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December 7, 2010
Pacifica O&Os Add Al Jazeera English News Programming
PACIFICA RADIO will carry an hour of the audio portion of AL JAZEERA's English-language newscasts on its five owned-and-operated stations, reports the WASHINGTON POST. PACIFICA's WBAI/NEW YORK, KPFT/HOUSTON, and KPFA/BERKELEY-SAN FRANCISCO will add an … more »
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November 30, 2010
Man Falls To Death From KPFA Tower
A man fell from the tower of PACIFICA noncommercial Variety KPFA/BERKELEY-SAN FRANCISCO to his death on THANKSGIVING morning, reports the BERKELEY DAILY PLANET. STEVEN TASSELL, 25, of ANTIOCH, CA was found by station engineer STEVE HAWES after the victim … more »
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November 10, 2010
Former Employees Take Over KPFA For Show On Layoffs
PACIFICA noncommercial Variety KPFA/BERKELEY-SAN FRANCISCO was briefly taken over by former employees protesting layoffs at the station TUESDAY, reports the BERKELEY VOICE. The two-hour show by the former staff of the station's morning show, broadcast … more »
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November 9, 2010
More Labor Strife At KPFA: Union Files NLRB Complaint, Morning Show Let Go
The COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA Local 9415 has filed an Unfair Labor Practices charge against PACIFICA RADIO for alleged failure to bargain in good faith with the union over job cuts at noncommercial Variety KPFA/BERKELEY-SAN FRANCISCO. At … more »
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November 5, 2010
Pickets Protest Proposed Layoffs At Pacifica's KPFA
Staffers at PACIFICA RADIO noncommercial Variety KPFA/BERKELEY-SAN FRANCISCO picketed the company THURSDAY to protest layoffs at the station. PACIFICA is planning seven layoffs of full-time paid employees as a response to declining donations … more »
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September 9, 2010
Report: Pacifica Negotiating To Carry Al Jazeera Audio
The WASHINGTON POST is reporting that PACIFICA RADIO is negotiating to carry the audio portion of AL JAZEERA's English-language newscasts on its five owned-and-operated stations. AL JAZEERA's English network is presently available only on cable systems … more »
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November 19, 2009
KPFA Anchor, Host Andrea Lewis Dead At 52
Condolences to family and friends of PACIFICA RADIO noncommercial KPFA/BERKELEY-SAN FRANCISCO host and news anchor ANDREA LEWIS, who died SUNDAY of a heart attack in SAN FRANCISCO at 52. The former print journalist and editor joined KPFA in 1999 … more »
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April 16, 2009
Pacifica Turns 60
PACIFICA RADIO turned 60 years old on WEDNESDAY (4/15), the anniversary of the founding of what the company calls the "first listener-supported radio station in the world," KPFA/BERKELEY, CA, on APRIL 15th, 1949. The company, founded by LEW … more »
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September 2, 2008
KPFA Roiled By Volunteer's Arrest
PACIFICA RADIO noncommercial KPFA/BERKELEY-SAN FRANCISCO volunteer NADRA FOSTER was arrested and forcibly removed from the station as part of a protest against management on AUGUST 20th, and the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE reports that the incident has … more »
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August 10, 2007
Pacifica's KPFA Settles Sex Discrimination Suit
PACIFICA noncommercial KPFA/BERKELEY-SAN FRANCISCO settled a sex discrimination case brought by former station staffer and elected local advisory board member NOELLE HANRAHAN. The SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE reports that the station gave HANRAHAN … more »