08:08am 
Utrice Leid: I want you to know, also, that I will be instituting some
measures that, by some will considered Draconian, and, to this, I refer
specifically to the matter of discussing internal business on the air.
WBAI, and the producers and programmers here, for a full month, now, have
had the opportunity and the benefit of time and the benefit of doubt in
bringing their skills, at whatever levels they are, to the air and, as
soon as we conclude this discussion with José, I want to get into that in
greater detail.

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08:26am
UL: One more piece of business.

Clayton Riley: Yes?

UL: Again, I wanted to stress that no one here, no one who appeared on
this program today, has been told what to say or has been directed --

CR: I was told what to say.

UL: Except you, except you. But, secondly, I wanted to get to the matter
of a policy that will become effective as of today. Enough time and space
has been given to programmers to freely express their opinions and to
demonstrate their capabilities and their capacities for responsible
broadcasting. Many have gone way beyond the bounds. In any event, as of
today, and I will be issuing a memo to every programmer here, it will not
be tolerated, the discussion of internal matters on the air. That simply
will not happen as of today. And, it is because, as José said, we have
much more work to do, that is placed outside of the station, and that
places us, again, within the context of our historical function, which is
to report the issues of the day that matter to the listeners, and I know,
many people would say, well, in discussing personnel matters and intimate
details of staff meetings and other policy decisions that are taken here
in confidence on the air, is somehow a tribute to the matter of free
speech and so forth. But we take a look at the connection between
so-called free speech and the militarization of a certain sector of our
listeners, the attack and invasion of the law offices of a member of the
Board of Directors yesterday, not at all unconnected to the climate
created on the airwaves. In fact, it was on this station as well that the
demonstrations were announced to assemble and so forth. I'm not suggesting
that anyone mobilized anyone to do this, but there is a connection. And we
have to be clear and careful now about our role as programmers. So, I'm
saying this almost as an official edict, if you will, that as of today, as
of the end of this program, I will not tolerate the discussion of intimate
details or of station matters on the air, nor will I permit anyone to
engage in vitriol and in character assassination or unseemly broadcasting.
It simply will not be tolerated as of today.