Name:

Lamont Yeakey

Expertise:

Endorsements:

Statement:

The mission, purpose, and very existence of KPFK-FM radio station must be assured during these grave times in our nation’s history. KPFK is an indispensable part of the nation’s media, but it is in dire need of our support. I am running for reelection to the local station board (LSB) in order to contribute more directly its survival and growth in the forthcoming years. The vitality and life of this most valuable station must be enriched and improved to reach a larger audience of an ever increasing, diverse and complex group of people comprising southern California.

The station needs not only competent and talented people at its helm but also persons who are dedicated to assuring honest communication of information across ethnic, class, geographic, gender, and cultural lines. It must serve the able and those partially able, the weak and infirmed, the minority as well as majority community if a democratic society is to survive.

I am running for a place on KPFK’s Listener Sponsor Station Board because I believe that an open public press is an important safeguard to securing our civil liberties and human rights. I am working for peace not war, justice not injustice. I abhor lies and fraudulent behavior, and I advocate honesty and the pursuit of truth. Many people are unemployed or have extremely low wages (the working poor). Others are in dire need of medical assistance. Not enough have adequate housing or a sound education. I support KPFK because it addresses these critical issues in a consistent forthright way. Cultural diversity in our pluralistic society and an open unfettered press must be protected.

Political freedom is in serious jeopardy. I want to serve you the listeners by actively participating in the governance of the station and making sure that KPFK maintains its vital, progressive role, dedicated to ensuring democracy.

I thank you for your support.