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Loading...*MY FAVORITE RADIO SHOW NEEDS YOUR HELP…
here is a missive sent out by my man, weyland, from kpfa’s hardknock radio:
Folks,
I hate that I have to reach out to you like this. Some of you know whatsup,
but most of you are hearing this for the first time. Hard Knock Radio is
under attack. This is not a joke. HKR is in jeapordy, and only your support
can save it. We are asking for our supporters to speak on our behalf at
Pacifica’s National Board Meeting tomorrow 11am-1pm at Doubletree Hotel 200
Marina Blvd in Berkeley. Supporters and allies will gather at 10am for
breakfast and strategy at Westside Café located at 2570 9th St in Berkeley.
We have exhausted ALL internal processes, and putting this on BLAST is our
last resort. Pacifica and the Local Station Board have ignored requests
from KPFA staff and the KPFA Union to resolve the situation. The situation
is this: KPFA GM Roy Campanella assaulted me on the job; KPFA GM Roy
Campanella has sexually harrassed several women at the station; there is
increasing evidence that KPFA GM Roy Campanella and members of KPFA’s Local
Station Board are spreading rumors that I am accepting payola from local
artists and that I’m laundering money. A recent “anonymous” note sent
around the station states that I have “a rep for abusing young women” and
that I’m racist and an Anti-Semite.
I know this is last minute, but Pacifica just now told us when public
comment would be. I hope some of you can join us for breakfast. For those
who can’t come through, there will be other opportunities to help us. Thank
you for your support.
-Weyland
DON’T LET THIS SHOW DIE!! I WILL KEEP FOLKS UP TO DATE ABOUT WHAT’S GOIN’ DOWN..
*AND OF COURSE…THERE’S PBS AND NPR…
A House panel has voted to eliminate all public funding for NPR and
PBS,
starting with “Sesame Street,” “Reading Rainbow,” and other
commercial-free
children’s shows. If approved, this would be the most severe cut in the
history of public broadcasting, threatening to pull the plug on Big
Bird,
Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch.
The cuts would slash 25% of the federal funding this year—$100
million—and
end funding altogether within two years. The loss could kill beloved
children’s shows like “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” “Arthur,” and
“Postcards
from Buster.” Rural stations and those serving low-income communities
might
not survive. Other stations would have to increase corporate
sponsorships.
The next vote on the cuts will take place tomorrow (Thursday). Help us
reach
400,000 signatures to be delivered to the committee members.
http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/?t=2
Thanks!
P.S. Read the Washington Post report on the threat to NPR and PBS at:
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=745
*GO SEE “BATMAN BEGINS”
it’s what the latest star wars movie coulda been… in fact, the early sequences with liam neeson shoulda been qui gon jinn and obi wan in the phantom menace…
cheers!!
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