[KFCF Friends] Pacifica Archives

Fri Nov 8 10:09:01 2002

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The Pacifica Archives are a great historical record of Pacifica Radio =
and the progressive movement. KFCF will be carrying this momentous =
broadcast.....on Tuesday Nov 19th.... great programming ranging from =
Alan Watts to Malcolm X to Studs Terkel to Amy Goodman and much more....

See the schedule at http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org/new_grid.html

PACIFICA RADIO MOVES TO SAVE NATION'S OLDEST PUBLIC=20
RADIO ARCHIVE

SPECIAL FUNDRAISING DAY AIMS TO STEM DETERIORATION OF=20
RARE RECORDINGS, INCLUDING THE VOICES OF MALCOLM X,=20
MARGARET MEAD, LENNY BRUCE, BERTOLT BRECHT, AND OTHERS

LOS ANGELES, CA --In an effort to save and restore more=20
than 47,000 historic tapes that span half a century of=20
radio programming, the five-station Pacifica Radio=20
network will broadcast a national on-air fundraising=20
benefit on Tuesday, November 19, featuring rare=20
recordings from the endangered archives.

Considered by many historians and scholars to be one=20
of the most important audio collections in the world,=20
thousands of tapes in the Los Angeles-based Pacifica=20
Radio Archives are in danger of permanent damage=20
caused by aging. Library of Congress preservationists=20
have advised Pacifica to conduct an immediate review=20
of the endangered tapes and to transfer them to new=20
mediums, such as digital audio.

"This archive is a national and international=20
treasure," said J. Brian DeShazor, Manager of=20
the Pacifica Radio Archives. "And we must act now as=20
custodians of these rare and historic recordings=20
before it's too late."

Founded in 1949 by World War II conscientious objector=20
Lewis Hill, Pacifica Radio was created as the first=20
non-commercial, listener-sponsored radio station in=20
the United States. The Pacifica Radio Archives was=20
established in 1971 to house the audio tape collection=20
gathered from Pacifica Radio stations KPFA-94.1 FM in=20
Berkeley, KPFK-90.7 FM in Los Angeles, WBAI-99.5 FM in=20
New York, KPFT-90.1 FM in Houston, and WPFW-89.3 FM in=20
Washington D.C.

Starting with 10,000 tapes the archive has grown to=20
over 47,000 recordings covering more than 53 years of=20
public radio programming. As the fifty-three-year=20
leader in open access, First Amendment radio Pacifica=20
has broadcast programs of singular historical and=20
educational value, programs of people and events=20
commercial media did not document well, if at all. The=20
Pacifica programs have won distinguished citations=20
including many Armstrong, Peabody, and Ohio State=20
awards.

The November 19 marathon broadcast will include rare=20
recordings of internationally known writers, political=20
activists, religious leaders and entertainers such as=20
Ann Sexton, Archbishop Oscar Romero, Patty Hearst,=20
Fannie Lou Hamer, Paul Robeson, Pablo Neruda, Langston=20
Hughes, Allen Ginsberg, Yoko Ono, Bette Davis, Simone=20
de Beauvoir, Jack Kerouac, Rachel Carson, the Dalai=20
Lama, Lenny Bruce and many others. The broadcast will=20
be presented in an educational format, focusing each=20
hour on a specific theme: Native American History,=20
Women=E2?Ts Herstory, Literature and Drama, Latino/Chicano=20
History, Eastern Philosophy, the Civil Rights=20
Movement, Civil Liberties, The Legacy of Malcolm X,=20
and so on.

In order to preserve the Pacifica Radio Archives and=20
continue to enable public access to the recordings,=20
Pacifica must take immediate steps to prevent any=20
further deterioration of the collection. According to=20
the Library of Congress, Pacifica must conduct a=20
detailed assessment of how many tapes are in immediate=20
need of reformatting, and then hire an experienced=20
preservation transfer engineer to transfer the tapes=20
to a new medium, such as digital audio.=20

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<DIV>The Pacifica Archives are a great =
historical record=20
of Pacifica Radio and the progressive movement. KFCF will be carrying =
this=20
momentous broadcast.....on Tuesday Nov 19th.... great programming =
ranging from=20
Alan Watts to Malcolm X to Studs Terkel to Amy Goodman and much=20
more....</DIV>
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<DIV>See the schedule at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org/new_grid.html">http://www.pa=
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<DIV>PACIFICA RADIO MOVES TO SAVE NATION'S OLDEST PUBLIC RADIO=20
ARCHIVE SPECIAL FUNDRAISING DAY AIMS TO STEM DETERIORATION OF =
 RARE=20
RECORDINGS, INCLUDING THE VOICES OF MALCOLM X, MARGARET MEAD, LENNY =
BRUCE,=20
BERTOLT BRECHT, AND OTHERS LOS ANGELES, CA --In an effort to save =
and=20
restore more than 47,000 historic tapes that span half a century of=20
 radio programming, the five-station Pacifica Radio network will=20
broadcast a national on-air fundraising benefit on Tuesday, November =
19,=20
featuring rare recordings from the endangered =
archives. Considered by=20
many historians and scholars to be one of the most important audio=20
collections in the world, thousands of tapes in the Los =
Angeles-based=20
Pacifica Radio Archives are in danger of permanent damage caused =
by=20
aging. Library of Congress preservationists have advised Pacifica to =
conduct=20
an immediate review of the endangered tapes and to transfer them to =
new=20
 mediums, such as digital audio. "This archive is a national =
and=20
international treasure," said J. Brian DeShazor, Manager of the =
Pacifica=20
Radio Archives. "And we must act now as custodians of these rare and =

historic recordings before it's too late." Founded in 1949 by =
World=20
War II conscientious objector Lewis Hill, Pacifica Radio was created =
as the=20
first non-commercial, listener-sponsored radio station in the =
United=20
States. The Pacifica Radio Archives was established in 1971 to house =
the=20
audio tape collection gathered from Pacifica Radio stations =
KPFA-94.1 FM in=20
 Berkeley, KPFK-90.7 FM in Los Angeles, WBAI-99.5 FM in New York, =

KPFT-90.1 FM in Houston, and WPFW-89.3 FM in Washington =
D.C. Starting=20
with 10,000 tapes the archive has grown to over 47,000 recordings =
covering=20
more than 53 years of public radio programming. As the =
fifty-three-year=20
 leader in open access, First Amendment radio Pacifica has =
broadcast=20
programs of singular historical and educational value, programs of =
people=20
and events commercial media did not document well, if at all. The=20
 Pacifica programs have won distinguished citations including =
many=20
Armstrong, Peabody, and Ohio State awards. The November 19 =
marathon=20
broadcast will include rare recordings of internationally known =
writers,=20
political activists, religious leaders and entertainers such as =
 Ann=20
Sexton, Archbishop Oscar Romero, Patty Hearst, Fannie Lou Hamer, =
Paul=20
Robeson, Pablo Neruda, Langston Hughes, Allen Ginsberg, Yoko Ono, =
Bette=20
Davis, Simone de Beauvoir, Jack Kerouac, Rachel Carson, the Dalai =
 Lama,=20
Lenny Bruce and many others. The broadcast will be presented in an=20
educational format, focusing each hour on a specific theme: Native =
American=20
History, Women=E2=80=99s Herstory, Literature and Drama, =
Latino/Chicano=20
 History, Eastern Philosophy, the Civil Rights Movement, Civil =
Liberties,=20
The Legacy of Malcolm X, and so on. In order to preserve the =
Pacifica=20
Radio Archives and continue to enable public access to the =
recordings,=20
 Pacifica must take immediate steps to prevent any further =
deterioration=20
of the collection. According to the Library of Congress, Pacifica =
must=20
conduct a detailed assessment of how many tapes are in immediate =
 need of=20
reformatting, and then hire an experienced preservation transfer =
engineer to=20
transfer the tapes to a new medium, such as digital audio.=20
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