[grc] grc Digest, Vol 40, Issue 6
Ann Garrison
anniegarrison at gmail.com
Fri Jan 12 13:22:40 PST 2018
I could not agree more with this:
"Putting in another plea for moving to a more user friendly platform than
an email list serve. Reading chopped up emails backwards is so 15 years
ago.
Thanks,
Amy"
For real,
@AnnGarrison <https://twitter.com/AnnGarrison?lang=en>
Independent Journalist,
SKYPE: Ann Garrison, Oakland
415-503-7487
On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 12:27 PM, WERU NEWS via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
wrote:
> Putting in another plea for moving to a more user friendly platform than
> an email list serve. Reading chopped up emails backwards is so 15 years
> ago.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amy
>
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> > 1. Re: Pacifica crisis (Kim Kaufman)
> > 2. Congo news feature posted this week (Ann Garrison)
> > 3. Fwd: [NCRA-Members] Samsung unlocks the FM Chip in Canada
> > and US (Frieda Werden)
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> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:15:06 -0800
> > From: "Kim Kaufman" <kim.kaufman at att.net>
> > To: "'Tracy Rosenberg'" <tracy at media-alliance.org>
> > Cc: "'GRC'" <grc at peak.org>
> > Subject: Re: [grc] Pacifica crisis
> > Message-ID: <005001d38ab4$4b466f90$e1d34eb0$@att.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> >
> > Oh, knock it off, Tracy. This is tired.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kim
> >
> >
> >
> > From: tracyrose at gmail.com [mailto:tracyrose at gmail.com] On Behalf Of
> Tracy
> > Rosenberg
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:46 PM
> > To: Kim Kaufman <kim.kaufman at att.net>
> > Cc: GRC <grc at peak.org>
> > Subject: Re: [grc] Pacifica crisis
> >
> >
> >
> > Kim,
> >
> >
> >
> > Don't troll GRC.
> >
> >
> >
> > - Tracy
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 11:36 PM, Kim Kaufman via grc <
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> > wrote:
> >
> > Tracy ?
> >
> >
> >
> > There?s no need to 1) lecture me, and 2) sling some bullshit to relieve
> > peoples? anxiety. I will leave it to the readers here to determine for
> > themselves what ?finalized? means based on the information given in terms
> > of actual money received, finalized, approved by the PNB ? and given to
> > Empire.
> >
> >
> >
> > Carry on everyone. This is Pacifica.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kim
> >
> >
> >
> > From: tracyrose at gmail.com <mailto:tracyrose at gmail.com> [mailto:
> > tracyrose at gmail.com <mailto:tracyrose at gmail.com> ] On Behalf Of Tracy
> > Rosenberg
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 10:19 PM
> > To: Kim Kaufman <kim.kaufman at att.net <mailto:kim.kaufman at att.net> >
> > Cc: GRC <grc at peak.org <mailto:grc at peak.org> >
> > Subject: Re: [grc] Pacifica crisis
> >
> >
> >
> > Kim,
> >
> >
> >
> > There's no need to make people feel more insecure than they already feel.
> >
> >
> >
> > The loan is final. The terms are set (and very desirable) and the board
> > has approved in concept and will finalize tomorrow night.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think you should find somethign else to do with yourself besides
> > provoking needless anxiety. There's been way too much of that
> >
> > lately.,
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Tracy
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 5:26 PM, Kim Kaufman via grc <
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> > > wrote:
> >
> > I?m sure Bill will make an announcement when it?s finalized Up until it?s
> > finalized, it is not finalized.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kim
> >
> >
> >
> > From: tracyrose at gmail.com <mailto:tracyrose at gmail.com> <mailto:
> > tracyrose at gmail.com <mailto:tracyrose at gmail.com> > [mailto:
> > tracyrose at gmail.com <mailto:tracyrose at gmail.com> <mailto:
> > tracyrose at gmail.com <mailto:tracyrose at gmail.com> > ] On Behalf Of Tracy
> > Rosenberg
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:41 PM
> > To: Kim Kaufman <kim.kaufman at att.net <mailto:kim.kaufman at att.net>
> > <mailto:kim.kaufman at att.net <mailto:kim.kaufman at att.net> > >
> > Cc: David Goodman <david at ibisradio.org <mailto:david at ibisradio.org>
> > <mailto:david at ibisradioorg <mailto:david at ibisradio.org> > >; GRC <
> > grc at peak.org <mailto:grc at peak.org> <mailto:grc at peak.org <mailto:
> > grc at peak.org> > >
> > Subject: Re: [grc] Pacifica crisis
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Kim,
> >
> >
> >
> > Yes, there is. I can provide the escrow account number, although I don't
> > see the point of doing that on a list-serv.
> >
> >
> >
> > The last funds are moving into the escrow account in the next day or two
> > as large sums of money don't move instantaneously.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sometimes people confuse emails from people who are still reacting to an
> > outcome somewhat different than the one they were expecting, with facts.
> >
> >
> >
> > The bridge loan is finalized. The board will sign off on it tomorrow
> night.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Tracy Rosenberg
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Kim Kaufman via grc <
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> > <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> > > > wrote:
> >
> > Here's another version that comes from a different source, unlike the
> three
> > below which all seem to come from the same source. It does, however, have
> > Pacifica in the name as it comes from the iED, Bill Crosier, about an
> hour
> > ago. His complete email is below my signature, for those who care to read
> > it, but the salient point regarding the issue at hand is this:
> >
> >
> >
> > This is not finalized yet, but some friends of KPFK, possibly with some
> > others, have pledged $2 million for a short-term loan to Pacifica so that
> > all of the ESRT judgment can be paid off. This loan would only be for a
> few
> > months. So assuming we can finalize that soon, then the immediate crisis
> of
> > seizure of assets by ESRT will be averted.
> >
> >
> >
> > In other words, there's no actual loan yet.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kim
> >
> >
> >
> > Email from Bill Crosier, Pacifica's iED:
> >
> > Skip to the bottom to read the big issues and my big worry about
> Pacifica's
> > survival, if you don't have time to read all of this.
> >
> > I have not had time to respond to the flood of e-mails about these
> issues -
> > if I answered a quarter of them, I would not have time to get any real
> work
> > done.
> >
> > But I want to clear up some misinformation. Many of you are not going to
> > like what I have to say, but it's the truth and you deserve to hear that.
> > There's way too much rhetoric and assumptions stated as fact, that are
> > going
> > around. I believe in real news, not fake news.
> >
> > The bankruptcy vs loan issue is basically moot, at least for now, because
> > the PNB has decided to pursue loans. But I remain very worried about our
> > financial situation, with our growing debt and no approved plans to pay
> it
> > off. Pacifica did better financially overall last year (with a net loss
> of
> > $184K for FY2017, vs losses of $597K in FY2015 and $980K in FY2016), but
> > it's still not good enough to pay off our debts, and the amount we owe to
> > Empire State Realty Trust keeps growing every month. We have been kicking
> > the can down the road for years, accumulating debt and hoping we'll be
> able
> > to reverse the downward trend the next year, but it has not been
> happening.
> > But we can't keep doing tht forever. Other creditors, besides ESRT, will
> > come forward, and we have to find funds for our employee retirement funds
> > and other obligations.
> >
> > This is not finalized yet, but some friends of KPFK, possibly with some
> > others, have pledged $2 million for a short-term loan to Pacifica so that
> > all of the ESRT judgment can be paid off. This loan would only be for a
> few
> > months. So assuming we can finalize that soon, then the immediate crisis
> of
> > seizure of assets by ESRT will be averted. The PNB also approved, last
> > Thursday, that we pursue another larger and longer-term loan that would
> pay
> > off the first loan and also some other immediate financial obligations,
> > such
> > as the employee retirement fund and part of the accumulating unpaid tower
> > lease fees for the Empire State Building.
> >
> > About filing for bankruptcy:
> > I, and all of our officers, recommended last month that Pacifica file
> > chapter 11 bankruptcy, because we had no written forbearance agreement
> from
> > ESRT and no indication that they'd give us one, and because ESRT had
> hired
> > attorneys to file their judgment in every state where we operate and even
> > went to the extra expense and trouble to personally serve the notice on
> the
> > National Office in order to cut a few days off of the mandatory waiting
> > period in California (before they could seize assets). That also allows
> > them
> > to place liens on all of our properties. We had consulted with two
> > bankruptcy attorneys over the last few months, both of whom had advised
> us
> > to avoid bankruptcy if possible, but who had told us we should file
> chapter
> > 11 when and if we got to this point, in order to protect our assets and
> > continue operations. Two other attorneys also advised us to file ch. 11
> if
> > we had no written forbearance or stand-still agreement with ESRT. The
> > attorneys told us that getting a loan before bankruptcy would put
> Pacifica
> > at a very significant disadvantage (and cost us a great deal of
> additional
> > money) if we had to file bankruptcy later (which I still think may be
> > likely, as we have no repayment plan for the loans and the amount we owe
> to
> > ESRT increases every month). Although bankruptcy does indeed add
> additional
> > costs, there is the potential (not guaranteed, though) that we could
> > substantially reduce the amount of future tower lease obligations,
> possibly
> > saving us $1 million or more. Chapter 11 would also ensure that other
> > creditors could not take legal actions to seize assets, and it would give
> > us
> > time (up to several years) to pay off our creditors.
> >
> > But the PNB majority decided to pursue the loan route, and so that's what
> > we
> > are doing now. I was pleased that so many friends of Pacifica stepped
> > forward with this loan, although I'm disappointed that my pleas to the
> LSBs
> > for months to help with major fundraising largely were ignored, as
> > donations
> > (rather than this loan) would have avoided the necessity to pay interest
> > and
> > other fees for this loan. Thanks to the individual board members and
> others
> > who did help, though, even if the PNB as a whole did not do so. It
> appears
> > that the possibility of imminent seizure of our bank accounts
> demonstrated
> > the urgency of why we need to pay the ESRT judgment, and I thank the
> people
> > who have agreed to lend us money to do that.
> >
> > However, I still have significant concerns about the second, larger,
> loan.
> > Pacifica has a lot of debt, a bad history of paying our financial
> > obligations, and inadequate cash flow to pay our current obligations
> > (including the WBAI tower lease), and so lenders are going to insist that
> > provisions be put in any loan agreement to ensure that they get paid
> back.
> > For the short-term $2M loan, the KPFK/PRA building will be used as
> > collateral. I have not seen the loan documents yet for it, but because
> the
> > loan is from friends of Pacifica, I'll hope they are reasonable. But for
> > the
> > longer-term larger loan, I worry about the conditions that a lender may
> > insist on. We looked at a loan in November to pay the ESRT judgment, but
> > when we got the loan document details, we found we would have been in
> > default on the first day of the loan and thus would be at the lender's
> > mercy
> > immediately. Some of the problems could have been fixed by correcting
> > information in those docs, but there were multiple other default triggers
> > that we would not be able to avoid, because they required us to do things
> > we
> > would not be able to do. That loan would have put the collateral (the
> > KPFK/PRA building) immediately at risk of foreclosure. I'm worried that
> the
> > second loan we're looking for may have similar problems. We don't have a
> > lender identified yet, and no loan documents to review. But we have a
> loan
> > broker looking, and I put him in touch with a bank who I'm told may be
> > friendly to Pacifica. I'm hoping for the best but being cautious. It is
> > critical that the PNB thoroughly review loan documents before approving
> > them
> > to make sure they are acceptable, especially because the second loan may
> > require using all of our buildings as collateral, thus putting all of
> them
> > at risk of foreclosure in the event of default.
> >
> > In the long term (which should be this year), the PNB MUST approve a
> > financial recovery plan, that includes paying off our debt. One
> significant
> > part of our debt is disputed, but all of the rest must be paid. That's
> > going
> > to require that we not only break even, but generate surpluses, and/or
> that
> > we use some of our assets to pay the debt, such as approving a signal
> swap
> > for one of our stations. All of our stations must fulfill their Central
> > Services obligations each month so we can hire adequate personnel for the
> > National Office. Lack of enough senior accounting staff is why we're so
> far
> > behind with bookkeeping and audits, and why our tax exemption is again
> > threatened. But that takes money.
> >
> > Specifically, WBAI must make changes in how they operate, including some
> > changes in programming and how fund drives are conducted, as they have
> not
> > been able to make CS payments even though they have paid zero on their
> > tower
> > lease since June. Programs with few listeners to and which no one
> supports
> > are not fulfilling our mission, no matter how good the programmers may
> > think
> > they are. Fund drives that drive off many of the remaining people don't
> > help
> > our mission either.
> >
> > WPFW also needs to make CS payments each month. They are doing better
> than
> > a
> > couple of years ago, but are still struggling and are again getting
> behind
> > on those CS payments.
> >
> > Even KPFA, which has been doing better than our other stations in recent
> > years, needs to make some changes, as they had a $187K deficit last year.
> > They dropped below KPFK in revenue but continue to have the highest
> > expenses
> > (mostly for personnel) of all of our stations.
> >
> > KPFK has been doing better in the last year but I worry about the
> projected
> > increase in spending for this year, and how they'll raise the extra
> revenue
> > to support that.
> >
> > KPFT has been doing significantly better financially in the last six
> > months,
> > with fewer fund drive days while making C.S. payments and payments on its
> > transmitter loan, every month since August. This is with the smallest
> paid
> > staff of any of our stations. But they are trying to figure out how to
> > afford the paid staff they need, including a Program Director.
> >
> > We also need to get our employee retirement fund payments up to date for
> > all
> > stations, as no money has been put into that for the last three years.
> KPFK
> > has set aside money for that in 2017, but our pension fund administrator
> > told us last year that we had to fund all stations' retirement, and could
> > not fund just one of them at a time.
> >
> > Board interference and micromanaging programming and station operations
> > must
> > stop. Our boards should be setting policy and helping with fundraising
> and
> > getting more listeners, not in raising hell if an unpopular program that
> > listeners don't support is replaced or moved around in the schedule to
> make
> > way for something new or for a quality program from one of our other
> > stations, or if a needed personnel change is made.
> >
> > I continue to be very concerned about our extreme levels of board
> > dysfunction. We should not need to have 3-5 hour long (sometimes longer,
> > including the executive sessions) PNB meetings every week, sometimes
> twice
> > a
> > week, and still we are not able to get through the agendas. It should not
> > take an hour or more to get through the public session agenda approval in
> > each meeting, and then have to argue over the executive session agenda at
> > length as well. We have committee and LSB meetings, too, and I ask you to
> > think about what (meaning how little) our boards and committees are
> > accomplishing in all of that time. We've had Bylaws amendments, mostly
> ones
> > to help make our boards function better, on the agenda since early
> > December,
> > but we have not gotten to them, and it's probably too late now.
> >
> > Some on our boards especially don't want to hear this, but we have to
> make
> > changes to our Bylaws regarding our governance. It is not working. It is
> > hindering, rather than helping, to fulfill our mission. It is driving
> away
> > major donors and interfering with station operations.
> >
> > The big questions:
> >
> > * Are we willing to make some changes to help Pacifica not just survive,
> > but
> > grow in order to better fulfill it's mission?
> >
> > * Or will we continue to spend so much time and energy fighting with each
> > other and ignoring the impending financial disaster that's coming?
> >
> > If we can't make some changes to make sure we can pay all of our bills,
> and
> > adequately fund the National Office so we can get audits and other
> > necessary
> > work done so we don't lose our tax exemption, there may not be a Pacifica
> > around next year to fight about.
> >
> > I plan to work on changes to our Bylaws this year, specifically to
> improve
> > board function while helping rather than hurting our mission. This is one
> > of
> > the main reasons I supported the hire of a new interim Executive Director
> > and recommended to the PNB that they hire the new person that the
> Personnel
> > Committee found - so I'll have some time for that. The new person looks
> > very
> > well qualified, too. (I'll give more details in the next few days, but we
> > need to get the written agreement in place first for the new person.)
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: grc [mailto:grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org <mailto:
> > grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org> <mailto:grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org
> > <mailto:grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org> > <mailto:grc-bounces at maillist.
> > peak.org <mailto:grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org> <mailto:
> > grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org> > >
> > ] On Behalf Of David Goodman
> > via grc
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:04 PM
> > To: Tracy Rosenberg <tracy at media-alliance.org <mailto:
> > tracy at media-alliance.org> <mailto:tracy at media-alliance.org <mailto:
> > tracy at media-alliance.org> > <mailto:tracy at media-alliance.org <mailto:
> > tracy at media-alliance.org> <mailto:tracy at media-alliance.org <mailto:
> > tracy at media-alliance.org> > > >
> > Cc: GRC <grc at peak.org <mailto:grc at peak.org> <mailto:grc at peak.org
> <mailto:
> > grc at peak.org> > <mailto:grc at peak.org <mailto:grc at peak.org> <mailto:
> > grc at peak.org <mailto:grc at peak.org> > > >
> > Subject: Re: [grc] Pacifica crisis
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you Tracy. Thank you Ann. Good (if only temporary) news.
> >
> >
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > dg
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 4:57 PM, Tracy Rosenberg <
> > <mailto:tracy at media-allianceorg <mailto:tracy at media-allianceorg>
> <mailto:
> > tracy at media-allianceorg <mailto:tracy at media-allianceorg> > <mailto:
> > tracy at media-alliance.org <mailto:tracy at media-alliance.org> <mailto:
> > tracy at media-alliance.org <mailto:tracy at media-alliance.org> > > >
> > tracy at media-alliance.org <mailto:tracy at media-alliance.org> <mailto:
> > tracy at media-alliance.org <mailto:tracy at media-alliance.org> > <mailto:
> > tracy at media-alliance.org <mailto:tracy at media-alliance.org> <mailto:
> > tracy at media-alliance.org <mailto:tracy at media-alliance.org> > > >
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > It's also in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Bay Area newspaper of
> >
> > > record.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 1:54 PM, Ann Garrison via grc <
> >
> > > <mailto:grc at maillistpeak.org <mailto:grc at maillistpeak.org> <mailto:
> > grc at maillistpeak.org <mailto:grc at maillistpeak.org> > <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org> > > > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org> <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org> > <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org> <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org> > > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > >> It has been confirmed on the air on KPFA, by the KPFA Evening News,
> >
> > >> Work Week Radio, and Upfront. -Ann Garrison
> >
> > >>
> >
> > >> For real,
> >
> > >> @AnnGarrison < <https://twitter.com/AnnGarrison?lang=en>
> > https://twitter.com/AnnGarrison?lang=en>
> >
> > >> Independent Journalist,
> >
> > >> SKYPE: Ann Garrison, Oakland
> >
> > >> 415-503-7487 <tel:415-503-7487> <tel:415-503-7487 <tel:415-503-7487>
> > > <tel:415-503-7487 <tel:415-503-7487> <tel:415-503-7487 <tel:
> > 415-503-7487> > >
> >
> > >>
> >
> > >>
> >
> > >> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 1:44 PM, David Goodman <
> > <mailto:david at ibisradio.org <mailto:david at ibisradio.org> <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org <mailto:david at ibisradio.org> > <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org <mailto:david at ibisradio.org> <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org <mailto:david at ibisradio.org> > > >
> david at ibisradio.org
> > <mailto:david at ibisradio.org> <mailto:david at ibisradio.org <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org> > <mailto:david at ibisradio.org <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org> <mailto:david at ibisradio.org <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org> > > >
> >
> > >> wrote:
> >
> > >>
> >
> > >> > Independent of the authors of that article - and any other source
> >
> > >> > that
> >
> > >> has
> >
> > >> > Pacifica in the name...
> >
> > >> >
> >
> > >> >
> >
> > >> > On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 4:24 PM, Ann Garrison
> >
> > >> > < <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com>
> > <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com> >
> > <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com>
> <mailto:
> > anniegarrison at gmail.com <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com> > > >
> > anniegarrison at gmail.com <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com> <mailto:
> > anniegarrison at gmail.com <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com> > <mailto:
> > anniegarrison at gmail.com <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com> <mailto:
> > anniegarrison at gmail.com <mailto:anniegarrison at gmail.com> > > >
> >
> > >> > wrote:
> >
> > >> >
> >
> > >> >> Independent of whom? -Ann Garrison
> >
> > >> >>
> >
> > >> >> For real,
> >
> > >> >> @AnnGarrison < <https://twitter.com/AnnGarrison?lang=en>
> > https://twitter.com/AnnGarrison?lang=en>
> >
> > >> >> Independent Journalist,
> >
> > >> >> SKYPE: Ann Garrison, Oakland
> >
> > >> >> 415-503-7487 <tel:415-503-7487> <tel:415-503-7487
> <tel:415-503-7487>
> > > <tel:415-503-7487 <tel:415-503-7487> <tel:415-503-7487
> > <tel:415-503-7487> > > <(415)%20503-7487>
> >
> > >> >>
> >
> > >> >>
> >
> > >> >> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 1:20 PM, David Goodman
> >
> > >> >> < <mailto:david at ibisradio.org <mailto:david at ibisradio.org>
> <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org <mailto:david at ibisradio.org> > <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org <mailto:david at ibisradioorg> <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org <mailto:david at ibisradio.org> > > >
> david at ibisradio.org
> > <mailto:david at ibisradio.org> <mailto:david at ibisradio.org <mailto:
> > david at ibisradioorg> > <mailto:david at ibisradio.org <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org> <mailto:david at ibisradio.org <mailto:
> > david at ibisradio.org> > > >
> >
> > >> >> wrote:
> >
> > >> >>
> >
> > >> >>> I'm on deadline at the moment. Has anyone independently verified
> >
> > >> >>> that the money has been secured or that the Board won't take the
> >
> > >> >>> Interim Executive Director's advice to file Chapter 11?
> >
> > >> >>>
> >
> > >> >>> Cheers,
> >
> > >> >>> dg
> >
> > >> >>>
> >
> > >> >>>
> >
> > >> >>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 4:06 PM, Ann Garrison via grc <
> >
> > >> >>> <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org>
> > <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> > <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> > > >
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> > <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> <mailto:
> > grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org> > > > wrote:
> >
> > >> >>>
> >
> > >> >>>> For anyone who's been wondering about it: "Paying off the
> > Judgement,"
> >
> > >> >>>> <http://pacificainexile.org/archives/2537>
> > http://pacificainexile.org/archives/2537
> >
> > >> >>>>
> >
> > >> >>>> For real,
> >
> > >> >>>> @AnnGarrison < <https://twitter.com/AnnGarrison?lang=en>
> > https://twitter.com/AnnGarrison?lang=en>
> >
> > >> >>>> Independent Journalist,
> >
> > >> >>>> SKYPE: Ann Garrison, Oakland
> >
> > >> >>>> 415-503-7487 <tel:415-503-7487> <tel:415-503-7487
> > <tel:415-503-7487> > <tel:415-503-7487 <tel:415-503-7487>
> > <tel:415-503-7487 <tel:415-503-7487> > >
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> > Executive Director
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> >
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> > Executive Director
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> >
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> >
> > San Francisco, CA 94110
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> > Executive Director
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> >
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> >
> > San Francisco, CA 94110
> > www.media-alliance.org <http://www.media-alliance.org>
> > 415-746-9475
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> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:18:55 -0800
> > From: Ann Garrison <anniegarrison at gmail.com>
> > To: _GRC list <grc at maillist.peak.org>, Ann Garrison
> > <anniegarrison at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [grc] Congo news feature posted this week
> > Message-ID:
> > <CADj-37A5kGGipQYAzqC7_GMyH1DzqpejmtLj+YgUyucTgaaCGw@
> > mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> >
> > Since the 2016 Grassroots Radio Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas, I've
> > been posting most of my weekly KPFA Saturday News reports to NewsUp! on
> > Audioport. We had created that section to try sharing news across the
> > network. I regret that we still haven't been able to encourage or
> > facilitate more participation in NewsUp!, but I've kept uploading my news
> > because three to ten of you keep downloading it.
> >
> > This week I didn't think my KPFA News on the ongoing and radically
> > unreported Congo catastrophe made a lot of sense in its 3.5 minute
> version,
> > so I didn't bother uploading it to NewsUp! but I just posted the 13.5
> > minute version to News Features:
> > http://audioport.org/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=130871&nav=&
> > <http://audioport.org/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=130871&nav=&>
> > KPFA News is usually one step in my weekly process; I typically publish
> an
> > elaboration on the Black Agenda Report and/or other outlets as I did this
> > week:
> > https://www.blackagendareport.com/has-anyone-ever-been-side-
> > people-congo-anne-garrison-speaks-jean-claude-maswana.
> > Sometimes the longer audio version airs on WBAI'S AfrobeatRadio. People
> > from the heart of Africa are grateful to Pacifica and any other outlets
> > that give them any air time, text space, or attention.
> >
> > For real,
> > @AnnGarrison <https://twitter.com/AnnGarrison?lang=en>
> > Independent Journalist,
> > SKYPE: Ann Garrison, Oakland
> > 415-503-7487
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:25:18 -0800
> > From: Frieda Werden <wings at wings.org>
> > To: grc at peak.org
> > Subject: [grc] Fwd: [NCRA-Members] Samsung unlocks the FM Chip in
> > Canada and US
> > Message-ID:
> > <CAOURHi4svafzZYMkqJJDhrO_MXS2MGZsTAkh-_GvTkp13tMLww@
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> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >
> > Frieda Werden, Series Producer
> > WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Barry Rooke <barry at ncra.ca>
> > Date: Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 8:26 AM
> > Subject: [NCRA-Members] Samsung unlocks the FM Chip in Canada and US
> > To: NCRA Members <ncra-members at ncra.ca>
> >
> >
> >
> > ?
> >
> > JAN 12, 2018 ? The latest news is that Samsung has come to an agreement
> > with NextRadio and will be releasing all new phones with an unlocked FM
> > Chip.
> >
> > It is happening, we are making a difference! Let us get this unlocked
> > across all networks and all carriers. Please promote and share the
> > campaign! www.freeradioonmyphone.ca
> > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/45a82baa8dd80cc5352fce3f310a29
> > 94f25908e1?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freeradioonmyphone.ca&
> > userId=1269584&signature=061b639daefbb83a>
> >
> > Is anyone interested in updating our PSA's for the network to use? We
> are
> > also closing in on 5,000 signatures here - https://www.change.org/p/
> > canadian-telecoms-enable-fm-chips-on-smartphones-canada
> > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/8002faeffea2396bba5f355306f799
> > bbc54f4dd4?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.change.org%2Fp%
> > 2Fcanadian-telecoms-enable-fm-chips-on-smartphones-canada&
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> >
> > Read the story here - http://freeradioonmyphone.
> > ca/2018/01/samsung-unlocks-fm-chip-canada-usa/
> > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/7ab144d709fa1af2f4507487404492
> > a912d55565?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreeradioonmyphone.ca%
> > 2F2018%2F01%2Fsamsung-unlocks-fm-chip-canada-usa%2F&userId=
> > 1269584&signature=d26e58e5ee3e9c5f>
> >
> > We will continue to lead the push here in Canada! Our network is doing
> > great things to help make this happen!
> >
> > Barry
> >
> > --
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> > Executive Director
> > NCRA/ANREC
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> > l'Association nationale des radios ?tudiantes et communautaires
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