[KFCF Friends] Program Changes and Other Items

Tue Aug 14 16:40:01 2001

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A few notes: 
1.) Utah Phillips will remain on Sundays at 5 PM for the foreseeable future.

2.) Free Speech Radio News will air at 1:30 PM Monday-Friday for the next
four weeks. The KPFA Evening News will return to one full hour. 
3.) Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman is in peril! KPFA and KFCF are working
to keep Amy on the air, even though Pacifica has pulled her new shows and is
airing reruns. Today KPFA and KFCF ran the show she produced outside of WBAI
New York. Other Pacifica affiliates were not so lucky and were forced to
hear a rerun on John Lennon. See below for more info. 
4.) The Fresno Free College Foundation Board of Directors will be meeting
tonight (Tuesday 8/14) in our regular meeting at 7:30 PM at the Unitarian
Universalist Church. 
-Rych Withers 
The following is from Juan Gonzalez: 
Tuesday, August 14, 2001

Friends,

Today's live broadcast of Democracy Now! was yanked off the air by
Pacifica and replaced by a tape of an old DN show. 

This unprecedented action occurred after all-night negotiations between
the management and Goodman broke down early this morning. Goodman
notified Pacifica yesterday that she could no longer originate the show
at WBAI in New York due to the continual intimidation and harassment
she was experiencing at the hands of interim station manage Utrice
Leid.

She offered instead to originate the program from Downtown Community
Television (DCTV) in Lower Manhattan until management could assure her
a safe working environment, and she proceeded to do just that this
morning. The originating of programming - national and local -- from
remote locations is not unheard of. Gary Null's Natural Living and
Armand DiMele's Positive Mind show originate in other locations and are
fed to WBAI for broadcast.

But Pacifica lawyers, who had not responded to numerous letters and
complaints from Amy about the increasing harassment she had faced in
recent weeks, refused yesterday to either guarantee her a safe work
environment or agree to allow her to broadcast from someplace else.

The escalating harassment against Goodman included an incident last
Friday where Leid physically shoved her during a heated discussion; the
removal of Democracy Now! from the main production studio of WBAI,
continued on-air personal attacks on Amy by staff members close to
Leid, racist and sexist remarks by staff members that are not censured
by management, even slanderous statements about Goodman that continue
to appear on Pacifica's official web page.

No one should be forced to work under such conditions, and certainly
not the host of the most popular news program in Pacifica's history.

Democracy Now! did air today in a few locations. Pacifica's KPFA in
Berkeley aired it at 9:00 am Pacific time today and WMNF in Tampa aired
it at noon. If you want to listen to the show, it will be posted to
http://www.wbix.org <http://www.wbix.org>

But hundreds of thousands of loyal Democracy Now! listeners were denied
the show by a Pacifica management that is growing more irrational and
desperate with each day.

Please take action today. If you are a listener in a Pacifica affiliate
station, call the Pacifica headquarters to complain at 202-588-0999. If
you are in one of the five Pacifica listening areas call your local
station - WBAI at 212-209-2800, KPFK in Los Angeles at 818-985-2711,
KPFT in Houston at 713-526-4000, WPFW in Washington DC at 202-588-0999,
and KPFA in Berkeley at 510-848-6767. 

Also, contact the people listed below. 

Venceremos,

Juan Gonzalez

PS Many of you have asked how you might support our work. Tax
deductible contributions to the Pacifica Campaign may be made to our
fiscal sponsor, a 501 (c) (3) organization. Make checks payable to:
Institute for Media Analysis-Pacifica Campaign. Our mailing address:
The Pacifica Campaign, 51 MacDougal St., #80, New York, NY 10012.
Thanks.

**************************** 

CONTACT INFO

Stop the Harassment of Democracy Now! Resign New!

Please call, fax and/or e-mail the following individuals. Please
contact as many times as you feel necessary for your voice to be heard.
You can make one phone call a day over the next five days or five
today. Your phone calls are important. Keep the message simple and
straightforward.

WBAI Acting GM Utrice Leid 
Tel: 212-209-2800/2820 
Fax: 212-747-1698
E-mail: uleid@escape.com <mailto:uleid@escape.com> 

Pacifica Executive Director Bessie Wash 
Tel: 202-588-0999 x 348 or 888-770-4944 x348 
Fax: 202-588-0561 
E-mail: bmwpacifica@aol.com <mailto:bmwpacifica@aol.com> 

Pacifica Board Vice Chair Ken Ford 
Tel: 202-822-0228 
Fax: 202-822-0369 
E-mail: kenfordpacifica@aol.com <mailto:kenfordpacifica@aol.com> ,
kford@nahb.com <mailto:kford@nahb.com> 

Pacifica Board member Wendell L. Johns 
Tel: 202-752-5355 
Fax: 202-752-4281 
E-mail: wendell_L_johns@fanniemae.com <mailto:wendell_L_johns@fanniemae.com>

Pacifica Board member Valrie Chambers 
Tel: 361-825-6012 
Fax: 281-655-0266 
E-mail: Valrie.Chambers@mail.tamucc.edu
<mailto:Valrie.Chambers@mail.tamucc.edu> ,
valriechambers@aol.com <mailto:valriechambers@aol.com> 

Cut the below list of email addresses, paste it into the To: line of
your email composition form. Also go to:
http://www.progressiveportal.org/letters/pacifica/resign/
<http://www.progressiveportal.org/letters/pacifica/resign/>

Bmwpacifica@aol.com <mailto:Bmwpacifica@aol.com> , uleid@escape.com
<mailto:uleid@escape.com> , kford@nahb.com <mailto:kford@nahb.com> ,
KenFordPacifica@aol.com <mailto:KenFordPacifica@aol.com> ,
jmurdock@ebglaw.com <mailto:jmurdock@ebglaw.com> ,
wendell_L_johns@fanniemae.com <mailto:wendell_L_johns@fanniemae.com> ,
Alfigo@aol.com <mailto:Alfigo@aol.com> , valriechambers@aol.com
<mailto:valriechambers@aol.com> ,
Valrie.Chambers@mail.tamucc.edu <mailto:Valrie.Chambers@mail.tamucc.edu> ,
jhoward@nahb.com <mailto:jhoward@nahb.com> , 
bsmith@nahbofficer.com <mailto:bsmith@nahbofficer.com> ,
pacificacampaign@yahoo.com <mailto:pacificacampaign@yahoo.com> 

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A few notes: 
 1.) Utah Phillips will remain on =
Sundays at 5 PM for the foreseeable future. 
 2.) Free Speech Radio News will air =
at 1:30 PM Monday-Friday for the next four weeks. The KPFA Evening News =
will return to one full hour. =

3.) Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman is =
in peril! KPFA and KFCF are working to keep Amy on the air, even though =
Pacifica has pulled her new shows and is airing reruns. Today KPFA and =
KFCF ran the show she produced outside of WBAI New York. Other Pacifica =
affiliates were not so lucky and were forced to hear a rerun on John =
Lennon. See below for more info. =

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">4.) The Fresno Free College Foundation =
Board of Directors will be meeting tonight (Tuesday 8/14) in our =
regular meeting at 7:30 PM at the Unitarian Universalist =
Church.</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></P>

-Rych Withers 
 The following is from Juan =
Gonzalez: 
 Tuesday, August 14, 2001 
 
Friends, 
 
Today's live broadcast of Democracy Now! was yanked off the air by 
Pacifica and replaced by a tape of an old DN show. 
 
This unprecedented action occurred after all-night negotiations =
between 
the management and Goodman broke down early this morning. Goodman 
notified Pacifica yesterday that she could no longer originate the =
show 
at WBAI in New York due to the continual intimidation and =
harassment 
she was experiencing at the hands of interim station manage Utrice 
Leid. 
 
She offered instead to originate the program from Downtown =
Community 
Television (DCTV) in Lower Manhattan until management could assure =
her 
a safe working environment, and she proceeded to do just that this 
morning. The originating of programming - national and local -- =
from 
remote locations is not unheard of. Gary Null's Natural Living and 
Armand DiMele's Positive Mind show originate in other locations and =
are 
fed to WBAI for broadcast. 
 
But Pacifica lawyers, who had not responded to numerous letters and 
complaints from Amy about the increasing harassment she had faced =
in 
recent weeks, refused yesterday to either guarantee her a safe work 
environment or agree to allow her to broadcast from someplace else. 
 
The escalating harassment against Goodman included an incident last 
Friday where Leid physically shoved her during a heated discussion; =
the 
removal of Democracy Now! from the main production studio of WBAI, 
continued on-air personal attacks on Amy by staff members close to 
Leid, racist and sexist remarks by staff members that are not =
censured 
by management, even slanderous statements about Goodman that =
continue 
to appear on Pacifica's official web page. 
 
No one should be forced to work under such conditions, and =
certainly 
not the host of the most popular news program in Pacifica's =
history. 
 
Democracy Now! did air today in a few locations. Pacifica's KPFA in 
Berkeley aired it at 9:00 am Pacific time today and WMNF in Tampa =
aired 
it at noon. If you want to listen to the show, it will be posted to 
<A HREF=3D"http://www.wbix.org">http://www.wbix.org</A> 
 
But hundreds of thousands of loyal Democracy Now! listeners were =
denied 
the show by a Pacifica management that is growing more irrational =
and 
desperate with each day. 
 
Please take action today. If you are a listener in a Pacifica =
affiliate 
station, call the Pacifica headquarters to complain at 202-588-0999. =
If 
you are in one of the five Pacifica listening areas call your local 
station - WBAI at 212-209-2800, KPFK in Los Angeles at =
818-985-2711, 
KPFT in Houston at 713-526-4000, WPFW in Washington DC at =
202-588-0999, 
and KPFA in Berkeley at 510-848-6767. 
 
Also, contact the people listed below. 
 
Venceremos, 
 
Juan Gonzalez 
 
PS Many of you have asked how you might support our work. Tax 
deductible contributions to the Pacifica Campaign may be made to =
our 
fiscal sponsor, a 501 (c) (3) organization. Make checks payable to: 
Institute for Media Analysis-Pacifica Campaign. Our mailing =
address: 
The Pacifica Campaign, 51 MacDougal St., #80, New York, NY 10012. 
Thanks. 
 
**************************** 
 
CONTACT INFO 
 
Stop the Harassment of Democracy Now! Resign New! 
 
Please call, fax and/or e-mail the following individuals. Please 
contact as many times as you feel necessary for your voice to be =
heard. 
You can make one phone call a day over the next five days or five 
today. Your phone calls are important. Keep the message simple and 
straightforward. 
 
WBAI Acting GM Utrice Leid 
Tel: 212-209-2800/2820 
Fax: 212-747-1698 
E-mail: <A HREF=3D"mailto:uleid@escape.com">uleid@escape.com</A> 
 
Pacifica Executive Director Bessie =
Wash 
Tel: 202-588-0999 x 348 or 888-770-4944 x348 
Fax: 202-588-0561 
E-mail: <A HREF=3D"mailto:bmwpacifica@aol.com">bmwpacifica@aol.com</A> 
 
Pacifica Board Vice Chair Ken Ford 
Tel: 202-822-0228 
Fax: 202-822-0369 
E-mail: <A HREF=3D"mailto:kenfordpacifica@aol.com">kenfordpacifica@aol.com</A>, <A HREF=3D"mailto:kford@nahb.com">kford@nahb.com</A> 
 
Pacifica Board member Wendell L. =
Johns 
Tel: 202-752-5355 
Fax: 202-752-4281 
E-mail: <A =
HREF=3D"mailto:wendell_L_johns@fanniemae.com">wendell_L_johns@fanniemae.com</A> 
 
Pacifica Board member Valrie =
Chambers 
Tel: 361-825-6012 
Fax: 281-655-0266 
E-mail: <A =
HREF=3D"mailto:Valrie.Chambers@mail.tamucc.edu">Valrie.Chambers@mail.tamucc.edu</A>, 
<A HREF=3D"mailto:valriechambers@aol.com">valriechambers@aol.com</A> 
 
Cut the below list of email addresses, =
paste it into the To: line of 
your email composition form. Also go to: 
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.progressiveportal.org/letters/pacifica/resign/"><F=
ONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">http://www.progressiveportal.org/letters/pacifica/resign/<=
/U></A> 
 
<A HREF=3D"mailto:Bmwpacifica@aol.com">Bmwpacifica@aol.com</A>, <A =
HREF=3D"mailto:uleid@escape.com">uleid@escape.com</A>, <A HREF=3D"mailto:kford@nahb.com"><=
FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">kford@nahb.com</A>, 
<A HREF=3D"mailto:KenFordPacifica@aol.com">KenFordPacifica@aol.com</A>, <A HREF=3D"mailto:jmurdock@ebglaw.com">jmurdock@ebglaw.com</A>, 
<A HREF=3D"mailto:wendell_L_johns@fanniemae.com">wendell_L_johns@fanniemae.com</A>, <A HREF=3D"mailto:Alfigo@aol.com">Alfigo@aol.com</A>, =
<A HREF=3D"mailto:valriechambers@aol.com">valriechambers@aol.com</A>, 
<A HREF=3D"mailto:Valrie.Chambers@mail.tamucc.edu">Valrie.Chambers@mail.tamucc.edu</A>, <A =
HREF=3D"mailto:jhoward@nahb.com">jhoward@nahb.com</A>, 
<A HREF=3D"mailto:bsmith@nahbofficer.com">bsmith@nahbofficer.com</A>, <A HREF=3D"mailto:pacificacampaign@yahoo.com">pacificacampaign@yahoo.com</A>

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