On Saturday, June 14, 2014, VETERANS FOR PEACE East Bay Chapter
#162(VFP-EB#162) voted to endorse the below petition for the Morning
Mix and local programming, and also the same time voted to
co-sign/co-endorse the SF Labor Council Resolution (of June 9) calling
for the reinstatement of the Morning Mix to drive-time at KPFA.
BELOW IS THE PETITION ENDORSED BY VFP-EB#162
Support local community activist programming
at Pacifica and KPFA
We oppose the displacement of the 8:00 AM Morning Mix show on KPFA
with a network show “Uprising” hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar from LA. A
new small majority of the Pacifica board of directors are replacing
local community “activist oriented” programs with what they perceive
as higher value national programming. We believe that the need for
local community and labor programming in prime-time is a key factor in
building support locally and regionally for KPFA and all Pacifica
Stations. We strongly urge the KPFA Interim General Manager Richard
Pirodsky, Pacifica Executive Director Bernard Duncan, Pacifica Board
Chair Margy Wilkinson and the Board of Directors to respect and
support the needs of the listeners in protecting and advancing local
community programming throughout the network.