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C. Lee Taylor (Listener Candidate)

Candidate Questionnaire
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Candidate Statement

I see KPFT as being more than just a radio station. I see the station becoming the hub in Houston of progressive, community activism.

Candidate Questionnaire

1. Why do you want to be on the Local Station Board ?
   I want to work on the board to expand the station's role in the community.
   
2. How do you envision the Local Station Board working with the Pacifica Foundation,KPFT and the community?
   Collaboratively
   
3. How could the station better serve its' listeners?
   Provide its listeners with the tools necessary to make informed decisions about issues on local, state, national & global levels.
   
4. Describe some actions you would take to increase the influence of the station in underrepresented communities and to increase the diversity of the listening audience?
   Increase KPFT's participation in events like the Chocolate Bayou Festival and Generasian's Bhangra on the Bayou KPFT.
   
5. What sources of funding, other than listener donations, do you feel KPFT should solicit?
   Foundation grants, schedule more admission-type events like the ones with Amy Goodman and Jim Hightower.; stage more joint events with groups like the Texas Observer
   
6. Please state briefly the skills, experience, educational background, work history, organizational affiliations, areas of community service, areas of interest and expertise that you would bring to the Pacifica network as a member of the Local Station Board?
   Work with the local Kucinich group which is currently developing an organization to continue its work on progressive issues; volunteering for the local Department of Peace fundraiser.
   
7. Do you anticipate missing any Local Station Board meetings due to family or job related problems or inadequate transportation?
   No.
   
8. On which Local Station Board committees are you interested in actively serving? If you are a current Local Station Board member, on which committees do you currently serve?
   Presently on the Outreach Committee.