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The Soul Show host Mike Canton is joined by listeners, musicians, supporters, and a current on-air personality in calling for changes at WYEP after a series of events, including the cancellation of his long-running weekly program and a controversial email, are making them question the station's racial diversity practices.
A day after WYEP and WESA staff announced they had petitioned station management for union representation, Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Company President Terry O'Reilly sent a staff-wide email disputing claims made in the media and kicking the petition back to the national labor board.
Content producers at sister radio stations WESA and WYEP have delivered a petition to organize to management at Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting. They say they need more room at the decision-making table and better compensation to retain their talent.