[Kzyxtalk] In Case Anyone's Interested

Wed May 14 12:34:54 PDT 2014

John.

Please file your grievance.

David

David Steffen

KZYX Business Development

(707) 895-2324 office

(707) 322-9895 cell

(707) 895-2451 fax

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From: kzyxtalk-bounces at lists.mcn.org [mailto:kzyxtalk-bounces at lists.mcn.org]
On Behalf Of sako4 at comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 12:29 PM
To: kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org
Subject: Re: [Kzyxtalk] In Case Anyone's Interested

I think many of KZYX/Z's  good hearted 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 Sakowicz because he did not read an Underwriting
message exactly as scheduled...Beth Bosk

Amen, Beth. Our underwriters would be aghast.if they only knew about these
new waves of "rigidity" and "enforcement" and ""police tactics" sweeping
over our station. The fact is I had two guests on hold -- the women from
Banyan  -- and I needed to bring them into the show as soon as the first
guest hung up. The women  were waiting, patiently, silently, for 15-20
minutes. I was not going to disrespect them. Repeat: I was not going to
disrespect them.

For the record, Steffen also falsely accused me of not reading station ID at
the top of the hour. Well, he was wrong, oof course. Steffen then proceeded
to embarrass me further by copying Rich and Mary on his totally offensive
reprimand and threat to terminate my show.

I'll be filing a grievance.

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From: "David" <uw at kzyx.org>
To: kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 4:21:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Kzyxtalk] In Case Anyone's Interested

Every programmer has an obligation to read the underwriting as written at
the time scheduled. It's a 2003 handbook rule, accepted by all programmers
since it was revised in 2003, 5 years before I came to KZYX. 

David Steffen

KZYX Business Development

(707) 895-2324 office

(707) 322-9895 cell

(707) 895-2451 fax

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From: kzyxtalk-bounces at lists.mcn.org [mailto:kzyxtalk-bounces at lists.mcn.org]
On Behalf Of nsi at mcn.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 4:04 PM
To: ann brown; kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org
Subject: Re: [Kzyxtalk] In Case Anyone's Interested

 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" <divinesight at icloud.com>

To:

<kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org>

Cc:

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 <uw at kzyx.org <mailto:uw at kzyxorg> > wrote:

>From the Handbook:

KZYX & KZYZ

STATION HANDBOOK

REVISED AUGUST 2003

MENDOCINO 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 <mailto:kzyxtalk-bounces at lists.mcnorg>
[mailto:kzyxtalk-bounces at lists.mcn.org] On Behalf Of sako4 at comcast.net
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" <dougmck at gmail.com>
To: Kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org
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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