I will be meeting with our Health & Safety Committee in three days to renew our discussions on the lower-risk options to slowly reopen the station. Our discussion will entail ways that we can manage guests, monitor vaccination status, maintain masking indoors, continue our “if sick, stay home” policy, and other challenges and realities of … Continued
General Manager Report by Quincy McCoy, Dec 18th, 2021 Welcome new board members! Thank you for deepening your investment in KPFA and your commitment to shaping our future. You are joining KPFA at an exciting time, a turning point, as we strive to remain relevant and refine our brand as a social justice media intuition. … Continued
General Manager Report By Quincy McCoy Sept 18th, 2021 The emergence of the highly transmissible Delta variant which has propelled a new wave of infections across the country has necessitated federal and state safety agencies to call for businesses with more than 100 workers to require vaccinations against the coronavirus. KPFA’s latest COVID-19 station survey … Continued
GM Quarterly Report May 15, 2021 by Quincy McCoy First, I’d like to take a moment to remember Barbara Whipperman, who recently passed at the age of 85. Barbara was a former KPFA LSB member, Treasurer, sustaining member and long-time listener. May she rest in peace. State of the Station: A gradual return to normal … Continued
General Manager’s State of the Station Report By Quincy McCoy Happy 2021! A big shout out, a sincere thank you, to our real-life heroes, KPFA’s essential workers. The staff who have kept the station performing at a high level through this pandemic. They met the challenges head-on confidently, determined, that failure was not an option. … Continued
All successful radio is local. I’ve heard that mantra for 30 years. It was true then as it is today. What it means is Radio continues to connect people to their communities, perhaps now more than any other medium. Radio remains unique as a local communications service, one that is the lifeblood of local information … Continued
KPFA Exceeded the Summer Fund Drive Goal at $337,700 as donations continue to come in. The high fulfillment rate is at 73%. The KPFA’s Abolish Racism Audio Collection was distributed as a link to ANYONE who donates during the Summer Fundraiser, there is no minimum donation required. Patrice Cullors with Cat Brooks in Oakland | 1-25-2017 | When They … Continued
State of the Station First, I hope you and your families are staying well. In recent weeks, radio stations across the country have been disrupted by the realignment to a remote broadcasting workforce, a sunken economy and an unprecedented demand for up-to-the-minute public health information, resources and news coverage. The broadcast world has surely changed … Continued
Quarterly GM Report May-August 2019 By Quincy McCoy August 17, 2019 Spring Fund Drive In May we had our Spring Fundraiser with the theme of The Next 70 Years, continuing the promotion KPFA’s 70th anniversary. It was a long 18-day drive that ended 100k short of the 550k goal but we kept our … Continued
By Quincy McCoy There has been lots of activity going on in the past several months. Lets start with programming. PD Kevin Cartwright’s objective in this department is to improve our overall listener experience by developing and introducing fresh, relevant programming that informs and inspires our listeners old and new. New Program Development: … Continued
