[Kzyxtalk] Listener Request

[Scott Peterson]

Dear Mr. Blankfort,

I'm a regular listener of your program, 'Takes on the World' on KZYX.

I appreciate the time and attention you put into your program. As well

as all the research. I do, however, have a request for you.

My request is this: Please look into three things about Mendocino

County Public Broadcasting, Inc. Number one, the corporation's net

assets over the past ten years. Number two, its debt over the same

same time period. And number three, its policy toward public 

disclosure of that information. You can find the Form 990s here:

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

You can find the latest audited financial statement here:

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

And the latest unaudited financial statement here:

http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/about-us/volunteering-at-kzyx/102-station-business/249-mcpb-2016-budget-as-passed

What you'll find is this: (1) that MCPB's net assets have dropped from 

$350,000 in 2007 to $11,000 today; (2) that MCPB's corporate debt

has nearly doubled over that time period, and; (3) that MCPB actively

concealed Form 990s from its Board of Directors. That's gone on for

the last five years. In a policy described in 'Schedule O' toward the end

of the Form 990s themselves: "No review was or will be conducted."

This policy blinded MCPB's Board from what many would agree was a

catastrophic decline.

It also blinded many talented and well-intentioned programmers to 

excoriate those who tried getting to the truth. Particularly MCPB's

own Treasurer, Mr. John Sakowicz. I first reported this policy back in 

October of 2013 here:

http://theava.com/archives/24569

I don't know of anyone who'd reported this before me. I'm pretty

sure that I was the first. In fact, I remember telling Mr. Sakowicz

about it on the telephone. Shortly after that, he got elected to the

Board of Directors and began asking for the Form 990s. To see what

MCPB's financial position was. But his request was refused. And the

policy continued.

After that, Mr. Sakowicz -- and four other members -- filed a grievance

with the FCC over that and other issues. But instead of reversing that

policy, MCPB hired an expensive Washington, DC law firm to discredit 

Mr. Sakowicz. Something it couldn't really afford. But didn't realize. 

Because the Form 990s were being hidden.

After that grievance was filed, MCPB posted a handful of documents 

that appear to be audited financial statements on its website. Most of

them supposedly prepared by an accountant named Frank X. Gloeggler. 

Who'd also prepared the Form 990s. And swore on each and every one

of them -- under penalty of perjury -- that no such audits had been

prepared. I've since reported this discovery as well. In the Anderson

Valley Advertiser. 

I just found an editorial of yours from 2014 there. Speaking unkindly

about Mr. Sakowicz and his grievance with the FCC. That was mainly

about MCPB's policy of hiding financial information from Directors 

and Officers. Like Mr. Sakowicz. I can understand your confusion. But

I'm the one who broke the story to him. And to the rest of the world.

That hiding financial information from the public was MCPB policy.

If you find my research to be credible, can you take another request?

To consider retracting that editorial? You can find it here:

http://theava.com/archives/32856/comment-page-1#34

Thanks for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Scott M. Peterson

Mendocino

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