Thank you all for signing the petition, and the excellent comments. Last Friday (Aug 5th) I sent the petition to the university president, the KNTU station management, and the board members of the UNT Media Arts Executive Board. No one has responded to me directly. You can read the full petition here: https://enerjazz.com/jazz/files/KNTU-petition.pdf

I did get a call from a reporter at the North Texas Daily, and she interviewed me for this story that just posted: https://www.ntdaily.com/kntu-88-1-reformat/ As you can see from the story, they are sticking to the alternative format plan - for now.

The petition has grown to over 2,800 signatures. Thanks again - it was great to see such strong support for jazz. If you want to commiserate in person, our big band has a free concert on Friday, Aug 19th at 7:30pm at the Allen Public Library. Come for the free air-conditioning, stay for the music: https://artandseek.org/calendar/event/113525/texins-jazz-band

Best,

Paul Westbrook