[Kzyxtalk] Attn: New KZYX Board Members

[Scott Peterson]

Dear New KZYX Board Members,

In case you're wondering how I got your email address .. I got it from a former KZYX station manager who

recently left over 'cronyism' and 'nastiness' at KZYX .. have you gotten his email? .. did you ignore him? .. 

Mr. Azarro, I've never met you .. but I heard your assurance that MCPB would be acting in harmony from 

now on .. that was at the Point Noyo board meeting .. where the police showed up to take someone away 

who wasn't .. 

Mr. Middlebrook .. you sat at a table with me. along with Marco McLean and others .. after assuring us that 

KZYX would be more transparent in the future .. after five years of Form 990s had been cloaked in secrecy .. 

by the executive director of KZYX .. who reported to the board of directors .. yeah .. 

and Mr. Campbell. I've sent many emails your way .. not one of them has gotten a response .. 

let me tell you a powerful tale .. about the cost of not responding .. for individual directors of a nonprofit 

corporation thinking they're immune from ignoring people like me .. 

there's another public broadcasting entity you may have heard of .. it was called MCTV .. they had a board 

of directors too .. just like you .. and they ignored people too .. just like me .. and they all got sued .. just like 

you're about to be sued .. by Mr. Dennis O'Brien .. for ignoring people like me .. 

the outcome of the MCTV lawsuit is public knowledge .. each of those directors had to dig into their individual 

pockets to pay that judgment off .. not because they'd done anything wrong .. but because they'd ignored 

people like me .. 

I know this may be inconvenient for you .. and certainly unpopular .. but you might want to check your bank 

balance today .. or that tin can buried in your back yard .. and see if ignoring people like me is really worth it .. 

while you're at it .. do a simple background check on your fellow board members .. and employees .. see if it 

lines up with the background listed on their resumes .. if you have one .. if not, you might want to get one .. 

a note on dishonest associates .. they might not be able get that resume to you .. in fact, they might even 

ignore you .. like you're doing .. it's easy enough .. right? .. 

and about that 'indemnification' clause in your bylaws .. you might want to check the date on them .. just for 

laughs .. it's dated July 12, 2010 .. then check the Form 990 for the same time period .. where it says that no 

changes had been made to the governing documents at KZYX for that time period .. thereby removing any so-

called protection you may have been relying on .. 

while you're at it .. you might want to check the bank balances of the people you've been relying on .. or the tin 

cans buried in their back yards .. 

and if you're getting any legal advice, make sure you've got an agreement in place .. to bond that advice .. yeah .. 

attorneys carry malpractice insurance .. especially big shots like David Hopmann and Eliane Hering .. and for any 

legal advice, there's something called a letter of opinion .. where you can get that advice in writing .. 

KZYX has been running afoul of CPB rules for some time now .. after taking millions of dollars in grant money from 

them .. they're entitled to recover that money .. all of it .. if you've been ignoring them .. 

sincerely,

Scott M. Peterson

Mendocino









 		 	   		  
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