tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post6101683224255839600..comments2024-03-28T07:43:57.163-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Why are PLU and UW Administrators Working to End KPLU? What can you do about it?Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-65410126485616198012015-12-10T17:49:57.677-08:002015-12-10T17:49:57.677-08:00Thank you for the email addresses. If you are cou...Thank you for the email addresses. If you are counting, I contacted PLU president & admin, almost all the PLU regents, except dhamby@fhlbsea.com. That one rebounded. Said no one with that name at that site. <br /><br />Slow but sure, I'll follow up with the other contacts.<br /><br />And I told a lot of other people about this. They were shocked and commented that they didn't know about the impending sale because they enjoyed the radio station, but did not visit the website.Sue Willardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467976826693999492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-91646883801468375612015-12-10T17:40:19.808-08:002015-12-10T17:40:19.808-08:00@Unknown@Tony The official title of the blog is &q...@Unknown@Tony The official title of the blog is "Cliff Mass Weather Blog". My comments are suggestions that off topic posts might better be placed in a forum of their own. How may readers are going to look in a weather blog for discussions on school board elections or radio station mergers? It may be true that many are glad to get his perspective on other issues, but there are some of us who are not. Those of us who would prefer this blog stick to content applicable to the title should not be criticized as either "arrogant" or "whining" for commenting with content suggestions. Cedarspringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357484458111256359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73375890145845843792015-12-10T15:19:50.920-08:002015-12-10T15:19:50.920-08:00Thanks for the emails. I contacted them all!
The...Thanks for the emails. I contacted them all! <br /><br />The Regents say it is for the health of University - clearly the radio station and the public are not a consideration. Too bad, I expect more.Mike Mahanayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147844693679892635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-88873815973275233402015-12-10T14:11:06.076-08:002015-12-10T14:11:06.076-08:00@Cedarspring From the first line at the top of the...@Cedarspring From the first line at the top of the blog: "This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics". This is one of those "other topics".<br /><br />I don't live in the city of Seattle and I don't care much about their school board elections. But Doc Mass has some important things to say on that subject from time to time, and many are glad to get his perspective. I just skip them and it has never occurred to me to whine about his writing about non-weather topics that I'm not personally interested in.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14241817047186128354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-38180801439267249442015-12-10T14:08:05.650-08:002015-12-10T14:08:05.650-08:00So much anger,why? Read my comment again to unders...So much anger,why? Read my comment again to understand more clearly. It states "Your readers who do not care about radio media ..." That clearly means the statement is referring to those readers of the blog who prefer not to see political coverage. It does NOT refer to readers who want to see political issues discussed in this weather blog. Give me a break and try not to let your anger control your comments. My post is clear and respectful. Your post is not.<br />Cedarspringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357484458111256359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-35998792293658779972015-12-10T10:33:11.258-08:002015-12-10T10:33:11.258-08:00Cedarspring ... how arrogant of you stating
"...Cedarspring ... how arrogant of you stating <br />"Your readers who do not care about radio media ..."<br /><br />Why don't you start AND MAINTAIN your OWN blog <br />about what others care or not care about!Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378008305539753101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-79043399354399179792015-12-10T09:49:56.641-08:002015-12-10T09:49:56.641-08:00I cancelled my monthly contribution to KUOW and to...I cancelled my monthly contribution to KUOW and told them why. Doubled my contribution to KSER <br />(now that is community radio!) If you haven't done so already I suggest you do. Money talksbigeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248192026452529455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-60920721224658179092015-12-10T08:13:50.313-08:002015-12-10T08:13:50.313-08:00I know this PLU issue is very important to you, an...I know this PLU issue is very important to you, and I respect your right to discuss it (it's your blog). I wish, however, that your blog could just stick to weather topics and important environmental issues related to weather. The PLU issue is an unrelated political distraction that lessens the quality of your otherwise outstanding publication. Could the PLU issue be discussed in a different forum? Your readers who do not care about radio media politics, or listen to radio, or have zero interest in Jazz, risk being bored to death. Some may also feel that another dramatic political issue is being forced on them. There are dozens of daily business mergers and buyouts that are more important to the general public that this one. For example, you could discuss the coming buyout of Group Health by Kaiser Permanente which will affect maybe five orders of magnitude more people than the PLU buyout. Including that business merger in your weather blog to the extent you have discussed the PLU radio station issue would nevertheless would be both misplaced and INCREDIBLY BORING to your dedicated readers. Thanks for all the great work over the years on your WEATHER blog; my wife and I look forward to it every day. We have also used your work to get our children interested in meteorology and environmental awareness. Cedarspringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357484458111256359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-36315106618161481232015-12-09T21:58:06.961-08:002015-12-09T21:58:06.961-08:00As a PLU retiree and PLU alum I am at a loss for w...As a PLU retiree and PLU alum I am at a loss for words as to the President's train of thought in this disaster. He is the new guy, just a little over 3 years and he and his side kick Donna Gibbs believe that PLU is their empire to do with as they please. That's not the Lutheran way, and Martin Luther has about 95 Theses to prove it. What happened to love your neighbor??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-65874636133248120162015-12-09T21:31:59.829-08:002015-12-09T21:31:59.829-08:00Thanks for your help with this, Cliff. I have wri...Thanks for your help with this, Cliff. I have written everyone. What about the FCC? What sort of argument might appeal to them to stop the sale?<br />public radio listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756622823269372897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70298364605624058982015-12-09T19:16:04.832-08:002015-12-09T19:16:04.832-08:00I have to echo the earlier comment made above. I g...I have to echo the earlier comment made above. I graduated from PLU a few years ago, and KPLU never helped professors with classroom equipment. The university has a separate media center that assists with a/v equipment in classrooms and offices. Unless you have facts to back up that claim, you should amend/delete it.<br /><br />The only time I ever saw KPLU interact with professors was during December when they collaborated with the music department to put on the holiday jazz show which was a win/win for everyone.<br /><br />Otherwise, you're spot on.psuedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025619587845783801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73162092430695172442015-12-09T19:12:25.661-08:002015-12-09T19:12:25.661-08:00Interesting news story:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/...Interesting news story:<br />http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/12/09/the-kplu-sale-pacific-lutheran-university-regents-did-not-receive-critical-letter/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44765471345954430312015-12-09T18:07:09.350-08:002015-12-09T18:07:09.350-08:00GOT IT! Thanks for the list. I just sent a message...GOT IT! Thanks for the list. I just sent a message to each one, but I should have done it during business hours as 10 of them got bounced back to me as undeliverable. I'll resend tomorrow during the day, AND send a new one every day.Carpe Diemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025916840317779856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-22341296484644364642015-12-09T17:54:58.570-08:002015-12-09T17:54:58.570-08:00I got the same lame responses from both KUOW peopl...I got the same lame responses from both KUOW people and the PLU Board of Regents. They just don't get it:<br /><br />1) The public was not asked about the decision and the decision was made in back room deals<br /><br />2) KPLU's public doesn't trust KUOW given how they handled Cliff Mass, not to mention how their station has deteriorated programming-wise over the last few years.<br /><br />3) They aren't even acknowledging the idea of a grass roots entity purchasing KPLU instead and allowing it to thrive and grow. <br /><br />They may have violated the State Open Meetings Law and may have set themselves up for a court injunction (I hope one is in the works!) or even a lawsuit. One thing for certain is that this is a public relations disaster that is hurting both KUOW and Pacific Lutheran University.<br /><br />We need to keep up the pressure!<br />Kenna Wickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802821050975830973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89777469186544346822015-12-09T16:57:41.041-08:002015-12-09T16:57:41.041-08:00Message sent and tone-deaf reply received from &qu...Message sent and tone-deaf reply received from "PLU Regents". I don't know if they don't get it or if they just don't care.<br /><br />I notice that the FCC commissioners are not on the list of people to contact. Is it worth contacting them?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14241817047186128354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-88683037810625651582015-12-09T13:18:52.697-08:002015-12-09T13:18:52.697-08:00Sent a request for allowing KPLU to come up with t...Sent a request for allowing KPLU to come up with the money for an alternative sale. Keep spreading the word and thanks for posting the email addresses. Begreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049302657366840883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7237489936699274192015-12-09T10:31:26.235-08:002015-12-09T10:31:26.235-08:00Cliff, you're spot on - but your 'drag of ...Cliff, you're spot on - but your 'drag of helping faculty with AV' quip I s ill-informed. Until now, KPLU benefited greatly from its relationship with the college, it's faculty and students. And vice versa. I don't know anyone at KPLU who thought otherwise. <br /><br />Other than that, keep up the onslaught! Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921303523497133420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-34155269372489283542015-12-09T10:10:44.058-08:002015-12-09T10:10:44.058-08:00I got a reply from President Krise telling me I wa...I got a reply from President Krise telling me I was "misinformed" and that KUOW had _loads_ of interest in local news and local programming, to which I could only respond, "I am apparently misinformed by the _actual programming decisions at KUOW_." He didn't respond to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-64569792510284292932015-12-09T08:44:32.579-08:002015-12-09T08:44:32.579-08:00Indeed Kudos for providing some of us with the mos...Indeed Kudos for providing some of us with the most detailed info on this subject. Well beyond what most of us have read about. I have sent along my very opinionated emails, and hope others will do the same. All the same, Happy Holidays.<br />Christopher Ray<br />SeattleWingsOfManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121669430833504013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-67753356715327277122015-12-09T06:38:41.227-08:002015-12-09T06:38:41.227-08:00Lots of thunder and lightening in Ballard Wednesda...Lots of thunder and lightening in Ballard Wednesday morning at 0600 to go with the wind and rain.<br />JaySkier Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170512016305879673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-66324595994143434412015-12-09T05:57:00.894-08:002015-12-09T05:57:00.894-08:00Excellent article Cliff. Thank you and thank you f...Excellent article Cliff. Thank you and thank you for compiling all the emails. They will come in handy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642646449544046656noreply@blogger.com