6:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays - Fridays
The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
An Iraq update from Raed Jarrar, who is a consultant for the American Friends Service Committee. Then news from the Peruvian Amazon with Robin Kirk, Director of the Duke University Human Rights Center. Next a controversy from Sonoma County where people are asking, “Should abstinence only Be Taught in Schools?” In the second hour a … Continued
Anita Johnson brings us an update on the Oscar Grant Case. Later in the program Anita discusses tonight's New Music from Emerging Artists Showcase at the Elbo Room.
History Professor and long-time political commentator Fawwaz Traboulsi will discuss the upcoming the parliamentary elections in Lebanon; also, an inetrview with Israeli born jazz artist Gilad Atzmon about his music and his politics.
