[Kzyxtalk] KZYX WTF!

[Marco McClean]

On 1/11/2023 8:55 PM, Genese wrote:
 > I hope everyone realizes we don’t know what goes on behind closed 
doors. Do any of you actually know the facts or is this an unfair case 
of vilifying the general manager because she happens to be a paid employee?

Marco here. The general manager, Marty Durlin, is the CEO of Mendocino 
County Public Broadcasting Corporation, not an employee. And its a 
hallmark of cults like KZYX that faithful volunteers work for free to 
bring the money the boss and the boss' lieutenants keep for themselves. 
And all of the intrigue and drama and cutting off of metaphorical heads 
is done, you're absolutely right, Genese, behind closed doors. I can 
tell you from personal experience, from the very beginning of KZYX, 
before one was allowed airtime one had to sign a page of promises to the 
first of KZYX's rotten rat bastard managers, Sean Donovan, who set the 
tone for the operation, including a promise never to speak on-air or 
off-air about private, behind-the-scenes station business or you'd lose 
your airtime, you'd be excommunicated from the church. I'm paraphrasing, 
but that was one of the promises I drew a line through. Sean gave me 
another sheet and said, "What's the problem. I need you to sign this. 
Everyone else has already signed it. Sign it." I drew lines through 
items again and signed it. I wrote a few articles for the Mendocino 
Commentary on the subject. He phoned me before my show one night and 
told me not to bother coming in. That's the short version.

You will never hear the true story of Alicia's firing unless she tells 
you all about it. And, considering the entire shady history of the place 
and its people, it's unlikely that she will. She'll be nervous to, 
afraid to. They'll make up some bullshit about how she decided to move 
on, to be able to spend more time with her family, and how sad they are 
to see her go after the great job she did there and how much everyone 
loved her, and she'll say, Yeah, that's right, that's what it was. Family.

Marco McClean, memo at mcn.org
https://MemoOfTheAir.wordpress.com