[Kzyxtalk] John Coate Resume - Fact Check

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Nice work, Scott. 

John 

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From: "Scott Peterson" <scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com> 
To: "kzyxtalk" <kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 10:19:05 PM 
Subject: [Kzyxtalk] John Coate Resume - Fact Check 



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 








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 







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://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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