There will be a town hall meeting at 3:00 PM on Monday, May 29th. This will offer a rare opportunity to meet Pacifica's Interim Executive Director, Bill Cosier, in person and hear what is being done to get WBAI back on track as a meaningful station that serves the entire N.Y area community. All are welcomed to attend and participate in what promises to be an informative exchange of plans and suggestions.
The event will take place at WBAI Radio, 388 Atlantic Avenue, between Hoyt and Bond Street in downtown Brooklyn.
In the short time Mr. Crosier has held this position, he has made significant strides to repair the damage created by his predecessors—he deserves our support in attempting that well nigh impossible task.
As I hope this blog has made obvious, my personal desire is to see WBAI regain its dignity and importance. That can not happen as long as the likes of Berthold Reimers, Tony Bates, and other self-serving incompetents continue to call the shots and bring the station down. At this late stage, it may not be possible to win back trusting listener-supporters, but let us at least try.
For my part, whether or not WBAI can be ‘saved’ so as to continue its long-redefined ‘mission’ of leftist advocacy is effectively moot.
ReplyDeleteThe net provides near-infinite opportunities for WBAI’s original purposes, whereas those presently drawn to, involved in, and defining WBAI’s ‘mission’ have no such interests.
Let them have it. There’s no meaningful need for it, given our radically altered and enriched options and possibilities.
It ain’t the 1950s, 1960s, or even the 1970s.
Just my take.
~ ‘indigopirate’
I disagree. A 50,000 watt station in New York is a better tool than some random website for the real original mission. If the mission is leftist advocacy, then the jury is already in on that and the verdict is 'Not Working'.
DeleteI hope they make videos of any fist fights that may occur and post them on youtube...
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I hope Cerene is asked to leave if she can't be civilm and that Tony Ryan leaves his sledgehammer under the pillow.
ReplyDeleteChris, any chance you'll show up? That would certainly liven things up a bit.
ReplyDeleteShowing up has occurred to me, but I am 86 and I have never been to a funeral. (truth)
DeleteMaybe Geoff Brady can show up with a box of zappers to hawk to the attendees?
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I seriously think they should broadcast the entire meeting live, with a real engineer, not Haskins.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see Mimi finally be the fat lady singing, so the show is over, once and for all. It's repetitive and dull.
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