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Pacifica Radio at 60
KPFA Remains a Sanctuary of Dissent Six Decades After Its Founding
On April 15th, 1949 at 3:00 p.m., a charismatic conscientious objector named Lewis Hill sat before a microphone and said, “This is KPFA Berkeley.” With that, KPFA went on the air, and the first listener-supported radio station in the United States was born.
Pacifica Radio is the oldest independent media network in the United States, and its sixtieth birthday comes as a deepening crisis engulfs mainstream media.
April 15, 2009: Pacifica Radio at 60: KPFA Remains a Sanctuary of Dissent Six Decades After Its Founding
To commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Pacifica Radio today, we feature a documentary about the first Pacifica Radio station: KPFA in Berkeley. It’s called KPFA on the Air by filmmakers Veronica Selver and Sharon Wood and narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker.
Amy Goodman’s Weekly Column: Pacifica Radio at 60: A Sanctuary of Dissent
Pacifica Radio, the oldest independent media network in the United States, turns 60 years old this week as a deepening crisis engulfs mainstream media.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
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