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Listener Candidate for the KPFK Local Station Board
Statement
My name is Rob Macon. I'm running for a seat on the Local Station Board (LSB) at KPFK-FM Radio. I believe KPFK is the last of a dying breed of Free Speech Radio.

With my experience and expertise I can help assure the Pacifica Foundation, KPFK and the communities at large the station will continue to be solvent, to uphold its mission, develop new programs in the best interest of its current listeners and a new younger generation of supporters, plus help increase the station's involvement and visibility in all possible communities.

Once as an operations manager of a non-profit radio station in St. Louis, Missouri, I helped to beat overwhelmingly all challenges KBDY was facing during that time. So I know how to bring a station like KPFK into becoming the most outstanding radio station of its kind. I need your help to see that its done. Thank you for your support.
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Me llamo Rob Macon. Estoy presentándome como candidato a un asiento en la Mesa Directiva Local de la Estación KPFK dado que pienso que KPFK es el último ejemplar de una especie en extinción de Radios de Libre Expresión. Con mi experiencia y conocimiento puedo ayudar a asegurar que KPFK, y en consecuencia las comunidades, continúen desarrollando nuevos programas teniendo presente el mejor interés de sus oyentes y una nueva generación de personas que la apoyan, además de ayudar a la visibilidad y envolvimiento de la estación. Yo sé como hacer que una estación de radio como KPFK se convierta en la más destacada de su tipo. Necesito su ayuda. Muchas gracias. A todos los oyentes de KPFK les digo, “gracias”.
Biography
1. Why do you want to be on the Local Station Board?

I want to be on the Local Station Board because KPFK is the last of a dying breed of Free Speech Radio. With my experience and expertise, I can help preserve it.

2. How do you envision the Local station Board working the Pacifica Foundation, KPFK, and the community?

I envision the Local Station Board working with the Pacifica Foundation, KPFK and the community by being the eyes and ears of each. This will develop a strong network of communication and collective efforts.

3. How could the station better serve its listeners?

The station could better serve its listeners by focusing a little more on the communities of the listeners themselves.

4. Describe some actions you would take to increase the influence of the station in under-represented communities and to increase the diversity of the listening audience?

The action I would take to increase the influence of the station in underrepresented communities and to increase the diversity of the listening audience by becoming more involved and visible in those areas. For example, by attending council meetings, community and organization events, reaching out to a new younger generation of supporters, promoting events that includes a gathering of all communities, etc.
5. What sources of funding, other than listener donations, do you feel KPFK should solicit?

The sources of funding, other than listener donations, I feel KPFK should solicit are from promoting its own events, as expos, bookfairs, concerts, opening a merchandising store in the station offering KPFK items plus books, cds, dvds, etc.

6. Please state briefly the skills, experience, educational background, work history, organizational affiliations, areas of community service, areas of interest and expertise that you would bring to the Pacifica network as a member of the Local Station Board.

I have an associate degree for mass communication from Forest Park College in St. Louis, Mo. I began my broadcasting career in 1981 in which I later became Operations Manager at KBDY-FM Radio. I raised $1.5 million dollars for the Sickle Cell Anemia Association for which I was the chairman of the Board of Directors. I've owned several successful businesses which included a restaurant and RJM Executive Productions and I'm included in the 27th Edition of "Who's Who In America."

7. On which Local Station Board Committees are you interested in actively serving? If you are a current Local Station Board member, on which committees do you currently serve?

The Local Station Board committee I am interested in actively serving on is the Programming Committee.
 
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