<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The question is: What are the instructions, the mandate, to Mr. Green. What is he supposed to do? Or is Mr. Green supposed to figure that out himself? What is the (Ha Ha) Strategic Plan? <div><br></div><div>Jane Futcher, would you please respond? What is the board's mandate to the GM?--king</div><div><br></div><div>* * * *<br><div><br><div><div>On Nov 13, 2016, at 10:36 AM, <a href="mailto:sako4@comcast.net">sako4@comcast.net</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; 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vertical-align: baseline; float: right; background: #f8f8f8; text-align: center; overflow: hidden; line-height: 18px; max-width: 100%; color: #555555; width: 237px;"><a href="http://i1.wp.com/theava.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TerryGreen.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ad3b07; text-decoration: none;" data-mce-href="http://i1.wp.com/theava.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TerryGreen.jpg" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ad3b07; text-decoration: none;"><img class=" wp-image-62510" src="http://i1.wp.com/theava.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TerryGreen.jpg?resize=227%2C399" alt="Green" srcset="http://i1.wp.com/theava.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TerryGreen.jpg?w=280 280w, http://i1.wp.com/theava.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TerryGreen.jpg?resize=85%2C150 85w, http://i1.wp.com/theava.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TerryGreen.jpg?resize=171%2C300 171w" sizes="(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px" width="227" height="399" style="margin: 5px 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%;" data-mce-src="http://i1.wp.com/theava.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TerryGreen.jpg?resize=227%2C399" data-mce-style="margin: 5px 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%;"></a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; ">Green</div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">TERRY GREEN has been hired as KZYX’s new General Manager. Mr. Green was General Manager of Santa Cruz’s public radio station KUSP until the Fall of 2015 when, according to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, “The general manager of struggling KUSP 88.9 FM was laid off at the end of the day Wednesday. For 12 years, Terry Green ran the public station that is now on the brink of bankruptcy. The station shoulders $280,000 in loan debt and $435,000 of unpaid bills to National Public Radio. With an annual budget of about $1 million, it operates at an annual loss of $150,000 to $200,000.”</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">(Apparently there were the equivalent of ten full time staffers at KUSP at the time.)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">After Mr. Green was “laid off,” the station dumped its costly NRP-heavy programming, laid off most of its employees, and went to a young-adult music format hoping to cut costs and attract new members/listeners. They also asked the Santa Cruz area — known for its high percentage of wealthy liberal residents/donors — for an emergency donation of $300k so they could survive for another six months. But they got less than $100k in response and, a few months later, filed for bankruptcy. Now, KUSP is no more and has been sold.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">According to Tyler Falk of <a href="http://current.org">current.org</a> which follows “news for people in public media,” writing on October 28, 2016:</div><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 10px 20px 10px 50px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; quotes: "' ''; background: url('../framework/images/blockquote_gray.gif") 0px 20px no-repeat #ffffff; color: #555555;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 10px 20px 10px 50px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; quotes: '\' \'\'; background: url(\'../framework/images/blockquote_gray.gif') 0px 20px no-repeat #ffffff; color: #555555;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">KUSP License, Assets, Wine Sold Off To Religious Broadcaster — A religious broadcaster emerged as the top bidder Tuesday in an auction for the broadcast license and other assets of bankrupt KUSP in Santa Cruz, Calif.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Educational Media Foundation won with a $605,000 offer, outbidding two competing parties: a local organization with ties to KUSP, and public radio station KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif. The religious broadcaster reached an initial agreement to sell at $400,000, before continued bidding drove up the price.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">KCRW ended up as a backup bidder, putting it in line to buy the assets at $600,000 if EMF can’t complete the sale.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Community nonprofit Media Watch/Central Coast Community Radio raised nearly $95,000 on <a href="https://www.youcaring.com/central-coast-community-radio-media-watch-648820" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ad3b07; text-decoration: none;" data-mce-href="https://www.youcaring.com/central-coast-community-radio-media-watch-648820" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ad3b07; text-decoration: none;">youcaring.com</a> and failed in its bid. “Now the group is hoping to obtain a different radio frequency that would serve Santa Cruz, Watsonville, parts of Monterey and Pacific Grove, and possibly the Big Sur coast,” according to a press release.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">KUSP <a href="http://current.org/2016/09/after-filing-for-bankruptcy-kusp-seeks-buyer-for-license/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ad3b07; text-decoration: none;" data-mce-href="http://current.org/2016/09/after-filing-for-bankruptcy-kusp-seeks-buyer-for-license/" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ad3b07; text-decoration: none;">filed for bankruptcy</a> in August under nearly $850,000 in debt.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">According to court documents, KUSP’s assets included broadcasting equipment, furniture, a music collection and ‘1 Lot Misc. Wine’.”</div></blockquote><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">In other words, it sounds like Mr. Green will perfect for KZYX.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: georgia, 'palatino linotype', palatino, 'times new roman', times, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a name="6" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ad3b07;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #ad3b07;" class="mceItemAnchor"></a><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28459" src="http://i1.wp.com/theava.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ornament2.gif?resize=87%2C46" alt="* * *" width="87" height="46" style="margin: 0px auto 7px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; display: block; line-height: 0;" data-mce-src="http://i1.wp.com/theava.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ornament2.gif?resize=87%2C46" data-mce-style="margin: 0px auto 7px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; display: block; line-height: 0;"></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Kzyxtalk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org">Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a><br>http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/kzyxtalk<br></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>