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The Pacifica Network is the oldest public radio network in the country, and of the five major stations in the network including this one KPFK, KPFA in Berkeley is the oldest, flagship station. This week crisis broke out at KPFA when the entire staff of their daily two-hour Morning Show was laid off by Pacifica management. Citing financial problems, workers were asked to voluntarily take lay-off packages, which 7 people took including Morning Show Producer Esther Manilla. Then, three additional people were named to be involuntarily laid off: the remaining producer of the Morning Show, Laura Prives, and co-hosts Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Aimee Allison. Pacifica Programmer and nationally acclaimed author Aaron Glantz wrote in the Huffington Post, “Here’s a tip. If your non-profit radio network is facing a financial crisis, it’s best not to kill your most successful program.” The Morning Show says they are “KPFA’s largest fundraiser, accounting for about 25% of total dollars pledged,” and that they “have the largest audience of any program produced at KPFA.” The Communications Workers of America Local 9415, which represents KPFA’s staff, had filed an Unfair Labor Practices Charge with the National Labor Relations Board. As of this morning, The Morning Show at KPFA is no longer being aired. Instead, our sister station in Berkeley aired KPFK’s Sojourner Truth at 7 am and is now airing this program to fill the 7-9 am time slot. <\/p>\n