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Producer for Your Call on 91.7 KALW-FM, San Francisco.

ABOUT YOUR CALL & KALW
Your Call is a listener participation program broadcast weekdays from 11 a.m.-noon on KALW-FM public radio in San Francisco, KUSP/Central Coast Public Radio, and on the internet.  Our aim is to engage with listeners in a conversation about current events, politics, arts and media, with attention to the ways people can get involved, make change, and build community. We strive to be welcoming, curious, skeptical, and solutions-oriented.  You can learn more at our website, http://www.yourcallradio.org/.

Questions we’ve addressed recently include:
 *Does public housing have a future?
 *What does the food media tell us about how we eat and who we are?
 *How does gay marriage change society?
 *Who are the Blue Dog Democrats?
 *Are atheists evangelizing for non-belief?
 *Is there a better way than GDP to measure our economic well-being?
And every Friday, we host the popular “media roundtable,” which brings together journalists from the mainstream, alternative, and international press to critique the week's news coverage.
 
KALW is the oldest non-commercial FM station west of the Mississippi, and the first public broadcaster to bring NPR and BBC programming to the San Francisco Bay Area, the nation’s 5th largest media market.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO:
*Is immersed in news and current affairs and has new ideas about facilitating dialogue and bringing listeners into conversations that matter.
*Has excellent writing, editing and fact-checking skills, as well as sound editorial judgment.
*Can handle daily deadlines and the pressures of live radio.
*Works well on a small team and enjoys creative collaboration.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
*Produce three programs per week:  Schedule, pre-interview, and prepare guests for the broadcast; provide preparatory and research materials for the hosts; write scripts to be read on-air, as well as content for the station’s website and daily e-mail newsletter. 
*Oversee the broadcast in-studio four days a week: Screening phone calls, directing engineers, and communicating with host.
*Generate and develop show ideas for weekly editorial meetings; record and distribute notes of these meetings.
*Update the program website and edit its daily e-mail newsletter.
*Create quarterly reports for the station’s public file. 

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
*Two+ years radio experience in news and/or public affairs programming.
*News reporting experience preferred.
*Digital audio editing and web experience a plus.
*Bilingual and/or bicultural a plus.

PREFERRED START DATE
*February 1, 2010.

PAY & BENEFITS
*Independent contractor.  Compensation commensurate with experience, in the market range for comparable positions in public radio.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
*Resume, including your e-mail address.
*A short personal statement about what you’d bring to Your Call and KALW.
*Three examples of your on-air work, including a promo if you have one.  (MP3 or CD preferred)
*Three examples of your writing, including a commentary if you have one.
*Three professional references.

All application materials must be RECEIVED by close of business Wednesday, November 11th.
Please submit all materials to:
ATTN: Matt Martin/General Manager
KALW-FM
500 Mansell Street
San Francisco, CA 94134
OR
matt@kalw.org

WOMEN & PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.