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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The Concord City Council is supporting naming a future park in the former Concord Naval Weapons Station after Thurgood Marshall Commemorating The Port Chicago Explosion / California Lawmakers Want To Reduce Enrollment At UCs For Out-of-State Students
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