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
When it comes to “going out dancing,” most people think of it as a Saturday night type of affair—a chance to get dressed up and show off some sweet...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Oct 21, 2012
- Length: 06:11
- Purchases: 1
A big part of life in the Bay Area is how we get around. We drive and complain about parking; take MUNI and complain about delays; bike and risk ca...
- Added: Oct 21, 2012
- Length: 06:29
There’s a place in San Francisco that brings together the sounds of the world. From Ethiopian Jazz to Brazilian tropicalia to Norwegian thrash meta...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Oct 21, 2012
- Length: 10:44
- Purchases: 1
To many Americans, Falafel is a fried ball of mashed up garbanzo beans that you can put in a sandwich. But to KALW's Hana Baba, falafel reminds her...
- Added: Oct 21, 2012
- Length: 07:43
Finding an apartment in San Francisco these days is an uphill battle on any kind of budget. Among those who find it most difficult are chronically ...
- Added: Oct 21, 2012
- Length: 09:53
According to the 2010 census, Marin City is now a median-income community. But a stigma and challenges remain. Marin City still has higher crime an...
- Added: Aug 31, 2012
- Length: 05:59
Bike culture in the Bay Area runs the gamut, from high performance racing to hipster fixies. Keeping a bike can be an expensive hobby, and as with ...
Bought by XRAY.fm, WSLR, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 31, 2012
- Length: 07:22
- Purchases: 3
The Uptown Tenderloin Historic District is trying to preserve its history with funding from SF Grants for the Arts and the city’s Neighborhood Arts...
- Added: Aug 31, 2012
- Length: 08:51
More of a police presence and better police community relations are good ways to prevent violence, but a group of young men in Oakland are trying a...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Aug 31, 2012
- Length: 05:41
- Purchases: 1
Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, two things shaped the Oakland Police Department. The city had one of the highest crime rates in Cal...
- Added: Aug 30, 2012
- Length: 10:07
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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