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Campaign launched to recall key ally of Pacifica management
SaveKPFA.org, a coalition of listeners, paid and unpaid staff, has launched a campaign to recall KPFA and Pacifica board member Tracy Rosenberg. Rosenberg is a key ally of Pacifica Executive Director Arlene Engelhardt, who has imposed top-down purges and programming changes … Continue reading
KPFA’s fund drive takes a hit from Pacifica’s programming changes
KPFA’s Spring Fund Drive ended Wednesday, May 25, a little more than $80,000 short of goal. It was the longest fund drive at KPFA in at least a dozen years, clocking in at a full three-and-a-half weeks. The entire shortfall … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Phillips, Arlene Engelhardt, censorship, fundraising shortfalls, Goldman Sachs, KPFA Tagged anti-union management, censorship, KPFA, underwriting 5 Comments
KPFA managers defend new programming
At 8 AM Friday morning on KPFA, interim managers Andrew Phillips and Carrie Core explained their “new” programming for the station. Both were installed by Pacifica executive director Arlene Englehardt, who removed the popular Morning Show, leading to an enormous … Continue reading
Thank you from KPFA’s workers!
THANK YOU to the generous pledgers listed below, and the many, many others who have asked to remain anonymous. KPFA’s fund drive was on track just a week ago to come in a whopping $150,000 short because of Pacifica management’s … Continue reading
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Solidarity raises over $13,000 for KPFA
KPFA’s listeners stepped up to pledge their financial support during the station’s Spring Fund Drive as an act of solidarity with KPFA’s workers. Thanks to you, pledges for our matching fund are now over $13,000! If you’ve already pledged, please … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, KPFA, KPFAWorker, labor council resolutions Tagged anti-union management, KPFA, KPFA Morning Show, KPFAWorker Leave a comment
Take the SaveKPFA survey on programming changes!
Two and a half weeks ago, KPFA’s interim managers, Andrew Phillips and Carrie Core, announced the most sweeping reorganization of the station’s programming in at least a decade, to be implemented following KPFA’s spring fund drive. They rearranged KPFA’s program … Continue reading
Interim manager lashes out at KPFA journalists, board members call his behavior “completely inappropriate”
Following revelations that Pacifica has received a large donation from investment firm Goldman Sachs, KPFA interim general manager Andrew Phillips issued a public attack on the KPFA News, which broke the story. Twelve members of KPFA’s local station board have … Continue reading
Pacifica takes corporate underwriting from Merrill Lynch/ Bank of America?
UPDATE: The $10,000 of funding which WBAI’s general manager initially reported as being from Wall Street firm Merrill Lynch/Bank of America, is actually $15,000 from Goldman Sachs Gives, according to Pacifica management. It’s unclear if any strings were attached, as … Continue reading
Pacifica’s hand-picked managers re-program 45 hours of KPFA’s airtime, cancel 9AM Democracy Now!
KPFA staff were shocked to receive an email yesterday evening from two interim KPFA managers, Andrew Phillips and Carrie Core, announcing the most sweeping programming changes to KPFA’s grid in at least a decade, including removing the 9 AM broadcast … Continue reading
Monterey Bay AFL-CIO labor council supports KPFA workers
An AFL-CIO labor council representing more than 30,000 Monterey and Santa Cruz union members has condemned what it calls parent network Pacifica’s “blatant anti-union actions” in its dealings with KPFA’s paid workers. The resolution unanimously approved by the Monterey Bay … Continue reading