Women working for peace, putting together broken lives, pursuing dreams, building a more humane and just world. Do you know these women? Can you tell their stories?
If you have a radio or television program about women building peace, enter it for this years IAWRT Radio and Television Awards.
The competition is open to all women producers/journalists/directors [...]
The Texas Governor today has commuted the death sentence of Kenneth Foster, mere hours prior to his scheduled execution.
This is an all-too-rare action on the part of Texas governors and is the first such action by the current one.
We are proud to be the station that has consistently taken a stand with the Texas and [...]
This is part two of KPFT co-founder Ray Hill’s thoughts on KPFT’s earliest days. You are encouraged to come by KPFT (419 Lovett, Houston, 77006) to pick up your own copies of the KPFT Voice, in which this appeared, to distribute. Enjoy.
Wherefore KPFT?
A history and remembrance of KPFT in its earliest years: Part 2
By: Ray [...]
KPFK’s Georgia to step down as general manager
By Sean Mitchell, Special to The Los Angeles Times
August 29, 2007
Eva Georgia, the controversial general manager of KPFK-FM (90.7), will resign, effective Oct. 31, according to a statement issued by Greg Guma, executive director of the Berkeley-based Pacifica Foundation that oversees the Los Angeles public radio station.
The resignation [...]
This is part one of a series that appeared in the KPFT Voice. It’s a great take by KPFT co-founder Ray Hill on KPFT’s earliest days. I’ll be posting part two tomorrow.
Wherefore KPFT?
A history and remembrance of KPFT in its earliest years: Part 1
By: Ray Hill
According to media wizard Marshall McLuhan, radio is the [...]
This year, The Pacifica Foundation, the parent organization of this station, is holding elections to seat boards of directors in each of the foundation’s five signal areas. The nomination period has begun and continues through September 25.
Pacifica Foundation radio stations across the country will feature a one-hour on-air forum with Local Elections Supervisors.
On these programs, [...]
Here are the dates and times for the Fall Concert Series:
1. Sunday, October 14, 4:00 PM
2. Sunday, October 21, 4:00 PM
3. Sunday, October 28, 4:00 PM
4. Sunday, November 4, 4:00-6:00 PM, with only a one hour sound check from 3 to 4 PM because of a concert on the Main Stage by jazz diva Diane [...]
Thanks to Anna Nunez for this…
Join the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights with its members and partners on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, - in a national day of action to expose and continue denouncing the devastating humanitarian crisis being visited on immigrant families, workers and communities by U.S. policies and actions in border [...]
The Pacifica Foundation announced today that, after five years as General Manager of its Los Angeles station KPFK-FM, Eva Georgia has decided to resign effective October 31, 2007. In a motion adopted recently, Pacifica’s National Board of Directors expressed its appreciation of Georgia’s “innovative leadership” and cited her successes in the areas of fundraising, programming, [...]
Tune in this week at the end of Open Journal for Survivor to Survivor, a series produced by Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston for this week’s Katrina anniversary. It should air around 12:52, Monday-Thursday.
Current reports former KPFT PD and current KUOW PD Jeff Hansen is being blasted at his Seattle digs for “dumbing down” [...]
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Proposed Bylaws Amendments Concerning Delegate Terms and Election Schedule
Seven Directors of the Pacifica National Board have proposed the following amendments to the Pacifica Bylaws, which will be voted on by the Pacifica National Board and the 5 stations’ Delegate assemblies (the same bodies as the Local [...]
New striping is now in KPFT’s parking lot, thanks to the Building Committee. Enjoy the “supervisor” about midway during the clip. Thanks to the entire crew.
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In addition to the construction the committee is doing to the building, there’s a little construction on this site.
Longtime readers will notice categories have been consolidated and recategorized. In some [...]
Candidate documents are now publicly available on the pacificafoundation site, according to Internet Projects Manager Pete Korakis. There are prominent links on the /elections mainpage; more links will be added on the foundation homepage.
The Foundation’s website, www.Pacificafoundation.org, has sections devoted to the National Board, National Office, and Pacifica Elections.
The Elections section, http://www.pacificafoundation.org/elections/, provides access to [...]
The following is the official ruling of the National Elections Supervisor regarding how provisions for term limits in the Pacifica Bylaws will affect this year’s elections for Local Station Board:
Delegates who were elected to a short term on a Local Station Board in February 2004, then subsequently re-elected to a full term later in 2004:
(a) [...]
Say you’re interested in running for the Local Station Board? As you know, I posted a PDF link awhile back to download your packet. The lovely pacificana.org has now posted links to Word files of same. If you don’t have Word, there are many alternatives, including Google Docs. Good luck!
If you enjoyed this post, make [...]
Last night’s Town Hall Meeting was a big success. A variety of good discussions. Duane Bradley reported to attendees about progress so far on security at KPFT.
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In addition, Local Station Board Vice Chair Bill Crosier reported on progress of recent strategic planning meetings. His talk was informative.
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A few fireworks over programming and such made the [...]
Please mark your calendars (if you haven’t already done so) and tell your KPFT friends about the following events:
Wed. Aug. 22
6-8 PM (as the first part of that evening’s LSB meeting)
KPFT Town Hall Meeting
at L’Alliance Francaise, 427 Lovett
Interested in helping us chart a course for the future of KPFT? Please come!
We’ll present a summary [...]
And so begins construction on a new front face of KPFT’s studio, and the end of an era, so to speak.
Monday morning at 8, the teardown of our front studio window started, with a goal of building up the front to a significant height, with new Lexan windows.
The windows have been a longtime symbol of [...]
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