''Crosscurrents'' is a half-hour evening
news magazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published magazine, radio or television program, usually published weekly, consisting of articles about current events. News magazines generally discuss stories, in greater depth than do newspapers or n ...
from
KALW
KALW (91.7 MHz) is an educational FM public radio station, licensed to the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), which serves the San Francisco Bay Area. Its studios are located at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School of ...
Public Radio in San Francisco. The show launched on August 4, 2008 and is hosted by Hana Baba. The show's tagline is "Context, culture and connection from around the Bay Area."
''Crosscurrents'' airs Monday through Thursday from 5 to 5:30 p.m. on 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area and streams live. The show is also available as a podcast.
Members of the ''Crosscurrents'' team have been honored by the
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. It was established on April 17, 1909, at DePauw University,2009 SPJ Annual Report, lette ...
Northern California Chapter, San Francisco Peninsula Press Club, Public Radio News Directors Inc. and the Radio Television Digital News Association.
''Crosscurrents'' is funded through a combination of grants and listener contributions to KALW.
KALW's financial reports for FY 2007
Show contents
''Crosscurrents'' shows combine coverage of key local news stories with sound-rich features highlighting the arts and culture of the Bay Area.
References
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External links
''Crosscurrents'' official website
KALW official website
American talk radio programs
American public radio programs
American news radio programs