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Music is the story of everywhere - every culture has traditional songs and dances - and I believe there must be a purpose for that; that for survival through troubled times, music served as a way for our ancestors to build resilience and share histories. -
Liza Ramrayka/KALWWith cuts to mental health services and the erosion of DEI work on the horizon, public media matters more than ever before. It’s about uncovering challenges, highlighting solutions, and providing a platform for those who don’t get the coverage they deserve from mainstream media. -
Bethanie HinesAt KALW, we build on the foundations of journalism, while being unafraid to try new things — always asking, why? When we shift our practices slightly we create space for new ideas and new questions that help us challenge our assumptions about what we do. -
This period in KALW’s history has been transformative. But the new opportunity we have at The Warfield Commons will be exponentially greater.
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How limited resources inspired KALW’s new programming model and how other stations could employ it. -
Too often, we identify the right conversation—about justice, belonging, democracy, equity—but elevate too narrow a slice of expertise to lead it. -
Narrative plentitude can cultivate understanding, which plants seeds of healing that break harmful cycles of exploitation and abuse. -
Our approach to journalism is not just innovative in the voices it amplifies, it’s also innovative in the way it is helping shape the industry. -
During this turbulent time in our country, I am once again reminded of the importance of artists. -
As America faces crises of democracy, economic collapse, and growing authoritarianism, the old models of philanthropic investment are no longer just ineffective—they’re dangerous. -
KALW didn’t just offer me a platform—they gave me something far more profound through Uncuffed: a sense of purpose, security, stability and the dignity of being seen. -
Unlike visual media, which often emphasizes our differences — our appearances, our backgrounds, or our circumstances — audio cuts through all that- cutting through the surface and takes us directly to the heart of a story. -
Audio is a uniquely powerful medium for encountering stories from inside prison, and a uniquely powerful medium for creating social change. -
KALW knows how crucial it is to have spaces where we can gather outside of the home and workplace. Places we don’t have to be but want to be.
