Summer 2007 PNB Meeting – Internet Report
Los Angeles, CA July 27 – 29, 2007
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OVERVIEW of FY07:

Two of Pacifica’s new sites were actualized in FY07 and steady work in many other areas has continued.

1. Pacifica.org – The new Pacifica.org is the centerpiece of Project “New Sites”, with a completely redesigned, and rebuilt website featuring many of the most popular Web 2.0 features available online.

January 2007
By Lonnie Hicks
Chief Financial Officer
Pacifica Foundation

CFO Preliminary Audit Report and Analysis

This report is a second installment and analysis of the preliminary FY06 audit report and also contains an Income Statement for November 2006. The audit report will be available in draft form at the Board meeting and the final audit by February 2006. The auditor will, however, will attend the January 2006 Board meeting to go over the draft audit for Board members.

Executive Director's Report

February 23, 2007
for the February 25, 2007 PNB Meeting

Contents:

• Outreach
• Archives
• ADA
• PNB
• Elections
• Programming
• Finances

WPFW 2006 YEAR END SUMMARY

Greetings Pacifica National Board members. I have prepared this year end summary to provide members with a month by month look at some activities the station has been involved in for 2006. This is by no means a list of everything WPFW has done this past year but it will help members of the PNB get a sense of what the station has done in 2006. Financially, WPFW generated 1,720,161.00 in total revenue in fiscal 06 and our pledge fulfillment rate exceeded 80% for the year.

Pacifica Foundation National Board Meeting
January 24, 2007
WBAI Interim General Manager’s Report

Administrative/Fiscal

First of all, welcome to the first of what should be a series of progressively positive reports outlining the slow yet steady growth of what I think is New York’s premiere broadcast outlet, WBAI. Currently it appears that we’re unaware of our superiority, but it’s all about realization then application will follow. My friends, we are currently in the realization phase.

REPORT TO PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD
January 2007 - HOUSTON
By Duane Bradley, General Manager

Administration

KPFT enters the second quarter of FY07 in relatively good shape. The FY07 budget for listener support calls for $1.245 million and current totals show over $351K income as of December 31, roughly 27% of the annual goal. Cash in the bank beginning the new calendar year was $277K. Membership continues to hover between 8,000 and 9,000.

Pacifica National Board
KPFK Radio 90.7 FM, Los Angeles
KPFK Report
January 2007

PROGRAMMING

2007 for KPFK will be a new and exciting year for the station. New station initiatives for 2007 include:

Quarterly Report to the Pacifica National Board
KPFA Interim General Manager, Lemlem Rijio
January 2007

Organizational Overview

Administration
· Financial standing
· Compliance

Programming
· Overview
· Accomplishments

Operations
· Technological upgrades
· Special projects---Web development

Executive Director’s Report
January 2007

CONTENTS

Overview
Initial Goals and Assessment
Duties & Activities
Programming
Licensing & Distribution
Station Issues
Governance
Vision, Goals, & Objectives

Since the Pacifica National Board meeting held in September 2006, two significant hiring decisions have been made: an Interim General Manager for WBAI and a Network Programming Coordinator. The expectations are that a new General Manager can implement a needed recovery plan and overcome political stalemate at the network’s New York station, while a coordinator for national programming, guided by the National Programming Policy adopted in October, can promote effective collaboration in developing special broadcasts, programs and segments produced locally for wider distribution, and fresh, engaging national programs.

PNB Operations Report Winter 2007

As we start a new year, and welcome a new PNB, the Pacifica National Operations staff has prepared this document as both an overview of our work, and a series of technical recommendations and considerations for the board and the Pacifica managers.

This report is broken down into 3 main parts: Radio; Internet/IT; Training and Documentation. Both Jon Almeleh and Pete Korakis prepared this report.

PACIFICA RADIO ARCHIVES:
REPORT TO THE PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD

Submitted to Greg Guma, Executive Director
By Brian DeShazor, Archives Director
January 12, 2007

Overall Summary

In the first quarter of FY2007 the Pacifica Radio Archives (PRA) gained national and international news with its promotion of its November 28, 29 fund drive broadcast, ($266K in pledges), and testimony before the National Recorded Sound Preservation Board of the Library of Congress. These coinciding events brought awareness of the Archives and the Pacifica Foundation to larger and more expansive audience than previously achieved.

AFFILIATES PROGRAM
Report to the PNB / January 2007
Ursula Ruedenberg / Affiliates Coordinator

Current Objectives

• Meet goal of 125-150 affiliate contracts secured during fiscal year 2006-07
• Meet revenue intake goal of at least $200,000 for 2006-07
• Increase contact with and responsiveness to affiliates’ needs
• Assist with distribution needs and network-building infrastructure within Pacifica network, including assistance with national Pacifica program specials
• Outreach to other parallel organizations to cooperate in free-media advocacy.

The Pacifica Foundation values its supporters and respects their privacy. We collect donor information in an effort to communicate with our listeners, members and friends on an individual basis. We recognize that our five sister stations, our Pacifica Radio Archives, and our own Pacifica Foundation fundraising appeals are the primary sources for creating a support base with the public. We respect the privilege of this process, and abide by the highest standards adhered to by the nonprofit community to protect your information.

The Pacifica 'National' staff includes the following:

Pacifica National Board Meeting
New York, NY
June 3, 2006

The following are remarks delivered to the PNB by Executive Director Greg Guma:

I’d like to begin by asking you to use your imaginations and envision the Pacifica radio network a few years from now.

Start by imagining an audio production center with multiple channels and schedules open to frequent change, a place that breaks down distinctions between listeners and producers, a hothouse for the cultivation of talent and a laboratory for new ideas, a place where people converge, contribute – and then move on, a center for the development of informative, educational and entertaining programs with community partners and like-minded organizations.

Pacifica National Board Meeting
Washington, DC
January 28, 2006

Shortly after I accepted this job, I talked with a dedicated Pacifica supporter who at one time also considered going after this position. From what I knew, this person seemed well suited for the job. So, why didn't you apply? I asked.

The reply was revealing. "Well, I wanted to work again," I was told.

The basic point, I think, was that it's tough to work in such a highly charged environment - whether you are a general manager, a program director, or sometimes even a board member - without making enemies and finding yourself under attack at some point.

NEW YORK (May 16) -- Indra Hardat has been named interim manager of Pacifica Radio station WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City, the network announced today.

Ms. Hardat has served as the station's business manager for the last seven years. She replaces outgoing General Manager Don Rojas. She will serve as the interim manager while the station's Local Station Board conducts a search for a new leader.

7/16/02

On Tuesday, July 16, 2002 the Interim Pacifica National Board met to discuss issues related to the contract with Democracy Now! Because we were going to be discussing matters which involved potential litigation and contractual negotiations, this meeting was convened in executive session.

Eleven members of the Interim Pacifica National Board (IPNB) participated in the conference call/meeting: Teresa Allen, George Barnstone, Pete Bramson, Janice K. Bryant, Leslie Cagan, James Ferguson, David Fertig, Ray Laforest, Rob Robinson, Carol Spooner, Jabari Zakiya. Pacifica?s Executive Director Dan Coughlin and Deputy Executive Director Verna Avery-Brown were also on the call.

Berkeley, California
June 21-23, 2002

As you all know, the new Pacifica Board and executive leadership inherited a financial and administrative nightmare in January of this year. The network had been looted and left rudderless. Stations did not even have funds to buy a paper clip let alone a pair of headphones and critical services like telephones and postage were being cut off. Pacifica?s transmitters were under threat, including KPFK?s historic tower on the top of Mt. Wilson. With no chief financial officer or controller, and chaos reigning in the national office, the network was on the verge of financial collapse.

An independent financial review published in February reported that Pacifica faced a 2002 calendar year budget gap of $1.5 million and a deficit of $4.8 million. Some stations were facing serious working capital deficits. WBAI was looking at a hole of $350,000 and KPFK $250,000. With only $11 million in annual revenue, these debts posed a serious threat to the organization?s survival. Bankruptcy was openly being contemplated.

Listeners Rally at Non-Profit Broadcaster?s Stations

WASHINGTON, DC (Jun. 12) ? Continuing the strong show of support for the nation?s oldest listener-sponsored broadcaster, Pacifica Radio stations across the country again posted record on-air fundraising drives this past spring, the network announced today.

At Pacifica station WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, listeners pledged some $900,000, an all-time spring fund-drive record and up 55 percent from the $580,000 pledged during last year?s spring drive. Listeners at Pacifica station KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles pledged a record $618,000, up 45 percent from the previous year?s spring fund drive total of $425,000.

WASHINGTON, DC (Jun 5) ? Community radio pioneer Eva Georgia has been named as the new General Manager of Pacifica Radio station KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, the Pacifica Radio network announced.

The appointment of the South African-born journalist concludes an unprecedented two-month search process that involved a broad array of KPFK staff, listeners, community groups, and local and national board members.

March 8, 2002

The priorities of the Pacifica national office - in addition to the day-to-day management of network operations -- have been to:

1) Get a clear handle on the network's financial situation and to stabilize economically.

2) Begin the healing and rebuilding process in each of the five signal areas as mandated by the December legal settlement and recent board resolutions. This includes the urgent need for reconciliation between Local Advisory Board's and local stations in the run-up to LAB elections and by-law changes.