Sonoma County Veterans for Peace supports the continuation of the Morning Mix at KPFA in prime time hours. The Morning Mix has been on KPFA at 8:00 A.M. for three and half years. They are men and women; black, white, and brown; and are gay and straight; radical scholars and labor activists; young, old, retirees, and are all volunteers in service to the mission of KPFA. We strongly support this type of community programming instead of a daily external show from LA.
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Harvey Milk Democratic Club Passes Resolution To Restore The Morning Mix
East Bay Veterans for Peace Says Restore The Morning Mix
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.
Golden Gate Branch of the Letter Carriers Union Says Bring Back The Morning Mix
Golden Gate Branch 214 of the Letter Carriers Union adopted this resolution:
Reinstate the “Morning Mix” drive-time radio show –
Say No to Cuts in Labor/Community Programming on KPFA Radio
Whereas, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, with a powerful radio transmitter, has been a megaphone for community free speech radio throughout northern California for over 65 years, and is the flagship station of the Pacifica Radio Network; and
Whereas, for the last 3 and a half years KPFA has aired a ground-breaking labor and community program called the Morning Mix – broadcasting at a time when more working people could hear it, during “drive time” from 8 to 9 AM, Monday to Friday; and
Whereas, the rotating hosts of the Morning Mix radio shows on KPFA have featured the voices of Bay Area working people and their issues, to a degree not found on any other Northern California station with the reach and power of KPFA. This included regular reporting on labor and community struggles – about the postal workers’ fight against privatization; the concerns of teachers, dockworkers, transit and healthcare workers, and immigrant workers; as well as the community fight in the city of Richmond against toxic pollution by Chevron Corporation; and
Whereas, the Morning Mix provided regular announcements of Bay Area labor and community events, so working people could be aware of these activities and participate; and
Whereas, late in the evening on May 21, KPFA and Pacifica management abruptly, and without proper consultations, cancelled the Morning Mix and replaced it with a syndicated program “Uprising” produced in Los Angeles that does not cover Bay Area issues and events; and
Whereas, we need more local labor and community programming on KFPA radio, not less – especially since working peoples’ stories are almost completely ignored by the mainstream media. This program change is a tremendous loss for the radio listeners in the Bay Area.
Therefore be it resolved, that the San Francisco Labor Council calls on KPFA/Pacifica management to reinstate the Morning Mix drive-time radio show. We need more labor and community programs on the radio – not less!
And be it further resolved, that this resolution be submitted to other Bay Area labor councils for concurrence and action.
ILWU Local 10 – Executive Board – Supports SF Labor Council Resolution to Bring Back The Morning Mix
The executive committee of ILWU Local 10 adopted this resolution:
Reinstate the “Morning Mix” drive-time radio show –
Say No to Cuts in Labor/Community Programming on KPFA Radio
Whereas, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, with a powerful radio transmitter, has been a megaphone for community free speech radio throughout northern California for over 65 years, and is the flagship station of the Pacifica Radio Network; and
Whereas, for the last 3 and a half years KPFA has aired a ground-breaking labor and community program called the Morning Mix – broadcasting at a time when more working people could hear it, during “drive time” from 8 to 9 AM, Monday to Friday; and
Whereas, the rotating hosts of the Morning Mix radio shows on KPFA have featured the voices of Bay Area working people and their issues, to a degree not found on any other Northern California station with the reach and power of KPFA. This included regular reporting on labor and community struggles – about the postal workers’ fight against privatization; the concerns of teachers, dockworkers, transit and healthcare workers, and immigrant workers; as well as the community fight in the city of Richmond against toxic pollution by Chevron Corporation; and
Whereas, the Morning Mix provided regular announcements of Bay Area labor and community events, so working people could be aware of these activities and participate; and
Whereas, late in the evening on May 21, KPFA and Pacifica management abruptly, and without proper consultations, cancelled the Morning Mix and replaced it with a syndicated program “Uprising” produced in Los Angeles that does not cover Bay Area issues and events; and
Whereas, we need more local labor and community programming on KFPA radio, not less – especially since working peoples’ stories are almost completely ignored by the mainstream media. This program change is a tremendous loss for the radio listeners in the Bay Area.
Therefore be it resolved, that the San Francisco Labor Council calls on KPFA/Pacifica management to reinstate the Morning Mix drive-time radio show. We need more labor and community programs on the radio – not less!
And be it further resolved, that this resolution be submitted to other Bay Area labor councils for concurrence and action.
Gray Panthers Letter of Support for The Morning Mix
Gray Panthers of San Francisco
2940 16th Street, Room 200-4
San Francisco CA 94103
415-552-8800, graypanther-sf@sonic.net
KPFA
1929 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Berkeley, California 94704
Dear Richard Pirodsky, Interim General Manager,
As a long-time supporters of KPFA, even prior to the 1999 attempted take over of our station, we strongly object to changing the Morning Mix programming. If this is listeners’ sponsored radio then we your listeners and supporters must be taken into account on such a major change of community focus.
The Morning Mix is the most diverse group programmers on KPFA. It specifically keeps us informed on local issues and ways to organize with labor, the African American community, the Richmond community’s fight against Chevron, and Poor News Network campaigns. Though the stories covered by Project Censored are not always local, they are not heard on corporate media. It is better to have the variety that comes with a show like the Morning Mix than to turn over these 5 hours a week to single program, Up Front. Uprising from LA could be combined and/or alternated withUp Front at the 7:00AM time slot.
In this era of complete corporate control of the media, we can protect the few remaining independent media sources. Changing of the Morning Mix affects our access to local media control and a progressive media forum.
The community wants the Morning Mix returned to its original time slot!
Sincerely,
The Gray Panthers of San Francisco Board of Directors
Patricia Jackson, Convener
Michael Lyon, Treasurer
Denise D’Anne, Secretary