Ben Trefny
Executive ProducerBen earned a Master's degree in journalism from the University of Oregon in 2000 and got his start in public radio at NPR member station KLCC in Eugene. After freelancing for many magazines and producing for regional and national commercial and public radio programs, he joined KALW in 2004. As Executive News Editor and then News Director, he helped the news department win numerous regional and national awards for long- and short-form journalism. He also helped teach hundreds of audio producers, many of whom work with him at KALW, today.
Ben lives with his wife near San Francisco's Ocean Beach, and spends as much time as he can outside.
You can reach him at ben@kalw.org.
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CrosscurrentsTo understand the challenges and the treasures historical preservation provides, KALW recently hosted a live panel as part of our Bay Agenda series. The night was also a special live recording of the Western Neighborhoods Project podcast, “Outside Lands San Francisco.” -
CrosscurrentsTo understand the connections between federal policy and local health systems, KALW recently hosted a live panel as part of our Bay Agenda series: live conversations focused on the ways the Bay Area will change in 2025. -
CrosscurrentsNational immigration policies are changing fast. To explore how immigration advocacy groups are adapting, taking action, and empowering their communities, KALW recently hosted a live panel as part of our Bay Agenda series. -
CrosscurrentsKALW’s program Bay Made highlights great audio pieces from around the Bay Area. And they recently held a live show at our event space in Downtown San Francisco, and they featured the podcast “Beyond the Fog Radio.” -
CrosscurrentsKALW recently held a panel to discuss how newsrooms can meet the escalating threats to safe and responsible reporting. -
CrosscurrentsLiving Jazz is hosting One of the many events happening around the Bay Area, is a musical tribute to MLK Jr., put on by at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. Last week, KALW hosted a preview concert and panel conversation with the team behind the annual event. -
CrosscurrentsThe Richmond Progressive Alliance, also known as the RPA, faced strong competition that had the potential to flip their majority on the City Council. -
CrosscurrentsTo make sense of it all, KALW has been hosting an election follow-up series called ‘The Bay After.’ Recently, Executive Producer Ben Trefny led a live panel discussion at our event space in Downtown San Francisco, called ‘State of Change.’ -
CrosscurrentsThe Drawing Room is an arts collective in San Francisco. And it's 'Understudy' program is aimed at helping young people gain work, life, and creative experience. -
CrosscurrentsCarola Zertuche runs Theatre Flamenco in San Francisco. She recently spoke to us about the passionate art form, and their upcoming performances at Downtown First Thursday.
