[Kzyxtalk] [MCN-Discussion]- KZYX Blacklist. Who's next?

[Norman de Vall]

Mary,
We have an interesting rule in the Court Appointed Speciate Advocate
program where sworn advocates of the Juvenile Superior Court cannot
be members of the Board of Directors.  If we ever get a membership
meeting we might discuss whether board members should also be
host/producers concurrently.
Norman
On May 27, 2015, at 6:54 PM, Mary Massey wrote:

> Joel, I was touched by your effort to respond this one last time about the history of problems, poor management and black listing of people who do care about public radio.  I care about good public radio.  
> 
> There are many people who care about good public and community radio.  But as you mention, the GM and PD act as gatekeepers to talent and legitimate community interests.  Just today, I was listening to Patrick Owen's classical music program where he was playing a solemn Mass.  In the middle of the Mass, the station went silent.....dead air.....then, Cal Winslow came on to promo a show of his....then, silence.....dead air.....then the Mass began again.   I will be called a "hater" because I have shared this information in this note to you.  
> 
> Programmers are largely not trained, or poorly trained. They are further crippled by the constant technical issues that befall them.  From what some programmers have told me, they receive little to no help from the Program Director.  The Program Director is solely responsible for what actually goes out on the air waves.  Period.  Dead air, noise, foul language, miscued music, Mr. Winslow in the middle of a Mass, et al.
> 
> Unfortunately, many volunteers and programmers (and I suspect current Board Members) are afraid to challenge management for fear of being thrown off the air.  That's really too bad.  It's a lose lose situation.
> 
> Joel, there are many people who have similar stories such as your own.  If people wish to make a difference, become a KZYX Member for Change on Face Book.  Attend Board meetings and make your voices heard through other media outlets by writing letters.  No name calling.  Just say you want better; you want transparency; you want quality programmers and programming. Write to Stuart Campbell, Board Chair, when you hear poor programming, dead silence, noise, or profanity outside the safe harbor time period.  
> 
> And, join the 37% of the members who were called "haters" by the GM.  That 37% should ask for their money back today.  Why did the GM brand them as "haters"?  37% of the station's members voted for board candidates that the GM didn't want as Board Members.  Yep, that's the crux of it. 
> 
> Never underestimate the power of one voice.  Real change occurs from one person to another person.
> 
> Cheers, Joel!
> 
> M Kathryn Massey
> KZYX, Members for Change
> 
> On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Joel Waldman <poet at mcn.org> wrote:
> In one of his first acts as general manager, John Coate, by phone,
> rescinded my advertised and announced invitation to appear on "Takes
> On The World," an hour before air-time.
> 
> He told me he took this action in the name of "good radio."
> 
> Although I introduced Lawrence Ferlinghetti to our local KZYX audience
> where he read his newly composed Elegy for Allen Ginsberg in a
> broadcast premiere, and in spite of my long-term prior experience as a
> paying subscriber, volunteer, and programmer, I remain personna non
> grata at the station precincts at the behest of the GM.
> 
> I suspect that my calls to the station are now sent to a diverter.
> 
> No one seemed to care nor pay any attention to this act of censorship
> even to this day.
> 
> These are my last written words on the subject; keyboarding is too
> difficult for me; my fingers are numb.  While I am under the influence
> of powerful pain medication (No joke!), I am still able to read poetry
> and speak with some lucidity.
> 
> Please do what you can to save KZYX for me.
> 
> 
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