KPFA: Save KPFA Cannibalizes Local Programming

Brian Edwards-Tiekert, who constantly rails about local programming and local control as one of the chief Save KPFA zombies, proposed to wipe out an entire strip of local programs and replace them with syndicated content piped in from other places.

The targeted 1pm strip included Women's Magazine, Guns and Butter with Bonnie Faulkner, the environmental program Terra Verde and two alternative health shows.

Then on the local station board purporting to represent staff, Edwards-Tiekert had no problem sending secret memos to management behind the backs of his co-workers while pitching programs to replace them and meddling in non-budgetary programming decisions. (All of the programs he proposed to replace are produced by unpaid staffers at no cost to the station).

What Save KPFA/KPFA worker/Concerned Listeners means by local control. Their control.

****

Text of memo (scan of original attached)

From: Brian Edwards-Tiekert lsb.brian [at] gmail.com
To: Sasha Lilley ipd [at] kpfa.org
Thu, Jun 4,2009 at 3:45AM
Subject: Potential Shows

Seachange sounds oK--the topics are interesting, and the packaging is consistent. A little heavy on the
phone tape, and the host isn't very lively-but she is a woman.

As an alternative environmental program, tehre's also Earth Beat (http://www.earthbeatradio.org/home/)
which is a full hour. The hosts on earthbeat sound a little more halting in their intro but also a little less stiff with their guests. It's more policy-centric, as befits a show produced out of Washington. lt's 50% woman-hosted (the two hosts each do every other week).

There's War News Radio (30 minutes) -- a student production out of Swarthmore College that's smart and
very well produced : http: //http://www.warnewsradio. org/. This one's heavy on women hosts and reporters.

You could also do This Way Out if you want to get a queer issues show on the air (KALW already airs it but
I don't think that should completely take it off the table:) I can't listen to their shows online so you'd have to
order review copies. http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/media/radio/thiswayout/

There"s also WNGS (Women's information News-gathering service) -- a 3O-minute show (it's on audioport)
Then Women's Magazine wouldn't have a monopoly on women's programming.

And a reminder: check out law and disorder: http://lawanddisorder.org/

And look into Harry Schearer's Le Show. (This one's also on KALW).

These are all syndicated shows - they don't have to be perfect, because you can put them on for a
12-week trial and pull them without drama if you come up with something better in the meantime. And
there's more than enough here to fill a strip.

Brian Edwards