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
461 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
For the last ten years, the supermarket chain Trader Joe's has been selling its Charles Shaw Wines – better known as Two-Buck Chuck – for two bucks...
- Added: Jun 10, 2012
- Length: 10:19
In short, things are looking dire for students in California; particularly low-income children who lack the resources to seek outside help with sch...
- Added: Jun 10, 2012
- Length: 05:43
California’s budget crisis has meant huge cuts in cities across the Bay Area. Pinole, a city of 18,000 in Contra Costa County, is no exception. Sin...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jun 10, 2012
- Length: 06:21
- Purchases: 1
A profile of Bay Area artist Tom Killion. This story is set to the music of Bay Area shakuhachi player Masayuki Koga, who runs the Japanese Music I...
- Added: Jun 10, 2012
- Length: 12:59
Anna Halprin has influenced generations of dancers and artists with her unique integration of dance and healing work, as well as her use of perform...
- Added: May 13, 2012
- Length: 08:42
Legally, bail has only one purpose: to guarantee that people show up for their court dates. Bail amounts are set by panels of judges in each county...
- Added: May 12, 2012
- Length: 06:33
If you added up all of the time that all of us spend stuck in Bay Area traffic, it would average out to about 40 million hours a year. It doesn’t t...
- Added: May 12, 2012
- Length: 06:52
For nearly 50 years now, a jazz artist who now resides in Northern California has enjoyed a career as one of the great performers on the vibraphone...
- Added: Apr 23, 2012
- Length: 14:07
If Governor Jerry Brown’s tax reform plan passes this November, CSU admissions may not suffer cuts, but state financial aid is still in danger. Gov...
- Added: Apr 22, 2012
- Length: 06:00
AB540 is a state law that enables undocumented students who have attended California high schools for three or more years to pay in-state tuition a...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Apr 22, 2012
- Length: 06:35
- Purchases: 1
Staff of KALW
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Ben Trefny (Admin)
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Malihe Razazan (Admin)
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David Boyer (Admin)
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Eric Wayne (Admin)
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Lauren Schiller (Admin)
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Angela Johnston (Admin)
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KALW Studio (Admin)
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Shereen Adel (Admin)
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Jon Carroll (Admin)
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Mario Butzner (Admin)
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