Discovering the sonic signature of the Bay Area page 4

Andrea Seabrook declares independence DecodeDC: Now on KALW page 7

Chew on This comes to San Francisco Four live tapings — be part of the audience page 6

Remembering Alan Farley A special section of photos, recollections and appreciations pages 8, 9, 12 & 13

Winter 2013 KALW: By and for the community . . . COMMUNITY BROADCAST PARTNERS AIA, San Francisco • Association for Continuing Education • Berkeley Symphony Orchestra • Burton High School • East Bay Express • Global Exchange • INFORUM at The Commonwealth Club • Jewish Community Center of San Francisco • LitQuake • Mills College • New America Media • Oakland Asian Cultural Center • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC Berkeley • Other Minds • outLoud Radio Radio Ambulante • San Francisco Conservatory of Music • San Quentin Prison Radio • SF Performances • StoryCorps • Youth Radio KALW VOLUNTEER PRODUCERS Rachel Altman, Isabel Angell, Wendy Baker, Sarag Bernard, Susie Britton, Sarah Cahill, Bob Campbell, Lisa Denenmark, Maya de Paula Hanika, Julie Dewitt, Matt Fidler, Chuck Finney, Richard Friedman, Nina Gaensler-Debs, Mary Goode Willis, Anne Huang, Eric Jansen, Alexandra Kiminski, Carol Kocivar, Ashleyanne Krigbaum, David Latulippe, JoAnn Mar, Martin MacClain, Lauren Meltzer, Charlie Mintz, Sandy Miranda, Emmanuel Nado, Marty Nemko, Erik Neumann, Edwin Okong’o, Kevin Oliver, Joseph Pace, Liz Pfeffer, Marilyn Pittman, Mary Rees, Dana Rodriguez, Laura Saponara, Steven Short, Judy Silber, Molly Spina, Dore Stein, Kristine Stolakis, Devin Strolovitch, Niels Swinkels, Adam Teitelbaum, Peter Thompson, Victoria Thorp, Kevin Vance, Chloe Veltman, Brooke Welty KALW VOLUNTEERS Daniel Aarons, Susan Aberg, Frank Adam, Bud Alderson, Jody Ames, Jean Amos, Anne Barnett, Leon Bayer, Amelia Bellows, Laura Bernabei, Bruce Bernstein, Karl Bouldin, Susan Boyle, Marc Branco, Robbie Brandwynne, Nathan Brennan, Diane Brett, Carolyn Broadus, Andrew Broderick, Joshua Brody, Camilla Brunjes, Aquanette Burt, Ceinwen Carney, Valeri Clark, Linda Clever, Ellen Cohan, Peter Conheim, Carolyn Deacy, James Coy Driscoll, Doug Dyment, Jim & Joy Esser, Steve Fankuchen, Barbara Fetesoff, Peter Fortune, Janet Lee Frankel, Nina Frankel, Losida Garcia, Suzy Gastrein, Andrei Glase, Dave Gomberg, Ashley Gould, Jo Gray, Terence Groepner, Paula Groves, Stefan Gruenwedel, Rob Guettler, Ted Guggenheim, Daniel Gunning, Roger Hall, Ian Hardcastle, Dianna Hartmann, Barbro Haves, Jeffrey Hayden, Donna Heatherington, Eliza Hersh, Tom Herzfeld, Kent Howard, Judge Eugene Hyman, Lynn Jefferson, Jenny Jens, Kathleen Kaplan, Alyssa Kapnik, Brenda Kett, Lou Kipilman, Richard Kirby, Sarah Kuhlberg, Claire LaVaute, Joseph Lepera, Fred Lipschultz, Ariel Litzky, Toni Lozica, Diana Lum, Jennifer Mahoney, Jack Major, Horace Marks, Tom Mason, Colleen McAvoy, Michael McGinley, Yasmine Mehmet, Fred & Cheryl Merrick, Brian Moran, Linda Morine, Doris Nassiry, John Navas, Antonio Nierras, Tim Olson, Alice O’Sullivan, Amit Pendyal, Art Persyko, Elise Phillips, Caterine Raye-Wong, Peter Robinson, Ronald Rohde, Rick Rose, Marti Roush, Maureen Russell, Bryan Schwartz, Marjorie Schwartz-Scott, Ron Scudder, Marc Seidenfeld, Mo Shooer, R.J. Sloan, Eva Soncin, Kevin Stamm, Anna Sterling, Peter Sturges, Tim Sullivan, Rai Sue Sussman, Bian Tan, Ann Temple, Yuyu Thein, Sal Timpano, Kathy Trewin, Coban Tun, David Vartanoff, Mike Vezzalli, Sheila Walsh, Charlie Wegerle, Kara Weisman, Harry Weller, Patrick Wheeler, Steve Wilcott, David Wilshire, Greg Wynn, Gadi Zohar OUR LICENSEE, THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Superintendent: Richard Carranza • Board of Commissioners: Sandra Lee Fewer, Matt Haney, Kim-Shree Maufus, Hydra Mendoza, Emily Murase, Rachel Norton, Jill Wynns • Director, Office of Public Outreach and Communications: Gentle Blythe KALW Personnel Matt Martin, General Manager Martina Castro, Managing Kyung-Jin Lee, Reporter William Helgeson, News Editor Nancy Mullane, Reporter Operations Manager Audrey Dilling, Producer Rose Aguilar, Host David Latulippe, Administration Chris Hoff, News Engineer Malihe Razazan, Producer Phil Hartman, Engineering Erica Mu, News Tech Support Ali Budner, Producer Annette Bistrup, Membership Seth Samuel, News Engineer Emily Algire, Membership Hana Baba, Host/Reporter Part-time announcers Joe Burke, Announcer Casey Miner, Reporter/Editor Eric Jansen JoAnn Mar, Announcer Julie Caine, Reporter Debi Kennedy Holly Kernan, News Director Jennifer Chien, Reporter David Latulippe Ben Trefny, Executive News Editor Leila Day, Reporter Bob Sommer Nicole Jones, Reporter Kevin Vance Eric Wayne ABOUT KALW KALW is a pioneer educational station licensed to the San Francisco Unified School District, broadcasting since September 1, 1941 — the oldest FM signal west of the Mississippi. Mailing address: KALW Radio Offices: (415) 841-4121 500 Mansell Street Fax: (415) 841-4125 San Francisco, CA 94134 Studio Line: (415) 841-4134

KALW program guide edited by Matt Martin and David Latulippe, designed by Georgette Petropoulos © Contents KALW 2 Manager’s Notes

Dear listener, Every human institution is defined by a When Alan flow of individuals, each one playing a role at Farley first came their particular moment. Now, the younger to KALW as an an- voices Alan believed in and encouraged – nouncer in 1975, it Roman Mars, Martina Castro, Sandip Roy, was what he called David Latulippe, Rose Aguilar, Chloe Velt- a “mom and pop” man, Eric Wayne, Hana Baba, and others — operation. will carry forward the work to which he was so committed. Programming was a patchwork, and the station was in transition from its roots as a KALW is thriving today because so many training institution to its future as a full- people who never come near a microphone fledged public broadcaster. Alan told stories have given their time, attention, and about how the chief engineer would dangle resources to this station — and for many of an antenna out the window to receive BBC them, Alan was their primary connection. shortwave broadcasts and then put them I hope the selection of appreciations and on 91.7 FM. And although the station was an farewells in this guide will give you some early NPR affiliate, that simply meant running sense of what Alan meant to this station and All Things Considered, the network’s sole to this community. program at the time. Sincerely, Alan’s career spanned the transformation and growth of KALW, and of public radio as a whole. And he kept working well past the Matt Martin age when most people retire because he was General Manager passionate about books and music and the [email protected] arts, and because he loved being part of a station where new talents could emerge and develop. What’s happening with Car Talk?

In my most recent Manager’s Report, I talked about plans to identify a program to replace Car Talk now that Tom & Ray have retired and new shows are being produced from years of archived tape. I solicited your ideas, and said we’d start auditioning some of the candidates in January. But, as you can see on the program grid (or hear on Saturday mornings), Car Talk is right where it has been. So what’s up? Well, after hearing ideas and opinions from dozens of listeners, I ended up without the TED Radio Hour — a journey through a clear sense of the direction we should head ideas based on the world-famous TED Talks. in. And given that so many people continue But instead of doing that here on Saturday to appreciate Car Talk, I decided not to mornings, we’ll give you a chance to hear hurry to change. them on Tuesday nights, and 9pm and 10pm We are auditioning programs that could respectively. Please tune in, and let me know have a place in our weekend mix: Ask Me what you think! Another — a new quiz show from NPR — and — Matt

3 What’s the sound of your place in the Bay Area? KALW reporter Julie Caine on “Audiograph” What’s is Where have your Audiograph? first forays to collect Julie Caine: Audio- sound taken you? graph is about the sonic JC: I started with things signature of the Bay that are seasonally-sen- Area. As a reporter, I say sitive, that are about to the words “Bay Area” come to an end or have so many times a day, a limited time window. but I’m largely talking The first thing I did about San Francisco and was to go to Napa and Oakland. In fact, it’s a record the end of the nine-county region, and grape harvest, in late with very few excep- October. It starts in tions, most people who the middle of the night, live here can’t even around two o’clock in name the nine counties. the morning. You go out We’re in a region where into the fields and they so many of us are from light them up with these somewhere else, and big floodlights and so those things aren’t drive tractors through always obvious. Audio- the rows of vines and all graph is about bringing these guys are cutting forward the stories of grapes by hand all night that larger Bay Area, starting with sound. long. And so we went through that process, How will people hear the sounds and and then the next day I went to the winery stories you collect? and recorded what all that sounds like when the wine’s actually being made. We’ll start with kind of a listening game— starting in mid-January, during Morning I also went up to the Mount Tam firewatch Edition and All Things Considered, we’ll play tower in Marin County, right at the end of sounds from around the Bay Area. We won’t fire season, right before the rains started. necessarily identify them, at least not at first There’s always somebody who stays and — and we’ll challenge listeners to figure them sleeps up there and actually looks out at this out. Every month, there will also be a sound- incredible 360 degree view of the Bay Area, rich feature story on Crosscurrents — sonic up above the fog level, to see if there are any portraits or cultural histories of the nine Bay fires. And they have these old instruments up Area counties. I’ve been starting much of there where they can pinpoint where a fire my work at county historical museums and would be. Some of the sounds up there are historical societies, and each of the finished the police and fire band radio, going all the pieces will eventually be worked into the time. The building itself has this huge, thick, museum exhibits. heavy door that’s meant to withstand fire — and so there’s just great sound of unlocking We’re also developing a website where you that, going in. There’s also a weird homing can hear all of the Audiograph sounds and beacon for planes on approach to SFO that stories from around the Bay Area, as well as I could hear on my recorder, this constant, a recording tool so that you contribute your repetitive digital signal. And then, of course, own sounds. there are the sounds of nature and the continued on page 19

Audiograph is made possible by a grant from the Creative Work Fund.

4 Chew On This Comes to San Francisco Be part of the audience at live tapings in January, February and March

Love public radio? Love food trucks? Want to learn how make great ideas a reality where you live? Have it all at the next live taping of Chew On This, the new KALW show that serves up fresh ideas made to order. In each episode, host Lisa Rothman chooses a problem people face in their daily lives and brings together experts who have real answers — at a food truck pod! Bring your questions, and come early to grab lunch and hear an original mix from DJ Wam Bam Ashleyanne.

• Biking in the city without • Making home improvements risking your life. responsibly. Saturday, February 9th at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 23rd at 1 p.m. • How to succeed as a freelancer (and • Kids and the crazy world still have a sense of community). of digital media. Friday, February 15th at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2nd at 1 p.m.

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5 A Listening World Boundary-crossing documentaries . . . Mondays at Noon In autumn, we received word that The State We’re In, the wonderful program hosted by Jonathan Groubert, was going out of production due to budget cuts at Radio Netherlands Worldwide. In its place, KALW is creating a space for documentaries that cross borders — between nations, cultures, and life experiences. We’ll be drawing on the best from global broadcast- ers like the BBC and CBC, as well as from independent producers and reporting projects and independent producers who are expanding the range of voices in public radio. Here are a few of the highlights in the next few months: January 28th: Generation Putin Generation Putin is a reporting project exploring politics and everyday life for millennials in the former Soviet Union. In this hour-long special hosted by Brooke Gladstone, hear the stories young people and politics in the former Soviet world, from the dangerous dissent of punk rockers in Kazakhstan to the protesters in Moscow who want Vladimir Putin out of their dreams, and out of the Kremlin. Generation Putin is produced by the Seattle Global- ist and the Common Language Project. Learn more at seattleglobalist.com. February 18th: Voices from the Front: Stanford Students Return from War In this hour from the Stanford Storytelling Project, six Stanford stu- dents and recent alumni, all veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghani- stan, tell their stories. With thoughtfulness, humor, and stone cold honesty, they share their decisions to join the armed forces, their experiences in boot camp, what it was like to live and fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their eventual return home to civilian and student life. Voices from the Front was produced by the Stanford Storytelling Proj- ect. Learn more at storytelling.stanford.edu. March 25th: Radio Ambulante en Ingles Radio Ambulante is a Spanish-language radio program pro- duced at KALW showcasing compelling human stories from around Latin America and the United States. In its first English- language special, host Daniel Alarcón brings you stories of a young Honduran who saw the 2009 coup in his country as a chapter in his family history, the drug war in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and the fictional character behind the contro- versial phrase — “self-deportation.” Learn more about Radio Ambulante at radioambulante.org.

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6 What does it mean to “DecodeDC”? Longtime NPR reporter Andrea Seabrook declares independence

Andrea Seabrook, who covered Capitol Hill for NPR for a decade, has launched an independent reporting project called De- codeDC — and now, you can hear her reports on KALW every other Thursday at 5:30pm, right afterCrosscurrents . Andrea was a guest on Your Call’s media roundtable in December — here’s some of what she had to say about Washington, the news media, and her aims for DecodeDC:

Over the last thirty years the politicians and the parties have gotten so sophisticated at messaging, at PR, and I don’t think we, the journalists, have caught up with that. Instead, our budgets have gone down — there’s less money and fewer of us, and so . . . . we end up recording their press conferences and playing those soundbites back to our listeners, which I don’t think does them much of a service because we don’t have the time or the space or the resources to say, “What this man is saying right here it’s mostly crap. He’s just trying to spin you.” It requires a decision by the news organization to say: We’re not going to blankly cover press conferences as if they’re news any more. We’re going to cover the situation and explain it with more depth. There are news organizations that are better than others. I think NPR is among the best — the gold standard. But it’s not good enough. We haven’t evolved with the messaging of the parties. I have made a pact with myself that I won’t cover press conferences as if they’re news. I’m much more interested in what the possibilities are, how we got here in the first place. The way I see it, covering government as a functioning entity is false. Politics, particularly Congress, is broken. And if we cover its products as anything but the products of a broken system, then we aren’t telling the real story of the place. So that’s what I focus on now. Hear Decode DC on KALW Every other Thursday at 5:30pm Learn learn more at DecodeDC.com

Congratulations to Africa Mix host Emmanuel Nado, who will be honored as part of the Third Annual Ubuntu Awards. The Ubuntu Awards bring together community groups, organizations, foundation representatives and elected officials from around the Bay Area for a day of celebration of Africa. Emmanuel Nado Dr. Amina Mama The Ubuntu Awards ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Terrace Room Restaurant, 1800 Madison Street in Oakland. It will feature music by Ivorain singer Fely Tchaco and a keynote address by Nigerian author and human rights advocate Dr. Amina Mama. The ceremony marks the 10th anniversary of Priority Africa Network. Visit www.priorityafrica.org for tickets and information.

7 Remembering Alan Farley

On Sunday, October 21st, KALW senior announc- er, host and producer Alan Farley died at his home in San Francisco. More than two hundred people came to cel- ebrate Alan’s life at his memorial at the Green Room on November 19th. You can hear highlights of that memorial at kalw.org. Since his passing, we received dozens of mes- sages expressing love and appreciation for Alan, a selection of which we share here. Alex Washburn/SF Chronicle

Dear friends and fans hours into preparing of Alan, my top ten list. It is my sincere re- There had never gret that I cannot be been a reason for me with you today to re- to give such thought member and acclaim to the wide variety the extraordinary life of music which has of our remarkable become a part of my friend. inner life. Like so many of us That someone here in San Francisco, whom I respected as I was first introduced much as Alan was in- to Alan through his terested in discussing voice on KALW. I soon Alan with State Senator Mark Leno this on his show was came to realize the received as a major depth of intelligence, broad range of knowl- compliment. edge and passionate commitment that Alan We had a wonderfully delightful hour possessed. His support of so many communi- together sharing thoughts and experiences ties and arts and cultural institutions merely as he played for all the world to hear my reflected those things which mattered most favorites from Laura Nyro to James Brown to him. and Chopin to Stravinsky. From Noel Coward to the Gershwins, Having last seen Alan just a few months contemporary symphonic music to the stan- ago having a leisurely late afternoon meal dard repertoire, to his concern for those who at Opera Plaza, I was immediately reminded were making their way through the HIV/AIDS of what made Alan Farley such an attrac- epidemic, Alan always had his finger on the tive human being. He was clearly gracefully pulse of his audience. Not surprisingly, his aging which is something I always respect. popularity continued to grow. Alan’s honest and transparent approach to About ten years ago when I had just been his life, his work and to those he loved spoke elected to the State Assembly, Alan asked profoundly about how best to spend our me to appear on his My Favorite Things years. He led by example, living purposefully program. I was enormously flattered by the and embracing everyone and everything that invitation as it was the first time I had been mattered to him. His quiet pride was his own asked to publically talk about music that had exuberant anthem. influenced and informed my life. I took the Rest peacefully dear friend, assignment very seriously and invested many Mark Leno

8 MUSICAL APPRECIATORS Dear Mr. Martin and KALW staff, Please accept my deepest condolences I will miss Alan’s kind and gentle voice, his on the recent passing of our friend and be- shock of white hair and his quiet enthusiasm. loved colleague Alan Farley. Through Alan’s Some people make a lot of noise during their voice, curiosity, and personality, sophistica- lives and do their utmost to call attention to tion, humor, warmth and knowledge, so themselves. Others just go about their busi- many in the Bay Area were able to share his ness and tend to react to the general hys- profound love of music throughout the day teria with a bemused expression. Alan was — in their cars, homes, offices and anywhere of the latter sort, agreeably introspective else KALW could reach. but unrestrained in his curiosity and forever seeking out that which was new and genu- But as well known as he was as a radio inely interesting. Who would have known presenter, it is especially we musicians whom that he had a degree in mathematics and was I feel will miss him so profoundly. As one once Richard Pryor’s manager!!! I had the who helped us keep classical music alive and best talks with him—he was a close reader relevant as a partner in communications, and a deep listener. It’s painful to think of his friendship, loyal support, and unbridled going to concerts now and knowing he won’t enthusiasm were like gold. be there. But he lived to see the Giants go all We will miss him terribly and send you the way two years ago, and maybe they’ll do our heartfelt sympathies at what must not be it again in his honor in the coming week. an easy time. — John Adams Bon courage and with sincere regrets, Kent Nagano

Deepest sadness from a distant shore. Alan, you have touched and enriched count- less lives. Your humility, passion, generosity, open mindedness and quiet humor shine, will shine long and radiantly like an inextinguish- able, Olympian torch. — Donald Runnicles and Adelle Eslinger-Runnicles

Thank you, Alan, for sharing your genuine affection of the Bay Area and for the music Alan with Michael Tilson Thomas that is made here, in particular. I will miss seeing you at all of the SFSYO concerts but I know you will always be there in spirit. Dear Alan, — Donato Cabrera Thank you for your intelligence, generos- ity and, above all, tremendous love of music and musicians which you brought to every broadcast we have all been so fortunate to OLD FRIENDS hear. It’s impossible for me to imagine the Alan Farley was my student at San Juan local airwaves without you. Be assured that Capistrano High School in the early 1950s. your enthusiasm for adventure and excel- He was in my math, physics, and chemistry lence in music touches many, many lives. classes. Every one of your 37 years of broadcasts wit- nesses that. And personally I want to thank We were very close. He would drop by you for your encouraging support of the my home often. Besides having a love for musical explorations we have taken together. science and math, we also shared a love of It has meant the world to me. classical music. On one occasion, Alan visited the Berkshires in Massachusetts where he With enormous gratitude, heard the Boston Symphony Orchestra play Michael Tilson Thomas Beethoven’s 9th symphony. I can remember continued on page 12 9 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Harry Shearer’s Philosophy Talk This American Life A Listening World Binah  The Tavis Smiley Show noon Le Show (Rebroadcast) (Rebroadcast) noon Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know? Open Air 1 pm This American Life Alternative Radio Big Picture Science Snap Judgment with David Latulippe  Smiley & West 1 pm

Thistle & Shamrock Sound Opinions BBC’s Newshour 2 pm with Fiona Ritchie 2 pm

3 pm Snap Judgment NPR’s All Things Considered Folk Music & Beyond 3 pm with JoAnn Mar, BBC News update at 4:01, Sandip Roy’s “Report from Kolkata” on Wednesdays at 4:45 Bob Campbell, & 4 pm Bullseye and Roman Mars’ 99% Invisible on Fridays at 4:45. Sandy Miranda  4 pm Crosscurrents from KALW News  Your Call  pm Selected Shorts Media Roundtable A Patchwork Quilt pm 5 BBC Business Daily (Rebroadcast) with 5 Kevin Vance  The Moth S.F. School Board meetings CBC’s Day 6 Fresh Air (1/8, 1/22, 2/12, 2/26, Fresh Air with Terry Gross 6 pm Radio Hour with Brent Bambury 6 pm 3/12, 3/26) Bluegrass Signal INFORUM from the Your Legal Rights OUT in the Bay  Left, Right & Center with Minds Over Matter City Visions  Peter Thompson  7 pm Commonwealth Club with Chuck Finney  This Way Out CounterSpin 7 pm

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 KALW podcast available  Available on KALW Local Music Player 10 =new program or time 11 Alan went to Cal Tech and I went to USC. I then worked at NBC Television for ten years. We lost track of each other when he was in Michigan and Georgia. I finally found him in the Bay Area and we visited several times. I even got a tour of KALW. Alan had a great influence on my life. I will miss him. — Phil Salisbury

KPFA CONNECTION How we remember Alan! He was always genuinely inter- ested in airing such favorites as Noel Coward in those long ago KPFA days which were continued from page 9 just the beginnings of his illustrious Alan saying the 9th was Beethoven’s great- radio life. We all admired his fastidious est symphony. He was dismayed to hear that on-air operations there... a model for the I preferred Beethoven’s 5th. In retrospect, I less-technologically inclined. Tape threaded think Alan’s preference was the correct one! just so. Capstans oiled. Machines calibrated. Alan was a brilliant student. On one occa- No peaking VU meters here. Admirably and sion our class went on a field trip to Cal Tech impressively, he seemed to stay well out of in Pasadena. Richard Feynman entertained certain odious radio-political antics of the the many high school science students who day. Most of all he has always championed were there. Alan was so impressed by the the arts without skipping a beat through the future Nobel laureate in physics that he was years and various mics and station anchor- determined that, on graduation from high ages....introducing legions of listeners to school, he would apply for registration at Cal treasures, known and unknown. Alan, with Tech. He loved Cal Tech and would speak to gratitude for all you have done, for all of us. me often of his pleasure in being in contact — Erik Bauersfeld, with Susan Stone with Richard Feynman. Alan got his PhD in mathematics. He also authored a book on KALW LISTENERS Topology. He was a wonderful young man. I so re- Alan Farley had the gentlest voice and gret that we did not stay in touch with each manner of any interviewer on the radio. This other through all these years. I would have didn’t stop him from getting rich, real, tex- expected that he would have had a career tured revelations from his guests; if anything, as a university professor in mathematics. It I think his gentleness and sincere interest came as a big surprise to learn of his tenure are what made the difference. Alan never at KALW. From what I read of Alan’s four sounded as if he was trying to show us that decades at the station, it appears my former he was as cool and as smart as the people he student was a great teacher. San Francisco was talking to. Instead, he made them com- was so fortunate to have had such a wonder- fortable and they seemed to relax, like they ful man to listen to all these years. were visiting with a trusted old friend. And — Harold J. Larsson listening in, we could feel like his friends, too. — Teresa Moore Alan and I went to high school together in San Juan Capistrano. He was interested in I truly appreciated his personality and his radio then (1952) and his folks would drive us love and devotion for the arts, literature and to Hollywood to enjoy the recording of Our baseball. The inflection and enthusiasm in his Miss Brooks and The Red Skelton Show, and voice simply made me smile. many others. Upon high school graduation, — Musette Murray

12 Dear Alan, Losing you is a little like losing a neigh- borhood. It’s like walking up a street you en- joyed, with neighbors and vendors you loved to talk with, and suddenly, they are gone. Your love of music, your gentle, scratchy voice, your easy laugh were like the warm fog that envelopes us in summer. I can’t imagine the station without you. I would like to say ‘thank you’, and prob- ably should have called and said thanks one more time. You really were a nice guy, even a gentleman, something that is in short shrift now-a-days. The Giants won the series, and you would have enjoyed that, in your grace- ful way. So, one last time, thank you, Alan. Your fan always. — Lorraine Cathey Alan with long-time friend Louis Dorsey

human spirit. In the decades to come he will not be forgotten. I would love to hear his voice just one more time. — Neal Cassidy

Alan Farley was a uniquely compassion- ate, thoughtful and intelligent host on air, and just the same off-air. He represented an “old school” way of doing things. He was, in every way, a gentleman. — Maria Sakovich

As a KALW listener, I now realize that I spent my entire adult life hearing his voice, I cried when I heard the news. Though I which was like a soft, warm blanket. never met him, Alan was an important part of — Francis Garcia my life: Book Talk, My Favorite Things, Open Air were all wonderful. His life experience as a teacher, reader, producer, interviewer, and A gentleman. A scholar. A unique pro. He sensitive and honest person informed all that is missed but his legacy will be a high bar for he did. I will miss him so much, and hope he others. went without pain. — David Perry — Ruth and Bill Maginnis

Alan Farley was my first introduction to KALW, a joyous voice reading the San Francisco school lunch menu on a morning drive to work. Soon I was telling friends and strangers alike that Alan and the KALW staff offered the best of NPR, CBC, and BBC in the Bay Area. His generous interviews with local theater and music personalities were sweet reminders of the treasures that surround us. He took the time to search out stories and made us all care. Alan will always be in my memories of what I love about the

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AFRICA MIX Musical gems from Africa BBC NEWS Current news and BBC pro- and the African diaspora that will stimulate gramming from London. (Mon-Sat Midnight- your senses. Alternating hosts Emmanuel 5am, Weekdays at 2pm, Mon-Thurs at Nado and Edwin Okong’o offer vintage 5:30pm.) and contemporary sounds from Abidjan to Zimbabwe, the Caribbean, Latin America BERKELEY SYMPHONY KALW con- and beyond! Interviews with local artists, tinues its exclusive broadcast partnership touring African entertainers and in studio with the Berkeley Symphony for a broad- live performances are also part of the mix. cast of their December 6, 2012 concert, www.kalwafricamix.blogspot.com (Thursday recorded in Zellerbach Hall on the UC 9pm-11pm)  Berkeley campus. Music Director Joana Carneiro conducted the World Premiere of Dylan Mattingly’s Invisible Skyline, KALW’s space for A LISTENING WORLD commissioned by the BSO, Gyorgy documentaries that cross borders between Ligeti’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra nations, cultures, and life experiences, from with soloist Shai Wosner, and Robert global broadcasters like the BBC and CBC, Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 in C Major, as well as reporting projects and indepen- Op. 61. David Latulippe is host, with dent producers who are expanding the range intermission interview features. (Sunday, of voices in public radio. New on KALW! February 3 at 4pm, Monday, February 4 (Monday at Noon) at 9pm.) ALL THINGS CONSIDERED NPR’s signature afternoon news program features BINAH The best of arts & ideas, authors the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful & personalities, produced in collabora- commentaries, insightful features on both tion with the Jewish Community Center the quirky and the mainstream in arts and of San Francisco. 1/3 The New York Times life, music and entertainment. Includes BBC Magazine’ s original “Ethicist” Randy news headlines at 4:01pm Sandip Roy’s Cohen; 1/10 Social critic Naomi Wolf on Report from Kolkata on Wednesdays at 4:45, women’s bodies and women’s lives; 1/17 and Roman Mars’ 99% Invisible on Fridays at Elliott Gould with SF Chronicle movie 4:45. (Weekdays from 3-5pm.) correspondent Ruthe Stein; 1/24 author Nassim Nicholas Taleb; 1/31 Business ALTERNATIVE RADIO Progressive analyst Daniel Pink; 2/7 Paleontologist scholars and thinkers share their and evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin; views, produced by David Barsamian. 2/14 Michael Ondaatje with Dr. Abraham www.alternativeradio.org (Monday at 1pm) Verghese; 2/21 author Tracy Kidder; 2/28 Dave Barry; 3/7 Lieutenant Governor AS IT HAPPENS The international news Gavin Newsom; 3/14 Rev. Cecil Williams magazine from the Canadian Broadcasting & Janice Mirikitani of Glide Memorial Corporation that probes the major stories of Church with Willie L. Brown; 3/21 poet the day, mixing interviews with coverage in an Paul Muldoon in conversation with Greil informative and often irreverent style. Hosted Marcus; 3/28 psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar by Carol Off and Jeff Douglas. Includes on The Science of Happiness. the Marketplace Tech Report at 8:30. (Thursday at Noon.)  www.cbc.ca/asithappens (Mon-Thurs at 8pm) BIG PICTURE SCIENCE From amoe- ASK ME ANOTHER Comedian and story- bas to zebras, the science of what makes teller Ophira Eisenberg hosts this rambunc- life possible. Produced at the SETI tious radio hour that blends brainteasers and Institute in Mountain View, California. local pub trivia night with comedy and music (Tuesday at 1pm) from house musician Jonathan Coulton. Listeners can play along with audience mem- bers and special guests, which have included Will Shortz, Steve Gutenberg, and Dr. Ruth. New on KALW! (Tuesday at 9pm)

14 Available on KALW’s Local Music Player  KALW podcast available at www.kalw.org CROSSCURRENTS The evening Host Peter BLUEGRASS SIGNAL newsmagazine from KALW News Thompson presents traditional and con- featuring in-depth reporting that temporary bluegrass music in thematical- provides context, culture, and ly-based programs that also include the connections to communities around the area’s most complete calendar of events: Bay Area. www.kalwnews.org 1/5 New Releases; 1/12 Musical Previews: (Monday-Thursday at 5pm)  upcoming shows with Audie Blaylock (& Jesse Brock), Claire Lynch, and others; 1/19 Happy Birthday to Charlie & Butch DAY 6 From the CBC in Toronto, host Brent Waller – on the anniversary of the hang- Bambury offers a different perspective on ing of John Hardy; 1/26 New Releases the biggest stories of the week, and some from Bay Area Treasures Jody Stecher you might have missed: technology, poli- and Alan Senauke; 2/2 Preview of the SF tics, arts, pop culture, and big ideas. Day 6 Bluegrass & Old Time Festival is comin’; will give you something to think about, talk 2/9 New instrumentals from mandolinist about, and maybe even to laugh about. John Reischman; 2/16 Hicks With Sticks: www.cbc.ca/day6. Friday at 6pm.) twang with guest co-host Jose Segue; 2/23 New Releases; 3/2 Previews of FASCINATIN’ RHYTHM Songs from upcoming shows with James Reams (& the Great American Songbook, hosted by Blaine Sprouse), Missy Raines, and oth- Michael Lasser. www.wxxi.org/rhythm ers; 3/9 & 16 guest co-host Todd Gracyk (Friday at 10pm) with some of his recent faves, including Norman Blake and Carl Story; 4/23 Proud FOG CITY BLUES Host Devon & Gray: bluegrass songs about aging; Strolovitch brings you blues from the Bay 4/30 The Good Ol’ Persons re-unite: Area and beyond www.fogcityblues.com enjoy an overview of their music in the (Wednesday 9-11pm)  1980s. (Saturday 6:30-8pm)  FOLK MUSIC AND BEYOND Hosts BLUES POWER HOUR: Now available JoAnn Mar, Bob Campbell, and Sandy on the Local Music Player at kalw.org. Keep Miranda present the best in live and up with Mark through the Blues Power Hour recorded contemporary folk, traditional, program page on kalw.org, and at and original music from America, England, bluespower.com. Ireland, Scotland, and other parts of the world. Upcoming highlights: 1/5 Winter BULLSEYE Host Jesse Thorn mixes it up Solstice: A beautiful meditative work by with personalities from the world of enter- Jennifer Berezan, plus other new year tainment & the arts. www.maximumfun.org music surprises; 1/12 John McCutcheon (Sunday at 4pm) Live; 1/19 Joni Mitchell’s Blue: contem- porary reinterpretations by some of CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF the Bay Area’s most creative musicians in honor of her masterpiece; 1/26 Folk/ LINCOLN CENTER Host Elliott Forrest Jazz: Celebrating Django Reinhardt’s brings you the finest in classical and contem- and Stéphane Grappelli’s birthdays, with porary chamber music from Lincoln Center songs and tunes by themselves and by in New York City. (Monday at 9pm.) Coco Briaval, Marta Topferova, John Renbourn, Melanie O’Reilly, and oth- Hosts Lauren Meltzer and CITY VISIONS ers; 2/2 Music by Tish Hinojosa, Arcady, Joseph Pace explore Bay Area issues. Claudia Schmidt, Buddy & Julie Miller, To participate, call (415) 841-4134 or Sheila Chandrea, and songs from two river email [email protected] collections; 2/9 Sandy’s Musical Gumbo www.cityvisionsradio.com. Mix; 2/16 Post Valentine’s Blues: unhappy (Monday at 7pm)  endings from Linda Thompson, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Patti Griffin, Peter COUNTERSPIN An examination of the Keane, Maddy Prior & The Girls, & others; week’s news and that which masquerades 2/23 Child ballads, corridos, and more, as news. www.fair.org (Friday at 7:30pm) contunued on next page shaded boxes indicate locally-produced programming 15 programming A to Z

from Karine Polwart, Richard Thompson, MINDS OVER MATTER Dana David Olney, & others; 3/2 Rain-related Rodriguez, and a rotating crew of pan- music by Joni Mitchell, Relativity, Gabriel elists that includes The San Francisco Yacoub, Fairport Convention, Peter,Paul Chronicle’s Leah Garchik, challenge each & Mary, & others; 3/9 Sandy’s Musical other and KALW’s audience on the Bay Gumbo Mix; 3/16 Music for St. Patrick’s Area’s favorite quiz show. Call-in phone: Day, plus an encore broadcast of an (415) 841-4134. (Sunday at 7pm)  interview with the late Liam Clancy; 3/23 Songs for Spring, Easter, Beltane, Persian MORNING EDITION NPR’s signature New Year, and other seasonal moods. morning show, with news updates from the www.kalwfolk.org (Saturday 3-5pm) BBC at the top of each hour. Local host Joe Burke offers today’s school lunch menu at FRESH AIR Terry Gross hosts this weekday 6:49, and a daily almanac at 5:49 and 8:49. magazine of contemporary arts and issues. Plus daily commentaries from Jim Hightower www.freshair.com (Weekdays at 9am & 6pm) at 7:49, KALW News’ Morning Reports Tues.– Fri. at 8:51, Sandip Roy’s Report from Kolkata HUMANKIND Voices of hope and human- on Wednesdays at 7:34, and Roman Mars’ ity, produced by David Freudberg. From 99% Invisible on Fridays at 7:34. www.npr.org following an urban naturalist in Oregon to (Weekdays 5-9am) learning how to age gracefully, Humankind offers sound portraits of people making THE MOTH RADIO HOUR Unscripted a difference in their communities and the stories told live onstage, without props or world. (Sunday at 6am.) notes — a celebration of both the raconteur, who breathes fire into true tales of ordinary INFORUM From the Commonwealth life, and the storytelling novice, who has lived Club, programs recorded exclusively for through something extraordinary and yearns KALW that provide a forum for young to share it. Listeners are drawn to the stories, people to access the best informed, most like moths to a flame. involved, and brightest minds — be they (New time! Sunday at 6pm) politicians, business gurus, thought lead- ers, trendsetters or culture-jammers. (Tuesday at 7pm) MUSIC FROM OTHER MINDS New and unusual music produced by Other Minds in San Francisco. Program details JIM HIGHTOWER A two minute shot at otherminds.org/mfom across the bow aimed at corporate and (Friday at 11pm)  political corruption, heard exclusively in San Francisco on KALW. (Weekdays at 7:49am) MUSIC FROM THE HEARTS OF LEFT, RIGHT & CENTER A weekly con- SPACE Slow music for fast times hosted by frontation over politics, policy and popular Stephen Hill, bringing you the timeless world culture hosted by Matthew Miller panelists of space, ambient and contemplative music. from various political perspectives, including www.hos.com (Sunday 10pm-Midnight) Robert Scheer on the left. www.kcrw.com (Friday at 7pm) MY WORD! & MY MUSIC From the BBC archives, panelists explore the English LE SHOW A weekly, hour-long romp language as it is written, spoken, and sung. through the worlds of media, politics, sports (Friday at 8pm) and show business, leavened with an eclectic mix of mysterious music, hosted by Harry Shearer. www.harryshearer.com NEW DIMENSIONS A weekly dialogue (Sunday at Noon) that gives reasons for embracing hopeful- ness regarding contemporary problems, with perspectives relative to physical, mental, and spiritual well being of humanity and the plan- et. www.newdimensions.org (Sunday at 7am)

16 Available on KALW’s Local Music Player  KALW podcast available at www.kalw.org OPEN AIR Host David Latulippe pres- SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL BOARD ents the performing artists and writers MEETINGS Live gavel-to-gavel broad- who create our contemporary culture cast of the San Francisco Unified School and arts. Recent guests have included District board meetings from 555 Franklin Ira Glass, cellist Joan Jeanrenaud, con- Street in San Francisco. While the Board ductors Vasily Petrenko and Michael is in closed session, educator Carol Morgan, violinist Pinchas Zukerman, Kocivar presents an interview feature, David Del Tredici, Tommy Tune, and Peter “Looking at Education.” www.sfusd.edu Gallagher. (Thursday at 1pm) (Tuesdays, 1/8, 1/22, 2/12, 2/26, 3/12, 3/26 at 6pm) OUT IN THE BAY Gay radio for San Francisco and beyond, hosted by Eric SELECTED SHORTS Celebrity read- Jansen and Marilyn Pittman. www. ers from stage and screen, recorded at outinthebay.com (Thursday at 7pm)  Symphony Space in NYC. (Sunday at 5pm) A PATCHWORK QUILT Kevin Vance presents a program of Celtic and other SMILEY & WEST An energetic radio traditional music, American roots, sing- fusion of thought provoking, intelligent and ers and songwriters, interpreters, and stimulating dialogue on every subject from instrumentalists. [email protected] news and politics to entertainment and cul- (Saturday 5-6:30pm)  ture, with Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West. (Friday at 1pm) PHILOSOPHY TALK Stanford phi- losophers John Perry and Ken Taylor Host Glynn interview guest experts and respond SNAP JUDGMENT Washington explores decisions that to questions from listeners. Philosophy define lives, taking listeners on an addic- Talk questions everything...except your tive narrative that walks a mile in some- intelligence. Upcoming highlights: 1/6 A one else’s shoes — a rhythmic blend of philosophical look back at 2012; 1/13 The drama, humor, music, and personality. Moral Costs of Free Markets; 1/20 The Produced in Oakland, distributed nation- Linguistics of Name-Calling; 1/27 John wide by NPR and PRX. Locke; 2/3 Relativism; 2/10 The Dionysus (Sunday at 3pm, Wednesday at 1pm) Awards: the most philosophically-rich films of the year; 2/17 Good, Evil, and The Divine Plan; 2/24 The Self; 3/3 SOUND OPINIONS Smart and spirited Should Marriage Be Abolished?; 3/10 discussions about a wide range of popular The Psychology of Partisan Politics; 3/17 music, from cutting-edge underground God and the Fine-Tuned Universe; 3/24 rock and hip-hop, to classic rock, R&B, Abortion; 3/31 Truth and Other Fictions electronica, and worldbeat. Hosted by www.philosophytalk.org music critics Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot (Sunday at 10am, rebroadcast Tuesday from the studios of WBEZ in Chicago. at Noon)  www.soundopinions.org (Sunday at 2pm) RECORD SHELF Jim Svejda reviews compact discs and explores classical TANGENTS An unusually diverse, music. Upcoming highlights: 1/7 & 14 genre-bending program hosted by Dore Actor (and operatic singer) Paul Sorvino Stein that explores the bridges con- discusses the great tenors; 1/21 Pianist Egon necting various styles of music, from Petri’s celebrated recordings of Bach & world and roots to creative jazz hybrids. Busoni; 1/28 A comparative survey of the www.tangents.com recordings of Mendelssohn’s music for (Saturday 8pm-Midnight)  Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; 2/4 The Record Shelf Record Reviews; 2/11 & 18 A conversation with American THE TAVIS SMILEY SHOW Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George A weekly high-energy discussion of Walker; 2/25 & 3/4 Unique broadcast political, cultural, and global issues of par- performances by conductor Fritz Reiner. ticular relevance to African Americans. www.kusc.org (Monday at 11pm) www.tavistalks.org (Friday at Noon) shaded boxes indicate locally-produced programming 17 programming A to Z

THEN AND NOW Host Sarah Cahill Singers; 2/1 The men of Cantus; 2/8 presents two hours of new and classical Husband and wife vocal artists Nicki music, with local composer interviews and Tim Bluhm talk about duetting and previews of upcoming concerts. couples; 2/15 Drinking/Songs – recorded www.sarahcahill.com (Sunday 8-10pm) live at 50 Mason Social House in San Francisco; 2/22 Renaissance mann Josquin des Prez; 3/1 Vocal music from THE TED RADIO HOUR Guy Raz the Indian subcontinent; 3/8 Opera kids hosts this exploration of the ideas www.voicebox-media.org that underlie today’s innovations in (Friday at 10pm) Technology, Entertainment, and Design, with speakers from The TED Talks serv- ing as the launching point to probe why WEEKEND EDITION Scott Simon and an idea made waves, got inside people’s NPR wrap up the week’s events – plus arts heads, and provoked excitement. New on and newsmakers interviews. www.npr.org KALW! (Tuesday at 10pm.) (Saturday 6-9am)

THE THISTLE & SHAMROCK WEST COAST LIVE! San Francisco’s Host Fiona Ritchie with well-established “live radio program to the world” hosted and newly emerging artists that explore by Sedge Thomson with pianist Mike Celtic roots in Europe and North America. Greensill. Two hours of conversation, per- www.thistleradio.com (Saturday at 2pm) formance, and play, broadcast live from locations around the Bay Area. Tickets online at www.wcl.org A different theme THIS AMERICAN LIFE (Saturday 10am-Noon)  each week with contributions from a variety of writers and performers, hosted by Ira Glass. www.thislife.org WHAD’YA KNOW? A two-hour comedy/ (Sunday at 1pm and Wednesday at Noon) quiz show hosted by Michael Feldman, “the sage of Wisconsin.” www.notmuch.org THIS WAY OUT LGBT stories and news (Saturday Noon-2pm) from around the corner and around the world, produced by Greg Gordon in Los WORK WITH MARTY NEMKO Angeles. www.qrd.org (Thursday at 7:30pm) Career coach Marty Nemko talks with listeners about work issues, from fi­nding TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE the perfect job to networking, and regu- An audio magazine that offers a fresh per- larly offers “3 minute workovers.” Guests spective on the cultural topics that shape have included F. Lee Bailey, Studs Terkel, today’s headlines. www.ttbook.org Noam Chomsky, Alan Dershowitz, Cokie (Sunday 8-10am) Roberts, Jack Welch, Suze Orman, Willie Brown, Robert Reich, and Obama strate- TUC RADIO (Time of Useful gist Robert Cialdini. And his wife, Barbara Consciousness) Probing reports on the Nemko, comes in periodically to give him a impact of big corporations on society. hard time. www.martynemko.com www.tucradio.org (Sunday at 6:30am) (Sunday at 11am) 

WORLD HAVE YOUR SAY An interac- VOICEBOX The best of the vocal music tive program on key issues in the news scene from the Bay Area and beyond, with a worldwide audience, hosted by Ros hosted by Chloe Veltman. The art of Atkins. To participate in the live webcast singing is explored with musicians who at bbc.com at 10am, call 011 44 20 70 83 72 love vocal music and provide focused, 72 or email [email protected]. contextual reflection about their pas- www.worldhaveyoursay.com sion. Upcoming hightlights: 1/4 The art of (Weekdays at 11am, taped delayed) screaming; 1/11 The musical legacy of Kurt Weill; 1/18 Randall Klein, director of the new SF Jazz Center; 1/25 Apps for

18 Available on KALW’s Local Music Player  KALW podcast available at www.kalw.org WRITER’S ALMANAC Garrison YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS San Mateo Keillor’s daily digest of all things literary. Deputy District Attorney Chuck Finney www.writersalmanac.com talks with listeners about legal and con- (Weekdays at 9:01am) sumer problems. Call in your questions to Chuck and his team of guest attorneys: YOUR CALL Politics and culture, (415) 841-4134. (Wednesday at 7pm)  dialogue and debate, hosted by Rose Aguilar. To participate, call (415) 841-4134. www.yourcallradio.org (Weekdays at 10am. Rebroadcast Monday-Thursday at 11pm, Friday at 5pm) 

Audiograph continued from page 4 Then I used the example of the train and they said, “Oh yeah, actually, in the winter, constant hum of traffic — you can hear seven you hear the sound of helicopters out your million people. window all the time — this kind of thump thump thump — but it’s not helicopters, it’s When you go into the field, how do you these big fans that are heating the grape explain what you’re doing? fields.” That’s a constant sound that they live JC: We’re such a visually-oriented culture, with, and as a radio reporter, that’s a great so when you ask people what it sounds like way of taking the story to where they are. where they live, people often say. “It doesn’t sound like anything,” or, “It’s quiet.” But You’ll invite KALW listeners to reach out when you start to talk a little bit more . . . to you with the distinctive sounds that I often give the example that, at my house in define their part the Bay Area? Berkeley, I hear a train whistle every night. I JC: Yes, I need sonic tour guides, sonic think with my ears, so I hear that and I want informants. You can always contact me via to know what that is, if it’s a freight train and e-mail — [email protected], or you can what’s on it and how long has it been there go to kalw.org/audiograph and tell me a and where it’s going. I talk to people about sound you’ve always been curious about, a that, or I ask: “What if I blindfolded you and sound you hear all the time, or a place that didn’t tell you where you were, what would you think would be good for me to go and be a sound that would tell you you were discover the sounds of. I’m also interested in home?” the untold stories of the Bay Area — things When people start to think like that, it people don’t think about, or parts of the Bay all starts flooding out. I talked with some Area most people aren’t aware of. women in Napa who were saying, “Oh yeah, Learn more at kalw.org! there’s really nothing. It’s quiet, it’s country.”

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