Pacifica Radio Executive Director Stages Sit-In...

Radio Television Business Report ^ | C. Marcucci

[golux]

Summer Reese, the fired executive director of Pacifica Radio, says she’s still not leaving the left-leaning organization’s California HQ in Berkeley, and is now sporting an inflatable air mattress at her office....

Reese, 40, was fired by the non-profit foundation’s board in an 11-7 vote on 3/13 and was locked out of the headquarters. However, after cutting the padlock to get into the building, Reese has hunkered down for nine days (as of 3/27) with a team of supporters. Reese and 12 of her compatriots — including Reese’s mother, a longtime anti-war and civil rights activist — refused to let Board Chair Margy Wilkinson, her husband and two of her allies pass.

[Drango]

Stranger than strange. You tax dollars at work. YES, Pacifica is a “public radio” station. For those who want a long, detailed overview:

http://www.laweekly.com/2014-03-20/news/left-wing-darling-pacifica-radio-is-sliding-into-the-abyss/

[Chode]

[roadcat]

Reese and 12 of her compatriots — including Reese’s mother, a longtime anti-war and civil rights activist — refused to let Board Chair Margy Wilkinson, her husband and two of her allies pass.

Reporting ain't what it used to be. So is the woman's husband named "Margy", and why won't she let her husband "Margy" pass?

[lexington minuteman 1775]

I used to listen to KPFK back in my college days....Good Lord old leftists don’t die they stage a sit in...funny tory. does not sound like this lady has a legal ground to stand on...any idea what its done to the audience...back 40 some years ago it was listener supported radio..dunno bout today ... yeah I was a liberal....but I went back to my conservative roots..thanks for posting this
Freegards
LEX

[Bullish]

What a hole

[SpaceBar]

Probably living on starvation rations of pizza and indian take-out.

[Pontiac]

Pacifica Radio,

Is that purveyor of audio excrement still around?

They should fire everybody and everyone can sit around and sing campfire songs.

Kum by ahh

[headstamp 2]

“However, after cutting the padlock to get into the building, Reese has hunkered down for nine days (as of 3/27) with a team of supporters.”

How about B&E for starters.

[Captain Compassion]

Loved KPFK. Listening was a hoot. They ran their program “Soviet Union Today” for years after the fall of the Soviet Union.

CC

[ArmstedFragg]

Children feuding. Ain’t libs fun?

[golux]

Probably living on starvation rations of pizza and indian take-out.

Precisely. And a 100K+ salary. And your tax dollars for programming. And FCC support. And forgiveness here and there, paid for by the taxpayer. "Public File" safety not available to private operators - only Pacifica and NPR. Did you mention take-out? And also corporate sponsorships. And payola. National. And plugola. National. So, other than knowing what you're talking about but paying your taxes, there is some very good Chicken Tikka and lamb vindaloo in California. Very good indeed, taxpayer sucker!

[golux]

Mmm. Lada.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

As the old saying goes, she’s got a great face for radio....

[Responsibility2nd]

Ahhh, stupid hippies at Berkeley. Some things never change.

[rockrr]

“She's got a face for telegraph” ;’)

[robowombat]

‘I used to listen to KPFK back in my college days’

Didn't Pacifica have another radio station over in the Bay Area besides KPFK ?

[Pelham]

I remember when these geniuses fired a bunch of their staff for being insufficiently marxist.

[tcrlaf]

She was fired for a “Personal Matter”.

From all my years in management, that tells me either embezzlement, or a sexual harassment claim.

[morphing libertarian]

It’s Berkeley. So they council has to vote on whether or not that’s still a crime