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> A local station (KOOP) in Austin, Texas, carried the Pacifica evening news
> for a while. A few years ago, when Pacifica was having some "labor
> problems," the station started issuing a little blurb before each newscast.
> The blurb was rather innocous, encouraging Pacifica to settle the matter to
> the benefit of the workers, etc., nothing really radical or remotely
> offensive. Apparently (and this happened after I left Austin), Pacifica
> asked (demanded?) that KOOP stop reading the warning. The station refused.
> Not sure what happened next, but the Pacifica news was no longer heard on
> that station. The rumor I heard (and I tend to believe it) is that Pacifica
> yanked the show from KOOP.
>
> Eric Beck
>
As a condition of renewing their contract to air the news Pacifica put language in the contract that enjoined KOOP from making statements on the air that might harm Pacifica's good name. KOOP refused and another public station in Austin (KRVX?) picked up PNN.
Pacifica has been positively shameful in its dealings with its unions.
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Joseph Noonan jfn1 at msc.com