Pacifica Contacts
[mostly compiled by a listener]
1/16/02


The 5 main Pacifica Stations

WBAI 99.5 FM
Valerie Van Isler, General Manager
120 Wall Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Tel: 212-209-2800
Fax: 212-747-1698
Web: http://www.wbai.org

KPFA 94.1 FM
Jim Bennett, General Manager
1929 Martin Luther King
Berkeley, CA 94704
Tel: (510) 848-6767, ext 214
Fax 510-848-3812
E-mail: jimbennett_kpfa@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.kpfa.org

KPFK 90.7 FM
Steven Starr, General Manager
3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West
North Hollywood, CA 91604
Tel: (818) 985-2711, ext 503
Fax: (818) 763-7526
E-mail: mschubb@kpfk.org or GM@kpfk.org
Web: http://www.kpfk.org

KPFT 90.1 FM
Duane Bradley, General Manager
419 Lovett Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
Tel: 713-526-4000
Fax: (713) 526-5750
E-mail: sbrightwell@kpft.org
Web: http://www.kpft.org


WPFW 89.3 FM
Tony Regusters
2390 Champlain Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 888-770-4944, x336 or (202) 588-0999, x336
Fax: 202-588-0561
Email: 71532.554@compuserve.com
Web: http://www.wpfw.org

Interim Pacifica Board Members

Former Board Hijackers
These members were appointed by the former Board 
majority, who were responsible for much of the 
recent damage to and mismanagement of the Pacifica 
network.

Marion Barry
Home address:
161 Raleigh Street SE
Washington, DC 20032
Tel: 202-562-7564
E-mail: rwlc@aol.com

James Ferguson
Director of Research and Planning
Congress of National Black Churches
2000 L St NW, Suite 225
Washington DC 20036 
(202) 296-5657 
Fax: (202) 296-4939
E-mail: voterparticipate@netscape.net
Web: http://www.cnbc.org

Dick Gregory
Home address:
61 Russell St
Plymouth, MA 02360
Tel: 508-746-7427
E-mail: dick@dickgregory.com
Web: http://www.dickgregory.com

Bertram M. Lee
Home address:
2501 Porter St, NW #809
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: 202-248-1896
Fax: 202-244-1151

One Pacifica Board seat is currently vacant, pending 
appointment by former Board hijackers (due to January 
2002 resignation of Wendell Johns).

E-mail list of former hijacker Board members, except for 
Bert Lee (copy and paste):
rwlc@aol.com, dick@dickgregory.com, voterparticipate@netscape.net


Board Reformers/Dissidents/Former Board Minority
These members were appointed by the former Board 
minority, also known as the "dissidents" or "reformers", 
who opposed the mismanagement of Pacifica and supported 
a return to Pacifica's mission.

Teresa Allen, KPFT: reall@wt.net
Pete Bramson, KPFA: prbram@aol.com
Janice K. Bryant, WBAI: jbryant@essence.com
Leslie Cagan, WBAI: lesliecagan@igc.org, Chair of Board
Rob Robinson, WPFW: robrobin@erols.com

Local Advisory Board Appointees
These members were appointed by the Pacifica stations' five 
Local Advisory Boards (LABs). These LABs are committees of 
listeners and staff who offer community input for Pacifica 
stations.

Dave Fertig, KPFK: dfertig@workerlaw.net
Ray LaForest, WBAI: raylaforest@mindspring.com
Carol Spooner, KPFA: wildrose@pon.net, Secretary of Board
Jabari Zakiya, WPFW: jzakiya@hushmail.com or jzakiya@mail.com, 
Treasurer of Board
George Barnstone, KPFT: gbarnstone@pdq.net

E-mails of all Board members (except Bertram Lee): rwlc@aol.com, 
dick@dickgregory.com, voterparticipate@netscape.net, reall@wt.net, 
prbram@aol.com, jbryant@essence.com, lesliecagan@igc.org, 
robrobin@erols.com, dfertig@workerlaw.net, raylaforest@mindspring.com, 
wildrose@pon.net, jzakiya@hushmail.com, jzakiya@mail.com, gbarnstone@pdq.net


Pacifica National Staff

National Office

Dan Coughlin
Interim Executive Director
Pacifica Foundation
2390 Champlain Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 888-770-4944 x348, or 202-588-0988, x348
Fax: 202-588-0561
Web: http://www.pacifica.org/

Brian Gibbons
Interim Director of National Programming
Pacifica Foundation
2390 Champlain Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 888-770-4944 x370, or 202-588-0988, x370
Fax: 202-588-0561
E-mail: bgibbons@pacifica.org



Pacifica management e-mails (where available) - copy and paste:
bgibbons@pacifica.org, sbrightwell@kpft.org, 
71532.554@compuserve.com, mschubb@kpfk.org, GM@kpfk.org, 
jimbennett_kpfa@yahoo.com


Associates of Former Board Hijackers

These are the co-workers of the former Board hijackers who 
were responsible for the mismanagement of Pacifica.


James Ferguson

Mr. Ferguson is Director of Research and Planning at the 
Congress of National Black Churches.

Ms. Sullivan Robinson
Executive Director
Congress of National Black Churches
2000 L St NW, Suite 225
Washington DC 20036 
(202) 296-5657 
Fax: (202) 296-4939 
E-mail: s.robinson@cnbc.org
Web: http://www.cnbc.org

Bishop Cecil Bishop
Chair, Congress of National Black Churches
Piedmont Episcopal District
3225 W. Sugar Creek Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28269 
Tel: (704) 846-9370
Fax: (704) 846-9371

Dr. C. Mackey Daniels
Vice Chairman, Congress of National Black Churches
and President, Progressive National Baptist Convention
West Chestnut Street Baptist Church
1725 W Chestnut St
Louisville, KY 40203
Tel: 202-396-0558 
Fax: 202-398-4998 
E-mail: cmdaniels@pnbc.org
Web: http://www.pnbc.org


Bertram Lee

Bert Lee is a member of the Board of Directors of TransAfrica Forum.

Board of Directors

Edward Lewis
Chair, Board of TransAfrica Forum
Publisher and Chief Executive Officer, Essence Communications
1500 Broadway, 6th floor
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212-642-0600
Fax: 212-921-5173
Web: http://www.essence.com

Johnnetta B. Cole
Presidential Distinguished Professor
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Tel: (404) 727-5248
Fax: (404) 727-2860
E-mail: jbcole@emory.edu
Web: http://www.emory.edu/WOMENS_STUDIES/facultybios/cole.html

James L. Davis, MD
Dupont Comprehensive Health Center Inc
1700 17th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: (202) 483-4400
Fax: (202) 234-2021

Danny Glover
Human Rights Activist/Actor
San Francisco, CA

c/o Carrie Productions
41 Sutter Street, Suite 1648
San Francisco, CA 94104-4903

Also...
c/o Carrie Productions
4444 Riverside Dr., Ste. 110
Burbank, CA 91505
Tel: (818) 567-3292
Fax: (818) 567-3296

Harriet R. Michel
President
National Minority Supplier Development Council
1040 Avenue of the Americas, Second Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel: (212) 944-2430
Fax: (212) 719-9611
E-mail: hmichel@nmsdc.org
Web: http://www.nmsdcus.org

Charles Ogletree
Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: (617) 495-5097
Fax: (617) 496-3936
Email: ogletree@law.harvard.edu
Web: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ogletree.html

Staff:

Randall Robinson
President
TransAfrica Forum
1744 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: (202)797-2301
Fax: (202) 797-2382
E-mail: rrobinson@transafricaforum.org
Web: http://www.transafricaforum.org

Board and staff: http://www.transafricaforum.org/about/index.shtml

Board and staff e-mails (where available): jbcole@emory.edu, 
hmichel@nmsdc.org, ogletree@law.harvard.edu, 
rrobinson@transafricaforum.org, 
info@transafricaforum.org, mdodo@transafricaforum.org, 
sgrooms@transafricaforum.org, mmunthali@transafricaforum.org, 
ssingleton@transafricaforum.org, gsmith@transafricaforum.org

Mr. Lee is also a member of the Board of Trustees of 
Howard University Hospital:

Frank Savage
Chairperson, Howard U. Hosp. Bd of Trustees
Former Chairman, Alliance Capital Management International
(now based in Africa, may no longer be on Board of Trustees)

Dr. Floretta Dukes McKenzie
Vice Chairperson, Howard U. Hosp. Bd of Trustees
Chair, The McKenzie Group
1101 17th Street, N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 466-1111
Fax: (202) 466-3363
E-mail: mckenzie@mckgrp.com
Web: http://www.mckenziegroup.com/

H. Patrick Swygert
President
Howard University
2400 Sixth Street, NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20059
Tel: (202) 806-2500
Fax: (202) 806-9243
E-mail: hswygert@howard.edu

Sherman McCoy
CEO and Executive Director
Howard University Hospital
2041 Georgia Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20060
Tel: (202) 865-6660
Fax: (202) 865-3988
E-mail: smccoy@huhosp.org

Other trustees: http://www.huhosp.org/newhuh/trustees.htm
Executive staff: http://www.huhosp.org/newhuh/executive_staff.htm

George Barnstone

Mr. Barnstone is the KPFT LAB appointee, who had originally 
joined the Board on the invitation of the Board hijackers. 
He is a real estate agent at Vallone and Associates. His bosses:

Vincent Vallone, Jr., Owner
vvallone@valloneandassoc.com

James "Mike" Malone, Senior Associate
mikanmalon@aol.com

Vallone and Associates
1937 West Gray #200
Houston, TX 77017
Tel: (713 ) 524-9131
Fax: (713 ) 524-9132
Web: http://www.valloneandassoc.com/

Mr. Barnstone is Treasurer of the Board of Directors 
of the Houston chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Annette Lamoreaux, President
ACLU, Houston Chapter
P.O. Box 132047
Houston, TX 77219-2047
(713) 942-8146 (Phone/Fax)
E-mail: action@aclu-houston.org
Web: http://www.aclu-houston.org

Will Harrell, Executive Director
ACLU of Texas
P.O. Box 3629
Austin, TX 78764-3629
Tel: (512) 441-0077
Fax: (512) 441-3195
E-mail: info@aclutx.org
Web: http://www.aclutx.org

Greg Gladden, President
ACLU of Texas
3017 Houston Avenue
Houston, TX 77009
Tel: (713) 880-0333
Fax: (713) 880-4018
E-mail: ggladden@neosoft.com


Local Advisory Boards of Pacifica Stations

These Local Advisory Boards (LABs) are committees 
of listeners and staff who offer community input for 
Pacifica stations. Listeners can attend their regular meetings.

KPFA LAB
Berkeley, CA
Tel: (510) 848-6767, ext 626
E-mail: info@kpfalab.org
Chair: Sherry Gendelman, sag@kpfalab.org
Web: http://www.kpfalab.org
Members: http://www.kpfalab.org/members.html

KPFK LAB
Los Angeles, CA
E-mail: kinfo@kpfklab.org
Chair: David Adelson, dadelson@ucla.edu
Web: http://www.kpfklab.org
Members: http://www.kpfklab.org/memberla.html

KPFT LAB
Houston, TX
(This LAB was appointed by the former KPFT management.)
E-mail: info@kpftlab.org
Chair: Susan Darrow, swdarrow@aol.com
Web and Member List: http://www.kpftlab.org

Interim KPFT LAB
Houston, TX
(A group of KPFT listeners has elected a competing LAB, which is 
expected to soon merge with the management-appointed LAB.)
Chair: Deb Shafto, shbfto@pdq.net
Web (some background): http://geocities.com/kpftradio/hrr.html

WBAI LAB
Box 954
Colonial Park Station
New York, NY 10039
E-mail: info@wbailab.org
Chair: Miguel Maldonado, chefmiguel66@hotmail.com
Web: http://www.wbailab.org
Members: http://www.wbailab.org/members.html

WPFW LAB
Washington, DC
E-mail: winfo@wpfwlab.org
Chair: Sam Husseini, sam@accuracy.org
Web: http://www.wpfwlab.org
Members: http://www.wpfwlab.org/members.html