The big Halloween episode. Announcements for what’s happening around KPFA in October. Events: Wednesday October 12th at 7:00pm Steve Phillips in conversation with Angela Glover Blackwell for book release of How We Win the Civil War LOCATION: The First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2330 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704 TICKETS: $15.00 in advance / $15.00 … Continued
It’s back to school time and we have a new Interim General Manager, a new show, Law & Disorder with Cat Brooks and we’ll be having our Fall Fund Drive at the end of the month! Stay tuned for a message from our new Interim General Manager, Antonio Ortiz, and hear from our Development Director … Continued
Events: Catherine Choy book release for Asian American Histories of the United States Tuesday, August 9th 7:00pm The Backroom 1984 Bonita Avenue. Berkeley, CA, 94704 Tickets $10.00 in advance / $12 at the door (discounted student and fiscally challenged available) Get your tickets via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/catherin… T.J. English book release for Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz … Continued
Congratulations to Ariel Boone & Scott Baba who both won awards from the Public Media Journalist Association! On July 14, KPFA is hosting a Live In-Person event @ the Carton Art Museum for Brian Doherty’s book release Dirty Pictures. Congratulations to the Apprenticeship Program Graduates – New Classes enrolling soon www.kpfaapprentice.org And the News Headlines … Continued
According to Juneteenth.com, “Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States,” and became a federal holiday in June of 2021. Along with cities across the US, Juneteenth celebrations are happening all across the bay area! Starting in San Francisco, there are multiple events happening across the city … Continued
Grassroots Groups Bay Area Doula Collective: An organization supporting people getting abortion, in and outside of clinics. Access Reproductive Justice: We combine direct services, community education, and policy advocacy to promote real reproductive options and access to quality health care for people in California. No other organization in the state provides the same range of … Continued
Staring on Thursday, June 9th, KPFA will be featuring a special broadcast hosted by Mitch Jeserich from Letters and Politics on the Select Committee Hearing to Investigate the January 6th attack on the United States capitol. “The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol will present previously unseen material documenting … Continued
KPFA is clearing out its studios of equipment it no longer needs and we are selling them to support our Music Engineering Training Programs. We bought these items new, are the original owners, and used them in smoke free studios. Below is a list of equipment with prices and pictures of the notable items: Soundcraft … Continued
Pacifica Radio opened its airwaves to some of the most important people of our time from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr to Bob Dylan to James Baldwin to Lorraine Hansberry to Noam Chomsky to Maya Angelou to Alice Walker to Akira Kurosawa to Angela Davis to Leonard Cohen to Langston Hughes. Most importantly we opened … Continued
KPFA will be 73 years old on Friday, April 15th and we will be having a one day Birthday Drive. We will have phone lines open that day. KPFA was launched in 1949 by conscientious objectors, pacifists against war. KPFA was founded with the idea that putting out information without the influence of commercial advertising … Continued
