{"article":{"id":16587,"heading":"Urgent Action!! Let Pacifica Radio, KPFK-Los Angeles know we don't need new","author":"Lee Siu Hin","created":"2002-05-12 04:40:07","modified":"2015-12-18 10:15:28","last_modified":"Fri, 18 Dec 2015 17:15:28","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>When I got an e-mail from my one of the good activist friend from LA about  <br>  <br> the possbile pro-war host on our station's radio show, I could not sit do  <br>  <br> nothing! I didn't listen to the show but I believe her judgement and took her  <br>  <br> risk to put this e-mail public, and I am taking a great risk (since I might  <br>  <br> loose our own radio project in KPFK) but with my believe and passion of  <br>  <br> justice stood up high and I need to ask folks to raise your concerns to the  <br>  <br> KPFK management at this crutial period! <br><br> Lee Siu Hin <br>  <br> ActionLA, PeaceNoWar <br>  <br> [Pacifica Radio KPFK Los Angeles\/WBAI New York News Reporter\/Programmer since  <br>  <br> 1992] <br><br> **Date: 5\/10\/02 5:10:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time <br>  <br> **From: <a href=\"mailto:lsandrah@aol.com\">lsandrah@aol.com<\/a> <br><br> I think most of the guest hosts parading through the 4pm and 5pm hrs on KPFK  <br>  <br> have been pretty progressive, with varying degrees of ability and experience.  <br><br> But today, I was a bit surprised to hear that the 4pm host was Xandra  <br>  <br> Hayden(sp?), an occasional contributor to the LA Times and public policy  <br>  <br> scholar who has never seemed particularly progressive to me. More a moderate  <br>  <br> than even a liberal, is the impression I've gotten over the years. <br><br> I tried to listen with an open mind.  But in the segment on Pakistan, it  <br>  <br> seemed to me that she made remarks in support of the war on terrorism, in  <br>  <br> support of the war in Afghanistan, and made some positive remarks about   <br>  <br> supporting the dictator Musharref (sorry, spelling again) as a bringer of  <br>  <br> order.  I did not hear every word, since I was doing a bit of housecleaning  <br>  <br> at the time, but this is my overall assessment of her positions. <br><br> Did anyone else hear? Do you agree with my assessment?  I have been a big  <br>  <br> proponent of not purging old hosts from KPFK either because they sided with  <br>  <br> Schubb or they were not radical enough, but instead being okay a range of  <br>  <br> views and approaches. But surely the LAST thing we need is NEW hosts who  <br>  <br> don't support the mission!   <br><br> Please let KPFK know how you feel about these issues, and give feedback on  <br>  <br> new hosts and shows.    <br><br> ***Please write, call or fax to KPFK about your concerns! <br>  <br> KPFK <br>  <br> 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West <br>  <br> North Hollywood, CA 91604 <br>  <br> Main phone: (818) 985-2711 <br>  <br> Fax: (818) 763-7526 <br>  <br> Studio phone (for call-in shows): (818) 985-5735 <br>  <br> *Interim General Manager, Roy Hurst  <br>  <br>   Ext: 224 <br>  <br>   Email: <a href=\"mailto:GM@kpfk.org\">GM@kpfk.org<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:rhurst@kpfk.org\">rhurst@kpfk.org<\/a> <br>  <br> Programming <br>  <br> *Traffic Coordinator, Amy Hiatt <br>  <br>   Ext: 220 <br>  <br>   Email: <a href=\"mailto:ahiatt@kpfk.org\">ahiatt@kpfk.org<\/a> <br>  <br> *Programming Coordinator, Esther Manilla <br>  <br>   Ext: 204 <br>  <br>   Email: <a href=\"mailto:emanilla@kpfk.org\">emanilla@kpfk.org<\/a> <br><br> **Pacifica Radio--Mission Statement <br><br> - KPFK and Pacifica are founded upon a Mission Statement which to this day  <br>  <br> remains unique in radio broadcasting:  <br><br> - To contribute to a lasting understanding between nations and between  <br>  <br> individuals of all nations, races, creeds and colors;  <br><br> - To explore the causes of conflict; to promote the study of political and  <br>  <br> economic problems, and of the causes of religious, philosophical and racial  <br>  <br> antagonisms;  <br><br> - To provide outlets for the creative skills and energies of the community  <br>  <br> and to serve the cultural welfare;  <br><br> - To obtain access to news sources not commonly brought together in the same  <br>  <br> medium; and to employ varied sources to present accurate and comprehensive  <br>  <br> news on all matters that vitally affect our community.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"siuhin@aol.com","link":"http:\/\/www.ActionLA.org","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"KPFK Radio-is the most important left, progressive, antiwar\/pro-peace \r\nnational radio station, establish end of the world war II in United States, \r\ncurrently we have 5 sister stations (Berkeley, LA, NYC, DC and Houston) and \r\ndozen affliates. \r\n\r\nI had been a proud Pacifica Radio KPFK Los Angeles volunteer\/unpaid \r\nreporter\/programmer for ten years, but if people know the decade-long \r\nPacifica struggle then you know the station had many internal struggles had \r\nderailed our origional mission statements.","numcomment":3,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2002\/05\/16587.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":16603,"heading":"HELP--I didn't want this posted on indymedia!","article":"Unfortunately, Siu Hin, meaning well I'm sure, reposted here a version(to which he made changes!) of my informal comment on a small listserve without asking me. This proliferation of my email message,plus the unauthorized changes,  really takes it out of context and makes it seem much more significant than it really is or I intended it to be, and makes me seem even crazier than I possibly am.\r\n\r\nI would just be very happy if everyone BOTH a) supports KPFK by volunteering and donating money and \r\nb) gives feedback about the programs you like and the programs you don't.\r\n\r\nsee kpfk.org\r\n\r\npeace, Leone ","author":"Leone","parent_id":16587,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-05-13 01:33:14","modified":"2002-05-13 02:00:03","fileurl":""},{"id":16604,"heading":"HELP! I didn't want this posted on indymedia!","article":"SiuHin meant well in forwarding my little email, not intended for further circulation beyond the two small listserves I sent it to, all over the place including here, but it's not what I wanted at all. \r\n\r\nI do not view this as an urgent action at all.\r\n\r\nOverall things are going well at KPFK, and I urge people to donate as much time and money to the station as you can. Also, give feedback about how you like new hosts and programs. That;s all,\r\n\r\npeace, Leone","author":"Leone\/LSandrah","parent_id":16587,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-05-13 01:39:19","modified":"2002-05-13 02:00:03","fileurl":""},{"id":16609,"heading":"story hidden at Leone's request","article":"she asked that her story be hidden, so I hid it.\r\n\r\nas noted above, it was not meant for wide distribution, and the email had been modified to make it sound more urgent.","author":"johnk","parent_id":16587,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-05-13 09:39:18","modified":"2002-05-13 09:54:18","fileurl":""}]}