[Kzyxtalk] KZYX Does It Again

[Scott Peterson]

KZYX Does It Again


Editor,


On April 26 of last year, I wrote a letter to you about the mistake Mendocino County Public Broadcasting — KZYX — made hiring Lorraine Dechter as General Manager. You told me, ‘Sit on it for a year and see what happens.’ So I did. Then on November 28, I sent you a piece about the mistake it’d made hiring Jeffrey Parker as Dechter’s successor. You told me, ‘Give the guy six months then update it.’ So I did.


It’s not that Dechter and Parker are bad people, but they were definitely big hiring mistakes. As pointed out in my first letter, Dechter’s under-qualification is obvious on public Form 990s for nonprofits she’s run before. It’s even worse for Parker. He’s managed only one nonprofit, and it got revoked by the IRS for not filing any Form 990s. I reported that in the piece I sent you in November.


Over a one-year time period, Mendocino County Public Broadcasting reported a net asset loss of $82,060. That’s more than half of its net worth. And it’s reported in Form 990s that aren’t reviewed by the board of directors before filing. Who signs them? The General Managers that should never have been hired in the first place — Dechter and Parker.


Well, I just got their latest Form 990 from the Registry of Charitable Trusts. It’s stamped received February 21, 2017 and signed by Mr. Parker. For the seventh year running, it’s got the same policy about reviewing Form 990s written right on it: ‘NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.’ The worst news of all is on the depreciation schedule. Normal wear-and-tear has zeroed out the value of leasehold improvements and equipment. The only thing left is a collection of ‘recorded material’ valued at $87,314. Which is very odd, since year before last it was only worth $22,169 — and nothing has been added since then.


I didn’t write any more letters to you about Dechter and Parker’s job performance at your request to give them a chance. It’s too bad they both let you down.


Sincerely,


Scott M. Peterson

Mendocino


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