[Kzyxtalk] KZYX Discussion

Tue Feb 25 22:15:33 PST 2014

Tim,

The date was 12/9/08.  The PAC described in the policy paper was very
different than the PAC as it existed in reality.  Do you remember voting on
the programmer member of the PAC?  I do not, but Mary told me it happened.
 Who did you vote for?

I actually had the grievance months ago.  John said he wanted to have
rotating hosts as he felt my moderation was skewed by my station politics.
 I was happy with that.  Staff had become so antagonistic about the show by
the end that it was more of a pain in the ass than it was worth.   We are
waiting for the delay machine to be installed which I assume will happen
sometime after the election.

Doug

On Tuesday, February 25, 2014, Tim Gregory <tgregory at saber.net> wrote:

> doug 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.'
>
> doug, do you have a date for that board vote? i have no recall of it--the
> PAC as
> created was advisory to mary, only. (ask johanna?) they were set to
> evaluating
> current programming, reporting quarterly, to help her do her job. (ask
> jen?)
>
> watered down to death?
>
> anyway, a PAC that 'determines programming' has never flown a flag over
> kzyx, that i
> know of...
>
> sorry you lost it to the papers...is your grievance process still alive?
> ---
>
>
>
>
>
> 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 <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > Done, Norman. Thanks.
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *From: *"Norman de Vall"
> > <ndevall at mcn.org <javascript:;><javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','
> ndevall at mcn.org <javascript:;>');>
> > >
> > *To:
> > *kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org <javascript:;><javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','
> kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org <javascript:;>');>
> > *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 <javascript:;> 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 <javascript:;>>
> > *To: *kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org <javascript:;>
> > *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 <javascript:;>> 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<javascript:;>
> ><
> >
> >
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