On the Arts

American Maverick Meredith Monk

By Matt Martin

Published March 7, 2012 at 6:45 AM PST

On this week's Open Air, Alan Farley talks with composer and performer Meredith Monk. Monk has a prominent role in the San Francisco Symphony's American Mavericks Festival. He also visits with Michael Gene Sulllivan, who is directing "Julius Caesar" for the African American Shakespeare Company. Here the broadcast anytime this week via KALW's Local Music Player.

On the Arts

Matt Martin

Matt Martin was KALW’s general manager from 2006 through 2018. Under his leadership, KALW grew into one of the most productive and innovative stations in public radio. Programs launched at KALW during Matt’s tenure as GM include the award-winning local newsmagazine Crosscurrents, the design podcast 99% Invisible, and the Spanish-language narrative journalism program Radio Ambulante. He helped create the station’s Audio Academy, a year-long program aimed at developing new talents in public radio, and led the first broad-based strategic planning process in the station’s history.

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