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Michael Krasny, Host of KQED's Forum, Talks with Winners of the Goldman Environmentalist Prize

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In the second half hour of this radio show, host Michael Krasny opens the Forum to two grassroots activists who received this year's Goldman Environmental Prize. Maria Gunnoe, a West Virginian talks... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Read Full Story

Welcome to our wikizine about Michael Krasny

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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Michael Krasny". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article...Read Full Story

JSK & Joe DeLuca on KQED

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One of the best local talk shows anywhere is Michael Krasny's Forum on 88.5 KQED, San Francisco's establishment NPR station (SF of course has a rebel NPR station KALW which has had me on a couple of times but I’m too scruffy for KQED!).Read Full Story
This week, the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) announced the ten producers around the country that it will be working with for its latest “demonstration project” Localore. The goal is to foster new strands of 21st century reporting, with three of the host stations located in California. Erica Mu at San Francisco’s KLAW will oversee “Pop-Up Radio,” a crowd-sourced roving storytelling project tapping into schools, libraries, youth...  
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San Francisco Ballet opens its 2012 season with Onegin, John Cranko's adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's tale of unrequited love. KQED Members get 50% off opening night tickets by visiting sfballet.org/kqed and entering the code 'KQED' -- KQED Members will also enjoy 2-for-1 dinner buffet in the Opera House before the performance (beverages not included), plus 15% off purchases at the Ballet Shop! Show your KQED membership card for discounts...  
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Video: Anonymous vs. Black Bloc?KQED (blog)Oakland Local's Susan Mernit, a longtime observer of Oakland's activist community, put it this way last week in an interview with KQED's Tara Siler: (M)any people, because of the violence and because of the transient nature of some of the people who ...and more »  
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Is your face giving you away? Meet renowned psychologist Paul Ekman, who has spent his life studying how our facial muscles involuntarily reveal emotions like sadness and anger. His comprehensive catalog of human facial expressions has become an important tool for everyone from law enforcement agents to animators.  
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Over the past decade, I have not been a staunch supporter of the League of Conservation Voters. This is strictly because they operate as the environmental caucus of the Democratic Party. However, I do have to thank them for conducting this poll, as reported by San Francisco's KQED's Climate Watch. Poll: Indy Californians Still Support Climate Action | KQED's Climate WatchAnother finding was that a substantial majority (69%) agreed that...  
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KQED Education is collaborating with Teaching Artists Organized for their fall Teaching Artist Institute, Home is Where the Art is: Making Art that Connects Home and School in Culturally Diverse Classrooms. In this workshop we'll explore KQED-featured artists Michael Arcega and Ala Ebtekar, among others. Participants will create lesson outlines in their own disciplines to engage students in questions of identity and creativity. Training...  
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When a gray wolf wearing a GPS collar crossed from Oregon into California in December, it was the first wild gray wolf to tread on California soil since the 1920s. It is debatable whether this lone wolf is a sign of things to come, ...  
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It seems long overdue, but Gary Oldman has finally received an Oscar nod. In honor of his greatness and the possibility of Oldman taking home a little golden man, Focus Features and KQED are preparing a night of Oldman! KQED will be hosting a free ...  
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KQED (blog)Richmond Selected as Site for Second Lawrence Berkeley National LabKQED (blog)KQED's Quest Reporter Amy Standen covered the story last week, taking a look at the six locations that had been narrowed down as possible choices. Sites in Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Richmond were considered.and more »  
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Paula Kerger is president and chief executive officer of PBS, the nation's largest non-commercial media organization, with more than 350 member stations throughout the country. John Boland oversees KQED Public Media, including KQED Television, one of the ...  
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Michael Krasny, Ph.D., is host of KQED's award-winning Forum, a news and public affairs program that concentrates on the arts, culture, health, business and technology.

Before coming to KQED Public Radio in 1993, Dr. Krasny hosted a night-time talk program for KGO Radio and co-anchored the weekly KGO television show Nightfocus. He hosted Bay TV's Take Issue, a nightly news analysis show, programs for KQED Public Televison, KRON television and National Public Radio, and did news commentary for KTVU television.

Since 1970 he has been a professor of English at San Francisco State University and is a widely published scholar and critic as well as a former regular contributor to Mother Jones magazine and a fiction writer. He has also worked widely as a facilitator and host in the corporate sector and as moderator for a host of major non-profit events.

Dr. Krasny has interviewed many of the leading newsmakers and cultural icons of our time, including Saul Bellow, former President Jimmy Carter, Cesar Chavez, Noam Chomsky, Francis Crick, John Kenneth Galbraith, Newt Gingrich, Jane Goodall, V.S. Naipaul, Rosa Parks, Robert Redford, Salman Rushdie, Carl Sagan, Susan Sontag, Gloria Steinem and Arcrchbishop Desmond Tutu. He is the recipient of many awards and honors, including The SY Agnon Gold Medal for Intellectual Distinction, The Eugene Block Award for Human Rights Journalism, The Inclusiveness in Media Award from The National Conference for Community and Justice, and a Koret Foundation Fellowship. He has also been named best talk show host by Focus magazine, a number of Bay Area newspapers, The San Francisco Publicity Club and Citysearch.

Dr. Krasny received his B.A. (Cum Laude) and M.A. degrees from Ohio University, where he is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and his Ph.D. degree from The University of Wisconsin.
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