Forum
Airs at 9am weekdays on KQED 88.5 FM
Forum is a live public affairs program broadcast in the San Francisco Bay Area, throughout Northern California, and now nationwide via Sirius Satellite Radio. This award-winning program presents balanced panel discussions of local, state, national and world issues, as well as in-depth, one-on-one interviews with leading figures in politics, science, entertainment and the arts.
Forum has attracted a loyal and growing audience since it premiered nearly 15 years ago on KQED Public Radio. Listeners are encouraged to phone in with comments and questions, and help frame the discussions with their input. Today it is one of the Bay Area’s most popular morning radio programs.
Host Michael Krasny is a professor of English at San Francisco State University and has more than 20 years of experience as a radio and television host. His professionalism, thorough research and intelligent approach in handling a diverse range of subjects are hallmarks of the program.
Forum also boasts a robust Web site at kqed.org/forum, which features audio archives and a discussion board for listeners to post their thoughts and comments on issues raised on the air.
Forum is produced by Judy Campbell and Keven Guillory. Dan Zoll is the senior editor. The executive producer is Raul Ramirez. Jo Anne Wallace is vice president and general manager of KQED Public Radio.
Funding for the production of Forum is provided by the members of KQED Public Radio, the Claude and Louise Rosenberg, Jr. Family Foundation, The Bernard Osher Foundation, the Columbia Foundation and the Steve and Anita Westly Foundation.
