[Kzyxtalk] Bottom Line

[nsi at mcn.org]

"Esteemed KZ's"?   Are you kidding?
Why are you cowering, Liz?
Why aren't you exerting some seniority?  
 There is no bottom line here. No means to designate contributions.
No oversight of any money spent. The last splurge went not into a
proficient, competent news department as promised, but into staff
salaries so fractured in the paperwork no member or  programer 
knows who is making what.  
Steffen is a pig. Coate is paranoid. Mary is an alcoholic.  The
president of the KZYX Board of Directors lives off of monies made
manufacturing gadgets for nuclear reactor plants. And she represents
the so-called 5th District on the Board. 
Kisslinger never learned how to edit a phone interview, so he doesn't
do any. He reads the Press Democrat over the air and gets paid for
that. The less skill you have, the more money you get at KZYX. 
Shit happens and it is time the programmers stepped in and cleaned up
the shop. There are a hundred of you. Most of the local programming is
excellent. Why aren't you stepping in to stop the bleeding of
membership monies.  400 + Mendocino County locals, many if not most
of them have transferred their pledge dollars to KMUD.  (Could one
reason be: the physician who hosts the medical show admits he doesn't
know how to pronounce 'Cannabinoids' and proceeds to dis cannabis
farmers the few times the subject comes up on his show--reflecting
the staff's prejudices. 
It is very much the time for local programmers to resist the
direction of this staff  When is enough, enough for you as a
programmer to intervene.  If you can't organize--unionize even--then
start talking about showing up enmass at the next Board Meeting to air
your trepidations. You are not listening to enough Sweet Honey on the
Rock.  --beth bosk
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Liz Helenchild" 
To:"kzyx list" , "kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org" 
Cc:
Sent:Mon, 12 May 2014 22:29:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:[Kzyxtalk] Bottom Line

Esteemed ">One Cold Vibe Couldn't Stop Dis Ya Boogie.
To quote Norman de Vall:

Democracy has never been easy and right now KZYX is secretive, lacks
transparency and 
lacks democratic principles and policies.
But that is not a reason to risk losing it.
This is not the time to either strike or boycott.
 Now is the time to contribute for change.

My musings, as a music programmer waiting my turn at pledge driving
Thur afternoon, are:

Bottom line,  our community needs to keep the KZYX signal on air
despite our differences. It is essential to support the pledge drive,
i.e tune in, subscribe, re-up membership, kick down challenges, urge
our friends to do likewise, etc. Stay connected, keep talking to each
other. Courteous discourse is the key. Patience is grace. 

Publicity of any stripe at least keeps folks focusing on the subject.
Criticism presented in a civil matter is not to be feared & can be
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