On the Deck, KPFA Announcements for April 2022

Welcome to On the Deck, your monthly roundup for news and events at KPFA! This month, KPFA celebrates its 73rd birthday on April 15, 2022. We also have several virtual events in April: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 7:00 PM PST – Shawn Levy & Debi Durst – In on the Joke: The Original Queens of … Continued


KPFA General Manager Report March 19th, 2022

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



On the Deck, KPFA Announcements for March 2022

Welcome to On the Deck, your monthly roundup for news and events at KPFA! KPFA celebrates International Women’s Day with a 24-hr special broadcast on March 13th. There will be a live Zoom Event with Authors Tony Messenger and Lucy Kang on March 24. Tickets available on Eventbrite. Program updates around the station. Josh Elwood … Continued


Black Is!: Black History Month Marathon and Celebration on KPFA

Join us on KPFA starting at 6 AM for a Black History Month marathon and celebration lasting until 6 PM! 6 AM, Walter Turner interviews Dr. Rinoko Rashidi, KPFA. Dr. Rinoko Rashidi discusses a bit about Black History Month, great Black thinkers, and the Black presence in Europe. 6:30 AM Jeannine Etter KPFA, interviews Dr. … Continued


On the Deck, KPFA Announcements for February 2022

KPFA celebrates Black History Month with a special all day broadcast on February 21st. Then mark your calendars for February 26th, as the “The Dead To The World” Grateful Dead Radio Marathon hits the airwaves with amazing music and special guests. New program changes will also happen throughout the month and our Winter Fund Drive … Continued


Live Stream technical issues

We are working on finding and addressing the issues that is stopping our web player from bringing you the live stream. We hope to have the regular stream back up and running soon. In the meantime you can still listen online by using one of the links found here: https://kpfa.org/listen-live/


Welcome to On the Deck, KPFA Announcements for January 2022

This January 2022 KPFA begins a new year and has some administrative changes. Bob Baldock is retiring as Events Director and will be replaced by Kevin Hunsanger. Antonio Ortiz is now Director of Operations and will take on some Program Director tasks, while Laura Prives transitions to be KPFA’s Fund Drive Manager. Ray Edlund is … Continued


KPFA General Manager Report December 2021

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


Bay Area COVID-19 Vaccination Guide

The coronavirus pandemic has raged for well over a year, and we are now faced with yet another variant and flu season. The good news is that across California, more and more people are getting vaccinated – currently now over 76% have gotten at least one dose. Still, on average over the past 8 weeks, … Continued