might turn it on myself.

Anywhoo, what would Joel do if he does not hear his musical, lisp-free  
testimony there?

I must advise you that Navy jargon is still applicable to my putting  
an end to this fray.  At this moment, "Not worth the powder to blow it  
away." obtains.

If I get pissed-off enough ALL bets are off!


On Feb 25, 2014, at 10:39 AM, doug mckenty wrote:

> This whole thing was started when I discovered that John Coate  
> secretly and unilaterally pulled a policy paper from the stations  
> corporate documentation which demanded by board vote that  
> programming be determined by a consensus of the Programming Advisory  
> Committee.  Coate has never denied that he did this and at my  
> grievance hearing only said he felt the meetings were not very  
> productive.  I went to current board members who generally blew me  
> off so I felt compelled to go public with this knowledge because the  
> mission statement and the bylaws demand that the members control  
> station policy through election of the board of directors.
>
> Do you think I wanted to do this? Do you think this has been fun for  
> me?  Do you imagine that I am an egomaniac who is doing this because  
> I want to take control of the station and use it for my own selfish  
> motivations?  Perhaps I am just an egomaniac doing this to impose my  
> personality on the unsuspecting public of Mendocino County?  Give me  
> a fucking break!!!  I have spent hours of my life writing emails,  
> publishing articles and running for the board of directors because I  
> busted the current GM breaking the law by circumventing the board of  
> directors legitimate ability to control station policy.  This power  
> is given to the board because they are elected by the membership.   
> In other words, legally, the GM has wrested control of the station  
> from the members.  He chooses the product the corporation produces  
> and disregards the direction of the board.
>
> I want to know, how is this not fire?  Nobody seems to want to have  
> a discussion about it.  Living in denial is not healthy and is only  
> helping to augment an already unhealthy creative atmosphere that has  
> plagued KZYX for many years.  Please explain to me why what appears  
> to me to be a huge liability issue consistently gets downplayed,  
> generally through the use of personal attacks.
>
> The current board desperately needs to address these issues before  
> more problems arise.  At any time the station could be sued by any  
> member or members.  The CPB grant is in serious jeapordy if the FCC  
> informs them of these issues.
>
> I have pleaded with the current board to vote to eliminate the PAC  
> policy paper.  They prefer to act as if it doesn't exist.  I pleaded  
> with then to change the mission statement to "MCPB is a non-profit  
> radio station that is an NPR affiliate where the GM controls the  
> stations programming and operational philosophy."  They will not do  
> it.
>
> All I have ever advocated is for the stations management to adhere  
> to the corporate documentation and other legally binding contractual  
> agreements.  Why am I being accused of some personality defect for  
> promoting a pretty common sense idea, protecting the station from  
> liability?
>
> Why is it OK to you for the current GM to conceal past board  
> approved policy from the current board?
>
> Please explain.
>
> Doug Mckenty
>
> On Tuesday, February 25, 2014, <sako4 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Done, Norman. Thanks.
>
> From: "Norman de Vall" <ndevall at mcn.org>
> To: kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:20:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Kzyxtalk] KZYX Discussion
>
> 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><
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