[Kzyxtalk] Fwd: [MCN-Announce]- Scott Peterson's full report.

[John Sakowicz]

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From: "John Sakowicz" <sako4 at comcast.net> 
To: "announce" <announce at lists.mcn.org> 
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 9:58:03 AM 
Subject: Re: [MCN-Announce]- Scott Peterson's full report. 

Carole, 

It's very simple: Unless KZYX's financials are accurately stated, and filed, with the IRS, FCC, CPB, and KZYX's own Board of Directors and members, KZYX will fail. I repeat: KZYX, our beloved community radio station, will fail. 

That's why I'm running for the Board -- to save KZYX, not destroy it. 

Years ago, when I was on the Board (2013-2016), I was aware of the station's problems with accountability and transparency. I saw management at that time -- John Coate -- first fire Christina Aanestad without cause, then misappropriate the money that King Collins, and others, collected and escrowed for the stipulated purpose of opening a Ukiah studio. That misappropriation was in the amount of $10,000. Coate used the money to meet payroll. 

Emboldened by getting away with the misappropriation, in short order, I saw John Coate give himself a 10 per cent raise, even as membership numbers and underwriting revenues were falling. 

I'll continue, Carole. 

I saw KZYX's financials -- the GM's annual report, the audit, and tax filings -- fail to add up. Taken together, the financials were inconsistent, inaccurate, and incomplete, at best. They may have been fraudulent, at worst. 

I saw our station offices left unattended by staff during business hours. Incidentally, the FCC substantiated this part of my complaint to the FCC. 

I saw little to no investment in equipment and technology that would have improved our broadcast signal. KZYX often has dead air, fuzz-outs, and a scratchy signal. 

I saw my friend, Board member and popular radio show host, Doug McKenty, lose his show for speaking up about the Board's own lack of enforcement of its own by-laws. 

I saw Marco McClean stonewalled. Marco is perhaps the most talented radio show host ever to grace the airwaves in Mendocino County. If by some miracle, KZYX would give me my show back at KZYX, I would offer my slot on the schedule to Marco. 

I saw another friend, esteemed former Mendocino County Supervisor, Norman De Vall, lose his annual show interviewing candidates for county office for creating the list serve known as KZYX Talk ...kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org Norman created the list serv for the simple reason that KZYX members might have a forum on which to communicate with one another and organize. This concept was an anathema to John Coate. 

I lost my own highly regarded show for taking on Coate. As a Board member, I publicly challenged Coate on all of the above, and more. It may interest you to know that during the last Pledge Drive that I hosted on my show, I raised $2,500 in one hour. That's not bad for Friday at 9 am. Now, during current Pledge Drives, programmers have a hard time raising $1,000, or even $500. If members vote with their dollars, then you can infer that they loved my show. 

I could continue. But I'll stop here. 

John Sakowicz 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Eric Sunswheat" <eric.sunswheat at gmail.com> 
To: "announce" <announce at lists.mcn.org> 
Cc: "John Sakowicz" <sako4 at comcast.net>, "Carole Freeman" <madrone at mcn.org> 
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 8:52:10 AM 
Subject: Re: [MCN-Announce]- Scott Peterson's full report. 

Obviously John is trying to keep the station in the public interest, and not sold off to private sector to compensate for mounting financial legal vulnerability, because of those who have absconded with the community trust, is one possible take away. The sooner that action is taken to stop the malfeasance, reduces the eventual monetary hit to the radio station's licenses which are being stripped of its assets, as NPR plays on. Too bad the station voting members were manipulated by entrenched staff management with happy talk, and the exile of volunteer radio program hosts, who had the best interests of the community and radio station at heart. Instead Lake County funding drive will help support the new direction, ha! 

E 

On Sunday, March 12, 2017, Carole Freeman wrote: 


I’m seriously curious why you are running for the board of a station which you frequently talk down? Are there people there you respect enough to work with? 


> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxf2TM2uxGxFMTN2bWdHMG1DMEE/view 
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> Scott's Peterson's report is masterful. He should format the report as a complaint, and send it to the IRS, the FCC, and the CPB. There may even be a whistleblower reward in it for him if fraud is involved in KZYX's financial filings. 
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> -- John Sakowicz 
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