[Kzyxtalk] Attn: New KZYX Board Members

[Doug McKenty]

John,

When I wrote the board three years ago to warn them that Sakowitz and others were going to the FCC, I also let them that much of the complaints were not under the preview of that regulatory body. What I did tell them was the real threat came from the CPB, which has regulations concerning good governance, and I advised them at that time that they should take these issues seriously if they wanted to continue to receive the CPB grant. 

The CPB requires that the station follows its bylaws and policies. Am I wrong to say that the station has not been following its programming policy?  I believe it is easily provable that a handful of people have been making programming and production decisions rather than following board policy.  

I have actually written then board, begging them to eliminate the policy if they weren't going to follow it, because ignoring the policy put the CPB grant at risk. 

I have been ignored. 

Now Scott Peterson has discovered this, among other violations, just as I warned the board would someday happen if they did not clean up there act. 

This is not some random delusion. This is real.  

I would suggest helping the board begin to function in accordance with due diligence, though I warn you that offering such help is typically met with stonewalling.  I do not understand why, perhaps you could enlighten us. 

Doug

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 31, 2016, at 12:11 AM, John Arteaga <johnarteaga110 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Jesus Christ,
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> What kind of unhinged madman is this Scott Peterson? Did John Sackowitz contract out his pointless, annoying, counterproductive mau-mauing of the station's hard-working staff and board to him since he lost his board seat? (I'm sure that everyone at the station breathed a great sigh of relief  when that happened).
> I like the part about John 'leaving because of cronyism and nastiness'. No, Scott, he left only because he was voted out of his position there, and in terms nastiness, there was no one there who could come close to him.
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> As if the station has nothing better to do than to hunt down every frivolous demand for this and that document that he extortionately demands! Screw him!
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> What is it about trying to run a simple little public radio station that brings out the power and attention starved crockpots to dog and harass its every move?!
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> Keep up the good work, you all, and remember; Illegitemis non carborundum.
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> Best wishes, John Arteaga
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> From: Scott Peterson [mailto:scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2016 11:01 PM
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> Subject: Attn: New KZYX Board Members
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> Dear New KZYX Board Members,
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> In case you're wondering how I got your email address .. I got it from a former KZYX station manager who
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> recently left over 'cronyism' and 'nastiness' at KZYX .. have you gotten his email? .. did you ignore him? .. 
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> Mr. Azarro, I've never met you .. but I heard your assurance that MCPB would be acting in harmony from 
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> now on .. that was at the Point Noyo board meeting .. where the police showed up to take someone away 
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> Mr. Middlebrook .. you sat at a table with me. along with Marco McLean and others .. after assuring us that 
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> KZYX would be more transparent in the future .. after five years of Form 990s had been cloaked in secrecy .. 
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> by the executive director of KZYX .. who reported to the board of directors .. yeah .. 
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> and Mr. Campbell. I've sent many emails your way .. not one of them has gotten a response .. 
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> let me tell you a powerful tale .. about the cost of not responding .. for individual directors of a nonprofit 
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> there's another public broadcasting entity you may have heard of .. it was called MCTV .. they had a board 
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> of directors too .. just like you .. and they ignored people too .. just like me .. and they all got sued .. just like 
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> you're about to be sued .. by Mr. Dennis O'Brien .. for ignoring people like me .. 
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> the outcome of the MCTV lawsuit is public knowledge .. each of those directors had to dig into their individual 
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> pockets to pay that judgment off .. not because they'd done anything wrong .. but because they'd ignored 
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> I know this may be inconvenient for you .. and certainly unpopular .. but you might want to check your bank 
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> balance today .. or that tin can buried in your back yard .. and see if ignoring people like me is really worth it .. 
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> while you're at it .. do a simple background check on your fellow board members .. and employees .. see if it 
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> lines up with the background listed on their resumes .. if you have one .. if not, you might want to get one .. 
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> a note on dishonest associates .. they might not be able get that resume to you .. in fact, they might even 
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> ignore you .. like you're doing .. it's easy enough .. right? .. 
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> and about that 'indemnification' clause in your bylaws .. you might want to check the date on them .. just for 
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> laughs .. it's dated July 12, 2010 .. then check the Form 990 for the same time period .. where it says that no 
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> changes had been made to the governing documents at KZYX for that time period .. thereby removing any so-
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> while you're at it .. you might want to check the bank balances of the people you've been relying on .. or the tin 
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> and if you're getting any legal advice, make sure you've got an agreement in place .. to bond that advice .. yeah .. 
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> attorneys carry malpractice insurance .. especially big shots like David Hopmann and Eliane Hering .. and for any 
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> legal advice, there's something called a letter of opinion .. where you can get that advice in writing .. 
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> KZYX has been running afoul of CPB rules for some time now .. after taking millions of dollars in grant money from 
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> them .. they're entitled to recover that money .. all of it .. if you've been ignoring them .. 
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> Scott M. Peterson
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