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Unprecedented Coverage of Sunday's Mexican Presidential Elections
from a Progressive Perspective
Eight Hours of Bilingual Coverage on Election Day, July 1, 2012
June 29, 2012 – North Hollywood, CA. 90.7 KPFK Radio announces special coverage of Sunday's Mexican National Election, in which a new President and Congress will be elected. The July 1, 2012, coverage will be produced by a team of news and public affairs producers who oversee the Spanish-language programming heard on the politically progressive Pacifica Radio station, with coverage from 12pm to 2pm PDT; and again from 6pm (when polls close across Mexico) through midnight, when the first election results will be announced.
KPFK's coverage, besides being more extensive than any other locally produced coverage, will be distinctive because of willingness to expose not only the wide-spread corruption of the Mexican political system, but also place that corruption in an historical context as well as a regional context, that will include analysis of the role played by Mexico's northern neighbor and the impacts felt by both documented and undocumented Mexicans who reside there.
Most national polls predict that Enrique Peña Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) will recapture the Presidency for a party that ruled Mexico uninterrupted for most of the 20th Century, until it was finally defeated in 2000 by the conservative National Action Party (PAN). However, the candidate of the progressive Left, Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), is thought by some to be within range to pull off an upset win. Ló pez-Obrador's candidacy received an unexpected boost from the growth of a powerful student movement "Yo Soy 132" that sprung up over the past two months to capture the nation's attention as it decries the corruption of the Mexican political system in general and Peña Nieto's role in that corruption in particular. The rise of "Yo Soy 132" has made the outcome of Sunday's election far from certain.
Two production teams will be working on KPFK's coverage on Sunday, including Telemundo TV’s Rubén Luengas, host of KPFK’s Contragolpe. Luengas will report from Mexico City, with U.S.-based anchors Ernesto Arce of the KPFK Newsroom and Professor Miguel Tinker Salas from Pomona College. The other team will consist of many of KPFK’s long-time hosts from the Spanish-language programming bloc, including activist journalists Rubén Tapia, Fernando Velázquez and Rodrigo Argueta, of the show Enfoque Latino, Informativo Pacifica and Voces de Libertad, respectively.
CONTACTS:
Fernando Velázquez (Spanish, English)
(213) 248-1928
copecheuno@yahoo.com
Rubén Tapia (Spanish)
enfolati@jps.net
Ernesto Arce (English, Spanish)
818-339-8358
earce@kpfk.org
Alan Minsky (English)
KPFK interim Program Director
818-749-9497
aminsky@kpfk.org
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www.KPFK.org
KPFK 90.7 Coverage of the Rodney King Memorial Tonight at 7pm
Margaret Prescod Interviews Rodney King Family Members
June 29, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA. KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles will air a one-hour special on Rodney King featuring an exclusive interview with Rodney King family members, on Friday evening, June 29, 2012 at 7pm PDT and online at www.KPFK.org. Margaret Prescod, morning drive-time host of “Sojourner Truth”, will talk to some of his close family members who will be speaking out for the first time about Rodney King’s life, legacy and their reaction to his death.
Rodney King died on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19th. He will be laid to rest at Forest Lawn Cemetery on Saturday, June 30th.
Rodney King became a household name after his brutal beating by the LAPD under Police Chief Darryl Gates, and the subsequent riots that followed after the officers were found not guilty. The riots, which have come to be known as the L.A. Rebellion of 1992 by many, was the largest urban uprising in the history of the U.S.
CONTACTS:
Margaret Prescod
Host of "Sojourner Truth" Radio
323-646-1269
mpkpfk@gmail.com
Alan Minsky
KPFK interim Program Director
818-749-9497
aminsky@kpfk.org
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Rodney King: The Last Word
Uncensored on KPFK
KPFK 90.7 will air one of the final interviews given by Rodney King.
June 25, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA. KPFK Radio will broadcast perhaps one of the last interviews granted by Rodney King before his untimely death on June 17, 2012. The interview was recorded on May 10, 2012, for future broadcast, intended to be a 1-hour special edition of “Sojourner Truth” hosted by Margaret Prescod. The interview will serve as a reflection on the impact of the beating that sparked the 1992 LA Rebellion, one of the largest urban rebellions in U.S. history, and lead to the departure of then Police Chief Darryl Gates as well as the implementation of a civilian panel for the review of police misconduct. The broadcast will air Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 7am PDT on 90.7 FM, and via internet at www.KPFK.org.
“When I think of the way I was beat within an inch of my life…it makes me think of those who went before me…who stood up…who made the way for me. I’m gonna go way back to the slaves and how they were beat….we are not where we used to be but we are definitely not where we supposed to be.” - Rodney King.
Rodney King talks about the beating, the long- term injuries, and the flashbacks and nightmares he suffered as a result. He comments on the Trayvon Martin murder, and on compassion, love, justice and forgiveness.
“[You have to] wake up each day on a positive note and stay on it, make each day better than it was yesterday. We have to get away from hate. I want everybody to get along, do the work of getting along. I look forward to the whole world getting along.” – Rodney King.
KPFK 90.7 FM is listener-sponsored Pacifica Radio for Southern California, established in 1959 as part of the Pacifica Foundation founded in 1949 by pacifist Lewis Hill. We are a public media operation consisting of artists, activists and journalists, providing a commercial-free broadcast service for progressive political ideas, grassroots movements and the art and culture impacting our local communities and shaping our world. Broadcasting on 112,000 watts, our signal is heard from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border and east to the desert and the San Bernardino Mountains. Learn more at www.kpfk.org.
Contact:
Alan Minsky, Program Director
(818) 749-9497
aminsky@kpfk.org
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www.KPFK.org
Labor Teach-in Hosted by KPFK’s Henry Walton at The Last Bookstore
June 8, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA. KPFK 90.7 and Labor Review present a panel discussion on the economy, work and poverty, moderated by labor show host Henry Walton of Labor Review (Sundays 8:30am) at The Last Bookstore (www.lastbookstorela.com), Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 3 - 7pm. The panel discussion will be recorded and broadcast on a later date by KPFK 90.7 FM.
Experts in economy, labor and the issues surrounding poverty have been invited from community groups, faith-based organizations and unions to participate in an in-depth panel discussion. Union activists, authors, students, homeless persons, foreclosure victims and their advocates, renters, health care providers, small business persons, and the working poor will be present to represent their unique perspectives on the current economic condition of the world.
Confirmed participants include: Janice Heinritz-Canterbury (California Alliance for Retired Americans – C.A.R.A.) * Lisa Patrick-Mudd (Administrative and Project Coordinator for Labor United for Universal Health Care) * Larry Aubry (L.A. Sentinel Newspaper, Community Consultant, Former member Inglewood City Council) * Lee Boek (Labor Historian, Actor, Community & Labor Activist) * Erwin Kaplan (First African American Editorialist for the L.A. Times, Author of Rodney King Remembered Article) * Pete White (Los Angeles Community Action Network co-founder / co-director) * Cliff Tasner (a.k.a. Felonius Ax, Billionaire; Musician, Composer, Social Satirist, Community Activist, and actor) * Jim Lafferty (Executive Director of the Lawyers Guild L.A. Chapter, Active Participant in Occupy L.A. Legal Negotiations with the city and LAPD, and Host of The Lawyers Guild KPFK 90.7) * Alan Minsky, KPFK interim Program Director.
The program will consist of a two-hour panel discussion and questions, followed by two hours of break-out groups planning a strategy to drive our communities to a more effective and equitable position. All present shall share in efforts to develop solutions that can reverse the current disintegration of economic opportunity in our communities.
KPFK 90.7 FM is listener-sponsored Pacifica Radio for Southern California, established in 1959 as part of the Pacifica Foundation founded in 1949 by pacifist Lewis Hill. We are a public media operation consisting of artists, activists and journalists, providing a commercial-free broadcast service for progressive political ideas, grassroots movements and the art and culture impacting our local communities and shaping our world. Broadcasting on 112,000 watts, our signal is heard from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border and east to the desert and the San Bernardino Mountains. Learn more at www.kpfk.org.
Contact:
Henry Walton
henrywalton@mac.com
(213) 627-7884
Contact:
Alan Minsky, Program Director
(818) 749-9497
aminsky@kpfk.org
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KPFK to Broadcast Mexican Presidential Debate
June 7, 2012 – North Hollywood, CA. KPFK 90.7 announces this Sunday’s broadcast of the final presidential debate in the lead-up to the July 1 national Mexican Presidential election, to air Sunday, June 10, 2012 on Southern California’s Pacifica Radio station at 6 PM, with coverage beginning at 4 PM.
On Sunday July 1, Mexico will be electing a new president. This Sunday, the final presidential debate will be held in Guadalajara between the four leading candidates: Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Enrique Peña Nieto, Josefina Vásquez Mota, and Gabriel Quadri de la Torre. KPFK special bilingual coverage begins at 4 PM, hosted by KPFK host Ruben Tapia, Rodrigo Argueta, and Fernando Velasquez, followed by live coverage of the debate at 6 PM. KPFK will be broadcasting the presidential debate live in Spanish on 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, 98.7 FM in Santa Barbara, 93.7 FM in San Diego, and 99.5 in Ridgecrest/Chinalake and via the internet through www.kpfk.org.
KPFK is a bilingual station that features Spanish language-programming Monday through Thursday from 9 PM to midnight. It is the largest public radio station in the country to feature such extensive Spanish-language coverage.
“Mexico has been in crisis for the past half-decade. This presidential election is a monumental event in Mexican history, and as such, of great importance to the people of Southern California. With hundreds of thousands of Mexican citizens in Southern California, we at KPFK think it is essential that we broadcast this debate live on Sunday.” – KPFK interim Program Director, Alan Minsky.
In the coming days, KPFK will launch a unique webpage dedicated to its special coverage of the upcoming Mexican elections.
KPFK 90.7 FM is listener-sponsored Pacifica Radio for Southern California, established in 1959 as part of the Pacifica Foundation founded in 1949 by pacifist Lewis Hill. We are a public media operation consisting of artists, activists and journalists, providing a commercial-free broadcast service for progressive political ideas, grassroots movements and the art and culture impacting our local communities and shaping our world. Broadcasting on 112,000 watts, our signal is heard from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border and east to the desert and the San Bernardino Mountains. Learn more at www.kpfk.org.
Contacts: Alan Minsky, Program Director
(818) 749-9497
aminsky@kpfk.org
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APRIL 24, 2012
Media Contact: Kasey Lovelace
KPFK’s Hero Awards & Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron
Grammy-Award Winning Pianist Billy Childs and Charlie Haden Family to Perform
North Hollywood, CA - KPFK 90.7 announces its honorees for the 2nd Annual Hero Awards and Tribute show. The Hero Awards is a benefit series for the Los Angeles-based Pacifica Radio station. The event honors icons of our time that have left an impact on music and community. This year’s honoree is musician and political poet Gil Scott-Heron, with special awards to jazz bassist and activist Charlie Haden, music educator Fernando Pullum; and a Lifetime Achievement Award to Pete Seeger, American folk singer and activist. The 2nd Annual KPFK Hero Awards and Tribute show will take place Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at Club Nokia, 800 West Olympic Blvd, 3rd floor, in L.A. Live entertainment complex.
The event starts with a VIP reception and silent auction from 5 to 7 pm. The show starts at 8 pm with a line-up that will feature a host of prolific and poetic artists. The confirmed list of performers and guest speakers include Jackson Browne, John Densmore (The Doors), Billy Childs, Eric Idle (Monty Python), Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, Nailah Porter, John Trudell, Lili Haydn, Rock DJ Jim Ladd, Josh Haden with Spain, The Haden Triplets and Jack Black, with a special youth performance by the 32nd Street Jazz Band. Richard Montoya of Culture Clash, LeRoy Downs and Roger Guenveur Smith are our hosts for the evening. Brian Jackson, long-time collaborator with Gil Scott-Heron, will be on deck as Music Director. Other invited guests include Ozomatli, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Ravi Coltrane and Flying Lotus.
The KPFK Hero Awards & Tribute was conceived by KPFK Music Director Maggie LePique and Music Consultant Kasey Lovelace to recognize both musicianship and service to the community by artists who best represent the Pacifica Mission. KPFK 90.7 FM is listener-sponsored Pacifica Radio for Southern California, part of the Pacifica Foundation founded in 1949 by pacifist Lewis Hill, and consisting of five radio stations, over 100 affiliate stations, and the Pacifica Radio Archives. Our mission is to promote peace, education and artistic expression through radio broadcasting. We are a public media operation of artists, activists and journalists, providing a commercial-free broadcast service for progressive political ideas, grassroots movements and the art and culture impacting our local communities and shaping our world. To further peace through broadcasting activities, Hill determined that radio sponsored by individual listeners would be the best way to ensure editorial freedom. The KPFK Hero Awards & Tribute series is a means to both raise funds and advance the Pacifica Mission.
For updates on the 2nd Annual Hero Awards and Tribute log on to www.kpfk.org or visit
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Annual-KPFK-Hero-Awards-and-Tribute/19859399021923
Follow us on Twitter: @KPFKHero
For more information call
KPFK 90.7 FM at (818) 985-2711 ext. 361
Email: heroawards@KPFK.org
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The Scholars’ Circle Returns to Sundays at 12:30pm on KPFK 90.7
March 9, 2012 – North Hollywood, CA. Pacifica Radio KPFK 90.7 announces the return of The Scholars’ Circle to the Sunday public affairs line-up, delivering analysis by a roundtable of academics and hosted by Maria Armoudian, herself a political scientist and author of Kill the Messenger: The Media's Role in the Fate of the World.
The Scholars’ Circle is unique among public radio shows for its format and focus. Each week Armoudian convenes some of the sharpest minds in academia to explain the intricacies of today’s political, social, economic and environmental issues. The historical context of current affairs in a long-form radio format brings to listeners an exceptional educational radio experience.
Says Armoudian, “We look at the history and the evolution of ideas; the incremental and critical thought; the phenomena behind what has led us to where we are, and possible solutions to big issues. I learn something new in every program, and I try to pass that on.”
The Scholars’ Circle airs Sundays at 12:30pm following Armoudian’s half-hour, The Insighters, an in-depth public affairs program on today’s pressing issues. It is part of a compelling Sunday schedule that includes Middle East in Focus with Don Bustany (9am); World Focus with Blase Bonpane (10am); Background Briefing with Ian Masters (11am); and Free Forum with Terrence McNally at 1pm.
Contacts:
Alan Minsky, Program Director
(818) 749-9497
aminsky@kpfk.org
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