POLEMIKA: Srpsko Vijeće Obrane iz Chicaga i Hrvatski Radio Program “GLAS HRVATSKE” iz San Francisca.
Serbian National Defense Council of America
Jan. 19, 1982
KBRG FM
1355 Market St.
San Francisco, Cal. 94103
Dear Miss Guilfoy,
We strongly protest the broadcast of the Croatian Radio Program on your station on Sunday 3 and 17 1982.
Preserving one’s cultural heritage through educational radio programs is one thing. Obvious lies and attacks on other nationalities and the glorification of Ante Pavelić, the butcher of the Serbian people, who is responsible for masacre of more than 750,000 Serbs and Jews in 2 years in the so called “Independent State of Croatia” is something else and does not fell in the the domain of preservation of domestic cultural heritage.
We also strongly condemn the insinuation in the program that all Serbs are communists. The above shows are a direct insult to ALL Serbian Orthodox people. It was nothing less than incitement to blind prejudice against those of your listeners who have no benefit of knowledge of the history of the Balkans.
The public ether is a public trust. Unbridled transmission of racist propaganda is a breach of this trust.
Enclosed find a booklet describing the above-mentioned atrocities. We trust that such propaganda will not be broadcast in the future on KBRG. Should you wish further information on this topic, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely
John Sherovich
Mailing address:
1355 market Street, Suite 152
San Francisco, CA 94193
Street Address 50 – 9th Street
(415) 626-1053
January 25, 1982
Mr. Mile Boban
Croatian Hour Program
415 Grand Ave.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Dear Mr. Boban :
Please be reminded that your contract disallows any comments of a political nature, especially those that may be offensive towards a particular race or nationality.
Attached is a letter from the Serbian National Defense Council of America strongly objecting to two of your broadcasts. If I have any further complaints from this group or any others, I may be forced to cancel your contract.
If you have any comment or questions regarding this issue, please contact me.
Thank you.
Sincerely
Doug Matthews
Vice-President, General Manager.
CC: John Sherovich, Serbian nat’l, Defense Council
KBRG
Poštanska adresa:
Market Street 1355, stan 152
San Francisco, CA 94193
Ulična adresa 50 – 9. ulica
(415) 626-1053
25. siječnja 1982. godine
g. Mile Boban
Program Hrvatski Sat
415 Grand Ave.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Napominjemo da vaš ugovor ne dopušta bilo kakve komentare političke prirode, posebno one koji mogu biti uvredljivi prema određenoj rasi ili nacionalnosti.
U prilogu je pismo Srpskog vijeća za nacionalnu obranu Amerike u kojem se snažno protive dvjema vašim emisijama. Ako budem imao daljnjih pritužbi od strane ove grupe ili bilo koje druge, možda ću biti prisiljen otkazati vaš ugovor.
Ako imate bilo kakvih komentara ili pitanja u vezi s ovim problemom, kontaktirajte me.
Hvala vam.
Iskreno
Doug Matthews
Potpredsjednik, glavni upravitelj.
19. siječnja 1982
Gospođica Julie Guilfoy
KBRG FM
1355 Market St.
San Francisco, Cal. 94103
Draga gospođice Guilfoy,
Oštro protestiramo zbog emitiranja Programa Hrvatskog radija preko vaše postaje u nedjelju 3. i 17. 1982.
Očuvanje vlastitog kulturnog naslijeđa kroz obrazovne radijske programe jedno je. Očigledne laži i ataci na drugu nacionalnost i veličanje Ante Pavelića stradalnika srpskog naroda, koji je odgovoran za pokolj više od 750.000 Srba i Židova u 2 godine u takozvanoj “Nezavisnoj Državi Hrvatskoj” je nešto drugo i ne spada u domenu očuvanja domaće kulturne baštine,
Također, oštro osuđujemo insinuaciju u programu da su svi Srbi komunisti. Gore navedene emisije su direktna uvreda za SVE srpske pravoslavce. Bilo je to ništa manje nego poticanje na slijepu predrasudu prema onim vašim slušateljima koji nemaju koristi od znanja o povijesti Balkana.
Javni eter je javno povjerenje. Neobuzdano prenošenje rasističke propagande je kršenje ovog povjerenja.
U prilogu se nalazi knjižica koja opisuje gore navedene grozote. Vjerujemo da se takva propaganda ubuduće neće emitirati na KBRG-u. Ako želite dodatne informacije o ovoj temi, ne ustručavajte se kontaktirati nas.
Iskreno
John Sherovich