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
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
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
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
Featuring The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Lady Bianca, Kito Kamili, Theresa Harris, poet Avotcja, and a special tribute to Sugar Pie DeSanto Get Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-womens-blues-festival-tickets-162368248803 Freight & Salvage Sunday August 22, 2-6pm Live in-person, video livestream, KPFA live radio broadcast Black Women’s Blues Festival celebrates powerful, pioneering Black women of the blues. Showcasing legendary artists, … 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
Thanks to all our wonderful supporters, the KPFA Spring fund-drive was a huge success and we are now ready to get back into the swing of things this summer. Throughout the month of June, we have several amazing online events for you to check out. Spanning a wide range of topics and perspectives, the following … Continued
From New York to Atlanta to the Bay Area attacks on Asian Americans persist. Across the country, Asian Americans wake up each morning feeling unsafe and fearful. Racism is real in America. Xenophobia is real in America. KPFA supports the peaceful protesters, Asian and African Americans, Latinos and white people who have taken to the … 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
