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
458 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
The eviction of the residents of San Francisco’s International Hotel took place the night of August 4th, 1977, but the drama played out throughout ...
- Added: Mar 06, 2011
- Length: 07:15
Eating and drinking in a library are always forbidden – and with good reason. But that doesn’t mean you can’t learn a lot about eating and drinking...
- Added: Mar 06, 2011
- Length: 04:52
As U.S. journalists and photographers venture into war-torn countries like Afghanistan, scores of people from there try to get out. The largest Afg...
Bought by KZYX
- Added: Mar 06, 2011
- Length: 05:46
- Purchases: 1
Oakland resident Jeff Greenwald has set foot in over 90 countries, give or take. Greenwald, a self-described “career traveler,” says that traveling...
- Added: Mar 06, 2011
- Length: 06:47
- Purchases: 2
Corinn Flaherty and Gregory Bartlett are best friends. And like many best friends, they share a similar sensibility about life. Though Gregory live...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 06, 2011
- Length: 02:35
- Purchases: 1
Salinas, California is an agricultural town of about 150,000 people – mostly Latino, located just about in the middle of the state. Law enforcement...
- Added: Mar 06, 2011
- Length: 08:26
Recently, Oakland’s Housing Authority opened the waitlist for a special type of Section 8 vouchers for the first time in five years. These coveted ...
- Added: Mar 06, 2011
- Length: 05:59
In 1964, the Republican Party was holding its convention in San Francisco. Barry Goldwater was running for president. President Johnson had recentl...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 06, 2011
- Length: 07:56
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Jan 19, 2011
- Length: 23:13
- Purchases: 1
Feature on Human Trafficking and the International Sex Trade
- Added: Aug 17, 2005
- Length: 13:00
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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