[Kzyxtalk] KZYX Employee spits at visiting listener

[David Gurney]

DUE DILIGENCE. Ms. Massey of Mendocino says a KZYX employee named
Culbertson spit on her during a recent visit by Ms. Massey to the station’s
premises at Philo. Asked if it were true, station manager John Coate
replied, “No, it did not happen.” Odd that Ms. Massey would simply create
such a dramatic accusation, and the dominate boors at the station are
hardly known for their graciousness, but spitting on their critics is a
departure even for them, not that we’d put it past any of them.

JOHN SAKOWICZ VERIFIES that Culbertson did indeed spit at Ms. Massey:

I was there in the parking lot with Ms. Massey, and I can confirm that the
incident did indeed happen as Massey describes. I was disgusted by the
incident. I would sign an affidavit. The incident occurred immediately
after my show approximately a month ago — I can get the exact date. The
time was approximately 10:15am. Massey was waiting for me. My show finishes
at 10:00 a.m. Massey was standing outside her Subaru. Culbertson passed
Massey and spit at her feet while continuing to walk. He was leaving the
station office to return to the “caboose” — what used to be the KZYX
newsroom back when we had a news department. Culbertson lives in the
caboose during the week, I think. You have to confirm this. I do know for a
fact that Culbertson lived for years in a dilapidated RV that was parked at
the station. The RV is now gone. I think someone complained. It was old. It
smelled. It was an eyesore. The RV may have also been a health code
violation. A few minutes after Culbertson spit at Massey’s feet, Mary
Aigner pulled into the parking lot. She started screaming at Massey,
exclaiming “Why? Why? Why?” Aigner was also gesticulating wildly with her
hands. I was startled by the second incident with Aigner. She went into the
station’s offices through the front door. Massey and I left in separate
cars. Massey is one of the five people who filed objections at the FCC
regarding the renewal of MCBP’s two licenses — KZYX and KZYZ. Massey was
also treated very rudely, very unprofessionally, by Aigner and John Coate
two years ago when she tried to submit a proposal for hosting her own
public affairs show — a local arts scene show — at the station. Massey can
give you the details of how she was treated. Massey is a successful
painter. She is a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and
Audubon Artists. She earned that designation by juried review. Massey has
also been on staff at Nashville Public Radio, WPLN. She worked at WPLN for
several years. Massey knows art. And she knows public radio. See:
http://www.masseyfineart.com/#!about


...
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.mcn.org/pipermail/kzyxtalk/attachments/20140703/607897f7/attachment.html