[Kzyxtalk] BC's opinion about John Sakowicz.

[BC]

Marco - I spoke for my appreciation of the job that Mary has done for 25 
years, not John C nor any other personalities.  I suspect that you are a 
little reactive to Mary and the station situation in general, You could 
not do the job of program director if your life depended on it; the 
constant pressure would destroy you.
Please understand the nature of the job of program director and give 
Mary a little appreciation and cut her some slack.   ~BC

On 3/13/2015 7:51 PM, Marco McClean wrote:
> BC <omni at mcn.org> wrote:
>
>   >John, As you are relativly new to the area and inexperiencd in public
> radio operations, I suggest that your angry perspective on Mary Aigner
> is both misinformed and unnecessary. Running a 7/24 public operation of
> any kind requires a really dedicated and driven person. That person must
> take all the resources and present a smooth operation while involving
> the entire community. I couldn't do it nor could you. That kind of
> performance requires solid structure that must not accept the vagaries
> of poorly performing volunteer programmers who,by nature, are
> inconsistent and somewhat intermittent. If she was supported by a stern
> program committee who would support the scheduling and mission of
> volunteers she could take a breath occasionally. If you add a
> administrative crew who provide real network for smooth manageable
> operation and the station would smoothly continue it's growth to a real
> beacon to our evolving region. Give Mary a lot of slack John, she has
> done a great job under trying conditions - and still is less of a grouch
> than thou. An enlightened board will help.
>
>       Marco here, BC. I have been here on the coast since 1979 and I am
> very experienced in all aspects of traditional media. I'm sure I don't
> have to list my resume again for you. Publishing, teevee, teaching,
> radio (noncommercial and commercial), and all of it entirely open and
> transparent and inviting everyone to participate who wants to --in some
> of the operations that meant coordinating hundreds of people-- and none
> of it paid for with tax money but by the sweat of my brow. In over
> thirty years I have never missed a deadline or an airdate.
>       If Mary Aigner's and John Coate's cushy jobs are so darn hard for
> them --with a government grant paying to operate all aspects of the
> station, and every dollar of every membership going into their pocket
> and not to improve or feed the station-- it's because they're
> incompetent at it. And they are exactly as bad in every way as John
> Sakowicz describes them to be. Worse in some ways.
>       I agree with you that an enlightened board might help. The current
> and past MCPB boards have been a brick wall against improvement and
> change. Suppose one or two slightly more enlightened board members get
> elected. That would be nice, but /how/ will it help, without cutting out
> the rot?
>       Nothing has changed for the better at KZYX in its 25 years of
> existence. John Sakowicz is taking all the flak, for troubles the board
> and manage brought on themselves, because he won't just shut up about it
> and smile like everyone else does.
>
>       In other news, my KNYO Memo of the Air: Good Night Radio show
> starts at 9pm tonight. 107.7fm in or near Fort Bragg. I'll be doing it
> by live remote from Juanita's kitchen, so if you were planning to come
> to the station on Franklin Street tonight and play music or talk about
> your project, or whatever, you'll have to wait till next week, when I'll
> be there.
>       Also you can contact Bob Young via http://knyo.org and arrange to
> have your own show on KNYO. Slots are available.
>
> http://MemoOfTheAir.wordpress.com
>
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