Ben Trefny
Executive ProducerMy current job title is Executive Producer of KALW. That means lots of things.
I've worked here since 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 overseeing KALW's news and information content, and creating original live events, programming, and building partnerships with like-minded organizations. I oversee KALW's community space at 220 Montgomery Street in downtown San Francisco where I organize town hall conversations, film screenings, literature readings, concerts, and fundraisers.
I currently serve on the Journalism and Media Ethics Council at Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. I'm a board member with the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and served that organization as president for four years. And I'm a Maynard 200 Fellow.
I live with my wife near San Francisco's Ocean Beach and spend as much time as I can outside.
You can reach me at ben.trefny@kalw.org.
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The Golden State Valkyries won it all in game 7. We're sharing stories and interviews from Ballhalla that gave the Valks their historic finals win. -
People at the San Francisco mayor's watch party hope for yeses on Props D, E, F, and H. -
The biggest race in San Francisco is for California's 11th Congressional District. San Francsico Standard reporter Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez shares an update from the Connie Chan watch party. -
KVPR's Amaray Alvarez says voters in California District 22 are hopeful that a Democratic representative will take on issues like Medicaid and Medicare.
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If passed, BART, Muni, and other operators would get nearly a billion dollars a year through a sales tax in five counties.
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San Francisco Public Press reporter Rosie Bultman says the crowd at The Chapel was most invested in national results, but on the local level people were concerned about transit and the Great Highway.
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The SF Parents Coalition celebrated the "blue wave" as national election results were called with their endorsed school board candidates: Phil Kim, Alida Fisher, and Autumn Brown Garibay.
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San Francisco progressives countering Mayor Daniel Lurie's charter reform and supporting Jane Kim for insurance commissioner are at El Rio in the city.
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Oakland Measure EE, the Regional Transit Measure, and California Prop 40 are the most discussed local issues as national election results begin to roll in.
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Youth reporter Charlie Zeitlin says the young people he talks to are against both propositions 39 and 40.
