WYPR Hides CAB MEETING

WYPR failed to publicize and disclose that the WYPR CAB scheduled and held a June 22nd, 2009 Community Advisory Board meeting.  The information came out at the September 2009 CAB meeting, which members of the public and TAKE BACK YPR were able to learn about and attend.  According to comments by CAB Chair Doreen Bolger, CAB did inform WYPR President Tony Brandon about the meeting.

WYPR’s failure to publicize this meeting–surely they will claim it was a mistake–prevented the public, WYPR donating members, and former WYPR members from attending, participating, and observing station activities and deliberations.  It is part of a clear pattern of deception by WYPR management.

All their “mistakes” and omissions and sometimes direct actions continue to shield WYPR and management thinking and decisions from public view.  In fact, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Inspector General’s report (March 20, 2009) found that the station has violated open-meeting and public notice requirements before.  The report tasks the station with reading the law and fulfilling it, or lose CPB funding  WYPR ’s “mistakes” and omissions and actions always benefit secretive WYPR management and hurt the public.  Sherlock Holmes is not needed to draw conclusions here.

We will be posting a report about the Sept. 2009 WYPR BOARD and CAB meetings on Sept. 29th, 2009.