Pat McMahon
Audio Academy FellowPat McMahon is a member of the 2024 KALW Audio Academy, an audio producer, sound artist, and radio enthusiast. He has produced two podcasts: Bring Your Full Self, a conversation show about labor and creativity, and Curious Roots, an exploration by host Michelle McCrary into the familial and communal histories of Harris Neck, Georgia. His previous public radio experience includes WBEZ in his hometown Chicago, and WZBC in Boston.
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CrosscurrentsPeregrine falcons nesting on top of the Campanile at UC Berkeley have become local celebrities. Now, for the first time since their arrival, the birds have not been seen. -
This week, union workers at Urban Ore in Berkeley have gone on strike to improve their working conditions. -
CrosscurrentsThis year, a shake-up in the staff of the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory led to a gap in data reporting during peak migration season. -
CrosscurrentsFor East Bay residents, Paper Plus has been the go-to shop for party supplies for decades. But now, its owner is ready to retire - and like a lot of small businesses - there’s no one to take over the operation. -
Just six months after their arrival, the Oakland Ballers – the city’s new minor league team – played their first home game. -
Alcatraz ferry workers and UC Davis graduate students separately authorize work stoppages. -
Berkeley city council voted unanimously last week to allow accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, to be sold as condos, under a new state bill. -
In April, four peregrine falcon chicks hatched at the top of Campanile Tower on UC Berkeley’s campus. Wednesday morning, research scientists visited the nest to band the falcons. -
A coalition of workers’ unions and local organizing groups gathered at the 24th & Mission BART station Wednesday for a May Day rally in support of the people of Palestine. -
The peregrine falcons nested atop UC Berkeley’s Campanile Tower hatched their fourth and final egg of the season on Wednesday.
