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
Think of a place you’d never go, unless you really had to. Think of Oakland’s Parking Citation Assistance Center.
It’s a non-descript room in a ty...
- Added: Aug 05, 2011
- Length: 04:49
Smartphones bring us streaming audio, directions to where we're going, instant connections with our friends and family. But an increasing number of...
- Added: Aug 03, 2011
- Length: 08:22
Thirty-five people were arrested last night in San Francisco, after a gathering to protest the shooting death of a Muni fare evader turned violent....
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Aug 03, 2011
- Length: 07:15
- Purchases: 1
Take a stroll through the Tenderloin District in San Francisco – or the Mission, or the Western Addition – and you’ll pass at least one single room...
- Added: Aug 03, 2011
- Length: 09:04
Sometimes stories are told in the privacy of a booth, like the StoryCorps booth in the Contemporary Jewish Museum. And sometimes they’re told on st...
- Added: Aug 03, 2011
- Length: 08:32
About a century ago, thousands of immigrants coming to America from the Far East made their first stop at Angel Island. The way station for newcome...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 03, 2011
- Length: 02:39
- Purchases: 1
Police have a prominent role in society – the good, the bad, and the sometimes ugly. And one group of law enforcement officers also have a lot of p...
- Added: Aug 03, 2011
- Length: 05:30
Gun control is a loaded issue around the country. Here in San Francisco, the laws are pretty strict: If you own a gun, you must keep it locked up. ...
- Added: Aug 03, 2011
- Length: 06:16
When Oscar Grant was shot and killed by BART policeman Johannes Mehserle two-and-a-half years ago, the BART police force was heavily scrutinized an...
- Added: Aug 03, 2011
- Length: 06:45
We’re three-and-a-half years into the Great Recession, and nearly a quarter of recent college graduates are unemployed in the United States. And 40...
- Added: Aug 03, 2011
- Length: 03:15
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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