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<font size=3>Just to add that Walter is one of the few people to also
consistently support and air stories about u.s. political prisoners.<br>
claude<br><br>
A PERSONAL PLEA TO SUPPORT "AFRICA TODAY"<br><br>
Yesterday at 9:54pm<br><br>
Hotep Africans,<br><br>
I am forwarding you this urgent message below from our Brother Walter
Turner regarding a proposed program change from the KPFA's acting General
Manager which would in short end brother Walter's ability to host the
much needed "Africa Today" program. This could mean the end of
this program as we know and depend on it as a media source for both
local, national, and international news on the African Continent and the
African Diaspora. We must support this Brother by writing the KPFA folks
below and letting them know that we don't support their idea of the time
change.<br><br>
I ask you all both locally and out of the area to please take a small bit
of your time and let these people know how we feel about losing that
space and particularly our media scribe Brother Walter's ability to host
this program. Brother Walter does not get paid for his effort of hosting
this program so we are not talking about someone's job. This is this
Brothers service to African People. Let's show a strong unity in this
small but large segment of our struggle for uplifting our
people.<br><br>
In Struggle,<br>
Naeem Deskins<br><br>
<br>
Africa Today/ KPFA/ Your support is needed<br><br>
From: Walter Turner Host/ Producer/Africa Today / KPFA<br><br>
I am contacting you as a supporter and or long time listener of the<br>
Program “Africa Today” on KPFA Radio in Berkeley, California.<br><br>
AFRICA TODAY has been aired in various formats on KPFA Radio for more
than 30 years. The initial host of Africa Today was Faraha Hayati and I
have now hosted the program for more than 20 years.<br><br>
I have been informed by Amelia Gonzalez, the Acting Assisitant General
Manager of KPFA that there is a proposal to change the time slot of
Africa Today from 7PM on Monday evenings to 11AM during a weekday. This
time change will effectively end my ability to produce and host Africa
Today.<br><br>
I have attached a letter to the Acting Assistant General Mangager which
explains my specific concerns regarding the proposed change and the
impact that it will on my ability to host and produce the
program.<br><br>
Africa Today on KPFA is one of a very few national media programs that
focuses on the Africa continent. Africa Today is a resource that our
global community can not afford to lose. Please voice your support and
work with others to voice collective support for the retention of Africa
Today, in its current time slot, on KPFA Radio.<br><br>
Please voice your individual and collective concerns to the following
members of the KPFA administrative staff at your earliest
convenience.<br><br>
Thank you<br><br>
Amelia Gonzalez [ amelia@kpfa.org)<br>
Acting Asisting General Manager and Development Director<br><br>
Ahmad Anderson ( ahmad@pacifica.org)<br>
Interim General Manager<br><br>
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