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New programming for spring! p. 9 Berkeley Symphony Local journalism in The full season p. 8 extraordinary times p. 6 Invisibilia: Why do we see things differently? p.4 PMDMC is coming to town! p. 3 Sights & Sounds of East Oakland Live at Castlemont High p. 5 Spring 2017 KALW: By and for the community . COMMUNITY BROADCAST PARTNERS America Scores Bay Area • Association for Continuing Education • Bay Area Book Festival • Berkeleyside• Berkeley Symphony Orchestra • Burton High School • Cabrillo Festival • East Bay Express • Global Exchange • INFORUM at The Commonwealth Club • Jewish Community Center of San Francisco • New America Media • Other Minds • outLoud Radio • Radio Ambulante • San Francisco Arts Commission • San Francisco Conservatory of Music • San Quentin Prison Radio • SF Performances • Stanford Storytelling Project • StoryCorps • Youth Radio KALW VOLUNTEER PRODUCERS Shereen Adel, Josiah-Luis Alderete, Dennis Aman, Dan Becker, David Boyer, Susie Britton, Sarah Cahill, Bob Campbell, Lisa Cantrell, Bonnie Chan, Julie Dewitt, Ethan Elkind, Chuck Finney, Richard Friedman, Janos Gereben, Nato Green, Sadie Gribbon, Nicole Grigg, Dawn Gross, Anne Harper, Meradith Hoddinott, Wendy Holcombe, Jeremy Jue, Dianne Keogh, Kendra Klang, Carol Kocivar, Justine Lee, Martin MacClain, JoAnn Mar, Holly J. McDede, Greer McVay, Rhian Miller, Sandy Miranda, Helena Murphy, Emmanuel Nado, Marty Nemko, Erik Neumann, Chris Nooney, Edwin Okong’o, Kevin Oliver, Steve O’Neill, David Onek, Joseph Pace, Colin Peden, Stephanie Porcell, Peter Robinson, Dana Rodriguez, Dean Schmidt, Raja Shah, Lezak Shallat, Steven Short, Kanwalroop Singh, Cari Spivack, Dore Stein, Claire Stremple, Devon Strolovitch, Niels Swinkels, Beatrice Thomas, Peter Thompson, Kevin Vance, Boawen Wang KALW VOLUNTEERS Daniel Aarons, Frank Adam, Bud Alderson, Jody Ames, Jean Amos, Judy Aune, Leon Bayer, Brenda Beebe, Susan Bergman, Laura Bernabei, Christopher Boehm, Karl Bouldin, Robbie Brandwynne, Karen Brehm, Nathan Brennan, Diane Brett, Joshua Brody, Marie Camp, Ceinwen Carney, Jessica Chylik, Linda Clever, Susan Colowick, Peter Conheim, Carolyn Deacy, Roger Donaldson, Louis Dorsey, James Coy Driscoll, Laura Drossman, Nanette Duffy, Linda Eby, Eleanor Eliot, Jim & Joy Esser, Peter Fortune, Nina Frankel, Stephen Gildersleeve, Helen Gilliland, Andrei Glase, Dave Gomberg, Jo Gray, Terence Groeper, Paula Groves, Ted Guggenheim, Daniel Gunning, Ian Hardcastle, Barbro Haves, Jeffrey Hayden, Eliza Hersh, Tom Herzfeld, Phil Heymann, Kent Howard, Clara Hsu, Susan Hughes, Judge Eugene Hyman, Didi Iseyama, Jenny Jens, Vicky Julian, Kathleen Kaplan, Brenda Kett, Lou Kipilman, Betty Kohlenberg, Franzi Latko, Claire LaVaute, Joseph Lepera, Fred Lipschultz, Toni Lozica, Diana Lum, Jennifer Mahoney, Jack Major, Horace Marks, Tom Mason, John MacDevitt, Robert McCloud, Michael McGinley, Sam McLelland, Sylvie Merlin, Matt Miller, Susan Miller, Linda Morine, Reba Myall-Martin, John Navas, Brian Neilson, Antonio Nierras, Tim Olson, Alice O’Sullivan, Art Persyko, Dale Pitman, Elise Phillips, Maria Politzer, Caterine Raye-Wong, Ronald Rohde, Marti Roush, John Roybal, Jaimie Sanford, Jean Schnall, Bill Schwalb, Ron Scudder, Marc Seidenfeld, Lezak Shallat, Steve Sherwood, Kevin Stamm, Tim Sullivan, Bian Tan, Howard Tharsing, Sal Timpano, Rob Trelawney, Kathy Trewin, David Vartanoff, Charlie Wegerle, Harry Weller, Patrick Wheeler, Steve Wilcott OUR LICENSEE, THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Superintendent: Vincent Matthews • Board of Commissioners: Stevon Cook, Matt Haney, Hydra Mendoza-McDonell, Emily Murase, Rachel Norton, Mark Sanchez, Shamann Walton, Director, Office of Public Outreach and Communications: Gentle Blythe KALW PERSONNEL Matt Martin, General Manager Laura Flynn, Producer Eli Wirtschafter, Reporter William Helgeson, Ben Trefny, News Director Olivia Henry, Engagement Operations Manager Jen Chien, Managing Editor Manager Phil Hartman, Engineering Jeremy Dalmas, Producer W. Kamau Bell, Host Annette Bistrup, Leila Day, Producer Max Jacobs, Producer Development Director Ninna Gaensler-Debs, Producer Phil Surkis, Producer Emily Algire, Membership Angela Johnston, Producer Becca Hoekstra, Producer Chris Hambrick, Membership Judy Silber, Producer Jeremy Dalmas, Producer Shipra Shukla, Program Lisa Morehouse, Editor Information Andrew Stelzer, Editor Eric Jansen, Announcer Ashleyanne Krigbaum, Chris Hoff, News Engineer Debi Kennedy, Announcer Announcer James Rowlands, News Engineer Damien Minor, Announcer David Latulippe, Announcer Hana Baba, Host/Reporter Colin Peden, Announcer JoAnn Mar, Announcer Hannah Kingsley-Ma, Producer Bob Sommer, Announcer Rose Aguilar, Host Liza Veale, Producer Kevin Vance, Announcer Malihe Razazan, Sr. Producer Holly McDede, Reporter Eric Wayne, Announcer 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, David Latulippe and Shipra Shukla, designed by Georgette Petropoulos. © Contents KALW ON THE COVER: Cellist Joshua Roman, featured soloist in the May 15th Berkeley Symphony broadcast (photo: Hayley Young); Tom Ashbrook, host of On Point (photo: WBUR); Ghost Ship resident Carmen Brito reads from a childhood book, one of the few items that she was able to recover after the fire (photo: Jeremy Dalmas). 2 Why this matters now In July, the biggest News Director Ben Tref- conference in public radio ny’s update on p.6), where will come to San Fran- professional journalists, cisco. passionate volunteers, The Public Media De- beat reporters, high velopment and Marketing school interns, and our Conference (or PMDMC Audio Academy fellows — kind of fun to say) is the work together to tell the annual meeting for people stories of the Bay Area. who build awareness of They all have a voice public media’s value and in the newsroom, as do raise the funds that make the listeners who call our it possible. tipline or guess the Au- It’s a great opportunity diograph sound or submit to talk with people from a question to Hey Area. all over about why public radio matters, That expanding circle of participation and how we make it stronger. At a time makes what you hear on Crosscurrents when the Corporation for Public Broad- richer and smarter. casting — the organization that created public media in this country — could be An open, collaborative relationship defunded, those are conversations we with the community can be incredibly have to have. productive. And in times of uncertainty And we are having them. At every and rapid change, community ventures level of public and community radio, like KALW become only more important. people are asking: What information We need a space where we can listen matters now? Whose voices should be to the world and hear one another. We represented? How do we cut through need empathy and constructive conver- the noise and increase understanding? sation, as well as music and laughter to What is the enduring value of non-com- help us stay human. mercial media? After 75 years on the air, KALW con- We’re also talking about what listen- tinues to grow that space. We are reach- ers are telling us. As part of the ing more listeners than ever, and stations PMDMC, Justin Lucas from NPR’s Audi- across the country look to KALW as a ence Relations team has invited me to model for creative, community-based participate in a panel about how public public radio. radio stations and NPR respond to lis- tener feedback. That growth has been driven by the As we just announced significant support and engagement of listen- program changes (see p.9), I’ve been ers. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from and corresponding with a representing you and this unique public lot of listeners lately. Those exchanges resource at the PMDMC. have reminded me that it’s the direct Sincerely, connection between the station and the community — specifically with listeners — that defines KALW. Matt Martin Nowhere is that more in evidence GM, KALW than in KALW’s news department (see [email protected] 3 Dying To Talk Re:Imagine | End of Life Radio Special. A broadcast of highlights from first- ever Re:Imagine End of Life Festival, which showcased the ways death and dying can be explored through storytell- ing and creative expression. Thursday, April 13th at 7pm. Planning Ahead Begins with a Conversation. It’s “ask an expert” night just in time for National Healthcare Decisions Week. Take time now to talk with your family and your healthcare providers so you can live life on your own terms through Dying to Talk is KALW’s program that your final exhale.Thursday, April 20th at tackles taboos around death and dying, 7pm. hosted by palliative care specialist Dr. Extreme Measures: Avoiding Dawn Gross. National Healthcare Deci- the Medical Conveyor Belt. sions Week (learn more at nhdd.org) Join physician and author Dr. Jessica — the annual initiative to inspire and ed- Nutik Zitter and Gordon Kaufman, a ucate the public about the importance family member featured in the Oscar- of “advanced care planning” — is April 16- nominated documentary Extremis, as 22, and Dying to Talk returns with three they discuss the challenges posed by programs aimed at transforming the way a healthcare system operating on the we approach the end of life. premise “more is better.” Thursday, April