[grc] REC/RRPA position statement on "Pacifica Restructuring Project"

[Michelle Bradley]

https://recnet.com/node/2920


  REC/RRPA position statement on "Pacifica Restructuring Project"

/Joint position statement of REC Networks and Riverton Radio Project 
Association/

There is currently a petition being circulated to make some major 
changes on the board of directors at Pacifica Foundation.  This board 
includes representatives from all Pacifica-owned stations (KPFA, KPFK, 
WPFW, WBAI and KPFT).  Starting recently, the board also has 
representatives of the Pacifca affiliates.  These are the many LPFM and 
full-service FM community stations that promote the Pacifica Mission 
through the airing of programming and through the submission of 
programming to other affiliates.

The current plan would completely gut the board, including those who I 
know, who are working hard to "fix" Pacifica from the inside.  This 
current plan also eliminates the local station boards which are the 
voices who represent the unique cultural needs of each of the 5 
Pacifica-owned stations.

REC's main concern is around the affiliates.  We note that the petition 
does not even have a space for affiliates to fill out a petition if they 
wanted to.  Its only limited to paid members and staff of the 5 stations.

Under the proposed plan, affiliates can be represented by "at large" 
members appointed by the new board however there is no requirement that 
they do.

The Pacifica affiliates deserve a voice at the table.   They worked hard 
to achieve a louder voice.  Let's not silence that voice.

Say "no" to this petition.

Michelle Bradley
on behalf of both REC Networks
and Riverton Radio Project Association

/REC Networks is an unincorporated entity owned and operated by Michelle 
Bradley.  Since 1984, REC has been providing inforomation, entertainment 
and support which today, includes regulatory advocacy related to 
spectrum access, especially for community broadcasting.  REC also 
provides programming for J1 Radio, a Canada-based cluster of internet 
radio stations providing Japanese-language entertainment world-wide and 
one English-language network, REC-FM./

/Riverton Radio Project Association is a Delaware non-profit corporation 
operating under the direction of Michelle and Eva Bradley and the 
operator of a Part 15 broadcast station is an affiliate of Pacifica 
Network./


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