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<DIV><SPAN class=378304600-23102008><STRONG><FONT size=5><U>FRESNO FREE COLLEGE
FOUNDATION 40th ANNIVERSARY BANQUET</U></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=378304600-23102008><FONT size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=378304600-23102008><FONT size=4>The Fresno Free College
Foundation owns and operates KFCF-FM , 88.1 MHz. This year we are celebrating
the 40th anniversary of the Foundation.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=378304600-23102008><FONT size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><SPAN class=378304600-23102008></SPAN><FONT size=4>T<SPAN
class=378304600-23102008>he Foundation will be having our Annual Banquet this
Sunday, October 26th, and our special guest is Davey D., the media activist and
journalist who hosts KPFA's Hard Knock Radio.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><SPAN class=378304600-23102008></SPAN><SPAN
class=378304600-23102008></SPAN><FONT size=4>D<SPAN
class=378304600-23102008>avey D also was featured in Pacifica Radio's
Unconventional Coverage, which covered the Republican and Democratic National
Conventions this year. He also has extensively covered issues like New Orleans
and Katrina, media consolidation, and prison issues.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><SPAN class=378304600-23102008><FONT
size=4></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><SPAN class=378304600-23102008><FONT size=4><STRONG><FONT size=5>He
will be speaking on the issue of Media Consolidation at our
banquet.</FONT></STRONG> </FONT>
<P><FONT size=4>In 2000 Davey D was nominated by the Bay Area's <B>City
Flight</B> magazine as one of the <B>Bay Area's Most Influential African
Americans</B>. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>In 2001, Davey D was voted by the <B>East Bay Express
Newspaper</B> as the <B>Best On Air Personality</B> in the Bay Area. The daily
radio show he co-hosts, <B>Hard Knock Radio</B> was voted <B>Best Radio Show</B>
in the Bay Area </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>Davey D is originally from the Bronx and now a native of
California. He graduated from <B>UC Berkeley</B>. Davey D also pens a Hip
Hop/Political column for the <B><A
href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/eye/4844067.htm"
target=_blank><FONT color=#000000>San Jose Mercury News</FONT></A></B>. Davey D
also hosts a weekly Hip Hop/Political TV talk show on Oakland's Soul Beat
television... Davey D sits on the advisory board for civic organizations like
<B>Black Youth Vote</B> as well as <B>Rock the Vote</B>. Davey D was also the
guest curator for the <B>Rock N-Roll Hall of Fame Hip Hop Nation Exhibit</B>
when it came to San Francisco's <B>Yerba Buena Center</B> in June of 2001.
</FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=378304600-23102008><FONT size=4>We will also be
having </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=4> music by <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>Lance Canales</STRONG><SPAN
class=378304600-23102008><STRONG>, </STRONG>a local musician and we will be
honoring the winners of the Foundations' 2008 Free Speech
Awards.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><SPAN
class=378304600-23102008></SPAN><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P><SPAN
class=378304600-23102008><FONT size=4>Tickets are still available by calling
(559)233-2221 or by going to </FONT><A
href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42725 . "><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #00ffff"><FONT color=#000000><FONT
size=4><STRONG>http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42725
.</STRONG> <STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT
size=4> Please order tickets or call and make a reservation ASAP, so we
can give the caterer an accurate count.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></O:P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT size=4> <SPAN class=378304600-23102008>There
will be a limited number of tickets available "at the
door".</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Sunday,
October 26th<BR></SPAN>at "Love & Garlic"<BR></FONT><ST1:ADDRESS
w:st="on"><FONT size=4><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:STREET w:st="on">5351
N. Diana Street</ST1:STREET> , <ST1:CITY w:st="on">Fresno</ST1:CITY> ,
</FONT><ST1:STATE w:st="on"><FONT size=4>CA<BR>(off <ST1:CITY
w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Barstow</ST1:PLACE> </ST1:CITY>, 1 block East of
Blackstone)</FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<H4 align=left><FONT size=4>Tickets are $40<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>per person in advance ($45 at the
door) for a<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dinner Buffet that
includes tri-tip, chicken kabobs, pumpkin ravioli, grilled vegetables, rice
pilaf, garden salad, beverages and dessert.</FONT></H4>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"
align=left><FONT size=4>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.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT size=4>Order
Banquet tickets at</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><B><FONT size=4> </FONT></B><A
href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42725"><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #00ffff"><FONT
size=4><B>http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42725</B><BR></FONT></SPAN></A></FONT><FONT
size=4><B>If you'd like to attend "Speaker Only"</B> : </FONT><A
href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42740"><B><FONT color=#0000ff
size=4><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #00ffff">http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/42740</SPAN></FONT></B></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
size=4>PLEASE JOIN US!</FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><FONT
size=4></FONT></STRONG> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"
align=left></ST1:STATE></ST1:ADDRESS><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=4>Rychard
Withers</FONT></SPAN></P></CENTER></DIV>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=4>Executive
Director</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=4>Fresno Free College Foundation /
KFCF-FM</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=4>PO Box 4364</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=4>Fresno, CA 93744</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=4>(559)233-2221</FONT></SPAN></P>
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