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KPFA Programmer Andrea Lewis, 52, Dies

HeadlineNov 17, 2009

And we end today’s headlines with sad news from here in the Bay Area: the longtime KPFA producer and host Andrea Lewis has died at the age of fifty-two after suffering a heart attack. She was the co-anchor of KPFA’s Evening News and the host and producer of KPFA’s Sunday morning public affairs program. In 2002 she was the recipient of a National Federation of Community Broadcasters Golden Reels Award. She also wrote for The Progressive magazine. [“Listen to Max Pringle’s tribute to Andrew Lewis on KPFA (MP3)”: http://media.libsyn.com/media/democracynow/MaxPringleAndreaLewisObit-ok.mp3]

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