Submitted by Ron Counsell (not verified) on February 29, 2008 - 11:40pm.
I was browsing FCC reports for WYPF, the Frederick station. WYPF is a 1 kW station operating under a license held by Your Public Radio Corporation. Some WYPF ownership reports are filed for Your Public Radio Holding Corporation. According to an ownership report with information accurate as of 5/3/07, we read the following:
"YOUR PUBLIC RADIO HOLDING CORPORATION IS THE 100% VOTING STOCKHOLDER OF YOUR PUBLIC RADIO CORPORATION WHICH IS THE 100% VOTING MEMBER OF WYPR LICENSE HOLDING, LLC, LICENSEE OF STATION WYPR(FM) BALTIMORE, MD (FAC 65753)"
Memorize that quote, folks.
This report lists six (not eight) owners of Your Public Radio Holding Corporation, each holding a 1/6 interest. The listed owners were Barbara Bozzuto; Anthony Brandon; William Clarke, III; Ann Daniels; Darielle Linehan; and Albert Williams.
Another WYPF ownership report was filed, also with information accurate as of May 3 2007. This report is for Your Public Radio Corporation, the actual legal name of the license holder. This report lists the many-membered BoD of Your Public Rado Corporation that we're familiar with. But, ladies and gentlemen, here's the money:
FIRST ITEM IN THE LIST -
a. Name and Address. Your Public Radio Holding Corporation; Baltimore, MD
c. Office held. Holding Company (Voted by Anthony Brandon)
d. Percent of interest held. 100.00
g. Existing interests. HOLDING CO. OF WYPR LICENSE HOLDING, LLC; LICENSEE OF WYPR BALTIMORE, MD
Interesting so far, huh?
Minor details: a WYPF ownership report with info accurate as of Dec 1 2004 listed eight owners of Your Public Radio Holding Corporation, including Jonathon Melnick and Charles Salisbury, Jr., each with a 1/8 interest.
What do the ownership reports for WYPR tell us?
Three reports were filed with information accurate as of December 12, 2007. The legal name of the entity holding the license for WYPR (and for WYPO, the Ocean City station) is WYPR License Holding LLC. Check out the FCC ownership report for WYPR License Holding LLC. It has one, and exactly one, and only one voting interest - Your Public Radio Corporation, Sole Member, Voted by Anthony Brandon.
As in the case of the WYPF report noted above, the WYPR report for Your Public Radio Corporation lists the many-membered BoD, but there is only one voting interest - Your Public Radio Holding Corp., voted by Anthony Brandon. None of the other people on that board mean diddly. (This report also memtions a "pledge and security agreement" with Maryland Economic Development Corp., 11/1/2007, that I didn't know about. Anyone know what that's for/about?)
I was browsing FCC reports
I was browsing FCC reports for WYPF, the Frederick station. WYPF is a 1 kW station operating under a license held by Your Public Radio Corporation. Some WYPF ownership reports are filed for Your Public Radio Holding Corporation. According to an ownership report with information accurate as of 5/3/07, we read the following:
"YOUR PUBLIC RADIO HOLDING CORPORATION IS THE 100% VOTING STOCKHOLDER OF YOUR PUBLIC RADIO CORPORATION WHICH IS THE 100% VOTING MEMBER OF WYPR LICENSE HOLDING, LLC, LICENSEE OF STATION WYPR(FM) BALTIMORE, MD (FAC 65753)"
Memorize that quote, folks.
This report lists six (not eight) owners of Your Public Radio Holding Corporation, each holding a 1/6 interest. The listed owners were Barbara Bozzuto; Anthony Brandon; William Clarke, III; Ann Daniels; Darielle Linehan; and Albert Williams.
Another WYPF ownership report was filed, also with information accurate as of May 3 2007. This report is for Your Public Radio Corporation, the actual legal name of the license holder. This report lists the many-membered BoD of Your Public Rado Corporation that we're familiar with. But, ladies and gentlemen, here's the money:
FIRST ITEM IN THE LIST -
a. Name and Address. Your Public Radio Holding Corporation; Baltimore, MD
c. Office held. Holding Company (Voted by Anthony Brandon)
d. Percent of interest held. 100.00
g. Existing interests. HOLDING CO. OF WYPR LICENSE HOLDING, LLC; LICENSEE OF WYPR BALTIMORE, MD
Interesting so far, huh?
Minor details: a WYPF ownership report with info accurate as of Dec 1 2004 listed eight owners of Your Public Radio Holding Corporation, including Jonathon Melnick and Charles Salisbury, Jr., each with a 1/8 interest.
What do the ownership reports for WYPR tell us?
Three reports were filed with information accurate as of December 12, 2007. The legal name of the entity holding the license for WYPR (and for WYPO, the Ocean City station) is WYPR License Holding LLC. Check out the FCC ownership report for WYPR License Holding LLC. It has one, and exactly one, and only one voting interest - Your Public Radio Corporation, Sole Member, Voted by Anthony Brandon.
As in the case of the WYPF report noted above, the WYPR report for Your Public Radio Corporation lists the many-membered BoD, but there is only one voting interest - Your Public Radio Holding Corp., voted by Anthony Brandon. None of the other people on that board mean diddly. (This report also memtions a "pledge and security agreement" with Maryland Economic Development Corp., 11/1/2007, that I didn't know about. Anyone know what that's for/about?)
Climbing the ladder to the top rung, we again see that Your Public Radio Holding Corporation has the same six owners listed for WYPF.
The upshot seems to be, Anthony Brandon rules. No wonder he's arrogant. How do we affect the future of someone who has that much power?
(I hope those links all work.)