Readers React: KPFK is fighting for survival
To the editor: Pacifica Radio’s KPFK is a very important voice in these times, and I’m hopeful it can get past its current problems. (“The perils of public radio KPFK,” Opinion, Sept. 24)
If “listener financial support ... is dwindling because of relentless fund-raising,” why don’t they find a progressive underwriter to get them out of debt?
Hello, Silicon Beach do-gooders, can you help out?
Henry Rosenfeld, Santa Monica
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To the editor: It will be a very sad day indeed if we lose KPFK. It is a lifeline for truth seekers hungry for information that is not influenced by corporate entities.
As our political parties move further to the right, the divide between rich and poor increases and the planet is assaulted by global warming, the survival of public radio is crucial for our survival.
We need KPFK now more than ever.
Carol Stansbury, Torrance
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To the editor: I was amused by the presumption of the staff at KPFK, who naively thought their contracts would be honored even if the program did not carry its own weight.
I’m sure every Marxist grad student in Southern California listens religiously to KPFK, but the rest of us — when we stumble across the station — are amused and think these people are extreme.
Joseph Wachter, Laguna Hills
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To the editor: The author of the piece about the problems at KPFK complains about the downward spiral of the station. and states that there is a “public hunger” for what KPFK offers. But if that’s the case, why isn’t the public listening and funding?
Terry Johnston, Sunset Beach
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To the editor: The far right dominates today’s radio and TV, but Pacifica offers a balance to that endless drumbeat.
It is therefore disappointing to learn that good intentions years ago have resulted in chaotic management that threatens the stations with dissolution.
Times have changed, and the California Pacifica stations must also change. I’ve donated thousands of dollars over the years, but I won’t contribute to the station unless it provides serious plans for a competent and experienced station manager, and transparent and accountable use of our money.
Margo Kasdan, Seal Beach
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