News Archive

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Writers In The Schools and KPFT brought its annual reading series to listeners, featuring poems written and read by students on the air. A very special [...]

KPFT has an opening for a morning operations coordinator at its studios near downtown Houston. Applicants must on a typical day be able to run their own board, edit audio for air, serve as an [...]

He may be KPFT’s resident Grateful Dead expert, but Sandy Weinmann is also one of the radio station’s best known personalities. From service on KPFT’s local and national board [...]

As another special thank you to members who contribute during KPFT’s 2015 Spring Membership Drive, everyone who becomes a new member, renews their membership, or makes an additional gift [...]

Spellbinding music, investigative news, provocative culture and memorable performances are a few reasons why people donate funds to ensure KPFT continues to broadcast. What’s your reason? [...]

KPFT’s Spring Pledge Drive is here, and we’re in need of phone volunteers to answer pledge calls. This important fund raising effort will run April 24th through May 14, 2015, and we [...]

Pacifica has named John Proffitt as its new Executive Director. Proffitt joins Pacifica with extensive experience, including as general manager and CEO of Houston’s KUHF. “We’ve spent much [...]

KPFT launches program schedule changes due to the retirement of the program No Eye Contact, heard Friday nights at 11. RadioActive now moves into Friday nights, with an expanded slot in the [...]

Jay Dooling, longtime host of KPFT’s Irish Aires show, lost his battle with cancer in a Dallas Hospital. Jay was involved with any and every Irish political, cultural or musical [...]