Remembering KALW's Joe Creitz

KALW | By Ben Trefny

Published January 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM PST

KALW lost one of its shining stars last month.

Joseph Andrew Creitz died on December 5, 2024 in San Francisco at the age of 57.

Joe was a longtime listener and one of the first members of our board of directors. He was a lawyer specializing in employee benefits litigation. He was also an educator, who taught at UC Law San Francisco. Joe was an environmentalist, a musician, an athlete, and an advocate for social justice.

We appreciate all he gave to KALW and our entire community.

Click the audio button to hear a remembrance from several of his fellow KALW board members.

Read more about Joe's life at this link to his obituary.

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Ben Trefny

I joined KALW in 2003. As Executive News Editor and then News Director, I helped our news department win numerous regional and national awards for long- and short-form journalism. I've also helped create numerous training programs — for teenagers, incarcerated people, and early-career journalists — and have taught hundreds of audio producers. I served as interim Executive Director for nearly two years. My work is currently focused on creating original live events, programming, and building partnerships with like-minded organizations.

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