"APOLOGIZE OR WE WILL SELL THE STATION TO A CHRISTIAN BROADCASTER"

 I don't know how many ways to say "rot in hell" to Wells, Peirson, and that whole board!

"Apologize or I'll sell the station" Neither one of these people should be allowed near public money (or St Louis) again.

The hearing is this Wednesday and the judge is

Hon. Kathy A. Surratt-States

Thomas F. Eagleton U. S. Courthouse

111 S. Tenth St.

St. Louis, MO 63102

(314) 244-4500 

https://www.stlmag.com/news/secret-plan-kdhx-broadcast-license/

Secret meeting sought to save KDHX

At a clandestine meeting facilitated by former St. Louis mayor Vince Schoemehl on March 16, three local businessmen offered to put up the money to be an alternative lender for KDHX, the embattled community radio station now in bankruptcy court.   Jon Parker (of Parker's Table), Steven Fitzpatrick Smith (of The Royale), and developer Jason Deem say they believed they had a handshake deal with station leadership to swap themselves in as what's called a lender in possession. They believed that step was key to stopping the station from selling its broadcast license to Christian radio behemoth K-LOVE.    Station leaders, however, were more focused on getting apologies from Smith and Parker, whom they blamed for turning the business community against KDHX. Ultimately, board president Gary Pierson told Deem that KDHX could not deal with Parker and Smith—and while Deem said he could put together the funding without either being involved, Pierson soon informed him it was too late.  In today's story on our website, Smith, Parker, and Deem discuss the secret meeting for the first time—and explain why they still haven't given up on preserving KDHX as a community-owned radio station. —S.F.

LETTERS TO GLADIATOR CONSULTING AND THEIR CLIENTS

I feel a share of the responsibility of KDHX failure lies squarely at your feet. She hired you as a business consultant, and the station promptly began to fall apart, and now is bankrupt. 

How much public money was paid to you by Kelly Wells? (It is rumoured she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in consulting fees.)

What did she get in return? 

What sort of advice did you offer her? 

Did Gladiator, in fact, write the famous phrase "Operationalize these commitments"

What, if anything are you doing to repair the damage you did and take responsibility for your part in this?

What are you doing to stop the sale of KDHX to LOVE? 

You advertise that KDHX was one of your clients, so you must be proud of the work you do, despite the fact that after they began an association with you they destroyed the station.  I think the public and your other clients deserves a public response, including an appeal to the judge for station control to be returned to the community and a new board. 

If I don't hear back, or don't hear something positive, I am going to contact their clients next.