Skirball Cultural Center
Key Note Speaker – Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!
Hosted by – Richard Montoya of Culture Clash
Celebrity Auctioneer–Jack Black, Actor, Musician, and Two-Time Golden Globe Nominee Musical
Performances By:Legendary producer and musician Don Was will lead an all-star band including David Bowie’s longtime pianist Mike Garson, original founding members of The Doors, John Densmore and Robby Krieger, bassist extraordinaire Stanley Clarke, The Haden Triplets, and many more surprise musical guests!
Special Guests Include:
Sonali Kolhatkar, host of “Rising Up” Ian Masters, host of “Background Briefing”, Jimmy Dore, host of the “Jimmy Dore Show”, Stephanie Miller, host of the “Stephanie Miller Show”, Freya Rojo host of “Nuestra Voz”, Pamela Anchang founder of “The Immigrant Magazine”, Lisa Garr host of “The Aware Show”
Honoring:
Blase Bonpane former host of “World Focus”–Antonio Gonzalez former host of “Strategy Session”–and Doran Barons former host of “Digital Village”–Roy of Hollywood of “Something’s Happening” Uncle Ruthie of “Half Way Down the Stairs” and Lila Garret of “Connect the Dots”
KPFK was the second of five stations in the non-commercial Pacifica Foundation network. The Pacifica Foundation was founded in the late 1940s out of the peace movement surrounding World War II, becoming the birthplace of a listener-sponsored radio.
KPFK has been broadcasting since 1959 over 110,000–Watts, the strongest signal west of the Mississippi. KPFK continues to produce the majority of programs in-house giving it the flexibility to provide a platform for stories, news, music, and information to serve the cultural welfare of the communities in and around Southern California that you will not hear anywhere else. KPFK believes forging social change is a fundamental part of how radio can make a positive impact on communities.
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard honored Goodman with the 2014 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence Lifetime Achievement Award....