tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795344031485441477.post2690665959463312608..comments2023-06-25T09:51:24.368-04:00Comments on WPVM: Response to Wally Bowen's Posts on Mediationbarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229976502728157264noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795344031485441477.post-81451660134334949982009-02-20T02:10:00.000-05:002009-02-20T02:10:00.000-05:00In an email dated 1/29/09 6:48pm from Edwin Shealy...In an email dated 1/29/09 6:48pm from Edwin Shealy (WPVM Mangerial Board chair):<BR/><BR/>"Laura coordinated with Wally today, and came back with a day and time: February 9th, 6 PM to 7:30 PM. Place to be determined (neutral site). She said Wally added the following to our list of attendees: Veronika Gunter, Greg Lyon, Francois Manavit, Stephanie Biziewski, Steven Howard, Jason Holland, and George Perry."<BR/><BR/>Obviously, before February 3rd, Wally had the knowledge of who was on the list of attendees and had already requested 7 attendees himself, which did not include the full MAIN board or any staff. Yes, that does seem odd.Bunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534814023940591975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795344031485441477.post-87267987680949248032009-02-20T01:18:00.000-05:002009-02-20T01:18:00.000-05:00As the original chair of the Managerial Board for ...As the original chair of the Managerial Board for two months from mid-September through early-November, I think I would've been made aware if Wally Bowen has ever wanted to go into mediation with us. This never, ever reached our ears. In fact, I tried repeatedly in person and via email (CC'd to the Board) to try to get the Executive Director to sit down with a group from the radio station, to talk about ways we could work better together, up to and including flat-out offering him a weekly show slot to do whatever he wanted with. He turned every offer into an insult, and never, ever agreed to sit down with us to talk privately. <BR/><BR/>And yes, I learned to save every scrap of email evidence to back things up with. Which reveals some odd things that Wally Bowen does, like the curious act of letting a debate build up over several emails between him, myself, and a Board member, then quietly add a CC to his staff at MAIN, although they had nothing to do with what we were discussing. They just know that out of the blue, they see an email where Wally is reacting with mock outrage:<BR/><BR/>"Barry, Randee -- Enough of the gameplaying and misinformation. I will not be drawn in to a confrontation."<BR/><BR/>The emails that led up to it were completely free of any confrontational language of any sort; in fact, I was deliberately at my most non-confrontational, because I sincerely wanted to calm things down & convince Wally to sit down with us. But if you come into the conversation in the middle, all you know is that someone did something that hurt and pissed off your boss. This is how Wally manipulates language and communication to turn people against each other. Crazy-making.barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229976502728157264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795344031485441477.post-32300206905433447152009-02-20T00:28:00.000-05:002009-02-20T00:28:00.000-05:00This from the WPVM facebook page: quote, Wally Bo...This from the WPVM facebook page: quote, Wally Bowen: 'Still, the board agreed Jan. 27 to hear the proposal as a courtesy to these vols.'<BR/><BR/>This statement from Wallace sums up a major part of the controversy: He says the board will agree to listen to the volunteers (whom literally are the people who manage the day to day operations) as a matter of 'courtesy' but not as a matter of practice. Mediation would be great.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685684747812796665noreply@blogger.com