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While it is true that I am the Publisher at San Diego CityBeat, the SD Music Awards are a non-profit event that is produced by the San Diego Music Foundation. And yes, I am the current President of SDMF. The purpose of the event - as you very well know Ken -- is to raise money to allow kids in SD County to be able to learn to play music in public schools. That's what our partnership with Taylor Guitars is all about. No one on our board could care less about who wins or loses any of the awards. We simply work to bring our music community together once a year, for one evening, and that the evening is a fund raising event for school children, who are the musicians of our future. On top of everything Ken, since you are part of the SD Music Academy, and one of the people that annually votes on the SDMA album categories, you probably should disclose this fact to your readers. Full disclosure is important... perhaps you should try it sometime. You might also correct those folks that you write about, when you obviously know that the story is different. Your readers deserve the truth, especially when you know exactly what it is. Kevin Hellman President, San Diego Music Foundation— September 27, 2009 6:54 p.m.
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It needs to be pointed out that the event name "North by North Park" was originally to be changed to "North to North Park" as Kelly Davis correctly pointed out on the CityBeat blog. After consultation with the folks in Austin at SXSW, the board of the San Diego Music Foundation decided to rethink this name, and in early March 2009, we voted to formally change the event name to "North Park Music Thing" instead. The event is scheduled to take place from August 7-9, 2009. What Ken Leighton fails to mention in any of his stories about this event, is that he was a panelist at NXNP in 2008. He was a part of the story, which is something every journalist should point out to their readers, if/when they write about that specific event. Mr. Leighton might also check his datebook, since his original February 11 Blurt piece did not even correctly note the date of the event, an event that he was in fact a part of. Hey Ken, do you even own a calendar???— April 2, 2009 12:25 a.m.