The New Pacifica
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.
October 2019, Coup at WBAI
On October 7, 2019, WBAI was taken over by then iED John Vernile. He announced that all WBAI workers were fired, and all Staff were told that we were off the air. Then iED Vernile told WBAI's landlord at 388 Atlantic Ave. that WBAI would not be operating out of that location anymore and that she should find another tenant for the third floor space occupied by WBAI right away. These actions had not been authorized by the PNB. Legal action followed, the PNB weighed in, and after a month WBAI was brought back under local Control. Mr. Vernile is no longer employed by the Pacifica Foundation.
It was another WBAI coup. Click here for documents related to this coup.
The Twelfth WBAI LSB
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred sixth meeting on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred seventh meeting on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, in executive session via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred eighth meeting on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred ninth meeting on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, in executive session via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred tenth meeting on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred eleventh meeting on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twelfth meeting on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in executive session via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred thirteenth meeting on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred fourteenth meeting on Wednesday, April 25, 2022, in executive session via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred fifteenth meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred sixteenth meeting on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred seventeenth meeting on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred eighteenth meeting on Wednesday, August 2, 2022, in executive session via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred nineteenth meeting on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twentieth meeting on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twenty first meeting on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twenty second meeting on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, in executive session via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twenty third meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twenty fourth meeting on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twenty fifth meeting on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twenty sixth meeting on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twenty seventh meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twenty eighth meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred twenty ninth meeting on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred thirtieth meeting on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred thirty first meeting on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The WBAI LSB held its two hundred thirty second meeting on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, via teleconference due to venues being shut down.
The next regular WBAI LSB meeting should be held on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 7:00 PM. This meeting will be held by teleconference due to venues being shut down.
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:
- Wednesday, September 13, 2023
- Wednesday, October 11, 2023
- Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Attendance at LSB meetings
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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.
The Sixth WBAI LSB - December 8, 2010, to December 12, 2012.
The Seventh WBAI LSB - January 9, 2013, to December 9, 2015.
The Eighth WBAI LSB - January 13, 2016, to November 30, 2016.
The Ninth WBAI LSB - December 7, 2016, to March 19, 2019.
The Tenth WBAI LSB - April 10, 2019, to November 13, 2019.
The Eleventh WBAI LSB - December 11, 2019, to December 8, 2021.
At its meeting of March 13, 2013, the WBAI Local Station board (LSB) voted that the Treasurer should file written reports before each LSB meeting. Here is a page with links to those Treasurer's Reports.
The Pacifica National Board
The Directors of the Pacifica National Board
| WBAI |
| Jim Dingeman |
James Sagurton (Treasurer) |
Sharonne Salaam |
Shawn Rhodes (Staff) |
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| WPFW |
| Vanessa Dixon-Briggs |
Donna Grimes |
Julie Hewitt (Chair) |
Sue Goodwin (Staff) |
| • |
| KPFA |
| Fred Dodsworth |
James McFadden |
Akio Tanaka |
Darlene Pagano (Staff) |
| • |
| KPFK |
| Evelia Jones |
Ali Lexa Al-Hilali |
Elizabeth von Gunten |
(vacant) (Staff) |
| • |
| KPFT |
| Teresa Allen |
Marianne Martinez |
Susan Young |
Egberto Willies (Staff) |
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| Affiliates |
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Heather Gray - WRFG |
William Foster, Jr. - WUMO-LP |
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The minutes of the open session meetings of the Pacifica National Board's National Finance Committee are being posted on this site.
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