[Kzyxtalk] new GM and? executive director?

[Doug McKenty]

I believe the board is going to set up a hiring committee to oversee the process. They are required by law to publicly post the job opening as part of the process. 

John Coate, to the best of my knowledge, insisted that he be called Executive Director upon his hiring. He also insisted that he have total co tell over the programming. He had an interesting interpretation of the role of the board, basically relegating it to fundraising, while all station operations were the preview of management.  Any attempt by the board to set policy or effect programming was considered "micromanaging."  Let's hope they find a new anther with a more inclusive philosophy. 

I, for one, hope they drop the "Executive Director" title altogether. 

Doug

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> On Jun 19, 2015, at 10:54 AM, Kelly Grimes <grimie at mcn.org> wrote:
> 
> Good morning,
> What is the process for finding a person to replace Mr. Coate, the 
> general manager?  Will that person automatically become the executive 
> director of MCPB?  If the board of directors is responsible for 
> overseeing the general manager, why is the general manager the head of 
> the board?  This has always seemed a bit odd to me and now appears to be 
> a good time to discuss the true title and scope of work for Mr. Coate's 
> replacement.  Does anyone have any factual information?
> Thanks,
> Kelly
> 
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