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Why I’m Supporting SaveKPFA in KPFA’s Board Election
By Brian Edwards-Tiekert This month, KPFA is going through what will probably prove to be one of the most important elections of its 10-year experiment with democracy. I’m supporting the candidates listed at www.savekpfa.org, along with many other endorsers, because what’s at stake is the survival of KPFA as we know it. Right now, KPFA is slowly recovering from a near-mortal blow. When Pacifica purged The Morning Show two years ago, it removed KPFA’s biggest fundraiser from the air. To compensate, the station had to increase the amount of days it spends in fund drives by 30%–a sure recipe for dropping listenership … Continue reading
Posted in Brian Edwards-Tiekert, budget, elections and governance, endorsers, KPFA, KPFA election 2012, labor, Pacifica
Tagged anti-union, budget, endorsers, fundraising, KPFA, labor, Pacifica, Pacifica Radio
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Why this vote matters
“The result of these elections could determine whether Pacifica survives or continues its slide into bankruptcy,” writes Pacifica National Board member and SaveKPFA activist Dan Siegel in Counterpunch. “Pacifica has always been fractious, back to when KPFA was founded as its first station in 1949,” he continues, going on to describe the network’s current leadership as “inept and politically sectarian.” That leadership, he writes, “has brought the Foundation to its knees. It has spent down all its reserves, incurring cumulative deficits of $5.7 million in the last four fiscal years, according to its 2012 audit report.” | READ Siegel’s article … Continue reading
Posted in Dan Siegel, elections and governance, endorsers, Independents for Community Radio, KPFA, KPFK, KPFT, Tracy Rosenberg, United for Community Radio, WBAI, WPFW
Tagged KPFA, kpfk, KPFT, Pacifica National Board, SaveKPFA, WBAI, WPFW
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Rosenberg blocks recall vote count
An Alameda County judge has granted Pacifica treasurer Tracy Rosenberg‘s request to block any counting of the thousands of ballots in the recall election against her cast by KPFA members this summer. The election was triggered after more than 800 KPFA listeners who signed petitions seeking Rosenberg’s removal from the Pacifica National Board over her role in killing the Morning Show, misappropriating members’ email addresses, and other abuses. At the time, the Morning Show was the most listened-to program produced at KPFA, and the station’s biggest fundraiser. Rosenberg delays vote, then sues over delay Shortly before the ballot count was … Continue reading
Posted in elections and governance, endorsers, Independents for Community Radio, KPFA, KPFA recall, legal, Matt Ward, recall election, recall Tracy Rosenberg, United for Community Radio
Tagged Independents for Community Radio, KPFA, kpfa recall vote, Pacifica National Board, tracy rosenberg, United for Community Radio
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Endorsements for the YES campaign continue to roll in
Here’s a sampling of the latest YES endorsements (all titles/organizations for ID only): CHRIS KAVANAGH, former elected Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner (2002-2008), former Green Party of Alameda County Central/County Council member * EMILY ALMA, Chico Peace and Justice Center, Butte Environmental Council, Occupy Chico, Chico Palestine Action Group * SCOTT CAMIL, activist * HELENE KNOX, poet, KPFA listener/volunteer * EDDY PAY, KPFA music programmer * SASHA FUTRAN, member, KPFA local station board * FRANCESCA ROSA, member, SEIU 1021, delegate. SF Labor Council * BILL HARVEY, former president, Alameda County Labor Council, AFL-CIO* GENE COYLE, economist & listener * LAWRENCE DAVIDSON, former … Continue reading
Posted in elections and governance, endorsers, KPFA recall endorsers, recall election, recall Tracy Rosenberg, who supports KPFA recall
Tagged endorsers, KPFA recall endorsers, recall Tracy Rosenberg
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KPFA’s local board chair urges YES vote
“Let me paint a picture of where KPFA is now — because it should concern all of us — no matter which side we’re on,” writes Margy Wilkinson, chair of KPFA’s local board in an open letter to listeners. Wilkinson cites evidence of the dramatic loss of listenership following Pacifica management’s purging of the station’s most listened-to program, the Morning Show, produced by a crew of young, diverse journalists. What follows is a tale of stunningly undemocratic dirty-tricks, financial mismanagement and anti-union maneuvers that have caused KPFA listeners to demand an immediate change in Pacifica’s management — starting with the … Continue reading
Posted in Brian Edwards-Tiekert, budget, censorship, elections and governance, endorsers, fund drives, KPFA recall, labor, Margy Wilkinson, Tracy Rosenberg, union-busting
Tagged anti-union, budget, censorship, endorsers, KPFA recall, Pacifica, recall Tracy Rosenberg, SaveKPFA
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Noted Tracy Rosenberg endorsers withdraw support, YES on KPFA recall endorsers list growing
David Barsamian, host of Alternative Radio, who was initially listed as an endorser of the “no” recall campaign, now says that it was a “total error on his part.” He told KPFA staff that he retracted his endorsement once he found out more about the issues. KPFA staffer Davey D of Hard Knock Radio, in response to a listener query, has also said he did not take a position against the recall. Nevertheless, his name still appears on the anti-recall site as a staff endorser. Meanwhile, the YES campaign is adding endorsers daily, including (titles & organizations for ID only): … Continue reading
Posted in elections and governance, endorsers, KPFA recall, KPFA recall endorsers, KPFA recall vote, labor, Pacifica, recall election, recall Tracy Rosenberg, Tracy Rosenberg, who supports KPFA recall
Tagged endorsers, KPFA listeners, KPFA recall endorsers, Pacifica, recall Tracy Rosenberg
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