[Imc] Pacifica May Cut Off WEFT June 7

[Danielle Chynoweth]

This affects the IMC.  WEFT may be looking for more public affairs
programming soon (June 7th).  We can't replace 5 hours of Democracy Now! a
week, but we may want to be part of this discussion.

danielle

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 15:49:28 -0500
From: Mick Woolf <mwoolf at prairienet.org>
To: weft-b at prairienet.org
Subject: Pacifica Cut Off

Well, it finally happened.  I got a call from Marianna from the
Accounting Dept. at Pacifica on the west coast.  She is doing her job.
Apparently the Dev. Dir., JoAnne Merideth is in charge of the affiliate
issues now.

And Marianna has been charged to send us a bill, and a letter, and a
supposed correspondance from Feb. that WEFT has never received, letting
us know that we have until June 7th to pay $3050.00 in full (this covers
the price of Democracy Now at our level of affiliation) AND sign the
contract, or they will cut off our service at that time.

I have much to comment on, but am too busy at the moment.  Suffice to
say, WEFT has played it completely above board.  Pacifica has blown us
off, dissed us, been unresponsive, irresponsible, unaccountable, and
simply don't give a shit about us or their previous agreement with us.
That's it for now.  More will come from me to you, you can be sure of
that.

I have left a message at work for Chairman Mark, and I am going to leave
a message for Marvin Gerstein.

This is truly up to the BOD to deal with this.  Pacifica's decision will
go into effect, theoretically, the day after the Associates meeting.

This is an opportunity for the whole station to figure this one out.

Good luck.  And be not afraid to call it as it is, which ever way you
all decide.--Mick