KPFK’s death by democracy
Continuous turnover of upper management over the last decade, coupled with nonexistent long-term financial planning, has turned Southern California's oldest public radio station into a micro-version of Greece. And just as ordinary Greeks were made to bear the brunt of a financial crisis that was not of their doing, KPFK's staff members are facing cuts as a result of debts created by others.
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