The advisory board, appointed by the station to represent the public, also said it believes that WYPR needs to publicly acknowledge "it made mistakes in handling the Marc Steiner situation" and believes decisions were made "that imperiled the station."
In receiving the recommendations, Bozzuto reminded the public that the community board is strictly advisory and has "no role in policy or personnel."
Interviewed before yesterday's meeting, Brandon insisted that the issue of Steiner's firing is old news.
"Our farewell to Marc was both very unsettling and necessary," he said. "We have moved on, a long time ago. I think there's a small group of people who are very passionate about their beliefs ... but we have moved on."
That group of people showed no signs of moving on yesterday.
Supporters called the board members "disgraceful" and said "you have to be replaced," as they left the meeting.
At the end of the day, Steiner was still out.
"That's what they said," said Sherrilyn Ifill, an advisory board member. "But that's not what the public is saying."
Sun reporter Chris Kaltenbach contributed to this article.
rob.hiaasen@baltsun.com
