8-January-2019
Via Hand Delivery To:
Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Foundation, Inc. (“Foundation”) Board of Trustees
Cynthia Reid, Acting Chair
Daphne Dowdy, Foundation President
Mia Mascarin Oven
Linda Gardner
P. David Gillett
P.O. Box 13620
Oklahoma City, OK 73113
Re: Termination of Agreement executed 26-February-1992 between OETA and the
Foundation (“Agreement”).
OETA Foundation, Inc. Board of Trustees:
The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (“OETA”)
held a Special Meeting on January 8, 2019 during which it passed Resolution OETA-1-08-2019,
which authorized termination of the Agreement. Thus, this letter serves to provide sixty (60)
days written notice of termination as required in Section 12 of the Agreement, effective 28February-2019.
This termination concludes OETA’s relationship with the Foundation. Although the
relationship between the parties flourished for decades, it has become untenable in recent years.
This impasse occurred despite OETA-led efforts in good faith over a multi-year period to reach a
resolution which would allow each party to be successful in their distinct and clearly-delineated
paths to enhance public television for all Oklahomans and to maintain OETA’s honored
distinction as America’s most-watched Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) station.
Instead, the Foundation began a strategic public disinformation campaign aimed at
undermining OETA in the hearts and minds of donors, citizens and public officials. Because the
Foundation used donor and grant dollars to engage in duplicative and unauthorized activities, to
attempt undue influence over the operations of a state agency, and to initiate a costly and
frivolous lawsuit the Board of Directors of OETA was forced to take this action.
Additionally, be advised that, although Board action is not required, Resolution OETA-108-2019 ratified OETA’s decision to evict the Foundation from the premises at 7403 N. Kelley
Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This decision became necessary after the continued
escalation of actions by the Foundation including but certainly not limited to changing locks and
making alterations to OETA’s offices, restricting access to OETA’s state workforce, interfering

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 with the day to day operations of the state agency, and attempting to hack OETA’s state
computer network.
Therefore, the OETA Board of Directors has directed those actions necessary to protect
the generous charitable contributions of OETA’s donors and the investment of the taxpayers of
Oklahoma. OETA will continue to work with the Oklahoma Legislature and with its federal
regulatory agencies and associations to provide powerful public television for all Oklahomans.

Sincerely,

Garrett King, M. Ed.
Chair, Board of Directors

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