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“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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9/13/12: Last day to join KPFA to vote in fall elections
Changing the dynamic at Pacifica Radio is up for a vote in this fall’s election for Local Station Board members at KPFA and the other four Pacifica stations. In order to participate in these upcoming elections, you need to be a member of your local Pacifica station as of Thursday, September 13. The minimum membership contribution is $25 between Sept 13, 2011 and Sept 13, 2012. At KPFA, if you haven’t made a donation between those dates, you can do so by paying online with a credit or debit card at https://secure.kpfa.org/support. A pledge by itself is insufficient; you must … Continue reading
Posted in elections and governance, KPFA, KPFK, KPFT, recall election, recall Tracy Rosenberg, WBAI, WPFW
Tagged KPFA, KPFA recall, Pacifica National Board, SaveKPFA
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VICTORY: KPFK board votes against Jackson Lewis
The elected Local Station Board at Pacifica station KPFK in Los Angeles has just joined KPFA’s board in passing a resolution calling on Pacifica to drop Jackson Lewis. As at KPFA, the resolution passed by an overwhelming majority. This steps up pressure on the Pacifica National Board to act now to cancel Jackson Lewis’ retainer agreement. Got a minute to make a difference? Last time the national board met, it spent its time discussing how to block messages from listeners. This time, let’s be sure they hear the substance of our message loud and clear: fire Jackson Lewis NOW! Send … Continue reading
Posted in Arlene Engelhardt, elections and governance, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, KPFK, labor, legal, Pacifica, Tracy Rosenberg, union-busting
Tagged anti-union, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, kpfk, Pacifica, Pacifica National Board, tracy rosenberg
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L.A. Theatre Works booted off KPFA, but welcomed with open arms at sister station KPFK
KPFA’s sister station in Los Angeles, KPFK, announced it scored a coup by signing up the award-winning program L.A. Theatre Works to run every Sunday night. “We feel it is far and away the best radio drama show in the country,” KPFK’s interim program director Alan Minsky told the press. This is the same program that interim KPFA managers Andrew Phillips and Carrie Core removed from KPFA’s airwaves last fall, despite an outcry from listeners. They filled the time slot with two programs hosted by allies of Pacifica management, The Week Starts Here and TwitWit (actors reading a Twitter feed from … Continue reading
