The California Report

The California Report

KQED, in collaboration with public radio stations throughout California, launched The California Report, a statewide radio news program, on October 2, 1995. Distributed by satellite from the KQED Public Radio studios in San Francisco, The California Report provides daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population. It is carried by more than 30 public radio stations from Arcata to San Diego. Many local station reporters are regular contributors to the program.

The daily morning edition of The California Report, a 9-minute program, airs on KQED 88.5FM Monday through Friday at 5:50am, 6:50am and 8:50am. The Friday afternoon edition, a half-hour magazine, airs on KQED 88.5FM at 4:30pm, 6:30pm and 11:00pm, and brings you in-depth analysis of the week’s top news stories, sound-rich radio excursions and commentaries from voices around the state. For more information, check out californiareport.org.

Latest News

KQED Announces Steven Cuevas and Scott Detrow as Los Angeles and Sacramento Bureau Chiefs

Award–winning investigative journalist and frequent The California Report contributor Cuevas returns to KQED after positions at KUT Austin and KPCC in the Inland Empire. Award–winning political reporter Detrow joins KQED from Pennsylvania, where he covered politics and government at the state capital for NPR’s StateImpact project and at WITF and WHYY. KQED Public Radio, the [...]

Feb 04, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

Meet Scott Shafer, host of The California Report

You’ve heard his voice on KQED Public Radio’s The California Report for 14 years and now find out more about Scott Shafer. The host of the popular statewide public affairs program speaks to the San Francisco Chronicle about a wide range of topics — his most memorable stories from TCR, his favorite Mission District hangouts [...]

Dec 13, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

USC Annenberg and KQED’s The California Report Produce In-Depth “20something” Series on Lives of Young Californians

Contact: Gretchen Parker, 213-740-6302, gretchen.parker@usc.edu Contact: Ian Hill 415-553-2216, ihill@kqed.org LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2012 – USC Annenberg has teamed up with KQED’s statewide radio service, The California Report, to produce an in-depth series titled “20something” that explores the intimate spaces of young people’s lives. The series debuts today, with new episodes airing each week for [...]

May 18, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED Launches On the Rocks Series to Explore Planned CA State Parks Closing

The historic decision to be covered by KQED Public Radio and KQEDnews.org San Francisco, March 5, 2012 — Dozens of California State Parks may soon be closed to the public as a result of the state’s continued financial struggles. You can learn more about the possible impact of this historic decision in KQED’s On the [...]

Mar 05, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Diagnosis of Debt

KQED and the Center for Health Reporting explore the epidemic of medical debt SAN FRANCISCO, September 12, 2011 – Medical debt is an epidemic that in 2010 affected one in four American adults younger than 65, an all-time high for the country. Beginning today, KQED Public Radio’s statewide news service, The California Report, in collaboration with the California HealthCare [...]

Sep 12, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Seismic Safety in California Public Schools is Subject of Radio Series and Television Documentary

San Francisco, April 8, 2011—KQED, the public media station serving Northern California, and the Center for Investigative Reporting’s California Watch announce a radio series and television special that examines seismic safety concerns in California’s public schools. More than a year in the making, the series will air on KQED 88.5FM and on stations statewide via [...]

Apr 08, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Investigation into California’s juvenile justice system airing this week

KQED News, California Watch partner for in-depth series SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 2011 – A three-part KQED News and California Watch investigation into California’s juvenile justice system is set to be broadcast this week. The start of the series was delayed by ongoing coverage of the crisis in Japan. California’s Department of Juvenile Justice – [...]

Mar 18, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED Public Radio’s Program HEALTH DIALOGUES “Medical Mistakes”

WHAT: Health Dialogues (HealthDialogues.org), a special monthly report airing as part of KQED’s statewide news program The California Report and hosted by Scott Shafer, engages listeners in an on-going discussion of California health care issues that are crucial to the state’s under-served population. MARCH TOPIC: “Medical Mistakes” Are California hospitals reporting medical mistakes and infections [...]

Mar 01, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED Public Radio’s Program HEALTH DIALOGUES “Eating Behaviors”

WHAT: Health Dialogues (HealthDialogues.org), a special monthly report airing as part of KQED’s statewide news program The California Report and hosted by Scott Shafer, engages listeners in an on-going discussion of California health care issues that are crucial to the state’s under-served population. FEBRUARY TOPIC: “Eating Behaviors” Many people have complicated relationships with food. Some [...]

Feb 01, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Participate in KQED’s coverage of the State of California 2011

Special on air and online features planned for governor’s annual address SAN FRANCISCO, January 28, 2011 – Join KQED Public Media on Monday, January 31 for live on air and online coverage of Governor Jerry Brown’s 2011 State of California address. The speech can be heard live during a special 5pm broadcast of The California Report, a production [...]

Jan 28, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post