KPFA workers under attack -facts and news
As a long-time listener to KPFA (94.1 in Berkeley), the FIRST free speech radio station in the country, I am very worried about its fate. The staff of the popular and important "Morning Show" was laid-off and now many of the local programs are also facing extinction. I am particularly worried about "Hard Knock Radio" and "Full Circle." "Hard Knock Radio" is a show that features hip hop culture and political/social justice issues. I believe it is the only one of its kind in the world. They feature stories you will not hear anywhere else. "Full Circle" is the show produced by the KPFA Apprenticeship program, where women and people of color are trained to produce radio shows, in an effort to train people who are usually not encouraged or given access in this field. Today I will be going to a rally in support of these shows and other locally produced programming and I plan to post the video that I shoot. Here are some facts from the...