BOUNCE Season 3: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports

BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports

BOUNCE: Changing the Game - The Rise of Professional Women's Sports

By Erin Lim,

Anna Gabriella Casalme, Jordan Karnes, Maya Goldberg-Safir

Published August 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM PDT

(Left to right): BOUNCE host Erin Lim, reporter Jordan Karnes, Rough Notes reporter Maya Goldberg-Safir, and former Sacramento Monarchs executive Andrea Lepore at KALW’s Studio Event Space. — (Left to right) BOUNCE Host Erin Lim, reporter Jordan Karnes, Rough Notes reporter Maya Goldberg-Safir, and former Sacramento Monarchs executive Andrea Lepore

With all of the talk about the WNBA and the WPBL, team BOUNCE put together a live event at KALW's studio event space. The gathering included station reporters, former Sacramento Monarchs executive Andrea Lepore, and a live audience to discuss the past and present.

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Erin Lim

Erin Lim is Bay Area born-and-raised . She has called San Francisco home for nearly two decades (thank you, rent control!) and has worked in every kind of communications role you can think of.

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Anna Gabriella Casalme

Anna Gabriella Casalme (she/her) is a 2025-2026 Audio Academy Fellow.

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Jordan Karnes

Jordan Karnes (they/them) is a 2025-2026 Audio Academy Fellow.

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Maya Goldberg-Safir

Maya Goldberg-Safir (she/her) is an independent writer and audio maker from Oakland who covers women's basketball. She's the creator of WNBA Rough Notes.

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