The Pacifica Foundation has found a new executive director, more than a year after the organization’s national board fired former ED Summer Reese, who then occupied the foundation’s national offices for nearly two months until a judge issued a restraining order forcing her to leave. The new ED is John Proffitt, who served twenty-five years […]
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Radio Caroline’s 50th & More – The Top 10 Radio Survivor Stories in March
Every week in our Radio Survivor Bulletin email newsletter we count down the top 5 stories of the week, along with alerting readers to other important radio stories. Now, here are our top 10 stories in radio news for March, as ranked by unique hits: 50th Anniversary Celebration for Radio Caroline, the UK’s 1st Pirate […]
Pacifica Board Fires Exec Dir Summer Reese; Is This a War with no Winner?
Last Thursday the national board of the Pacifica Foundation fired Executive Director Summer Reese, who was hired for the position in November after serving on an interim basis for more than a year. The how and why of Reese’s ouster are unclear. According to the New York Times article that broke the story, board members […]