KBBF Radioland 89.1 - April 2017
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New Volunteers Thank you to the 14 new volunteers that joined us last month and have already become involved in tasks such as recording PSA’s, translating, creating fliers and brochures, categorizing 100’s of recently donated record albums, and helping to put on the immigration event on March 18. If you too would like the excitement, satisfaction and learning experience of volunteering at KBBF, call us at (707) 545-8833 or email at info@KBBF-fm.org attention Judy.
New Program and Programmers A new program as of February 7 is Invitame a Tu Tierra, on Tuesday 5 – 6:00 PM, with Juan Ignacio and Julian Lucas. The focus is a nostalgic journey of food and musical traditions from different regions of Mexico. Nora Villanueva has joined programmers Lorenzo Oropeza and Alfredo Sanchez on Caminos Indigeneas, which airs live every Sunday from 2 – 4 PM. They discuss global topics such as worker’s rights, immigration, taxes, and family issues.
Streaming and New Website As promised, KBBF is now streaming online. Historically, its signal reached 18 Northern California counties, but now can be heard worldwide. We are now redesigning the website to include extensive information and be more user-friendly. Our present website iskbbf-fm.org.
New Antennae KBBF’s antennae blew off the tower on the top of Mt. St. Helena in a severe storm this winter, but has been replaced and we are again broadcasting at full power throughout Northern California. The original KBBF tower and antennae were installed in 1973 by helicopter, funded by the Robert Kennedy Foundation, but this time the antennae was replaced by two brave technicians climbing the 84 foot tower.
KBBF Board Meeting The Board of Directors of the Bilingual Broadcasting Foundation and KBBF meet the last Saturday of the month, and the public is always welcome to attend. This is a good way to find out more about KBBF and give your input. The next meeting is April 29 at 10 AM at KBBF offices located at 1700 Corby Ave., Suite B, Santa Rosa.
Women in Politics On March 22nd, KBBF in collaboration with National Organization of Women (NOW) Sonoma County chapter presented a panel of “Women in Politics” with supervisors Shirley Zane,Susan Gorin and Lynda Hopkins. They spoke to an audience of over 100 people about the challenge of being a woman in office and providing suggestions for women who want to run. Elaine B. Holt, host and producer ofWomen Spaces facilitated the event and says, “The most important things need when they run for office is lots of support, money and above all self-confidence”.
KBBF Monthly Events We are bringing back KBBF monthly community events, beginning with a movie night in April, showing A Day Without a Mexican. The following event will be a dance featuring the well-known Sonoma County band, Los Ritmicos. It will be on Saturday, May 20th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at KBBF 89.1 FM, located 1700 Corby Ave. Santa Rosa. Like us on Facebook or check our website kbbf-fm.org for more information.
