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The Center for Media and Democracy just launched Defend The Press, a new coalition of journalists, public interest groups, academics and citizen activists. Defend The Press is asking the US Army to drop its subpoena of Sarah Olson, an independent print and radio journalist based in Oakland, California, in the court martial of Iraq war [...]
LADIES DAY Celebration and Radio Tribute
KPFT 90.1 FM- ‘Blues on the Move’
Hosted by Mr. & Mrs. ‘V’, Nancy, Buddy & Friends
Sunday, March 18, 2007: Radio Program- 8 am –2 pm
(Most folks show up around 11:30 am – Noon)
419 Lovett Blvd. KPFT Ph: 713-526-5738
Ladies we lost in 2006 : Ruth Brown, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Etta Baker,
Anita [...]
6:30 p.m.: Arrived and all good. Semi-packed house.
7:00 p.m.: Greg Guma is doing his presentation. He’s touched upon a variety of topics, including how programming can change (giving both sides of board members who want programming to change and staff that can be reluctant to change programming due to perceptions of board intervention); elections and [...]
I expect to be liveblogging tonight’s KPFT presentation by Duane Bradley at the Pacifica National Board meeting. Those in Houston are welcome to come by Houston MediaSource on Texas Avenue around 7 for his presentation. Otherwise, barring wireless problems, check here for my report to listeners about this session!
Last night’s session was good, with a [...]
Just a few photos to share from the drive, and visit from staff as part of the weekend’s Pacifica National Board meeting this weekend.
Albina Molina of Music Beyond Borders on the air.
Duane Bradley with WBAI Interim General Manager Robert Scott Adams.
Yogi and Alxxx of GenerAsian Radio on the mic.
Kicking back in the KPFT backyard (from [...]
StoryCorps is a nonprofit oral history project that exists to record the stories of everyday people. Participants come to the soundproof recording booth in pairs. They have a 40 minute time slot to interview each other about anything they’d like, and at the end of the 40 minutes, they receive a copy of the recording [...]
Pacifica has relaunched its website this evening. Please check out the redesign.
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Nathan Moore, Pacifica’s new National Program Coordinator, and National Technical Director Jon Almeleh are coming to town, and I’m hosting a potluck meet and greet for them Monday at 6 at the station. Yes, I know it’s during the drive. Nathan is the new staffer tasked by Pacifica with forming a vision for programming, developing [...]
Attorney Roger Dreyer has written to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin regarding the death of Jennifer Strange following a water-drinking contest sponsored by and broadcast over KDND Sacramento.
In his letter, Dreyer informs Martin that “I am writing to your offices on behalf of my clients, the Jennifer Strange family. On January 12, 2007 Ms. Strange participated [...]
AGENDA
Pacifica National Board Meeting
January 26 – 28, 2007
Houston MediaSource
2302 Texas Ave.
Houston, TX 77003
Friday, Jan. 26, 2007
9 – 10:45 Executive Session
Focus on legal responsibilities and issues before the foundation
– Dan Siegel, Foundation Counsel
Break
Public Session
Board Orientation
11 a.m. – 12:30
Overview, obligations, responsibilities & ethics/conduct
– HR Director Yolanda Thomas
Confidentiality, disclosure of financial information, discipline
– Dan Siegel, Corporate [...]
Just before drive starts, I decided to catch up on some reading. For those of you into good books (and who isn’t), I had two recommendations for you:
Targeted: Homeland Security and the Business of Immigration by Deepa Fernandes is a quick, engaging read on a plethora of topics related to what is among the country’s [...]
High lies and presidential misdirection
By Greg Guma
With anti-war protests being staged around the country and the President’s annual State of the Union address apt to confuse public discourse again (Pacifica Radio will cover both events), we’re also coming up on the “celebration” of President’s Day in February. Some might call this irony. But what better [...]
Dear Friends,
I’ll be in Washington from Jan 27 to 30 to speak at a forum of the Congress’ “Out of Iraq Caucus” organized by Rep Maxine Waters. The forum is part of all the antiwar activities in Washington that week, which include a large march and rally on the Capital Mall January 27th.
Recently, I’ve been [...]
A big thank you goes out to Dylan, Jackson, Brady and Dorian from School of the Woods. Friday ended their two-week internships at KPFT, where they helped out in many capacities. including producing segments for KPFT’s youth program, Whippersnapper Radio. Thanks y’all. By the way, 2007 youth program applications are going out soon!
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The people at the Pacifica Radio Archives have dug long and deep for a list of recordings that you are invited to use in your shows during Black History Month.
I’m pasting in the list below. It’s pretty long. If you see something you’d like to put over the air, please contact the Archives [...]
Tucson, Az. – Led by the Coalición de Derechos Humanos, members of the Tucson and surrounding border regional community are calling for an independent investigation in the shooting and killing of a man on Friday, January 12, 2007 by an agent of the U. S. Border Patrol. Although specific details have not been released, the [...]
Pacifica Radio Presents U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Live from Capitol Hill
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2007 8a-4p Central
Berkeley, California (January 16, 2007) The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in its first major hearing since Democrats took control of the Senate in November. Pacifica Radio and its sister stations will broadcast [...]
WFUV, New York’s award-winning public radio station, seeks an Assistant Director of Technical Operations to manage day to day operations, assist with maintenance and repairs of studio and transmitter plants, and coordinate AudioVault automation system and satellite operations, station remotes and web archives.
WFUV is located in a brand new facility with state of the art [...]
The dust is finally settling, I am back in Houston, and I’m ready (after catching up on sleep; I had less than eight hours during my four days in Memphis) to share with KPFT listeners the experience that was the 2007 National Conference for Media Reform.
Conference banner on Beale Street.
Visit freepress.net to get hip to [...]
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