WYPR Re-Opens Board Meeting on May 21

WYPR has re-opened its board meeting at The Family Tree (2108 N. Charles Street) at 3 p.m. “on a first-come, first served basis.” WYPR.org says that seats will “only be filled once board members have all arrived.”

This represents a reversal for WYPR, which about a week ago closed their board meeting and declared on WYPR.org that the meeting would be streamed online only, in compliance with Corporation for Broadcasting regulations.

Frederick Douglas said power cedes nothing without a demand, and the demand of WYPR members to be part of WYPR deliberations must have wilted their resolve to ensconce themselves in secrecy.

Hurrah! that they have re-opened their board meeting. Still it should be noted that under WYPR President Tony Brandon, WYPR fired radio host and station icon Marc Steiner under false premises, waged a media campaign to the public and its own members justifying this action with red-herring reasons, cancelled their March board meeting, postponed their Feb. fund drive, and after a disasterous April 15 board meeting, tried to close their second meeting from the public gaze.

In addition WYPR board member Frank Coakley has resigned from the board, according to two anonymous sources including one inside WYPR. His resignation most likely is over the board’s handling of this fiasco.

The Bring Back Marc Steiner Movement will be rallying outside The Family Tree beginning at 2:30 on May 21. People can attend the board meeting on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Iinterested WYPR members would be advised to line up early before 3 p.m. WYPR also will stream the board meeting online from a URL located at the “About WYPR” page of WYPR.org.