[Kzyxtalk] Job Announcement for Program Director

Liz Helenchild deejayliz at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 8 10:46:58 PST 2015


Ideally the PD selectors will ask the candidate how he/she will make programming decisions.What sources of input would she/he be open to & consider? Will she/he work with/be influenced by a PAC?
Liz

      From: Doug McKenty <dougmck at gmail.com>
 To: kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org 
 Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 10:11 AM
 Subject: Re: [Kzyxtalk] Job Announcement for Program Director
   
Tim,

The language in the PAC proposal has always been weighted in favor of the PD. It is an "advisory" committee after all. Sorry if I gave the wrong impression.  Personally, I would ask the board to alter the document to make the committee more powerful. 

Having said that, the spirit of the PAC is clear, that the PD should attempt to follow the "consensus" of the committee to the best of her ability. It also specifically states the PAC can make use of the grievance process if the PD proves to be difficult to work with on this level. 

Unfortunately, the grievance process has not been functional for some time due to the lack of a personnel committee. 

I hope whoever they choose has respect for the spirit of board policies that are designed to maximize community input into production and programming choices at KZYX. 



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> On Dec 8, 2015, at 5:40 AM, Tim Gregory <tgregory at saber.net> wrote:
> 
> well, denny found 'The Program Director is responsible for programming decisions.
> The program Advisory Council advises the Program Director on these matters.'
> 
> doug, the question has always been, how isolated/insulated the pd has been from
> 'advice'. that was the language from the BOD which 'institutionalized' the pd's
> autocracy [answering to gm only], and effectively killed off CACs and the CAB...not
> to mention the PAC.
> 
> i have a 3' stack of hardcopies going back, please admit your error, don't make me
> have to dust it off...
> 
> btw, who do you like for the job? [not that the membership will have any say.]
> ---
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks...I'll check willits manuals-got page number?
> 
> No memory of this EVER happening...
> 
> 
> It is under the boards "programming policy". I have a hard copy, but you should be
> able to ask at the station for a copy.
> 
> Doug
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Dec 6, 2015, at 9:57 AM, Tim Gregory <tgregory at saber.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Please cite where board delegated final decisions to a committee...thanks.
>> 
>> It is interesting that the job description gives executive production decisions to
>> to the PD despite board policy which gives those decisions to the Programming
>> committee.  There is nothing mentioned about working with the committee either.  I
>> don't know why the board spent just vote to eliminate the policy.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Dec 5, 2015, at 12:03 PM, <dennisobrien at sharejerusalem.com>
>>> <dennisobrien at sharejerusalem.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> . . . is below.  It has a very early deadline, December 21.  It appears as though
>>> the interim GM is trying to hire a permanent PD, which seems wrong.
>>> 
>>> If anyone is interested, time is of the essence.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Program Director
>>> 
>>> Job Announcement
>>> 
>>> KZYX&Z, Mendocino County Public Broadcasting, is seeking a full-time Program
>>> Director. We are a local community radio station, as well as the area's NPR
>>> affiliate. We have a small staff, so the person filling this position will: serve
>>> as executive producer of all programming; share responsibilities for daily
>>> station
>>> operations; manage the programming schedule, including  NPR and other nationally
>>> syndicated offerings, locally produced public affairs and music programming, and
>>> locally produced news; recruit, train, and manage approximately ninety volunteer
>>> music and public affairs programmers; assist with producing on-air fund drives;
>>> and manage the music library. Our programming originates from three studios
>>> within
>>> Mendocino County using Tieline via internet.
>>> 
>>> The application period ends December 21, 2015.
>>> 
>>> Please send cover letter, resume, and letters of recommendation to:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Mendocino County Public Broadcasting
>>> General Manager
>>> PO Box 1
>>> Philo, CA 95466
>>> 
>>> or
>>> 
>>> gm at kzyx.org
>>> 
>>> For inquiries or questions:
>>> 
>>> Stuart Campbell
>>> Interim Executive Director/General Manager
>>> (707) 894-2324
>>> gm at kzyx.org
>>> 
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