[KFCF Friends] KFCF North Fork Benefit with Larry Benskey and Waddama

Sun Mar 9 09:13:01 2003

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KFCF, 88.1 MHz Fresno is sponsoring an evening with Larry Bensky, =
Pacific National Affairs Correspondent and host of KPFA's Sunday Salon, =
on Saturday, March 15th at North Fork Town Hall. =20

Doors open at 5 to music by Smiley Mountain Band; Larry Bensky will =
speak from 6-7, and WADDAMA, a local blend of reggae, funk and African =
and Latin percussion (with a political edge) will play from 7-9.  =
Suggested donation for admission
is $10.  There will also be dinner of homemade soup, salad, bread from =
La Boulangerie Bakery and juice from Odwalla, available for an =
additional $5 donation.  Desserts and a no-host bar will be available =
throughout the evening.  For tickets or information call KFCF at =
233-2221 or call Sue or Hansel Kern at 877-5800.

Tickets will also be available at "The Movies" in the Tower District.  =
All proceeds benefit KFCF, Free Speech Radio for Central California. A =
map is available at www.kfcf.org/nfmap.htm .=20

Larry Bensky is a literary and political journalist with more than forty =
years experience in print and broadcast media. Perhaps best known as =
national affairs correspondent for Pacifica Radio from 1987-1998, Bensky =
covered numerous national and international events for Pacifica, =
including the Iran-contra hearings in 1987, the confirmation hearings =
for four Supreme Court justices, and numerous demonstrations and =
protests in Washington and elsewhere. He won the prestigious George Polk =
award for his coverage of Iran-contra, and has won a record five Gold =
Reel awards from the National Association of Community Broadcasters.=20

Before his work for Pacifica, Bensky was one of the original =
"underground" newscasters and talk show hosts on "alternative rock" =
stations KMPX and KSAN in San Francisco. And before (and during) his =
broadcasting career, Bensky has been a print journalist and editor, =
including positions as managing editor of Ramparts Magazine in 1968, =
Paris editor of The Paris Review (1964-66) and as an editor of the New =
York Times Book Review. For the past fifteen years he has been a =
political writer and columnist for the East Bay Express, and a =
contributor to the Los Angeles Times book review, and The Nation.=20

He currently hosts a weekly two-hour radio talk show, "Sunday Salon," =
originating at KPFA in Berkeley, and carried on KFCF in Fresno. And he =
was founding managing editor of the Mediachannel (www.mediachannel.org) =
where he is now senior editor. He has won a lifetime achievement award =
from the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Golden Gadfly =
award from Media Alliance. He has taught broadcast journalism classes =
since 1988 at Stanford, and mass communications, journalism, and =
broadcasting classes since 1992 at California State University, Hayward. =

Waddama has been together for three years playing a blend of reggae, =
funk, Latin, and African percussive jams. Their original material is =
interlaced with lyrics in Spanish, Swahili, and English. Based in the =
Central San Joaquin Valley of California, these six musicians =
incorporate a wide variety of instruments including the didgeridoo from =
Australia, wooden and metal flutes, djimbes from Africa, congas from =
Latin America plus the guitars and drums of world music into a crowd =
pleasing musical experience guaranteed to propel people to the dance =
floor!
"Waddama" is an Australian aboriginal celebration in which everyone in =
the village is invited to join in the festivities. Our band lives up to =
that name by often inviting guests such as spoken-word performers, =
artists, musicians and dancers on-stage. Waddama is also very supportive =
of activist groups in the Central Valley, and are known to help organize =
fund-raisers to support community events.

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>KFCF, 88.1 MHz =
Fresno is=20
sponsoring an evening with Larry Bensky, Pacific National Affairs =
Correspondent=20
and host of KPFA's Sunday Salon, on Saturday, March 15th at North Fork =
Town=20
Hall.</FONT></STRONG>&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doors open at 5 to music by Smiley =
Mountain Band;=20
Larry Bensky will speak from 6-7, and WADDAMA, a local blend of reggae, =
funk and=20
African and Latin percussion (with a political edge) will play from =
7-9.&nbsp;=20
Suggested donation for admission<BR>is $10.&nbsp; There will also be =
dinner of=20
homemade soup, salad, bread from La Boulangerie Bakery and juice from =
Odwalla,=20
available for an additional $5 donation.&nbsp; Desserts and a no-host =
bar will=20
be available throughout the evening.&nbsp; For tickets or information =
call KFCF=20
at 233-2221 or call Sue or Hansel Kern at 877-5800.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tickets will also be available at "The =
Movies" in=20
the Tower District.&nbsp; All proceeds benefit KFCF, Free Speech Radio =
for=20
Central California. A map is available at </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.kfcf.org/nfmap.htm"><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>www.kfcf.org/nfmap.htm</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>&nbsp;.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Larry Bensky</STRONG> is a =
literary and=20
political journalist with more than forty years experience in print and=20
broadcast media. Perhaps best known as national affairs correspondent =
for=20
Pacifica Radio from 1987-1998, Bensky covered numerous national and=20
international events for Pacifica, including the Iran-contra hearings in =
1987,=20
the confirmation hearings for four Supreme Court justices, and numerous=20
demonstrations and protests in Washington and elsewhere. He won the =
prestigious=20
George Polk award for his coverage of Iran-contra, and has won a record =
five=20
Gold Reel awards from the National Association of Community =
Broadcasters.=20
</FONT>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Before his work for Pacifica, Bensky was =
one of the=20
original "underground" newscasters and talk show hosts on "alternative =
rock"=20
stations KMPX and KSAN in San Francisco. And before (and during) his=20
broadcasting career, Bensky has been a print journalist and editor, =
including=20
positions as managing editor of Ramparts Magazine in 1968, Paris editor =
of The=20
Paris Review (1964-66) and as an editor of the New York Times Book =
Review. For=20
the past fifteen years he has been a political writer and columnist for =
the East=20
Bay Express, and a contributor to the Los Angeles Times book review, and =
The=20
Nation. </FONT>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>He currently hosts a weekly two-hour =
radio talk show,=20
"Sunday Salon," originating at KPFA in Berkeley, and carried on KFCF in =
Fresno.=20
And he was founding managing editor of the Mediachannel </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.mediachannel.org/"><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>(www.mediachannel.org)</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D2> where he=20
is now senior editor. He has won a lifetime achievement award from the =
Society=20
of Professional Journalists, and the Golden Gadfly award from Media =
Alliance. He=20
has taught broadcast journalism classes since 1988 at Stanford, and mass =

communications, journalism, and broadcasting classes since 1992 at =
California=20
State University, Hayward.=20
</FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3DArial><STRONG><EM>Waddama</EM></STRONG> has been together for =
three years=20
playing a blend of reggae, funk, Latin, and African percussive jams. =
Their=20
original material is interlaced with lyrics in Spanish, Swahili, and =
English.=20
Based in the Central San Joaquin Valley of California, these six =
musicians=20
incorporate a wide variety of instruments including the didgeridoo from=20
Australia, wooden and metal flutes, djimbes from Africa, congas from =
Latin=20
America plus the guitars and drums of world music into a crowd pleasing =
musical=20
experience <I>guaranteed to propel people to the dance =
floor!</I></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300 size=3D2>"<I><B>Waddama</B></I>" =
is an=20
Australian aboriginal celebration in which everyone in the village is =
invited to=20
join in the festivities. Our band lives up to that name by often =
inviting guests=20
such as spoken-word performers, artists, musicians and dancers on-stage. =

<B><I>Waddama</I></B> is also very supportive of activist groups in the =
Central=20
Valley, and are known to help organize fund-raisers to support community =

events.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV>
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