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
460 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
As realignment is becoming a reality in California, counties are scrambling to put together plans to deal with thousands of new offenders who will ...
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 05:18
It’s no secret that San Francisco is an expensive place to live.
Take renting an apartment, for instance. On average, a San Francisco tenant pays ...
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 07:27
If you’ve ever been to Ghirardelli Square, then you’ve probably seen the mermaid fountain that’s right in the middle. Would you have guessed it was...
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 05:00
From a young age, many of us dream of the houses we’ll own. But those dreams don’t get into the reality of how much houses cost. These days, buying...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 08:00
- Purchases: 2
When Rafael Losno was growing up, he attended Catholic school in Oakland. He spoke three languages. He played sports and had a girlfriend. And he f...
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 01:40
Local musician Kelly McFarling wrote her song “Atlanta” as an ode to her hometown, but she didn’t write it – or any other song, as a matter of fact...
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 09:40
A local art and theater group the We Players has also been in residence on Alcatraz for the past three years. Their work is designed to spark discu...
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 05:40
Californians do a pretty good job thinking twice before throwing things away ... we divert more than 60% of our waste away from landfills. But what...
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 06:46
The Bay Area has historically been a population magnet, but few have arrived here to find that their new homes would be train boxcars – still on th...
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 07:40
If you’ve ever been to Ghirardelli Square, then you’ve probably seen the mermaid fountain that’s right in the middle. Would you have guessed it was...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 11, 2011
- Length: 05:00
- 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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