With the implementation of the new Pacifica bylaws, the election of new Local Station Boards (LSBs) and the convening of these LSBs the Pacifica Foundation has entered a new era.
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The WBAI LSB held its one hundred eighth meeting on Wednesday, December 8, 2010.
There was a WBAI Delegates' Assembly held on Wednesday, January 12, 2011.
The WBAI LSB held its one hundred ninth meeting on Wednesday, February 9, 2011.
The WBAI LSB held its one hundred tenth meeting on Wednesday, March 9, 2011.
The WBAI LSB held its one hundred eleventh meeting on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
The WBAI LSB held its one hundred twelfth meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2011.
The WBAI LSB attempted to hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, however the LSB could not achieve quorum. A non-meeting was held without quorum, however.
The WBAI LSB held its one hundred thirteenth meeting on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
The WBAI LSB held its one hundred fourteenth meeting on Wednesday, October 12, 2011.
The WBAI LSB held its one hundred fifteenth meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2011.
There was a WBAI Delegates' Assembly held on Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
The next regular WBAI LSB meeting should be held on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012, at a location to be announced. Since there was only a Delegates' Assembly on January 11th, there may be an extra LSB meeting called before the next regular LSB meeting.
The next in-person Pacifica National Board Meeting will be held at the Hotel Angeleno in Los Angeles, California from Friday, January 27th, 2012, through Monday, January 30th, 2012.
Hotel Angeleno
170 N Church Lane
Los Angeles, CA 90049
At its January 21, 2009, meeting the LSB voted to hold its meetings on the second Wednesday of every month and/or the last Thursday of that month, subject to change by the LSB, which gives us the following schedule:
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The First WBAI LSB - February 19, 2004, to November 30, 2004.
The Second WBAI LSB - December 15, 2004, to November 29, 2006.
The Third WBAI LSB - December 27, 2006, to March 25, 2008.
The Fourth WBAI LSB - April 23, 2008, to November 11, 2009.
The Fifth WBAI LSB - December 23, 2009, to November 10, 2010.
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The following is the composition of the Pacifica National Board as of February 23, 2011.
The Directors of the Pacifica National Board
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| Nia Bediako | Carolyn Birden | Alex Steinberg | Kathy Davis (Staff) |
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| WPFW | |||
| Campbell Johnson | Rene Bryce Laporte | Marcel Reid | Kimory Orendoff (Staff) |
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| KPFA | |||
| Tracy Rosenberg | Andrea Turner | Dan Siegel | Laura Prives (Staff) |
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| KPFK | |||
| Ken Aaron | Lydia Brazon | Summer Reese | Rodrigo Argueta (Staff) |
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| KPFT | |||
| Teresa Allen | Wesley Bethune | Bill Crosier | Jessica Apolinar (Staff) |
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| Affiliates | |||
| Heather Gray - WRFG | Efia Nwangaza - WMXP | ||
The first regular meeting of the new Pacifica National Board was held in Berkeley, California, March 12-14, 2004. More about that here.
Here are the minutes of the March 2004, PNB meeting.
The second regular meeting of the Pacifica National Board was held in Houston, Texas, Friday through Sunday, June 4 - 6, 2004. Here are Roger Manning's notes on this meeting.
Here are the minutes of the June 2004, PNB meeting.
The third regular meeting of the Pacifica National Board was held in Rockville, Maryland (which counts as Washington, D.C.) October 1 - 3, 2004. Here are Roger Manning's notes on this meeting.
The fourth regular meeting of the Pacifica National Board was held in Berkeley, California January 13-17, 2005. At this time there are o minutes for this meeting available.
The fifth regular meeting of the Pacifica National Board was held April 1-3, 2005, at the Doubletree Metropolitan 50th Street and Lexington Ave., New York City. Here's the official Web page about it.
The sixth regular meeting of the Pacifica National Board was held June 17-19, 2005, at the Berkeley Doubletree Marina in Berkeley, California. Here's the official Web page about it.
The seventh sort-of-regular meeting of the Pacifica National Board was held October 28-30 2005, at the Houston Media Source in Houston, Texas. So far there's no official Web page about it that's at all up to date.
In addition, the PNB holds special meetings where occasionally important things happen. All of the minutes, both approved and draft, of the PNB meetings are here.
The Pacifica National Board (PNB) met in person in Los Angeles January 30-February 1, 2009, you can listen to the audio of that meeting here. At that meeting Grace Aaron of KPFK was elected Chair of the PNB. In the absence of an Executive Director Ms. Aaron also assumes the role of interim Executive Director of the Pacifica Foundation. She has issued a statement regarding governance and Management changes at Pacifica.
At that PNB meeting the General Managers of the five Pacifica radio stations and the Archives Manager presented their 3 year plan to revitalize Pacifica.
The National Finance Committee of the PNB met on February 10, 2009, and a lot of information about the state of the Pacifica foundation was disclosed during the course of that meeting. You can listen to the archived audio of that meeting here.
The PNB held an in-person meeting in New York City from July 24th, to July 26th, 2009. It was grossly disrupted by operatives from former Program Director Bernard White's faction. Here's the Web page I did about that, with links to various media.
The Pacifica National Board (PNB) met in Manhattan the weekend of October 1st through 3rd, 2010. The audio has been posted for the first day of the meeting, the second day of the meeting and the third day of the meeting.
WBAI LSB Chair Mitchel Cohen also gave a report at that meeting, here's the text version of that report.
Here is the Pacifica Foundation's official non-discrimination policy.
To the old Pacifica Theft Page.
To my home page.