News and Events

KQED sponsors and hosts informational, educational and entertaining events around northern California. Click here to check out the events calendar on kqed.org.

KQED News, The Bay Citizen Collaborating For Open Newsroom Initiative

Award-winning news organizations invite Bay Area residents to share ideas with reporters at in-person meetups KQED News and The Bay Citizen, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting, announce a unique partnership that will allow local residents to connect with reporters from award-winning news organizations. In May the two news outlets will hold a [...]

May 02, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED Moves Its Silicon Valley Offices to Downtown San Jose

New centralized location will allow KQED to offer expanded coverage from the South Bay. KQED, the public media organization serving the Bay Area, announced today that its Silicon Valley offices have moved to downtown San Jose. The new site at 50 W San Fernando Street, Suite 110, San Jose, CA 95113-2415 includes office space, multi-platform [...]

Mar 26, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED Celebrates Women’s History Month in March

Over 70 Women’s history related television and radio programs to air Four local heroes to be honored in annual awards ceremony on March 22 sponsored by Wells Fargo  San Francisco, CA, March 1, 2012 – KQED, the public media organization that serves Northern California, proudly celebrates the culture, experience and history of women in the [...]

Mar 12, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Teachers Address Dropout Crisis at KQED Teacher Town Hall

March 13 event to launch KQED’s American Graduate initiative featuring events, workshops and programming throughout the year Listen to the Teacher Town Hall Thursday, March 29, at 8pm on KQED 88.5 FM. San Francisco, California, February 28, 2012 – Only 40 percent of current students will graduate high school in Oakland. KQED, the public media [...]

Feb 28, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED Announces PBS and Member Stations are Named #1 in Public Trust and an “Excellent” Use of Tax Dollars for Ninth Consecutive Year.

National Research Also Confirms PBS KIDS as the Most Educational TV/Media Brand and the Safest On-Air and Online Destination for Children San Francisco, California, February 27, 2012 — Today KQED President John Boland announced that once again national research has confirmed that PBS and PBS stations are the most trusted institution and is considered an [...]

Feb 27, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED Joins in NEA’s National “Read Across America” Celebration

A series of family-friendly events planned in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Sausalito, featuring the beloved Dr. Seuss character, the Cat in the Hat KQED to air The Cat-in-the-Hat-A-Thon on March 2 with two brand new episodes of the acclaimed PBS KIDS series San Francisco, California, February 15, 2012 – KQED, the public media [...]

Feb 22, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED’s Belva Davis to Retire

This Week in Northern California host will lead KQED Public Television’s expanded coverage of the 2012 local and national elections. Davis’ final broadcast set for November 9 San Francisco, California, February 20, 2012—Belva Davis, the award-winning host of This Week in Northern California on KQED Public Television, has announced that she will retire from the [...]

Feb 21, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED and The Kitchen Sisters Launch AIR/Localore Radio and Web Initiative with The Making Of…

Multiplatform series to chronicle the art, creativity and innovation of the San Francisco Bay Area After a stiff national competition, the Association of Independents in Radio, Inc. (AIR) announced that the Peabody Award-winning producers The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva) and KQED Public Radio have been awarded one of ten inaugural grants from [...]

Feb 07, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED Welcomes Michael Lupetin as Vice President, Marketing and Brand

Celebrated marketing professional will take on new position to lead Marketing, Communications, Creative Services, and Membership. KQED, the public media organization that serves Northern California, announced the appointment of Michael Lupetin as the organization’s vice president, marketing and brand. Lupetin joins KQED with two decades of experience in marketing for current affairs, media, education, arts [...]

Jan 30, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED Celebrates Black History Month in February

More than 70 African American-related Television and Radio Programs to Air Four local heroes to be honored in awards ceremony February 7; Ceremony broadcast February 25 KQED proudly celebrates African American culture and heritage during Black History Month this February. The month-long commemoration includes special programming and an event honoring four local heroes for their [...]

Jan 19, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post