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Roberto Hernandez talking to Alexis Madrigal at KQED today about San Francisco Lowrider culture - thanks Paloma Abarca Cortes for making it happen

Join us for KQED Fest on Saturday, October 19! This free, all-day celebration at KQED’s headquarters and York Street offers something for everyone. Inside: Enjoy talks like “Book Bans & the Freedom to Read” with Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Maia Kobabe, “Bay Curious PropFest!” with Olivia Allen-Price, and “Can AI Be Funny?” with Dhaya Lakshminarayanan and Sarah Rose Siskind. Explore The Climate Book Club with Kim Stanley Robinson, a Deep Look Screening, and PBS Kids studio tours and activities. Outside: York Street becomes a block party with live performances by La Misa Negra, Brijean, and more. Browse local booths, enjoy food from Bacon Bacon, The Chairman, and Humphry Slocombe, and grab treats from Calaca Coffee and Xocolate Chocolate. Plus, don’t miss pop-up shows from Bateria Batuki, the Foo Foo Ha! Clown Troupe, and PBS Kids characters. RSVP now at kqed.org/fest to join the fun.

Deep East Oakland is getting $100 million — and the stakes are really high. In our new multi-episode series, "Deep Down," KQED Arts’s Olivia Cruz Mayeda talks to community leaders about the beauty of Deep East Oakland and what it’s going to take to keep it. To see more, head to instagram.com/kqed.

In honor of #LatinxHeritageMonth, we partnered with the San Francisco Lowrider Council to put together a lowrider installation in our lobby. Through this exhibit, people will learn the significance and history of lowrider culture in the Mission District and what it means to the community. The installation will be up through October 12th, so if you're at our headquarters, be sure to check it out! Special thanks to Paloma Abarca Cortes, Eric Abrams, Yo Ann Martinez, El Yepez Bike Club, local artists Ernesto Paul and Estefany Gonzalez, and Frisco's Finest Car Club. Photos by Alex Tran.

Get ready with Morning Edition host Brian Watt as he arrives at the station long before sunrise to make sure you get the news you need in the morning. You play a vital role in keeping our community informed. A gift to KQED right now helps us get the news to everyone in the Bay Area, even people who don’t listen to the radio. Protect the power of local journalism: kqed.org/donate. ??: Ki Sung #publicradio #journalism #bayarea

Bay Area: Do you know high school students interested in careers in media? We're recruiting for the KQED Youth Advisory Board, a group of teens who support KQED's youth media efforts while learning about KQED's different career paths. Applications are due on October 2nd. Share this link with your students: https://bit.ly/4e6uHxp

Join KQED Forum host, Alexis Madrigal, as he gears up for the morning’s KQED pledge drive. Help us make this one of our shortest radio drives ever! Donate now to help us reach our $1.1M goal by midnight on September 20. Choose from thank-you gifts like a KQED coffee mug, Phred and Qued beanie and tote, a Forum bucket hat, or a Timbuk2 KQED backpack. Give now: kqed.org/donate

This month, we're congratulating three members of our staff on reaching big milestones at KQED! Get to know these three service award recipients: Lee Macpherson has been with KQED for 5 years as our Director of TV Engineering and Operations. From the moment Lee arrived at KQED, he has made a significant and lasting impact for the TV Engineering department. Lee was instrumental in establishing remote workflows for our operations teams during the pandemic and continues to be a key contributor in all TV Engineering and Operations projects. We couldn't do it without you, Lee! Matt Hitchcock is celebrating 5 years as the Director of Leadership Gifts. Matt is KQED Development's metal Ted Lasso. That is obviously the biggest compliment that can be paid, but Matt is a warm team leader who leads by listening and leads by example. You can see him pictured in year 1 at KQED... it's been a long 5 years! Thank you, Matt! We're congratulating Dan Perez for an incredible 25 years working in Utility Maintenance. Dan joined KQED 25 years ago, as a mail/supply team member. From there, he held positions on the custodial and maintenance teams and currently is our building Utility Maintenance Lead. Dan has a hand in all manner of repairing and maintaining everything in our building from fixing a broken desk to performing preventative maintenance with the Building Engineering team on all of our critical systems. Dan is also a mentor to our newer facilities team members, offering advice and a helping hand with a smile.

This month, we're welcoming three new hires to KQED! Get to know them: Emma Yee is joining our Marketing team as our Marketing Campaigns & Media Manager. Emma was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She loves camping in her 2001 Volkswagen camper van and is deeply passionate about San Francisco, practicing yoga and listening to all genres of electronic music. Fred Lopez is our newest edition to the Membership team as a Mid-Level Giving Officer. Fred was born and raised in Palmdale, California. He once visited “The Real World: Seattle” house. Fred is deeply passionate about creating spaces and opportunities for people to celebrate and develop connections. Gyasi Curry joins KQED as our School District Partnership Manager for our Education team. Gyasi was born in Long Beach, California and moved to Buffalo, New York when he was 11 years old. He is a local hip hop artist and DJ. He also studied Italian from sixth grade until college. Gyasi is deeply passionate about music and education. #newhires #publicmedia #sanfrancisco #bayarea

We're so excited to announce that Snap Studios is producing Lupita Nyong'o's newest podcast, Mind Your Own! Mind Your Own will be a ten-part series about the African diaspora, and navigating what it means to belong, all from the African perspective. Lemonada Media will be overseeing ad sales, marketing and distribution. Read more: