[Wpfw-lsb] Re: [WPFW-prog] WHY?

[billy edwards]

  How do Mark Berman's motion read ? i believe when a body make a rule for 
the body it should be respected until it's changed by the body, as of this 
day, the body has not change the rule that i know of and if it's anybody 
that should have there program on wpfw air is me, but i agreed with marK 
Berman motion to move wpfw forward.>>>Billy Ray


>From: Katea Denise Stitt <anyanwu at igc.org>
>Reply-To: anyanwu at igc.org
>To: AltExp at aol.com
>CC: wpfw-lsb at lists.mutualaid.org, WPFW-prog at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [WPFW-prog] WHY?
>Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:40:22 -0400
>
>Good Morning All -
>
>As Chair of the Programming Committee, I agree w/ Ron that our committee 
>should make a
>recommendation on the special program.  Having said that, I don't see any 
>problem with
>this special program going forward, given that Ray has stated he is not 
>running for
>re-election and that this issue is a burning one.  Further, Ray is 
>extremely qualified
>to produce this program given his contacts in and experience with the 
>criminal justice
>community/system.
>
>I will put this issue on the agenda for September 23.  I hope it can be 
>resolved by the
>committee and the LSB in time for the program to be aired before the 
>elections.
>
>Have a beautiful day.
>
>Blessings,
>
>Katea
>
>AltExp at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Friends, the program that I produced focusing on the  disenfranchisement 
>of
> > formerly incarcerated people, and voting, due to air on  9/23/04, has 
>been
> > postponed by Ron.
> > Because of concerns raised with him, and with me, by some  LSB members
> > regarding me doing this special, Ron feels that the Program  Committee 
>should make a
> > recommendation. I support that. Below are my  concerns.
> >
> > I can't understand why I am viewed, by some, differently  than other LSB
> > members who have hosted and or produced a special program, what's  the 
>difference?
> >
> > I want to produce this particular special because, during this  election
> > season, there are 4.7 million disenfranchised formerly  incarcerated 
>people who
> > cannot vote, and 1.8 million are African Americans. Also  I believe a 
>program
> > encouraging the community to vote, and to  support formerly incarcerated 
>people
> > in our struggle to  have barriers to employment, housing, federal 
>education
> > grants or  loans, and most social services, removed is needed. The 
>program  is
> > informative, and motivating. And last, but not least, I'm a formerly
> > incarcerated person and feel that we should be able to speak for  
>ourselves.
> >
> > The work to develop the program has been going well. The  formatting of 
>the
> > program is nearly complete, guests have been confirmed, and I  began to 
>feel
> > that I would like to do a criminal justice issues program  again. I 
>shared this
> > feeling with many people; LSB members and  others.
> >
> > Now, because of my remarks there are two opinions that  have surfaced 
>among
> > LSB members
> >
> > One, is that whenever I make application to develop a  program for 
>airing on
> > WPFW, my having hosted this special, will give me an  unfair advantage 
>among
> > others to be selected.
> >
> > Why me, and not other who have hosted and or produced  specials?
> >
> > Why has these opinions not been stated  before?
> >
> > Is it because I have stated publicly that I would like to  produce such 
>a
> > program, and intend to make application to WPFW at some point in  time?
> >
> > Does that statement and my desire make me ineligible to do  this 
>special?
> >
> > Would management be showing favoritism by allowing me to  do this 
>special? If
> > so, please explain.
> >
> > Two, is a motion that has been adopted that prevents any  LSB member on 
>the
> > Program Committee or the MASC from having a program on the  station 
>until they
> > have been off the LSB for, I believe, 6 months.
> >
> > I am on both committees
> >
> > So therefore, the thinking is, it would be unethical, and  against an 
>LSB
> > resolution, in addition to giving me an unfair advantage when I  make 
>application
> > for a program slot.
> >
> > I don't have a program.
> >
> > I have not submitted a proposal for a program to  management.
> >
> > And, according to the LSB resolution I cannot submit  a program proposal
> > until I have been off the board for six  months.
> >
> > So what's the deal? Is the resistance to me producing this  program 
>because
> > of my stated desire to develop a program for a regular time slot  at 
>some point
> > in the future?
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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