[Kzyxtalk] John Coate didn't save MCPB

[Mary Massey]

John and Scott,

Remember who hired John Coate out of 50-60 candidates.

The Board selected John Coate who had no non-profit experience, no
supervisory skills of staff, no radio fund raising or GM experience, no
budget experience, no experience as a non-profit Board member who could
work with the KZYX Board, and who seemingly has mental health issues
calling himself a "mystic nomad."  In what business entity could a mystic
nomad be hired or manage a day-to-day business and budget?

We all see what hiring Mr Coate has done the station.

John, if I remember correctly, you said Mr Coate just isolated and shunned
you when you rightfully began to inquire into the finances ( you were the
Board Treasurer.)  The then Board of Directors did not support your
inquiry, nor welcome an accounting of the finances that all could see and
understand.  Further, Stuart Campbell, the self-appointed interim
president, permitted programmers like Jeff Blankfort, staff member, David
Steffan, and others to excoriate you at the 2015 Annual meeting of KZYX.
Stuart used those people by proxy to shame, discredit and attempt to have
you quit.  John Coate sat there and watched it happen.  This abuse went on
for about 30 minutes.

I confronted Stuart Campbell via email about these actions. He did not
answer my email.  He seems to have the same habits as John Coate: isolate
and block out anyone who doesn't make him, Stuart look good.  Stuart's
behavior does anything but make him appear as ethical.

In the Annual Meeting, who came to your aid?  The other Board members?
Staff? Programmers? None.  Stuart, as Chair and President, did what many,
if not all narcissists do:  They enlist the help of those around them (by
proxy) to do what they want to keep their hands clean of.  In other words,
Stuart and the Board let a fellow Board member be verbally abused for
trying to get answers about the budget.

If the station doesn't soon fall into bankruptcy which will leave the
license available to begin again, the current Board should rid itself of
any of the old guard, programmers and board alike. This would mean an
accurate disclosure of all past impropriety and a path to correct it.  The
station is at a crossroads now.

Any current board member with a conscience, should remove him or herself to
that end.  This is especially true for Mr Campbell.

On the eve of the Summer Fund Drive, I urge all current members and
potential members to carefully examine what has been revealed in the last
3-6 months.  If something is unclear, ask questions in the next board
meeting.  Call the station and get the principle board members on the phone
to answer your questions.

Ask Jeff Blankfort questions.  Why did he do what he did at the 2015 Annual
Meeting?  BTW, he still has his show which no other station would air due
to his bias and content of this show.

Ask the same question of David Steffan who is still working at the station.
When does a staff person in a public annual meeting stand up and scream at
a sitting board member?  Never heard of it.  It just doesn't happen.

Thank you.

Mary Massey, KZYX Member








On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 9:14 AM, <sako4 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Excellent letter, Scott.
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> John Coate excelled at two things -- self-promotion and myth-making.
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> *From: *"Scott Peterson" <scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com>
> *To: *"kzyxtalk" <kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org>, gblack at mcn.org
> *Sent: *Thursday, June 23, 2016 2:30:00 AM
> *Subject: *[Kzyxtalk] John Coate didn't save MCPB
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> Gordon Black, Volunteer Programmer, MCPB -- gblack (at) mcn.org
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> Dear Mr. Black,
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> Count me among your fans. I've enjoyed your radio show on KZYX for a
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> long time. I understand that you're a fan of John Coate. As evidenced by
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> the statement: "Coate merely saved MCPB." And published here:
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> http://theava.com/archives/44886#2
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> I'm sure that you wrote that with all sincerity. Many people --
> particularly
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> KZYX programmers -- have done the same. But there's something you
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> should see. The Form 990s that Mr. Coate filed here:
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> http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1
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> And the audit he left here:
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> http://kzyx.org/Board/audits/MCPB-Audit-Report6-30-15.pdf
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> If you study these records, you'll see that John Coate didn't save MCPB.
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> Quite the opposite happened. During his tenure, MCPB's net assets
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> dropped by seventy-five percent. While it's debt nearly doubled. Don't
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> feel bad for your statement. Lots of people made the same statement.
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> But that statement had one source -- John Coate. It was very difficult to
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> confirm. Because Mr. Coate was hiding Form 990s. With a policy written
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> on the Form 990s themselves: "No review was or will be conducted."
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> I asked Mr. Coate about that recently. Along with the reasoning for that
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> policy. He wouldn't tell me. Maybe he'll tell you. You can reach him at
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> tex (at) well.com.
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> The only reason I can think of is misdirecting good people like you. Into
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> believing that he'd saved MCPB. When he'd done the exact opposite.
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> The current forecast for MCPB isn't very promising. According to recent
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> figures, MCPB's net assets are down to three percent of what they were
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> before Mr. Coate arrived. And that MCPB will be bankrupt in a matter of
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> months.
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> You're a thinking man, Mr. Black. That's evident in the statement you
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> published. But I implore you. Please study MCPB's Form 990s. And its
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> latest audit. Then reconsider your statement. And consider publishing a
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> retraction. To enlighten your fellow MCPB programmers.
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> Sincerely,
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> Scott M. Peterson
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> Mendocino
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