KALW
- Call Letters: KALW
- Frequency: 91.7FM
- http://www.kalw.org
- Affiliations: BBC, NPR, PRI, APM, and NFCB and Greater Public
- Networks: Sound Opinions Private Network, PRX Remix Select, Reveal, LA Theatre Works Private Network, and American Public Media
KALW is rooted in the Bay Area and inspired by the world. We create and curate programming that is informative, innovative, inclusive, and entertaining. We nurture new and underrepresented voices. Our goal is to engage the individual and strengthen the connections between us.
With its diverse leadership and staff, and the voices of the communities we serve, KALW Public Media is on a mission to inspire audiences and tell the human story in all its breadth and richness. Justice, equity, and community creation are at the heart of everything KALW does.
The station is shaping public media’s future by building upon its legacy for innovation and what’s next, as well as by training, nurturing and amplifying local voices and makers. The station will continue to seek out and showcase the best from around the globe, and serve as an essential and trusted source for news, music, culture, podcasting and digital media.
Series
151 Pieces
New for 2023! A five part 6 minute mini-series for Women's History Month. 2015-2020: A weekly, one-hour show about how women rise up.
- From: KALW
- Updated: Feb 22, 2023
459 Pieces
Award winning writer, radio host, NPR contributor and novelist Sandip Roy brings his wit and insight to these personal audio diaries from his new life in his old home, India.
- From: KALW
- Updated: May 18, 2015
- From: KALW
- Updated: Jan 28, 2011
- From: KALW
- Updated: Jan 17, 2017
Latest Pieces
Sandip Roy experiences some nostalgia for the monsoons of his childhood.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 23, 2013
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 1
The telegram was 163 years old in India, and only recently has the reliable old machine been put away.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 16, 2013
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 1
There are many different sounds that float through the intersection of 81st Avenue and Rudsdale Street in East Oakland: crowds heading to the Oakla...
- Added: Jul 10, 2013
- Length: 07:09
Recently, the BJP Party had an "All About Eve" moment.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 10, 2013
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 1
Sandip Roy believes that Nelson Mandela has yet one more lesson to teach the world.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 02, 2013
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 1
Sandip Roy takes us to the rally in Kolkata where thousands marched against the rash of violent rapes in the state of Bengal.
- Added: Jun 25, 2013
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 2
Special education is no stranger to California news. This past winter, a special education teacher in Oakland was accused of beating one of her stu...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 22, 2013
- Length: 10:23
- Purchases: 2
The older we get, the harder it is to think of ourselves as “old.” But as far as the government is concerned – specifically, the federal correction...
- Added: Jun 22, 2013
- Length: 09:45
Forbes magazine estimates that more than $3.5 billion will move through the “sharing economy” this year, but that’s practically pennies compared wi...
- Added: Jun 22, 2013
- Length: 05:30
Upon entering the Eastside Arts Alliance in East Oakland, it’s clear that this a special kind of conference. On the welcome table is a stack of nam...
- Added: Jun 22, 2013
- Length: 08:42
- Purchases: 2