Justin Ebrahemi
Communications ManagerJustin drives KALW’s communications strategy to help transform how public media informs cultural narratives and deepens impact in local communities. He brings eight years of experience in audience analytics, digital marketing, and communications strategy to his role at KALW. Justin previously worked at KQED Arts & Culture and CounterPulse, where he engaged diverse Bay Area communities with cultural programming and artistic content, in addition to authoring his own work. As a poet, Justin has published two books on the Iranian Jewish diaspora.
With a background in public media and performing arts, Justin is passionate about elevating the Bay Area’s artistic communities and connecting audiences with truth and discourse. He holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Media studies from California State University, Monterey Bay, and a master’s in Environment & Community from Cal Poly Humboldt.
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CrosscurrentsJustin Ebrahemi is KALW’s Communication Manager… and he’s also a poet! Here he shares a piece about dancing with modern Persian identity called "Brief Islands." -
As Middle Easterners, we know all too well how the media weaponizes our peoples’ suffering as political rhetoric for government interest. Our grief is exploited for talking points or leveraged for foreign military intervention—or utter inaction in the face of a humanitarian crisis.
