Pacifica Radio Network is a USA radio network covering National News.
The Pacifica Radio Network is a group of listener-supported, commercial-free radio stations across the United States. Pacifica's mission is "to promote peace and justice through communication between all races, nationalities and cultures."
The Pacifica Network includes five stations owned by the Pacifica Foundation and about 200 affiliated radio stations across the country. The five Pacifica-owned stations are KPFA FM 94.1 in Berkeley, KPFK FM 90.7 in Los Angeles, WPFW FM 89.3 in Washington, D.C., KPFT FM 90.1 in Houston and WBAI FM 99.5 in New York City.
Founded in 1949 by broadcaster and pacifist Lewis Hill, Pacifica Radio has long been associated with liberal and progressive political views. It is best known for Democracy Now!, a morning news program hosted by Amy Goodman, the show's executive producer, and Juan Gonzalez which airs on many of the local radio stations affiliated with Pacifica Radio. The show was produced by Pacifica until 2002, when it was spun off as an independent, non-profit organization.
This radio network is owned by Pacifica Foundation, Inc.
Mailing address: 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Los Angeles, CA 91604
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Maxie C Jackson III Leaves Pacifica Radio Network Accuracy in Media Says Pacifica Radio Network Encourages Anarchy
The History of Pacifica Radio, From 1949
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-- In July 2019, Maxie C Jackson III left his role as the executive director of Pacifica Radio Network. John Vernile has been named interim executive director until a replacement is found.
Posted by Mondo Times Editors, Boulder Colorado, August 22, 2019
-- On October 18, 2011, Cliff Kincaid, director of Accuracy in Media's Center for Investigative Journalism, announced the release a report detailing what AIM claims is biased coverage in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement in outlets like the Washington Post and Pacifica Radio Network.
Kincaid's jeremiad called Progressive Media Encourage Lawlessness and Anarchy, begins with this sentence:
"The...
-- Pacifica Radio turned 60 years old on April 15, 2009. From the Pacifica website:
"Lew Hill and a staff of four launched the first listener-supported radio station in the world on April 15, 1949 at 3:00 PM, in a makeshift Berkeley studio, with the words: "This is KPFA Berkeley."
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