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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Major wildfires continue to burn across California. -
San Francisco landlord associations filed suit this week against the city’s back rent relief law, which was originally intended to relieve pandemic-related debt for small businesses. -
COVID-19 deaths are trending upwards, as the delta variant becomes more present. -
The Oakland City Council has approved funding for an additional police training academy. Just three months ago, the council rejected a similar proposal. What changed? -
Inhumane conditions, illegal dumping, and neglect are a few of the concerns shared by residents in the Bayview community, over proposed plans to convert Candlestick Point State Park into a “vehicle triage center.”
