[Kzyxtalk] In Case Anyone's Interested

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	 Ann!  The original intent of Underwriting at KZYX  was to
provide NON-COMMERCIAL subsidy to the programming.
It was never, ever meant to be a mechanism whereby the Underwriting
UNDERLING had control over program content.

	This is particularly pertinent to public affairs programmers who are
interviewing by phone remote guests with information pertinent to the
listeners interests, whose own schedules limit when in the hour they
are available.
Deferring an Underwriting Message to accommodate a remote guest is
not Negligence.  It is exercising FLEXIBILITY, with intelligence and
a flair for pacing. 
Which is also true at times for Music programmers who take their
Intros and subsequent pacing seriously. 

	Has no one at the station realized how officious the language of the
Underwriting Policy is?
 "All underwriting is to be read exactly as written and scheduled"
"Repeated negligence with respect to reading underwriting costs the
station money and may be grounds for dismissal."  

	I think many of KZYX/Z's  goodhearted Underwriters would be aghast
to learn that their support of the station could be used as a ploy by
the  'Business Developer' to get rid of a programmer for whom he had
developed a dislike.
As was the case when David Steffen threatened to dismiss (and when
did he acquire that power) John Sacowicz because he did not read an
Underwriting message exactly as scheduled.    --beth bosk

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From: "ann brown" 
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Sent:Tue, 13 May 2014 12:54:55 -0700
Subject:Re: [Kzyxtalk] In Case Anyone's Interested

 Always interested, David.
All the best,
Ann

On May 12, 2014, at 9:33 AM, David  wrote:

	FROM THE HANDBOOK:

	 

	KZYX "> COUNTY PUBLIC BROADCASTING

	 

	 

	UNDERWRITING: 

	Procedure for airing underwriting: 

	 1. A programmer must check the program logs before his/her shift
begins to see if underwriting is scheduled. 

	 2. All underwriting is to be read exactly as written and
scheduled. 

	 3. Underwriting logs must be signed before a programmer's shift is
over. Repeated negligence with respect to reading underwriting costs
the station money and may be grounds for dismissal. 

	 

	 

	  

	David Steffen

	KZYX Business Development

	(707) 895-2324 office

	(707) 322-9895 cell

	(707) 895-2451 fax

	 

	FROM: kzyxtalk-bounces at lists.mcn.org [2]
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sako4 at comcast.net [4]
SENT: Sunday, May 11, 2014 1:40 PM
TO: kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org
SUBJECT: Re: [Kzyxtalk] Duvall's dismissal

	  

	Give me a call, Doug. This thing with Norman and Mary breaks my
heart. Norman is eminently qualified to interview candidates. Other
interviewers on KZYX's candidates forum are wimpy, namby-pamby. They
play slow-pitch softball with the candidates. They lob their
questions. Meanwhile, Norman is tough, sharp, edgy, super-informed.

	   

	Also, you should know that David Steffen is also getting up in my
face. I'll be filing a grievance against him. 

	FROM: "doug mckenty" 
TO: Kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org [6]
SENT: Sunday, May 11, 2014 8:06:57 AM
SUBJECT: [Kzyxtalk] Duvall's dismissal

	   

	  

	GM John Coate posted on Facebook that there was no dismissal.  He
says, there is "not one speck of truth to any of this."

	   

	Norman, do you have a response?

	   

	Anyone?

	   

	Doug

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