Established in 1949, KPFA-FM was the first listener-supported radio station in the United States. Located in Berkeley, California, KPFA is the flagship station of the Pacifica Network, which is a mission-driven organization, dedicated to free speech, peace and social justice, and cross-cultural understanding. Broadcasting at 59,000 watts, KPFA serves much of Northern and Central California. The program schedule is diverse and includes news, public affairs, music, arts and cultural programming.

KPFK, 90.7 FM in Los Angeles and 98.7 FM in Santa Barbara, a progressive, listener-sponsored radio station located in North Hollywood, California, and a unit of Pacifica Foundation, a 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation, seeks to fill the position of General Manager.

The General Manager will work under the supervision of the Executive Director (ED) of Pacifica Foundation. This is a full-time exempt management position.

Pacifica Radio seeks a creative and talented editor/producer to carry out the day-to-day production of a daily election news module in 2008. The ideal candidate will be committed to Pacifica’s peace and social justice mission, will be a skilled and efficient editor/producer, and will be able to bring a fresh and creative approach to this new program. This is a part-time (50%) position that includes benefits and is based in the Washington, D.C. area.

The daily election news module will be pre-recorded in the afternoons/evenings Sunday through Thursday for broadcast the following day. Five- and eight-minute versions will be distributed to Pacifica’s five sister stations and 125+ Pacifica affiliates.

Summer 2007 PNB Meeting – Internet Report
Los Angeles, CA July 27 – 29, 2007
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OVERVIEW of FY07:

Two of Pacifica’s new sites were actualized in FY07 and steady work in many other areas has continued.

1. Pacifica.org – The new Pacifica.org is the centerpiece of Project “New Sites”, with a completely redesigned, and rebuilt website featuring many of the most popular Web 2.0 features available online.