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The Music Center's Summer Sound Waves June 24-Aug 5 2023 An Electrifying Summer Concert Series
CAP UCLA Presents New Season, New Theater 2023-2024 Introducing The Nimoy: Explore The Season
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical June 13 - July 9 2023 LIVE At The Pantages Theatre There Is Only One
Casa 101 Theater And Brown Fist Productions Presents Death Of A Salesman Friday June 9 - Sunday July 16 2023
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South Los Angeles Pride Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 12 Noon-8PM Rancho Cienega Park
SAVE THE DATE (All proceeds benefit KPFK Radio)
66th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival September 22-24 2023 5 Stages 350 Artists!
Stephen Sondheim Celebration Begins February 2023

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Become a member of KPFK by June 30, the date of record, and become eligible to nominate, run for or vote for delegates to KPFK and the Pacifica Foundation's unique experiment in democratic media. Listener-sponsors and staff members of Pacifica Foundation and each of its stations, including KPFK, get to vote for delegates to serve on the station and the Foundation's board to help chart a course forward and upward for people-powered radio in service to the community. Go to https://elections.pacifica.org and stay tuned for more information, including audio carts from the candidates and on-air candidate forums where you can ask questions of the people running to be your delegate on the Local Station Board.

What does a shy Englishman in search of rest do when he visits a fishing lodge in America? In Larry Shue’s hilarious farce, Charlie Baker, a proofreader by day and a boring husband by night, adopts the persona of a “foreigner” who doesn’t understand English. When others begin to speak freely around him, he not only becomes privy to secrets both dangerous and frivolous, he also discovers the adventurous extrovert within. Also starring Joey Slotnick and Dina Waters.
Nobody much liked Thomas Paine but he was instrumental to the birth of the United States. To celebrate the 4th of July, Phil and Ted welcome Mr. Paine through the talents of actor, writer and social activist, Ian Ruskin. Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and a veteran of the stage and screen, Ian performs for audiences around the world, bringing to life the stories of remarkable and often misunderstood, true-life heroes, including Nikola Tesla and Thomas Paine. Phil and Ted finally have a chance to ask Thomas Paine about what happened to common sense.
On the 10th anniversary of the 2013 coup in Egypt when General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi removed the country’s first democratically elected president from power, we speak with author Shadi Hamid about “Lessons for the Next Arab Spring,” in which he details how the Obama administration helped to kill the democratic uprising across the Middle East. “Washington, and Obama in particular, gave what amounted to a green light to the Egyptian military to proceed with the coup,” says Hamid. The U.S. then refused to call it a coup or to impose any consequences, while continuing to send billions in foreign aid to the military dictatorship, which continues to rule the country to this day.
In Guatemala, election officials have rejected an attempt by the ruling business and political elite to overturn the results of last month’s first round of the presidential election. Sandra Torres, the former first lady, accused of corruption, and her allies challenged the results of June’s first-round elections, which saw the progressive, anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo win second place and force a runoff. On Thursday, an electoral court said the final results of the first round had not changed after the review. Protests erupted in Guatemala City after the review suspended certification of election results. “It was really difficult for us to compete in this election, and now they are saying we manipulated the results,” says Samuel Pérez Álvarez, a Guatemalan congressmember who leads the progressive political party Movimiento Semilla. “This regime is not only corrupt, but authoritarian.” The runoff election will be held in August between Torres and Arévalo.
[Remnants of an air-dropped cluster bomb and unexploded bomblets found in Yemen on May 23, 2015.Human Rights Watch/Basset al-Sharafi]
Despite newly revealed cybersecurity flaws in Georgia's statewide touchscreen voting systems; a weeks-long breach by right-wing operatives of the sensitive voting and tabulation software used across the state; and a growing clamor by both the public and state officials for decisive action to try to plug some of these vulnerabilities before next year's Presidential election, [...]
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Sonali Kolhatkar can normally be heard Tuesdays at 4:00 PM on KPFK. During the Fund Drives please check the RisingUP Website for the latest episodes.
Hundreds of movement leaders, activists, organizers, funders, and journalists gathered in Atlanta, Georgia in June 2023 at Alight, Align, Arise.
Hundreds of movement leaders, activists, organizers, funders, and journalists gathered in Atlanta, Georgia in June 2023 at Alight, Align, Arise.
| Currently heard Tuesday through Friday at 7am on KPFK Archives of the program can be found HERE ![]() |

KPFK's Rebel Alliance News is our nightly weekday English-language locally produced newscast, your uncensored source of progressive news, information and commentary, with international, national, state-wide and local coverage.
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Pacifica Foundation Info can be found on the foundation's website at www.pacifica.org.
The Pacifica National Board (PNB) can be reached by email at PNB@pacifica.org.
The Local Station Board (LSB) can be reached by email at LSB@kpfk.org.
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Delegate Election Timeline 2023
• April – May 31 Election Preparation
• June 1 Nominations phase opens and Fair Campaign Provisions take effect
• June 30 Record Date for Membership
• July 1- July 8 Candidate Certification
2022 ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
Pacifica Foundation Inc.
Station: KPFK
Community of License: Los Angeles, CA
Reporting Period: July22nd 2021–July 21 st 2022
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2022 REPORT
KPFK’s Online Public File
KPFA Radio Berkeley - UpFront Producer Sought -
UpFront is a mostly-live morning public affairs show that delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through engaging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. We broadcast Monday to Friday from 7 to 8 am on 94.1 FM and at kpfa.org. This producer will have primary responsibility for setting up most days’ shows, with help from the show’s host and interns. More info here
KPFK is seeking to fill several pro bono (unpaid) interim management and coordinator positions. These include:
interim unpaid development director to form and guide a development task force to raise funds for the station;
interim unpaid social media marketing manager to coordinate social media promotion efforts at and by the station;
interim unpaid volunteer coordinator to recruit and supervise volunteers for diverse tasks at the station.
Those interested in applying for these unpaid interim positions, please contact interim GM Michael Novick at gm@kpfk.org.
| Pacifica Foundation Radio seeks an experienced leader for the position of General Manager of its Los Angeles station, KPFK 90.7 FM For more information and to apply, click HERE or see http://pacifica.org/jobs_kpfk.php |
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Friday Morning Mix: Cut to the Chase with Sylvester Rivers
9:00am - 10:00am
Harrison brings his free-range perspective which blends commentary, satire, and fact-based research
10:00am - 11:00am
KPFK's locally-produced labor-oriented program and vocie for working people, with an internationalist flair
11:00am - 1:00pm
Featuring music from around the world with an emphasis on interviews and live performances.
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8:00am - 9:00am
Friday Morning Mix: Cut to the Chase with Sylvester Rivers
9:00am - 10:00am
Harrison brings his free-range perspective which blends commentary, satire, and fact-based research
10:00am - 11:00am
KPFK's locally-produced labor-oriented program and vocie for working people, with an internationalist flair
11:00am - 1:00pm
Featuring music from around the world with an emphasis on interviews and live performances.
1:00pm - 2:00pm
A one-hour show focusing on health, spirituality and the exploration of consciousness with the sole intention of helping you achieve a life full of passion, meaning and purpose.
Skylight Books Presents: Sonali Kolhatkar Discussing Her New Book RISING UP Thursday July 13, 2023 7pm With Jody Armour
at Skylight Books
9th Annual Dysonna Arts & Jazz Festival in the Rose Gardens Saturday July 15 2023 12 Noon-8pm Exposition Park Rose Gardens 701 State Dr. Los Angeles
at Exposition Park Rose Gardens
South Los Angeles Pride Day Rancho Cienega Park Saturday July 15, 2023 12 Noon-8pm
at Rancho Cienega Park
Vroman's Books Presents Sonali Kolhatkar Discussing Her New Book "Rising Up:The Power Of Narrative In Pursuing Racial Justice" Wed. July 19, 2023 At 7pm
at Vroman's Bookstore, Pen and Stationery Department, and Newsstand
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