Rare Recordings Now Public – Almost Forgotten Heroic March on Washington, 40 Years Ago
7,000 followed Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Jesse Jackson and others
The year was 1968, and on May 2nd through June 25th, the Poor People’s Campaign with thousands converged by mule train, bus, car, train and foot on to Washington, [...]
I am in Atlanta now, and it is great to see so many folks. The Pacifica Radio Archives and the Pacifica Foundation sponsored the Wednesday evening reception. Video for such is below.
Apologies for the audio quality — even close, the acoustics (the event was held in a garden/pool area) were poor — but I hope [...]
Nicole Sawaya has taken on an almost mythical stature in Pacifica.
Hailed for her vision before she started as the Pacifica Foundation’s new executive director, Sawaya was almost as quickly the subject of many an anonymous post after seemingly vanishing from the scene nearly as quickly as she began.
To many listeners, the executive director issue is [...]
Hi there,
We are very happy to report the successful conclusion of the KPFT WinterThon after raising the goal of $300K!!!
We have raised somewhere over $306K from over 2200 pledges and garnered over 625 first time pledges to KPFT.
We were able to accomplish this 13 hours earlier than forecast; a relief to all those who have [...]
KPFT’s Program Council, which is composed of listeners, programmers and board members, collaborates with the Program Director on matters of programming. KPFT’s Program Council is composed of four listener members, four programmers and four board members. The LSB chooses its four members and two listeners, while management chooses four programmers and the two remaining listener [...]
KPFT’s Local Station Board met last night to vote on members of the 2008-2009 Program Council. KPFT’s Program Council is composed of four listener members, four programmers and four board members. The LSB chooses its four members and two listeners, while management chooses four programmers and the two remaining listener members.
Members selected by the LSB [...]
The following statement by the Pacifica National Board (PNB) regarding foundation leadership was just issued:
Dan Siegel is presently serving as interim Executive Director of the Pacifica Foundation. The Pacifica National Board is in discussion with Nicole Sawaya.
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WPFW Celebrates 30 Spirited Years on the Dial
By Hamil R. Harris
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Three decades after WPFW (89.3 FM) went on the air, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center was packed with people and significance Saturday night for a celebration of the legacy of the station as an outlet for community activists, [...]
The KPFT staff wants to thank volunteers for contributions to the station in 2007.
Collectively, we experienced a bumpy year with many successes, an attack on the station and several losses. Come join us as we laugh together, welcome new volunteers, hear stories from our veterans, acknowledge our collective efforts and build a tighter KPFT [...]
Matthew Lasar has reported that new Pacifica Executive Director Nicole Sawaya has resigned. Like most of the rest of the staff, I only recently heard about this issue. I’m optimistic that perhaps something can be salvaged, but don’t know if we’re simply back to the drawing board. Very troubling indeed.
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I’ll be a guest of the KPFT Community Advisory Board tonight at 7 p.m. at KPFT, 419 Lovett. Among the items we’ll be discussing will be an October report I gave to our Local Station Board on Arbitron trends over the last few years and implications for the station financially and otherwise.
Arbitron collects data by [...]
Duane and I were provided with staff feedback on the surveys many programmers filled out, following our annual evaluations. A common theme was various needs of programmers. So, I wanted to put forward to programmers a survey to ascertain needs and support discussion around how KPFT can serve you better.
KPFT Programmer Survey
Please share with your [...]
KPFT is planning its third issue of the VOICE to come out in January to cover activities in the first quarter of 2008. March is Woman’s History Month. In order to celebrate that history, we are asking women programmers, employees, and volunteers to send us a brief statement of your own choosing about [...]
This week, KPFT’s Program Council met and passed a variety of important items. The PC’s co-chair posted the following on them to our Local Station Board. Great work by this PC; it’s been a pleasure to work with these folks this year.
I am pleased to report that, in a meeting of the Program Council, three [...]
Dear friends and colleagues,
It is with great sadness I share with you news of the very recent passing of Suzie Shead. She died this past Saturday, December 1 around sunset after a long and largely private struggle with cancer.
Suzie and her husband Wally James were the co-founders and co-producers of KPFT’s veteran program The Progressive [...]
Winners, in order:
George Reiter
Sandy Weinman
Staci Davis
Alternates: Ron Reynolds, Cara Kristen Anderson
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KPFT listener candidate elections results, in order of rounds:
Sandra Rawline
C. Lee Taylor
Ted Weisgal
Deb Shafto
Alberto Luera
Richard Uzzell
Melinda Iley-Dohn
Evelyn Bethune
Mary Dennis
Alternates: Ester King, David Salerno
Congratulations to the winners!
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Just wanted to let everyone know KPFT reached quorum for elections. The vote count/results should be announced today. Thanks to everyone who voted! Duane and I will be on the air in a few minutes with a manager’s report.
UPDATE: National Elections Supervisor Casey Peters and Local Elections Supervisor Mark Muhich will announce listener results live [...]
Many folks know I’m an animal lover. I’ve had my adored ball python, Kiwi, for over 15 years, and I grew up with a variety of pets — from dogs to cats to birds (including parrots, chickens and ducks), turtles and hamsters. This Sunday, I’ll be doing something fun to help a good organization raise [...]
From the Elections Supervisor:
KPFT Elections Close this Saturday. We NEED your votes to qualify our 2007 elections.
PLEASE mail in your ballots by Thursday. This will allow your mailed ballots enough time to be delivered by Saturday, December 1.
PLEASE drop off your ballots this Saturday, December 1, 10am - 4 pm at the KPFT studios, [...]
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