tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795344031485441477.post4446745685271999251..comments2023-06-25T09:51:24.368-04:00Comments on WPVM: The Future of WPVM: Grassroots or Top-Down?barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229976502728157264noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795344031485441477.post-84659394405914274652009-02-16T21:31:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:31:00.000-05:00David obviously has a wonderful and generous spiri...David obviously has a wonderful and generous spirit, one that could no longer be trampled upon. I too am heartened by tonight's show.<BR/>CatherineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01665098489057551165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1795344031485441477.post-43319798968160232552009-02-16T20:30:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:30:00.000-05:00As one of the volunteers who did not receive a let...As one of the volunteers who did not receive a letter from the Executive Director, I have to say "I feel so left in!", though that's not something I welcome.<BR/><BR/>I left the station earlier this year along with my cohosts of "Making Progress", Barry and Veronika, because I knew this day would come - the day when Wally Bowen would in essence hand all the volunteers their walking papers.<BR/><BR/>Though I believe in community radio, and I miss broadcasting at WPVM, I couldn't be as optimistic as some of my fellow volunteers about the outcome regarding the differences between the WPVM volunteers and the Executive Director. I knew any work I continued to do would be at best disregarded and at worst, sabotaged. In situations such as this, I hate it when I'm right.<BR/><BR/>I am heartened to listen to tonight's broadcast (Mon. 2/16), and hear volunteers speaking out and rejecting the misguided edict by the Executive Director that he has the power to ask WPVM volunteers to refrain from participating in normal operations for a period of 6 weeks.<BR/><BR/>The volunteers are correct in asserting that the Executive Director alone is not empowered to make such an order.<BR/><BR/>The legal phrase "in good faith" comes to mind. Many volunteers put in long hours in good faith that the current disagreements could be settled in an amicable and professional manner. I feel those volunteers have been betrayed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06043818004731291840noreply@blogger.com