Want to create a show with us in 2018?

Happy New Year, East Bay!

We thought we'd take this opportunity to re-introduce ourselves, and let you know how to pitch us a show in 2018! 

KGPC is a low power radio station for the East Bay community, broadcasting from the Peralta Colleges. We're streaming on the internet 24/7, and we're on 96.9 FM from 7pm - 7am. All of our shows are very different. There is no common theme except that they are produced by people like you. Folks from all over the East Bay are welcome to pitch shows to us, but Peralta students and faculty are especially encouraged. You do not have to have any radio or podcast experience to pitch a show. We're located walking distance from Lake Merritt BART.

Interested? Answer the below questions and send them to kgpc969@gmail.com. Or feel free to contact us with any questions.

KGPC Show Pitch Questions:

• Tell us about yourself! What's your background?
• What kind of show are you interested in doing? A live music or talk show?  Any theme or genre? Or maybe you're interested in some sort of a not-live, more podcast-esk show?
• What language(s)?
• How do you imagine promoting your show?
• Is your show filling a niche that you think KGPC is missing? Or maybe you imagine it going nicely alongside another show we have?
• Any info that just helps us get a general idea of what you want your show to be.

All KGPC shows are produced by volunteers, but the station does not make any profit from the shows. Station volunteers get access to mentorship, equipment, the recording studio, audio hosting, and fun software.

All the best,

KGPC

We have a bunch of new shows!

• The Alejo and Xavier Poli Podcast: Two BCC students (Alejo & Xavier) talking politics! First and third Thursdays at 5pm.
• El show de Aurea: Our first show in (mostly) Spanish! Also by a BCC student, Aurea Altamirano. First and third Wednesdays at 3:30.
• Femme FM: A feminist talk and music show hosted by Peralta student Camellia Lee and co-host Prianka Misra! Third Thursdays at 6pm.
• Oakland Bikes!: Katie Styer brings Interviews about bikes AND has a live local band every show! First and third Tuesdays at 7.
• Real Talk With Lady G: A call-in talk show with Gloria Bailey-Ray, with a different topic every episode! Second and fourth Thursdays at 8.
• The Tom Rhodes Never Strikes a Pop Pose Show: A music show with a different theme every episode, hosted by Otis Taylor Jr. Fun fact: Otis is the SF Chronicle's East Bay columnist :) 
• Some Noise: A podcast about "the foolish pursuit of life, clarity, and context," created by Najib Aminy. Airing on our (now) podcast Fridays at 8pm!
• BCC Voices from Around the World: For the past couple semesters, KGPC has partnered with Peralta ESOL classes to share students' stories. BCC Voices from Around the World comes from our most recent collaboration with instructor Elizabeth Wadell. Find past classes here.

Martin Luther King Day Special

How does today's Black Lives Matter Movement compare to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leadership of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s? Can BLM be informed by MLK's legacy?

This KGPC MLK Day episode features an interview with Dr. Clarence Jones, an advisor and advocate to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We also speak with Jarrod Sport, who produced the interview.

Dr. Clarence Jones was integral in shaping Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech, and Jones is responsible for the "promissory note" metaphor in the speech. According to MLK, "This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Thanksgiving Special!

In collaboration with KALW, our Thanksgiving special will feature episodes of Your Call Radio!

November 24th at 7pm: California's Native American Genocide, and at 8pm: The Emerging History of Indian Slavery in California.

Tune in: 96.9 FM in Oakland, or streaming online at www.kgpc969.org.

We're Featuring New Podcasts!

We have new podcasts!

• Reckonings, a podcast about how people fundamentally change their hearts and minds, is now being broadcasted on Mondays at 9pm! Welcome, Stephanie Lepp! (Also, here's a cool article: http://www.dailydot.com/irl/reckonings-podcast-conscience/)
• Do You Think I'm Kidding? is in the recording and editing stages, and we can't wait to start airing it! Hosted by Oakland geniuses Gina Gold and Flynn May, the podcast is going to be super. Gina has been featured on Snap Judgement and The Heart. She is the host of both TMI Storytelling and Sex Worker Confidential. Flynn May is an actor, writer, crafts-person, poet, and activist who proudly resides in Oakland!
• A weekly news summary in Spanish of Democracy Now! now airs every Saturday and Sunday at 6:30am.

We Have New Live Shows!

• Anna Buschman is a 60s vinyl DJ all over Oakland and is in an all female pinball league. Her new show is amazing. Check it out: Featured Females and the Mystery Tunes. Next live show Monday the 7th at 7pm.
• Christie Levine is a Peralta student and upcoming radio extraordinaire! She has been featured on KQED and will be hosting The Happy Hour, a show about positive news in the media. Her first live show will stream online at 1pm on November 16th!
• Also welcome Doraius Lacy! He's a Peralta student hosting the new music show, Talk in the Town. Lots of vinyl and Bay Area classics. His second live show will stream online on November 15th at 4pm!