KALW

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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.

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  • Updated: May 31, 2007
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Context, culture and connection from around the Bay Area.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: Jan 04, 2011
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Stories of emerging musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area -- in their own words and music. Produced by KALW.

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  • Updated: May 20, 2014
Caption: Student teacher Diana Arbas in her classroom.
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Diana Arbas is a student teacher at Oakland High School, and this is Diana’s radio diary of her first year of teaching.

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  • Updated: Oct 09, 2013
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KALW has partnered with radio producers inside California's oldest prison to bring you the San Quentin Prison Report, a series of stories focusing on the experiences of these men, written and produced by those living inside the prison's walls.

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  • Updated: Mar 25, 2015
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The Sights & Sounds of Bayview is a radio series featuring stories about the remarkable people who live, work, and make a positive impact in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. This series was produced by KALW 91.7FM's storytelling project 'Hear Here', in partnership with the San Francisco Arts Commission.

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  • Updated: Mar 24, 2018
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The Litography Project is an interactive and evolving map that honors the Bay Area’s literary past, present, and future.

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  • Updated: Nov 28, 2014
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The Spiritual Edge is a radio and web project from KALW Public Radio in San Francisco that will explore the innovative American spirit through the lens of spirituality and religion.

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  • Updated: Dec 29, 2014
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Stories of leading women working in STEM industries in the Bay Area. Produced by KALW.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: May 20, 2014
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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.

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  • Updated: Feb 22, 2023

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Caption: California Pacific Medical Center is negotiating with San Francisco to build a new hospital at Van Ness and Geary.
May 11 marked the two-month anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The 9.0 quake set off a devastating tsunami, taking the lives of more t...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 10:08
Caption: Chinese basketball star Yao Ming is the face of WildAid's international campaign to end shark finning
Yao flew into town from Shanghai last week to receive WildAid’s International Ambassador award; the basketball star’s been working with the organiz...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
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Activists gathered in Sacramento Monday as part of a weeklong demonstration against budget cuts to schools. Sixty-five protesters were arrested for...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 06:53
Caption: First Lady Michelle Obama joined KaBOOM! in 2009 for the opening of San Francisco’s Bret Harte Elementary School playground, Credit: Photo courtesy of KaBOOM!
Think about your neighborhood. Your house. The street. Does your neighborhood have a playground? If yes, you’re one of the lucky ones. And if not, ...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:28
Caption: Robert Tsutakawa spoke with his daughter Susan Tsutakawa in the San Francisco StoryCorps booth
It’s the year 1942. The United States has just joined the war in the Pacific. On the home front, the FBI is investigating and interning Japanese-Am...

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  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:56
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Caption: Photo courtesy of the National Farm Work Ministry. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nfwm/5535843066/
In California, many of the farm workers who harvest the state’s crops are undocumented. Their lack of legal status often means they don’t have heal...

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  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 06:29
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Caption: Bruce and Joan Stephan. Photo courtesy of StoryCorps.
Bruce Stephan is probably the luckiest San Franciscan alive. He happened to be driving across the Bay Bridge on October 17, 1989, the very moment t...

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  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:49
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Caption: Sisters Radhika and Ritwika Mitra, founders of Renaissance Now in Fremont, CA.
Sisters Ritwika and Radhika Mitra are 16 and 18 years old. They started a nonprofit called “Renaissance Now,” based in their Fremont home, and they...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 06:25
Caption: Kadie Kelly, founder of the Oakland Single Parents Network, has a Master’s degree but is still struggling to find work
Now we’re going to hear from a young woman who recently completed her college education. Kadie Kelly was a stay-at-home mom when she first went bac...

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  • Added: May 16, 2011
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Although some economists claim that the recession is officially over, California is still experiencing a 12% unemployment rate – the second highest...

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  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 02:10
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