Alan's voice

KALW | By Matt Martin

Published October 21, 2013 at 6:24 AM PDT

It was a year ago today that our friend and colleague Alan Farley passed away.

For more than 35 years, Alan's voice helped define the sound and sensibility of KALW.

You'll be hearing Alan at the top of the hour throughout the day, a small tribute to the contribution he made to KALW and this community.

Tune in at 5pm for this evening's edition of Crosscurrents, which will feature Ben Trefny's audio appreciation of Alan.

Joshua Kosman's obituary of Alan for the San Francisco Chronicle: "Alan Farley dies -- popular KALW host"

Click here to listen to the on-air tribute to Alan Farley broadcast on October 25, 2012.

Matt Martin

Matt Martin was KALW’s general manager from 2006 through 2018. Under his leadership, KALW grew into one of the most productive and innovative stations in public radio. Programs launched at KALW during Matt’s tenure as GM include the award-winning local newsmagazine Crosscurrents, the design podcast 99% Invisible, and the Spanish-language narrative journalism program Radio Ambulante. He helped create the station’s Audio Academy, a year-long program aimed at developing new talents in public radio, and led the first broad-based strategic planning process in the station’s history.

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