[Kzyxtalk] John Coate Resume - Fact Check

[Scott Peterson]

Dear Tex,



Thanks for posting your resume online here:



http://johncoate.com/John%20Coate%20Resume%202016%20-%20Web%20Version.pdf



This is a fact check of some of those claims about your tenure at KZYX.



1. "I was the Executive Director of Mendocino County Broadcasting and



General Manager of KZYX-FM, listener-supported public radio in



Mendocino County from 2008-2015."



FACT: You were only the 'Manager' of MCPB. You stated that under oath



in seven years worth of Form 990s here:



http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1<http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1>



2. "When I arrived the station was mired in s [sic] $200K debt with



its infrastructure in disarray."



FACT: When you arrived, MCPB's debt was only $55,000. That was stated



in your report here:



http://www.kzyx.org/images/pdf/gm_reports/Oct%2008%20GM%20report.pdf<http://www.kzyx.org/images/pdf/gm_reports/Oct%2008%20GM%20report.pdf>



3. "I reduced that debt by 93%."



FACT: When you left, MCPB's debt was $82,121. You can see that here:



http://kzyx.org/Board/audits/MCPB-Audit-Report6-30-15.pdf



So you actually increased that debt by 49%.



4. "MCPB was profitable 3 of the past 5 years."



FACT: You were with MCPB for seven years, ending in June of 2015.



Three of those years were profitable. Four weren't. During that



entire time period, MCPB lost ($162,906). You can see that here:



http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/about-us/station-business/mcpb-bylaws-and-financial-statements



5. "My tenure was a period of unprecedented stability for this



25 year-old organization."



FACT: MCPB has lost 75% of its net worth since 2008, the year you



arrived. You can see that here:



http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1



6. "KZYX is a membership-owned organization with an all-volunteer



Board of Directors."



FACT: You put yourself -- a paid employee -- on the Board of



Directors, Mr. Coate. In Form 990s that were hidden from the



organization for your entire tenure. You can see that here:



http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1



7. "It employs a fulltime [sic] and, works with more than 60 local



volunteer programmers."



FACT: Your Form 990s -- signed under penalty of perjury -- report no



volunteers at all. You can see that here:



http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1



8. "I worked constructively with all of them in various capacities such



as fundraising, budgeting, strategy, planning, policy and technology."



FACT: You didn't cooperate with KZYX's Treasurer. You can see that here:



http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/leg_det.pl?Application_id=1554464&File_number=BRED-20130724AAG



9. "The core of my crew at KZYX remained at their jobs for more than



seven years."



FACT: The number of employees went from seven to zero during that



seven-year period. You can see that in your Form 990s here:


<http://www.kzyx.org/images/pdf/gm_reports/Oct%2008%20GM%20report.pdf>

http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1



10. "I build relationships that thrive and last."



FACT: In your seven years at MCPB, there's no evidence that you've



built a single relationship in Mendocino County. If anything, you've



driven people apart. You can see that in KZYX's skyrocketing legal



expenses here:



http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1



Publishing these things online doesn't make them true, Tex. All it



does is embarrass the people who supported you.



Sincerely,



Scott M. Peterson



Mendocino



cc: (KZYXTalk, John 'Tex' Coate, MCPB Board Members)



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