Photo by Yenfei Ren
San Francisco lost one of its most influential queer elders this year. Phyllis Lyon was a lesbian activist and trailblazer. She died April 9, 2020 at the age of 95. Phyllis developed dementia in her final years and was able to live independently in her own home. Or so she thought. A community of lesbian, queer, and trans people supported her with kindness... and deceit. Aired on KALW.
San Francisco’s attempts to ‘rebuild’ the Fillmore district, then and now. Aired KALW 2008.
Featuring Leola King, Sugar Pie DeSanto and Frank Jackson.
As Californians shelter in place, we’re all exploring the new territory of “social distancing.” Radio producers Tina Antolini and Evan Roberts started a new project, Corona Voicemails, that gathers messages from people about what they’re going through, to try to keep us connected as we hunker down. They give a little window in this peculiar time in all of our lives. Aired on KQED.
Protesters battle police at the old International Hotel in 1977. Terry Schmitt, The Chronicle
On August 4, 1977, San Franciscans witnessed the end of a nearly decade-long struggle that included big-time real estate developers, elderly immigrants, Berkeley activists and even Jim Jones. The International Hotel was once at the heart of the now-vanished San Francisco neighborhood Manilatown. Reporter Evan Roberts takes us inside the community that once thrived there to tell us how the I-Hotel became a symbol for tenant’s rights. Aired on KALW. (Reporter, Writer, Editor):
Laura created the Mrs. Robinson Society (MRS) one night during drinks with her friends, to celebrate the possibility of becoming the person of your dreams. But what does her mother think? Aired on KALW. (Reporter, Writer, Editor)
Odd Jobs is a podcast series posted weekly on the SFist that celebrated the kooky San Franciscans who eked out a living with odd jobs before the rise of tech. (Producer, Editor)
Rick Walker was exonerated in 2003 after serving 13 years for a murder he didn't commit. “Not Guilty” follows Rick and his family as they adjusts to his civilian life. (Producer, Editor)
There once was a woman who loved the tango so much… she married it. (Producer, Writer, Editor)