[EAS] Inside Radio Wednesday, November 16, 2011

[Joe Tysl]

Dear Mr. Freinwald,

The Occupy Cal demonstrators are even now just on the other side of 
Sproul Hall from where I sit in my engineering office, and I must say 
that walking by them each morning and evening hasn't whipped up any 
anxiety for me. Quite the opposite. Maybe I'm unduly influenced by their 
huge banner covered with big letters in purple glitter, but what I see 
is a large group of people that are deeply concerned while also being 
respectful and calm.

I'm not worried about the yahoos (all right, maybe a little nervous 
around the Alameda County sheriffs) or anyone trying to make revolution, 
although I'm sure that there are agents provocateurs out there along 
with the rest of the grad students, moms and dads, and professional 
staff. And the occasional true-blue bone-head. On the other hand, if the 
cops are music lovers, the drumming thing may have finally gotten to 
them the other day. It sure would get to me.

The only recent takeover around here was at KUSF, when the powers that 
be sold out a fine station for a couple of bucks.

Best regards,

Joe Tysl
Chief Operator
KALX 90.7FM
U.C. Berkeley

On 11/16/2011 10:32 PM, Clay Freinwald wrote:
> Bill-
>
> I agree with you....
>
> If I were a broadcast station owner in any of these places...I'd be beefing
> up security - BIG TIME!
>
> For some reason most of the bone-heads that operate radio stations don't
> think that these yahoo's won't take a page out of the 3rd world revolution
> playbook and take over a radio station to make it their mouth-peace for the
> revolution etc.
>
> Occupy Broadcasting could be the next move - Forget trying to take over EAS.
>
> Clay
> Old timer, Auburn, Wa.
>
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