In a harshly worded letter sent Wednesday evening, the University of Texas at Austin’s top lawyer accused KUT Public Media General Manager Debbie Hiott of making “false" statements about the last-minute changes the station was forced to make to its first KUT Festival, which starts Friday.
"The University is disappointed that the inaugural KUT festival had to relocate and resize some of its events due to poor planning," UT's vice president for legal affairs and general counsel, Amanda Cochran-McCall, wrote in the letter.
"Contrary to your public statements, it was false to assert that you and your staff agreed to every health, security, and safety request made of KUT," she said.
In an interview on Wednesday night, Hiott said she didn't know what to make of the letter. University spokesperson Mike Rosen sent KUT a copy of the letter about 45 minutes after Hiott said she received it.
"It just says that I said false things, which I did not. I feel it’s unfortunate that they believe something that had not been the case for us," Hiott said, referring to university officials.
Hiott responded directly to the letter by emailing Cochran-McCall, UT Austin President Jim Davis and UT Provost William Inboden late Wednesday. In her response, which she shared with KUT News, she strongly disputed the university's account.
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