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Update On Joe Magno

> Joe Magno, the faculty advisor for Maynard High School's
> WAVM-91.7 and charged with raping a student, pleaded
> innocent today (January 9th).
>
> This ia a link to a news story on Magno's arraignment from
> WBZ-4.
>

Note the last line: "Magno has been ordered to have no contact with any of the witnesses or anyone under 16."

Does that mean he can, or cannot, still work with WAVM to help renew the license and fend off Living Proof?
 
I am sure that Joe Magno has some other people in charge at Maynard High School who will be able to take over in his stead. From what I have gathered, WAVM's listeners and support staff are a very dedicated bunch who believe in the station. I don't think that one man's "problems" will make any difference in the outcome of the FCC's decision. I believe, all of the paperwork has already been submitted. Time will tell.



> Note the last line: "Magno has been ordered to have no
> contact with any of the witnesses or anyone under 16."
>
> Does that mean he can, or cannot, still work with WAVM to
> help renew the license and fend off Living Proof?
> <P ID="signature">______________
Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
Whitman, Massachusetts</P>
 
Webcastboy wrote:

> Note the last line (in a WBZ-4 news story on Joe Magno to which I had
> provided a link in an earleir post): "Magno has been ordered to have no
> contact with any of the witnesses or anyone under 16."
>
> Does that mean he can, or cannot, still work with WAVM to
> help renew the license and fend off Living Proof?

Provided he is not terminated, he could still work with the Maynard School department to help keep WAVM's license as long as he does not have contact with witnesses or students. It would be difficult, but not impossible.

But these questions now need to be asked:

(1) Will Joe Magno be fired??

(2) If Magno is terminated, will the Maynard School Department then decide to simply give-up on WAVM, shut down the station and turn the license back to the FCC??

Personally, I think the odds are almost 100% that Magno will be terminated and better than 75% that the Maynard School Department will shut WAVM down and turn-in it's FCC license. The school administration may decide that given WAVM's problems and Magno's troubles with the law, it may not be worth fighting to save the station.

According to the webpage of Maynard's School Committee, their next scheduled meeting will be on Thursday, January 19th. I would think the fate of Magno will be on the agenda, and possibly the fate of WAVM itself will also be brought up.

This story from today's (January 10th) Boston Globe on Boston.com (registration may be required) reports that WAVM was not on the air yesterday. I'm beginning to wonder if WAVM has gone off the air forever.
 
> I am sure that Joe Magno has some other people in charge at
> Maynard High School who will be able to take over in his
> stead. From what I have gathered, WAVM's listeners and
> support staff are a very dedicated bunch who believe in the
> station. I don't think that one man's "problems" will make
> any difference in the outcome of the FCC's decision. I
> believe, all of the paperwork has already been submitted.
> Time will tell.

Yes, we'll see what happens, and am sure the Globe, Herald,
Metrowest Daily News, etc., will give updates. As for the future of WAVM,
Fybush reports:
"Under the proposal, the new Lunenburg signal would be aimed mainly west, while WAVM would upgrade to 100 watts at 76 meters, with a directional pattern looking rather like a Hershey's Kiss, aiming most of its signal south."

Am assuming this is what you mean ("paperwork... submitted", for
WAVM signal)
 
WAVM's future w/o Magno? (was Re: Update On Joe Magno)

Basically, the license renewal and power increase paperwork have all been submitted to the FCC (as far as I know). And that whether with/or without Magno, I think WAVM will live to see another day. In spite of Joe Gallant's somewhat "bleak" scenario regarding WAVM (which I respectfully and totally disagree on) and to whether the School Board will continue operate WAVM or not, well...that's up to up to the "powers-that-be" to decide. But, as a staunch supporter of local high school/college radio, I think it would be a total diservice to all of those students (both current and alumni) and the public at large to shut down WAVM, all for the sake of one man's alleged "indescretions". That would be stupid. I've known a few people, over the years, who have came out of WAVM and have gotten many fine jobs in the broadcast industry. Shutting down the station, permanently, would be like "throwing away the baby with the bath water". I think that WAVM will survive with or without Mr. Magno. I am sure that somebody would come to the plate and continue on with the station. One would only hope so.

73,

Pete

> "Under the proposal, the new Lunenburg signal would be aimed
> mainly west, while WAVM would upgrade to 100 watts at 76
> meters, with a directional pattern looking rather like a
> Hershey's Kiss, aiming most of its signal south."
>
> Am assuming this is what you mean ("paperwork... submitted",
> for
> WAVM signal)
> <P ID="signature">______________
Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
Whitman, Massachusetts</P>
 
Re: WAVM's future w/o Magno? (was Re: Update On Joe Magno)

Peter:

The reason I thought the Maynard Schols would consider pulling the plug on WAVM-91.7 was that I thought the paperwork had not been submitted. But with the paperwork having been submitted, I can still see Magno terminated, but someone else might be hired to replace him, and WAVM-91.7 might survive---at least for now. Long-term survival, of course, is up to the FCC.

Had I known what you mentioned in your post, my comment would have been somewhat different. I would not have been so pessimistic about WAVM's future.

Peter, you might want to get in touch with the Maynard School Department. If they replace Joe Magno, you'd be the best-qualified person, in my opinion, to replace him. And I will be delighted to give the Maynard Schools a strong recommendation on your behalf.
 
Re: WAVM's future w/o Magno? (was Re: Update On Joe Magno)

> Peter, you might want to get in touch with the Maynard
> School Department. If they replace Joe Magno, you'd be the
> best-qualified person, in my opinion, to replace him. And I
> will be delighted to give the Maynard Schools a strong
> recommendation on your behalf.
>

Seconded! :)

I agree with the feeling that WAVM will stay on in some form. Remember it's not in a vacuum - there's also the cable TV channel there, too. And there are tons of students and graduates who I think would band together to keep it going. It did just raise $50000 in a fundraiser a few weeks (months) ago, right?

If Maynard HS decides to shut it down, though...one hopes they at least donate the license to another nearby entity rather than simply return it to the FCC. WIQH (Concord Carlisle HS), WZLY (Wellesley College) and WYAJ (Lincoln Sudbury HS) are all small time operations that come to mind that could fairly easy absorb WAVM as a repeater and would probably be willing to make some significant accommodations to allow those Maynard residents who want to be on the air to still have that opportunity.

God help us (pun intended) if *all* else fails, I'd rather see WUMB end up with it than Living Proof, ya know? They might be willing to allow at least a few hours per day of local operation for students, too.
 
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