Listeners, employees quit Georgia public broadcasting as mind-control conspiracy theorist takes over
Georgia residents have begun canceling their donations to Georgia Public Broadcasting after a recent report revealed that a former Republican state senator — who believes the United Nations is planning to turn the U.S. into a communist dictatorship using mind control — is receiving a salary of $150,000 to run part of the network.
GPB announced last month that then-State Sen. Chip Rogers (R) would be heading a new initiative to tell the story of Georgia businesses on public radio, but it wasn’t until the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that his salary would be higher than Gov. Nathan Deal’s (R) that employees and Georgia residents began to express outrage.
GPB member Sandy Wood recently cut off her $20-a-month donation and received a letter from GPB Vice President Yvette Cook, who claimed that Rogers’ position would be funded with taxpayer money instead of listener contributions.
This week, Ashlie Wilson Pendley resigned as a senior producer for GPB’s "Lawmakers" program, noting that GPB employees had gone through four rounds of layoffs before the state created the high-paying position for Rogers.
Pendley explained in her resignation letter that it was "unconscionable to create a position and compensate any individual in this manner during these difficult times."
"This was the wrong decision for GPB," the letter said. "It has the appearance of the political manipulation of the public airwaves."
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/24/listeners-and-employees-quit-georgia-public-broadcasting-as-mind-control-conspiracy-theorist-takes-over/
I'd be dropping 'em too.
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