[Kzyxtalk] [MCN-Discussion]- KZYX-License-Program Director who Silences Volunteers
Doug McKenty
dougmck at gmail.com
Wed Jun 17 13:37:31 PDT 2015
The station has so far taken the stance with the FCC that the accusations in the complaints are baseless. They have spent some $25k to prove their point and so far have still not gotten the license renewed.
It is my hope that the new GM and newly constituted board will change this strategy to one of recognizing that some of what are in the complaints actually constitutes a lack of compliance with FCC regulations and begin to show a "good faith effort" to get back into compliance with the FCC.
Should they choose this path, I think there is a good chance that the station will get its license back with little more expense and in a timely manner.
I urge all concerned members to come to the June 29 meeting to advocate for this choice.
Doug
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> On Jun 17, 2015, at 8:59 AM, Daney Dawson <daneyd at mcn.org> wrote:
>
> the FCC has not renewed the station's license, and it expires at the end
> of the month? Should I be nervous? I don't know, mismanaged or not, I
> hope the baby is not being thrown out with the bathwater. We need the
> station, and overall, it's been a pretty fabulous resource over the
> years, so I hope you folks aren't trying to sink the ship because you
> don't like the captain. If it's that bad, thrown the captain overboard,
> but don't sink the ship! THAT would be a terrible thing.
>
>
>> Some volunteers were thrown off the air by the current Program
>> Director for profanity out of their control while the PD aired
>> profanity that was pre-recorded and she got to keep her job as did her
>> friends.
>>
>> David- it's a double standard. The P D wanted to see these men, yes
>> men, off the air because it suited her. She saw them as threats and
>> she wanted to control who is and isn't on the air. This is nothing
>> new. The GM and Board President allowed the P D to pick and chose who
>> stayed and who went. It is an old practice by the Program Director.
>> She uses her position to control who stays and who goes without the
>> input of the Community Advisory Board or the Program Advisory
>> Committee. This is why so many current volunteer programmers are
>> afraid to speak up or offer insight or criticism to the P. D. She'll
>> just get rid of them and the volunteers want their show. It's like a
>> blackmail of sorts.
>>
>> David and All: This isn't about censorship, although the FCC can yank
>> the KZYX license for the profanity that occurred at the time of day it
>> occurred. Look at the bigger idea here.
>>
>> The Program Director, whom you pay, is to support the Program
>> Advisory Committee AND the Community Advisory Board. These two
>> committees have not functioned properly for YEARS! Why not? Because
>> it would mean real input from the community and from volunteers that
>> the Program Director doesn't want. She wants to continue on as she
>> has for years until she retires out of the system. She wants to do as
>> little as possible and anyone who gets in her way is thrown out. The
>> GM and Board have looked the other way. Yep!! the GM and PD are paid
>> with your money to run the station this way. Your money.
>>
>> BTW, if the Program Director is reading this, and I suspect she
>> monitors everything that passes in this forum--
>>
>> then,
>>
>> GO ON THE RECORD TO THE COMMUNITY. You eliminated Norman De Val and
>> his terrific program for creating this means to communicate. ( a way
>> for programmers to communicate to and with the public)
>>
>> Why not be a Big Girl and write to the community. Be a grown up and
>> entertain hard questions from the current volunteers and the community
>> at large. The community is paying for you to be the Program
>> Director....why not answer the questions????
>>
>> Maybe the best solution is to fire her on July 1 and offer her a
>> month's severance. Why July 1? Because the license for KZYX expires
>> on June 30 --- that's less than two weeks.
>>
>> The FCC has reviewed complaints such as the one mentioned here and has
>> NOT renewed the license to date.
>>
>> ON JUNE 29, THE NEXT BOARD MEETING TAKES PLACE. THE NEXT BUDGET WILL
>> BE REVIEWED AND VOTED ON. A NEW MODEL FOR PUBLIC RADIO IS ON THE
>> AGENDA. YOU CAN ASK OR MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT THE CURRENT PROGRAM
>> DIRECTOR OR ANY ISSUES THAT ARE PRESSING.
>>
>> FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE PAID FOR THIS STATION, COME AND HEAR WHAT IS
>> ACTUALLY GOING ON. THE STATION IS ROTTING AND COLLAPSING AROUND
>> ITSELF.
>>
>> The Program Director usually attends board meetings. Why not ask
>> questions to her directly before or after the meeting? Or, during
>> public comment, let the Board know your questions to the P D.
>>
>> IT'S A PUBLIC FORUM.
>>
>>> On Jun 15, 2015, at 9:32 PM, David Gurney <jugglestone at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I guess this means George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, etc. etc. are forever banned
>>> from KZYX?
>>>
>>> Since when did all the listeners around here become uptight Puritans, and
>>> whatever became of freedom of speech?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Andrea Luna <aluna at mcn.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for refreshing my memory ; Johanna was a great asset, and a grew
>>>> loss to have her canned.
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 15, 2015, at 1:00 PM, Doug McKenty <dougmck at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, but that was during safe harbor time and was not even an FCC
>>>> infraction. Mary explained to me that she had told Johana to tone down the
>>>> bad language in her show, then canned her when she played a song with a
>>>> cuss word though it was after 10pm.
>>>>>
>>>>> As it was the only program targeting the young, African American
>>>> audience, I thought the loss of the show was unfortunate. There was a lot
>>>> of flack about the decision on Open Lines for weeks afterwards and I
>>>> believe it was the cause of some of the downturn in membership the station
>>>> has experienced over the last eight years.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 15, 2015, at 11:02 AM, M Kathryn Massey <
>>>> mkathrynmassey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not sure, but why some and not all?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jun 15, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Andrea Luna <aluna at mcn.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wasn't Johanna Shultz also terminated for playing a hip-hop song with
>>>> a swear word?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Jun 15, 2015, at 10:27 AM, M Kathryn Massey <
>>>> mkathrynmassey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi, Beth,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's a real question and let me be clear that I am not addressing
>>>> censorship. Ideas, content and opinion matter.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You'll note that Stuart, as President, didn't respond to the kind of
>>>> profanity, but chose to say the PD isn't responsible for content she airs.
>>>> I differ.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> One of the key responsibilities the PD has is exactly what DOES make
>>>> the air, not what is intended.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On April 30 of this year, someone put up a pre-recorded program of W
>>>> Dan's because he was needed elsewhere. This show airs at 8 p. It contained
>>>> the F word.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nothing was done about it and I don't know who was the engineer.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Included here is an email from a former Programmer who was also a
>>>> board member. This exchange was included in my filing to the FCC.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Beth, there has to be some threshold as a guide. In these three
>>>> instances, the P D is responsible. All of these happened before the Safe
>>>> Harbor time frame.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The bigger issue here is the P D being selective on who was removed
>>>> and who wasn't.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I also feel that volunteer programmers are not supported as they
>>>> should be with regular training, regular evaluations on the production of
>>>> programs and no thought to developing themes, and new content.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I hope this helps to clarify a bit. It's larger than three instances
>>>> of profanity. mkm
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> p s I'm sending this note from my cell phone. if the Jan 21 email
>>>> does not follow, it was in another posting. Thank you
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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