From subs at mail.kfcf.org Fri Sep 5 10:19:07 2008 From: subs at mail.kfcf.org (KFCF Subscribers & Friends list) Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:19:07 -0700 Subject: [KFCF Friends] Fresno Free College Foundation Annual Banquet Message-ID: <2739060DE300451FBD2ACB8062CFF7D3@OFFICE> Fresno Free College Foundation Annual Banquet Featuring hip hop historian, journalist and community activist Davey D of KPFA's Hard Knock Radio and music by Lance Canales Help FFCF celebrate its 40th Anniversary Sunday, October 26th at "Love & Garlic" 5351 N. Diana Street , Fresno , CA (off Barstow , 1 block East of Blackstone) Tickets are $40 per person in advance ($45 at the door) for a Dinner Buffet that includes tri-tip, chicken kabobs, pumpkin ravioli, grilled vegetables, rice pilaf, garden salad, beverages and dessert. No host bar begins at 5:30 with music by Lance Canales, and Dinner begins at 6:00 , with our guest speaker beginning at 7:00. Following the speaker, FFCF will present its annual Free Speech Award. Order Banquet tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42725 If you'd like to attend "Speaker Only" : http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42740 PLEASE JOIN US! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 1850297 bytes Desc: not available URL: From subs at mail.kfcf.org Mon Sep 8 15:57:12 2008 From: subs at mail.kfcf.org (KFCF Subscribers & Friends list) Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 15:57:12 -0700 Subject: [KFCF Friends] Upcoming KFCF Program Highlights Message-ID: KFCF 88.1 FM - PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Tuesday, September 9, 2008 7:00 AM The Morning Show continues coverage of the California Budget Stand Off with Assembly member John Laird, who represents the 27th Assembly District, which includes parts of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Santa Clara Counties, and is Chair of the State Budget Committee. Followed by John Zogby, author of "The Way We'll Be: The Zogby Report on The Transformation of the American Dream". IN the second hour a look at the Shake Up at MSNBC, Liberals Under Fire with Peter Hart, activism director for Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting and Karl Frisch, director of communications, for Media Matters. Wrapping up the program more speculation about yet another stadium for Oakland. 10:00 AM - Wasteland of the Free - Now that all the unpleasantness of the Republican National Convention is finally over, host Rick Flores attempts to forget about the GOP or at least poke fun at it for a couple of hours. Oh yes, you'll hear from a Palin . . . but Michael not Sarah, as we feature recordings, both spoken and musical, with a sense of humor. And a tribute to Larry Harmon, a real Bozo. 8:00 pm -Saroyan Radio Project -The Saroyan Radio series continues on September 9 with Saroyan in Hollywood. A fascinating two-hour interview with Hank Saroyan by Nuria Ibars, originally broadcast in 2005. Hank is William Saroyan's nephew and a long-time writer and producer in film and television. They had a close family and working relationship with the great writer and talks intimately about Uncle Bill's life and work. The program includes segments of spoken word recordings of Bill reading from his work. Series producer Vic Bedoian. Wednesday, September 10, 2008 3:00 PM Stir It Up - Guest: Tariq Ali , who will be in Fresno on September 28th at The Islamic Cultural Center from 4 to 6 PM. KFCF is a co-sponsor. Additional info at www.kfcf.org Friday, September 12, 2008 2:30 PM Common Ground - Henry T. Perea, Jr.: Henry is the current president of the Fresno City Council and one of two candidates for Mayor of Fresno. Saturday, September 13, 2008 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Earthbeat--The Best of World Music Annie Compton-Schmidt is back from Summer travels to the United Kingdom and will focus her program "Earthbeat" on music from the land of the Celts - England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. She has recently received some new air-play additions to world beat music including the popular group, Capercaillie...and more. Thanks to Rick Flores for filling in while on vacation this Summer. She will be glad to be back at the board the second Saturday night of this month. Join her for some up-beat world rhythms. 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm -- "jazz with jim"... jim compton-schmidt on his "classics in jazz" program will be clearing out the "in box" of music received this summer that he was not able to play 'cause he was off having fun.! He is soooo glad to be back and to be back on the air. jim sends out a big thanks to rick flores for covering his program in both july and august. There have been a number of new artists in the jazz field who have stepped forward and taken on the challenges of the popular music field of the 1930's thru the 1950's...jim will be playing out of those recently received offerings. Please tune in and plan to roll back the rug to "dance to the bands". Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:00 PM - Saroyan Radio Project- Ed Hagopian, one of Saroyan's closest friends, first in Paris, then in Fresno,. In this fascinating portrait he recalls Saroyan the friend, writer, Paris bon-vivant, luminary, and the character as few else could. Friday September 19, 2008 3:00 PM - Down On The Farm - Tom will be interviewing and grilling steaks on air with Seth Nitschke of Open Space Meats in Mariposa. Seth's grass fed beef was the star of this spring's Home on the Range event sponsored by Slow Food Madera. 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URL: From subs at mail.kfcf.org Thu Sep 25 12:03:56 2008 From: subs at mail.kfcf.org (KFCF Subscribers & Friends list) Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:03:56 -0700 Subject: [KFCF Friends] KFCF/ Fresno Free College Foundation Events Message-ID: <51653843A9434ECDB92B491B595F7BB4@OFFICE> > > > > Support KFCF with your donation during our Fall Fund Drive. > > KFCF Events > > Sunday September 28, 2008 > > > KFCF-FM 88.1, Peace Fresno, Unitarian Universalist Church Social Justice > Committee, WILPF, Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno & The Center for Non-Violence > present: > > TARIQ ALI in Fresno - Sunday, Sept. 28 4-6 PM > > Tariq Ali is a historian, novelist, political campaigner, an editor of the New > Left Review, and a frequent guest on Democracy Now!. > > His latest book and the title of his talk: "The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path > of American Power" > > Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno > 2111 East Nees Ave (Nees and Maple Avenues) > Fresno, CA 93720 > > Free (donation requested) > > More info: Dan Yaseen 559-251-3361 danyaseen at comcast.net > > Dan Yaseen interviews Tariq Ali on The Morning Show on Friday, September 26, 2008 > at 8 AM on KFCF-FM after the news headlines. > The interview may also air at 5 PM on "Street Heat", depending on whether or not > the Presidential Debate is cancelled. Since the 5 PM air is uncertain, we'll be > airing it at 8 AM. > > -------------------------------------- > FRESNO FREE COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL BANQUET - 40th Anniversary. > > > KPFA's Hard Knock Radio's DAVEY D is our guest speaker. > ON THE WEEKEND OF October 25/26th, 88.1 KFCF is proud to be bringing the legendary > Davey D to Fresno!! > > As one of the hosts of KPFA's revolutionary Hip-Hop radio show HARD KNOCK RADIO, > Davey D has pushed the boundaries of radio, music and politics for YEARS. > > This year, Davey D has covered both the Democratic and Republican National > Conventions, but he has already spent years promoting a message of social justice > and as a highly-quoted Hip-Hop historian. > > > > Here is a PARTIAL list of newspapers, magazines, and television outlets that have > featured Davey D: > > Democracy Now! CNN's Talk Back Live ABC's Nightline BBC Radio > Fox News BET Television VH1 Television The Tavis Smiley Show > Rolling Stone Magazine Washington Post The NY Times > The NY Post USA Today The San Francisco Chronicle > The Guardian Magazine [London] The SF Bay Guardian > Vibe Magazine The Source Magazine AND MORE!!!! > > Additional info at : http://www.myspace.com/kfcfbanquet > > Banquet: Sunday October 26th at Love and Garlic > $40.00 per person No Host Bar 5:30 PM > Dinner 6:00 PM > Speaker 7:00 PM > > Speaker only Tickets $10 ($5 students) > > Tickets available at: > http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42725 (Banquet) > http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42740 (Speaker Only) > Or from KFCF offices 559-233-2221 - 1449 N Wishon Ave Fresno > > > If you'd like to have flyers to print out and distribute (Adobe Acrobat Reader > required): > Black and White version of flyer - Saturday event > > Color Letter size version of flyer- Saturday event > > Color Legal size version of flyer - > Saturday event > Black and White Banquet Flyer - Sunday event > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------- > > > Free Event at CSU, Fresno with Free Parking > Saturday Oct 25th 5:30 PM > Peters Educational Auditorium -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 1517177 bytes Desc: not available URL: From subs at mail.kfcf.org Fri Sep 26 10:09:48 2008 From: subs at mail.kfcf.org (KFCF Subscribers & Friends list) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:09:48 -0700 Subject: [KFCF Friends] SPECIAL PROGRAM - PACIFICA COVERAGE OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TONIGHT 9/26/08 5-9 PM Message-ID: <34B4C0FA999D4EA1AD802EA4FB6EFDA2@OFFICE> KFCF FM 88.1 Fresno will air the Pacifica Coverage of the first 2008 Presidential Debate tonight, September 26, 2008 from 5 PM to 9 PM. Join Sonali Kolhatkar, host of KPFK's Uprising!, and Ian Masters, host of KPFK's hugely popular Sunday talk-shows, Background Briefing and Live from the Left Coast as they anchor the first Presidential Debate between Democratic Party nominee Senator Barack Obama and Republican Party nominee Senator John McCain, which is taking place in Oxford, Mississippi on Friday evening. Guests for the broadcast include: John Brady Kiesling, formerly of the U S Diplomat, who resigned in protest over the Iraq War George Farah, Executive Director of Open Debate Laura Carlsen, is director of the Americas Policy Program in Mexico City Chris Hedges (tentative), best-selling author of American Fascists, I Don't Believe in Atheists, and War is a Force that Gives us Meaning Antonia Juhasz, author of the forthcoming book The Tyranny of Oil and is with the group Oil Change International. Roger Morris, author, critic of the Bush Administration and former National Security Council member under Presidents Johnson and Nixon Drew Westin, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Emory University and author of "The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation." Cynthia McKinney (tentative), Green Party Presidential nominee Sikivu Hitchinson, editor and founder of the blogsite, blackfemlens.org Aura Bogado, anchor Free Speech Radio News Verna Avery Brown, Washington Bureau Chief Larry Bensky, longtime national affairs correspondent for Pacifica Radio and host of KPFA's Sunday Salon -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 474449 bytes Desc: not available URL: