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Submit calendar items by email to the address listed  in the contacts box below.

PSA's:

Frank Delgado is now producing our recorded PSAs.
 
Priority will be given to KFCF sponsored events (e.g. WILPF crafts fair, sleeping bag project, and our own fundraising outreach events), but as time allows, we will accept PSA requests for any one-time event or campaign that is open to the public (or seeks help from the community) as long as there is no commercial profit being made and it does not endorse a political candidate.  
 
1.) Bring any appropriate music.
2.) Write 30 seconds of copy. Read it and time it. No calls to action.  (i.e. "come and see Elvis")  You must mention the sponsoring non-profit organization. If you want to email the copy for us to look at, that is OK.
3.) Call Frank at KFCF at (559) 233-2221 afternoons to schedule a recording time. PSAs are recorded between 2 and 6 PM on Thursdays. Or email him at email address listed in contacts below.

 

KFCF Program Grid  (requires adobe acrobat) UPDATED OCT 09

OFFICE HOURS: M-F 9 AM -12 Noon and 2 PM - 5 PM

Closed Monday Sept 7 for Labor Day

Office: 1449 N Wishon Ave ;Fresno, 93728
Mail: PO Box 4364 Fresno, CA 93744
Phone: (559) 233-2221
Studio: (559) 266-8888
Fax: (559) 233-5776

Technical Emergency Line: 559-272-6878

(to be used to report technical emergencies)

ARE YOU A FORMER KFCF SUBSCRIBER? 

COME BACK

KFCF public file (BETA)
The KFCF Public File is available
 for inspection during regular
 business hours at 1449 N
 Wishon as per FCC
 requirements. We are working
 on putting a copy on our website.
 It is under construction. KFCF
 has fewer than 5 full time
 employees and is exempt from
 EEO posting requirements.
 

KFCF Program Grid

KFCF is always interested
 in hearing your
 programming ideas and
 proposals. While airtime is
 a finite resource, we're
 always looking for great
 ideas to put on the air. For
 details see:
 www.kfcf.org\proposals.html 
 

 

KFCF  has
 an on-line survey to find
 out what you like and don't
 like about KFCF and
 KPFA programming. You
 don't have to be a
 subscriber  to take the
 survey and you can remain
 anonymous. So grab your
 mouse and don't worry
 about hanging chads....
 >>>>>>>>>  Click Here to take KFCF Radio survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?
sm=cnqQiDZIaNW9tH1bWoNnaQ_3d_3d

FFCF/KFCF Annual Report:

 

 

  

 

Visit the FFCF web site at  www.fresnofreecollegefoundation.org

The Fresno Free College Foundation 40th  Anniversary Annual Report....


Donations of $25 a
 year or more entitle you to
 membership, and voting
 privileges in the Fresno
 Free College Foundation.

Visa/MasterCard Only (Debit cards OK)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter your own amount
 (enter number under
 quantity to choose amount)

2007/2008 Form 990

A look at our financials from last fiscal year.


 

 

Help for Haiti

The recent one-day fundraiser for aid for Haiti that benefited Doctors without Borders and Partners in Health raised over $140,000 from KPFA and KFCF listeners. Listeners form the KFCF area donated over $7,300.  Thanks to all of our listeners for their heartfelt generosity.

Fresno had 75 donors and pledged $7313.00

 

Amy Goodman's recent visit to Fresno helped propel her new book to the New York
Times Bestseller List.  We sold over 60 copies of her new book, Breaking The Sound Barrier ,
during the luncheon.

Amy Goodman, award-winning host of Democracy Now! and New York Times best-selling
author has been on tour this November to release her new book, Breaking the Sound Barrier, a
collection of articles edited by Denis Moynihan, with an Introduction by PBS legend Bill Moyers. 

Featuring overflow audiences, as covered by the Los Angeles Times and Mail Tribune,
hundreds of people across the country have been "Going Goodman" instead of "Going Rogue,"
 listening to stories from Breaking the Sound Barrier, that put in the place of the usual suspects,
voices and viewpoints the corporate media exclude and ignore -- a model which clearly caught the
attention of the Canadian Border Patrol, who outrageously detained, questioned, and searched
Goodman for over 90 minutes this Thanksgiving, over fear of what she may say about the
Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

A lead story in the Canadian news, you can visit Democracy Now! to see the
 CBC's coverage and also interviews with leading Vancouver civil liberties and anti-Olympic
activists (hat tip to the border patrol for the story idea!) Fans of Nation Sports Editor
Dave Zirin can also find his analysis at Huffington Post. As the incident raises serious issues
regarding free speech, Olympic repression, and more, please be sure to share the news. 


And for those who want to see what all the fuss is about, links to buy
a copy of Breaking the Sound Barrier, which just hit the New York Times bestseller list 
 are below.

To purchase Breaking the Sound Barrier, visit:


On Line ordering coming soon

 

GEORGE  "ELFIE"  BALLIS

Elfie is an historic figure. An ex-marine,who had been a labor reporter in Chicago, he came to Fresno in 1953
to edit the Valley Labor Citizen. He went on to document via photos, the farmworker movement,
the UFW and social justice movements.  George, a long time friend of KPFA and KFCF, often
 featured on local shows, has been seriously ill, and the doctors do not give George much longer.
 

On November 22, 2009, he held an "End Game party" to celebrate his life at the Sun Mountain house.

KFCF's Mike Rhodes was there, and captured it on tape.  Here is the  show that aired on November 27th:

George Elfie Ballis Special

Downloadable file: Elfie Special

DONATE AN OLD OR NEWER
 CAR TO BENEFIT KFCF

Now there's a new way to help provide free speech to the Central Valley.

 KFCF can now accept your donated car, truck or RV running or not.
We take, boats (if they are on a trailer), motor homes, trucks, motorcycles
(if they are operational), farm equipment, and recreational vehicles such as
snowmobiles, jet skiis, etc.) Call our representative at 877-411-DONATE (3662)
to find out if your vehicle qualifies.

We'll come pick it up for FREE, and give you a tax receipt for your donation.
 It's easy and quick. Not smogged or lost titles are okay too.
Call our representative toll-free at 877-411-DONATE to make arrangements today
 or visit us online here. That's 877-411-DONATE."
 

For the car donation FAQ click here

Free Speech? How about some Free Music?

  

KFCF and the Fresno Free College Foundation received a grant from
 the Fresno Arts Council to do a restoration project on our audio archives.
These tapes were decaying due to a faulty tape  formulation that was turning
the tape into a gooey mess that made it near impossible  to play the tape.
Using a baking and digitization process we have now  converted most of
these libraries to a digital format. KFCF will be placing some of these
 treasures on-line for our members and listeners to stream.

Here is The 11th Anniversary of The Wild Blue Yonder with Coleman Head

WBY Stream

Here is a concert of the Seeger Troupe recorded in 1976

Seeger Stream

Seeger Part 2

Seeger Part 3

From 1983, recorded at Roger Rocka's Music Hall, here is Kate Wolf  and Utah Phillips

Kate and Utah

From 1979, recorded at the WBY, is Bill Price, from Yorkshire

Bill Price

Oak, Ash and Thorne , recorded at the Tower House in 1983

Oak Ash

Fresno saxophonist Don Weed, recorded in Fresno in 1982

Don Weed

Fresno's own Mojo Symphony from a live KFCF broadcast at the WBY in 1979

Mojo Symphony

John Baker from a KFCF Live show "Just Playin' Folk" in 1983

John Baker

Carmaig DeForest from a WBY performance in 1988

Carmaig Deforest

Ars Antiqua De Paris - Northwest Church 1985

Ars Antiqua

The Kingston Trio from the Fresno Convention Center in 1967

Kingston Trio

Count Basie Orchestra - Fresno Memorial Auditorium in 1966

Count Basie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a look at the Photo Gallery of  The Fresno Free College Foundation

 

 

The news stringer project is underway and news
from the San Joaquin Valley and surrounding mountain
areas is now being featured as part of the Pacifica
Evening News, which is featured at 6 PM on KPFA,
Berkeley; KFCF, Fresno , and KPFK in Los Angeles.
Click on the link below to  listen to some sample news stories.

 Click here to donate to
the News Stringer Fund.

 

 

Thursday 8 PM - The Bonnie Simmons Show

This Thursday at 8:30PM join Bonnie Simmons in the KPFA performance room for talk and live music with the Texas Sheiks - Geoff Muldaur, Cindy Cashdollar, Johnny Nicholas, Bruce Hughes, Suzy and Eric Thompson, and guest Sheik Jim Kweskin. That's The Texas Sheiks, performing a remarkable array of traditional American music from the 20s and 30s, this thursday evening on the Bonnie Simmons show around 8:30PM on KPFA.

Thursday 10:00 PM Hear and Now -
Tune in for a preview of next week's Pomegranates & Figs [http://www.kailaflexer.com/html/pomegranates-figs.html] shows at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse [http://www.freightandsalvage.org/]. Kaila Flexer talks with Derk Richardson about this two-night "Feast of Jewish Music" and plays music by Teslim and Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Express [http://www.aliciasvigals.com/].

Sunday 6:30 PM Radio Chronicles Not everyone believes in Chanukah, Christmas, Kwaanza, nor any other holiday, so the Radio Chronicles has the story of Agnostics at Christmas.  The holiday season is often a time for travel, taking people away from home, so we’ll hear about that experience.  We also have the story of Christmas in Rwanda following the horrific devastation to that war-torn nation and the impact on survivors.  The Radio Chronicles also shares the story of a young girl who, in trying to surprise Santa, discovers Santa, despite his large bags of goodies, is not at her home to make a delivery in The White Before Christmas.  These stories—and more—are coming up Sunday on the Radio Chronicles

Wednesday Dec 16, 2009 Alternative Radio Helena Norberg-Hodge - Thinking Outside the Box (interview) The current economic system, with its almost total disregard for nature, is steamrolling both people and the planet. Profits uber alles inevitably will lead to social and ecological breakdowns. Bold innovative ideas are needed to repair and nurture the earth. The traditional path of growth for growth’s sake and conventional notions of development require urgent reexamination. Years ago consumption was another name for tuberculosis. Today it is a lifestyle. It is something desirable and is heavily promoted by corporate advertising. To paraphrase Descartes, We consume, therefore we are. But look at the real costs. Environmental degradation is accelerating. The scale of the crises demands replacing the dominant fragmented techno-economic worldview with a more holistic perspective embracing the interdependence of the natural world. More and more communities around the globe are discovering the value of self-reliance and exploring alternative models.

Helena Norberg-Hodge, a native of Sweden, is an internationally renowned environmentalist. She is a leading critic of conventional notions of growth and development. She is the recipient of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the alternative Nobel Prize. She is founder and director of the International Society for Ecology and Culture and author of "Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh."
 

 

 

 

Pacifica Radio and KFCF to Re-launch Acclaimed National Politics Program
Letters to Washington Takes a Hard Look at the Debates, the Deals,
 the Scandals, and the Controversies around Capitol Hill
 
(Berkeley, CA – September 3, 2009) As Congress returns from its August recess,
so does Pacifica’s acclaimed look at national politics from a progressive perspective
– Letters to Washington hosted by Mitch Jeserich. 
 Starting on Wednesday, September 9th, the day after Congress returns to take up
such issues as healthcare, global warming and the war in Afghanistan, Pacifica Radio
and KPFA will launch this weekly 2 hour series.
 
From tea baggers and armed right wing protesters greeting President Obama outside
town hall meetings to the death  of Senator Ted Kennedy to Attorney General Eric Holder
appointing a special prosecutor to investigate torture,  a dramatic national story about the

 future of the country unfolded during the traditionally quiet Congressional
 August recess.  Next week it's for real.  Lawmakers return to Washington to wheel and
deal on bills that could  shape the country on everything from health care to global warming

for decades to come. 
 
“In a time of political and economic turbulence, Letters to Washington has a stellar
track record of bringing to a wide audience what Pacifica does best – shining a bright
 light on the workings of those in power to hold them
 to account,” says KPFA General Manager Lemlem Rijio.
 
Pacifica Radio and Letters to Washington will bring special coverage to the debates,
 the deals, the scandals,  and the controversies around Capitol Hill. 
 “With Letters to Washington, we aim to cut through the rhetoric
and get to the heart of what is actually happening and being proposed,” says host Mitch
 Jeserich.
 
The program will air live on KFCF, Fresno  on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
 from 10am to 11 AM
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

DOWN IN THE VALLEY
WITH LLOYD CARTER

Lloyd Carter has been in the news lately as
 you can see at his website www.lloydgcarter.com .
 He broke his media silence on his show to talk about
the controversy. Hear the show : 

Lloyd Carter Stream Download

Thanks to all who attended the Scott Ritter and the Davey D events.

Scott Ritter Speech

10/24/08- Tour of Duty: Operation Thanks in Fresno

Stream                                                Download

Davey D. at FFCF Banquet 10/26/08

Stream                                         Download

 

 

  Next meeting scheduled for October 20th at 7 PM.

Visit the FFCF web site at  www.fresnofreecollegefoundation.org for more info.