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The nominations phase has now closed. The Local Station Board Elections will open August 16 (as August 15th is a Sunday) and close October 15. Expect an e-ballot, postcard or paper [...]

Tune in Tuesday, May 25th, on the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and African Liberation Day from 11am to 7 pm for this special programming. Across the network we unpack policing from its [...]

KPFT had a logo contest a couple of months ago and artist Bansi Lal Ketki came up with our new design. Now you can donate for these new KPFT items with just a click of the “Donate [...]

James Nagel, The Blueshound of Howlin’ the Blues fame, has been chosen by The Texas City Cultural Arts Foundation to be one of this year’s featured artists during the Texas City Arts [...]

KPFT is saddened to announce the passing of Clif Smith, programmer at KPFT. Longtime host of the shows Songlines and Community Dialogue recently, and many others going back to 1980. Please read a [...]

Job Description:  The Pacifica Foundation is a listener sponsored radio network comprising KPFA (Berkeley-CA), KPFK (Los Angeles- CA), KPFT (Houston-TX), WBAI (NYC-NY) and WPFW (Washington [...]

Referendum 2021 You will have the opportunity to vote in a referendum for 30 days starting June 7th to replace the Pacifica Foundation’s bylaws with new bylaws proposed by a group of [...]

Thank you to the 40 designers who sent in their logo ideas, and thank you to the 765 voters who helped choose KPFT’s new logo. Of the top 5 vote getters, Bansi Lal Ketki came out the winner [...]

Take a look below and vote for your favorite design. You only get one vote, but share links to your favorite(s) and maybe your choice will become the new KPFT logo! Voting ends on March 5 at 11:59 pm