PRESS RELEASE from some KPFA LSB members regarding harrassment case

Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 4:56 PM

Subject: Press Release Final Final, please forward to all, (Riva Enteen declined to sign)


PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UNDERSIGNED KPFA LISTENER REPRESENTATIVES August 12, 2005


In a news story yesterday regarding harassment claims filed against General Manager Roy Campanella II, KPFA news reported that "station board members are supporting Campanella". We do not offer support for or against Mr. Campanella while fullfiling our duty under Pacifica's Bylaws. To some it may be a matter of taking sides, our position is as follows:

We believe in due process. If there is evidence to support firing him we will recommend firing. If there is not evidence to establish conduct that requires firing, then we will not vote to recommend that he be fired. This is not a popularity contest. We support due process and a fair evaluation of the facts and evidence.

We know that other LSB members not signed here feel the same as we do regarding due process and a fair evaluation of the facts and evidence. We also know that there are some that convicted him before they saw all the evidence and some even argued against us seeing all the evidence. The true test of the "progressive" nature of KPFA will not be determined by the firing or retention of the GM, but how we go about dealing with the adjudication of this issue.


Max Blanchet
Ted Friedman
Chandra Hauptman
Sepideh Khosrowjah
Attila Nagy
Richard Phelps
Fadi Saba
Marnie Tattersall
Joe Wanzala
La Varn Williams