Author: First Voice Apprenticeship

First Voice Apprenticeship is an apprenticeship program at KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley and is designed to provide comprehensive broadcast, technical, and administrative skills training in radio. First Voice also aims to build and strengthen community and empower our participants to find their voice and tell their stories. The First Voice program is based on community building, a collaborative work environment and passing on our skills and stories. We focus on bringing women and people of color into media and work in partnership with Pacifica community radio station KPFA and other community media outlets, both locally and nationally. First Voice Apprenticeship Mission To fulfill the missions established by the Pacifica Foundation in 1949 by fostering & promoting media access, opportunity and equity to women, people of color and underserved communities. These can be summarized as community building and working to build peace. First Voice has 2 options for Group 45 participants, a 12 month basic curriculum and an advanced curriculum of 18 months [which incorporates full participation in Full Circle, the apprenticeship's weekly broadcast program.] Basic Curriculum: GROUP AGREEMENTS/GROUP DYNAMICS - 6-8 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS: - TO BUILD INTER GROUP BONDS AND COHESIVENESS SOUND FORGE BASICS – 8-10 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS: - TO LEARN HOW TO USE THE SOUND FORGE APPLICATION TO PROPERLY RECORD, SAVE, EDIT AND PLAYBACK SOUND FILES. PRODUCTION CONSOLE BASICS – 2 SESSIONS OBJECTIVE/GOALS - TO LEARN THE BASIC OPERATION & USE OF THE AUDIOTRONICS 210 PRODUCTION CONSOLE TO PLAYBACK, RECORD & SAVE STANDARD AUDIO SIGNALS COMMENTARIES - 4 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS - TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE & OBJECTIVE OF COMMENTARIES - TO WRITE & RECORD A PERSONAL COMMENTARY ADOBE AUDITION BASICS – 8 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS - TO LEARN HOW TO USE ADOBE AUDITION FOR MULTI TRACK SOUND MIXING - TO CREATE AN ADOBE AUDITION PROJECT USING NARRATION, SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC PSA PRODUCTION - 4 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS - UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT & SIGNIFICANCE OF A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - LEARN THE KPFA PSA GUIDELINES - WRITE AND PRODUCE A PSA WITH A MUSIC BED WRITING BASICS - 4 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS: - TO LEARN THE BASICS OF RADIO WRITING, INCLUDING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES [SCRIPT, COMMENTARY, FEATURES, NEWS] - TO UNDERSTAND AND STRENGTHEN YOUR PERSONAL VOICE -TO COMPLETE A SCRIPTING ASSIGNMENT VOX POP PRODUCTION – 4 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS - TO LEARN THE NATURE OF A VOX POP - TO PRODUCE AN AIRABLE VOX POP, INCLUDING GATHERING & ASSEMBLING AUDIO FILES FULL CIRCLE TECH ASSISTANCE – 24-26 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS - TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE FULL CIRCLE SHOW BY HELPING TO BURN CD'S FOR ON AIR PLAYBACK, CUEING CD'S AS NEEDED DURING THE SHOW, ENTERING INFORMATION IN THE CONFESSOR REPORTING SYSTEM, POSTING DATA TO KPFAAPPRENTICE.ORG WEBSITE INTERVIEWS – BASIC – 4-6 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS - TO LEARN THE COMPONENTS TO PRODUCE AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW, INCLUDING INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES, AUDIO QUALITY, AND EDITING. - TO PRODUCE AN INTERVIEW [15-20 MINUTES] THAT IS SUITABLE FOR BROADCAST AND PLAYBACK ON FULL CIRCLE. NEWS PRODUCTION BASICS OBJECTIVES/GOALS - TO LEARN THE COMPONENTS NEEDED FOR COMPREHENSIVE BROADCAST NEWS STORIES. - TO LEARN THE TECHNIQUES FOR RECORDING NEWS STORY COMPONENTS OUTSIDE OF A STUDIO SETTING - TO PRODUCE AN AIRABLE NEWS STORY. FIELD/REMOTE PRODUCTION – 2 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS – TO PARTICIPANT IN & LEARN THE BASICS OF A FIELD/REMOTE LOCATION PRODUCTION FULL CIRCLE SHADOWING – 14 SESSIONS OBJECTIVE/GOALS - TO GAIN A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOW A WEEKLY BROADCAST PROGRAM IS PRODUCED BY ATTENDING & OBSERVING EDITORIAL MEETINGS. USING SOCIAL MEDIA - 2 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS: - TO GAIN FAMILIARITY WITH THE CURRENT POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, HOW TO ACCESS THEM AND HOW TO POST TO THOSE SITES. - FORMULATE A GROUP PLAN FOR ONGOING POSTING DURING THE GROUP'S FIRST VOICE PARTICIPATION. Advanced Curriculum: FULL CIRCLE PRODUCTION - 24-26 SESSIONS OBJECTIVES/GOALS -TO PRODUCE, HOST, AND ENGINEER A WEEKLY LIVE RADIO BROADCAST FIELD/REMOTE PRODUCTION – Additional Opportunities as they occur The First Voice Apprenticeship Program has a 12 months basic skills option and an 18 month graduate level option during which participants produce, engineer & host Full Circle. Everyone is required to spend one business day each week working at KPFA, as well as two class nights. The dayshift is a three hour shift and apprentices do administrative and production tasks. The dayshift runs on an intergenerational group learning model, with each phase teaching the next, and integrates service to the station, skills acquired in classes, motivation and leadership.

Full Circle 04-03-2020, Healing Racialized Trauma, Community Healing Network.

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Welcome to Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine. This show is written, produced, and engineered by members of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program in Huichin, occupied Ohlone territory, also known to colonizers as the Bay Area.I’m Theodora, your host for tonight’s show. This is the fourth show in my series focused on healing racialized trauma in the African American community. Tonight, you’ll hear about an amazing organization called the community healing network. I’ll share a conversation I had with Enola G. Aird, founder and President of the Community Healing Network. On december 31, 2019, the Community Healing Network wrote an open letter to Africans on the continent and in the diaspora that stated “We are escaping from the 600-year-old narrative of white superiority and black inferiority. We are on the road to emotional emancipation, healing, wellness, and empowerment. We are escaping! Come with us!”… You won’t want to miss tonight’s show!  I’m your host, Theodora.

LINKS:

Community Healing Network

Maya Angelou and the Community Healing Network

Full Circle 3-27-2020 Covid 19, Day 8 of Shelter in Place

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Welcome to Full Circle, your cultural affairs radio magazine produced by members of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program… This evening we share with you a collective experience dealing with the national pandemic Covid 19… On tonight’s show we ask… Are you still out there getting paid? Or are you suddenly unemployed? Join us as we hear commentary from a First Voice Apprentice who is currently sheltering in place. Later, phone calls to family and friends who share their own “current situation”, also we share with you some vital community resources. All that and more coming up tonight on Full Circle… I am your host tonight.. Sheltering in place, Freewillin Franklin.

LINKS AND INFORMATION:

NEWS: See Which States and Cities Have Told Residents to Stay at Home, New York Times

For free meals 11am to 12:45pm Monday through Friday stop by a Loaves and Fishes location (Pick up only at this time)  

Antioch: The American Legion Hall 403 West Sixth Street Get Directions

Martinez Dining Room: Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa 835 Ferry Street Get Directions

Oakley Dining Room: The Redman-Pocahontas Hall 1403 Main St Get Directions

Pittsburg Dining Room: Saint Vincent de Paul 1415 Simpson Court Get Directions

Resources COVID-19 Financial:

Financial Assistance During COVID-19. This document provides information about recent changes to government benefits as well as other ways to seek financial assistance during the Pandemic. WEBSITE: s4desktop.com/pdf/financialassistanceCOVID-19.pdf 

This website Provides tools and information for people affected by disasters nationwide. USA.gov PHONE: (844) 872-4681 WEBSITE: www.usa.gov/disasters-and-emergencies

*COVID-19 Food

Harbor House Ministries Offers emergency food assistance. 1811 11th Avenue, Oakland, CA PHONE: (510) 534-0165 WEBSITE: hhministries.org

Telegraph Community Ministry Center Provides emergency food to individual and families in Oakland and Alameda County. 5316 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA PHONE: (510) 961-4385 WEBSITE: www.telegraphcenter.com/food-pantry/                                EMAIL: telegraphcenter@gmail.com

St. Mary’s Center Distributes food to seniors and low-income families in West Oakland      925 Brockhurst Street, Oakland, CA PHONE: (510) 923-9600 WEBSITE: stmaryscenter.org

.Berkeley Food Pantry Provides emergency food to Albany and Berkeley residents.1600 Sacramento Street, Berkeley, CA PHONE: (510) 525-2280                                            WEBSITE: www.berkeleyfoodpantry.org EMAIL: info@berkeleyfoodpantry.org

Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties Provides emergency food assistance at sites throughout Solano and Contra Costa Counties. 4010 Nelson Avenue, Concord, CAPHONE: (925) 676-7543 WEBSITE: www.foodbankccs.org/get-help/food-assistance-program.html  

Benicia Community Action Council Provides emergency food assistance in Benicia. 480 Military East, Benicia, CA PHONE: (707) 745-0900 WEBSITE: www.bencac.com

Children’s Emergency Food Bank Provides emergency food for residents of Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, and Danville. 7421 Amarillo Road, Dublin, CA PHONE: (925) 828-5363

WEBSITE: www.childrensemergencyfoodbank.org/home.html

Catholic Charities of Yolo-Solano Provides emergency food assistance. 125 Corporate Place, Suite A, Vallejo, CA PHONE: (707) 644-8909 WEBSITE: www.ccyoso.org EMAIL: admin@csssolano.org

Emergency Food Bank and Family Service of Stockton/San Joaquin Provides food assistance to families throughout San Joaquin County. 7 West Scotts Avenue, Stockton, CA PHONE: (209) 464-7369 WEBSITE: www.stocktonfoodbank.org

Alameda County Community Food Bank Collects and distributes nutritious, high-quality food to thousands of people through a network of over 200 community based organizations. 7900 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA PHONE: (800) 870-3663 WEBSITE: www.accfb.org EMAIL: info@accfb.org

Davis Street Family Resource Center Provides food and clothing to families in San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Castro Valley, Cherryland, and Ashland. 3081 Teagarden Street, San Leandro, CA PHONE: (510) 347-4620 WEBSITE: davisstreet.org

Oakland Catholic Worker Distributes food to neighborhood families in need. 4848 International Boulevard, Oakland, CA PHONE: (510) 533-7375 WEBSITE: www.oaklandcatholicworker.org EMAIL: oaklandcatholicworker@yahoo.com

Childcare

Jewish Community Center of the East Bay Provides a pre-school program for children from all cultural backgrounds in Oakland. 5811 Racine Street, Oakland, CA PHONE: (510) 595-9222 WEBSITE: www.jcceastbay.org EMAIL: info@jcceastbay.org

Ala Costa Center Provides a variety of programs for children with developmental disabilities and their families at centers in Alameda and Berkeley. 1300 Rose Street, Berkeley, CA PHONE: (510) 527-2550 WEBSITE: www.alacostacenters.org EMAIL: info@alacostacenters.org

Foreclosure Counseling

Balance Provides in-person foreclosure intervention counseling services. This local housing counseling agency may also provide budget and credit counseling, transition counseling, and/or affordable housing resources. 1655 Grant Street, Suite 1300, Concord, CA PHONE: (800) 777-7526 WEBSITE: www.balancepro.org

Asian, Inc. Offers a variety of housing counseling services. 1167 Mission Street, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA PHONE: (415) 928-5910 WEBSITE: www.asianinc.org

Echo Housing Tenant and Landlords Rights: Website Phone: During the Coronavirus health crisis, the counselors at ECHO Housing are working remotely.  Please call us at 510-581-9380 or 855-ASK-ECHO for assistance and your call will be routed to the appropriate counselor.  Thank you!


Heating/Utility Costs

Spectrum Community Services Inc. Helps low-income households in Alameda County pay their energy bills through financial assistance and weatherization services. 2621 Barrington Court, Hayward, CA PHONE: (510) 881-0300 WEBSITE: spectrumcs.org EMAIL: spectrum@spectrumcs.org

Healthcare Savings

RotaCare Pittsburg Helps Pittsburg area residents through free medical care. 2210 Gladstone Drive, Pittsburg, CA PHONE: (925) 439-2009 WEBSITE: www.rotacarebayarea.org/pittsburg EMAIL: pittsburg@rotacarebayarea.org

Native American Health Center Provides comprehensive services to improve the health and well-being to eligible Oakland residents. 2950 International Boulevard, Oakland, CAPHONE: (510) 535-4400 WEBSITE: www.nativehealth.org

Government:

CA: Unemployment Insurance Form for Claimants

CA: Work Share Program  

CA: Issued Disaster Relief Loans

CA: Loan Guarantee Program

CA: Labor and Workforce Development Agency: Support for Workers

City of Oakland Coronavirus Business and Worker Resources  

   Community:

USBG National Charity Foundation  

Another Round Another Rally Relief  

Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund

Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC) Relief  

One Fair Wage Emergency Relief Fund  

Hot Bread Kitchen Emergency Relief Fund

CORE: For Children of Restaurant Employees who Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

C19 Help Squad | The Action PAC  

Oakland Indie Alliance: Resources for small Business Owners  

One Stop Resource Shop:

Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation: Resources!  

Liquor.Com: Aid and Resources 

 

F.C The Phat Luv Band 3-20-20 (Replay Show)

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Good Evening!

Welcome to Full Circle your Cultural Affairs Radio Magazine produce by The First Voice Apprenticeship Program here at KPFA.

This is a replay show that we had in the KPFA Performance Studio, we’re featuring The Phat Luv Band a local band here in the Bay Area. We will learn about their creative process and listen to dynamic music.

So stay tuned to Full Circle……..

Phat Luv Band
Phil lead guitarist
Radio Shaq hosting the show
The Phat Luv Band getting ready for the show

 

 

To learn more about The Phat Luv Band check out this link

Full Circle/Durags & Conversations W/ DATBOYMEDIA & David De La Gran 3/13

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“Prejudicial or Preferential treatment of same-race people based solely on their color.” – Alice Walker, 1982

Welcome to Du Rags & Conversations: The Series, with Datboymedia, on Full Circle.

Tonight’s show was written, produced, and broadcast live from Huchin–occupied Ohlone territory and known to settlers as the Bay Area. This segment was produced by the one and only Datboymedia and Dav’id De La Gran!

Tonight, we’re continuing our conversation about Colorism. As you might recall, we had our first show back in November as an introduction to what Colorism really is. Now, we’re talking about how it affects our daily lives and how we can come up with solutions to fight against the inequities associated with Colorism. Also, special guest G.1.S & King Tahoe perform “Hold It Down” LIVE.

Hosts:

DATBOYMEDIA – IG: datboymediaproductions

David De La Gran – IG: dalegrandavid

Guest:

Shanthi Sekeran (Author) – IG: Shanthi. Sekeran – shanthisekeran.com

Dominique M. (Poet) – IG: simplydominiqe

Musical Guest:

G.1.S – IG: thisizg1s

King Tahoe – IG: kingtahoe

Sound/Video

Sound Engineer: Radio Shaq – IG: shaquillstewart

Mixer: Theodora A.

Videographer/Producer: Ephraim Colbert – IG: ephraim.colbert.rec

YouTube – DATBOYMEDIA TV & MEDIA

Station: 94.1 KPFA – IG: kpfaradio

 

#KPFABerkeley #UrbanPodcast #DATBOYMEDIA #FullCircle #LightSkinned #Darkskinned #Slavery #Colorism #RapMusic #Entertainment #Black #Latino #Asian #SelfHate #SelfLove


 

Full Circle 3-6-2020 Poet/Storyteller Tureeda Mikell

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Tonight’s broadcast is the third show in Theodora’s series focused on healing racialized trauma in the African American Community.

Today, we’ll hear from powerful Oakland-based African American Master Poet/Storyteller, Tureeda Mikell. Tureeda’s first full-length book was recently published and released by Nomadic Press and I was lucky enough to be present for the book launch on February 15th 2020 at the Eastside Arts Alliance in Oakland California. Today, you’ll hear Tureeda reading some of the poems from the book and share in a conversation we had about her work and her journey.

LINKS:

Follow Tureeda on Instagram @storymedicinewoman

SYNCHRONICITY: THE ORACLE OF SUN MEDICI NE AT NOMADIC PRESS

TUREEDA MIKELL AT MARCUS BOOKS

TUREEDA MIKELL AT CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE

TUREEDA MIKELL ON AMAZON

TREE OF LIFE FOUNDATION-HEALTH LITERACY PROJECT

MCCLYMONDS HIGH SCHOOL CLOSURE

DR TOLBERT SMALL

Full Circle “Theatre Night” 2-28-20

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Good evening everyone… and welcome to Full Circle your cultural affairs radio magazine produced by members of the First Voice Apprenticeship Program

This evening we hit the stage lights as we bring the theater back to Full Circle…

On tonight’s show:

We speak with playwright Elaine Magree about her one woman show “pussy grabbing revenge”we also pay another visit to “The Drama Factory’ out in Antioch and discuss their unique training program and their upcoming show. The cat and the devil. And finally… we’ll hear an original commentary touching on the me too movement and an in house radio drama production……..All that and more coming up tonight on Full Circle.

Shaq on the board
Chana and Frank

 

Learn more about The Drama Factory including the dates for the upcoming performance, The Cat and The Devil,  here on their website or Checkout their Facebook page and give them a Like for updates

To hear a Radio Drama version of “The Tale Tale Heart” produced in a collaboration between The First Voice Apprenticeship Program and The Drama Factory, Click on this link for a past Full Circle show December 28th 2018

 

 

F.C THE LONG SHADOW FILM 2 – 21 – 20

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On tonight’s show……

We’ll be featuring clips from a powerful film, the long shadow, that traces the history of slavery from the country’s founding up through its ties to systemic racism today. And we’ll hear an interview with maureen gosling, the film’s co-creator and editor.

 

 

LINKS:

THE LONG SHADOW WEBSITE: http://thelongshadowfilm.com/

MAUREEN GOSLING WEBSITE:http://www.maureengosling.com/

NOMINI HALL SLAVE LEGACY: http://nominihallslavelegacy.com/

Full Circle 02-14-2020 National Bird

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National Bird is a documentary film that takes a critical look at what happens to drone pilots when they are overworked, over stressed, and still pushed to keep going… and it also speaks with survivors who live in fear of an instant out of nowhere strike from the sky.

On tonight’s show, we featured excerpts from the film “National Bird”. We also heard excerpts from an interview with filmmaker Sonia Kennebeck.

Follow this link for the New York Time article about the latest targeted assassination of Al Qadea leader Qassin a–Rimi

Check out this link for, Out of Sight Out of Mind, an interactive record of drone strikes in Pakistan

To learn more about the film National Bird Click here for the website.

Read “The Drone Papers” published by The Intercept 

The Bureau Of Investigative Journalism created a webpage to track drone warfare.

Full Circle The Music of Kay 1-24-20

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Good evening and welcome to Full Circle your cultural affairs radio magazine produced by members of the First Voice apprenticeship program. This show is written, produced and broadcasting live from Huchin – occupied Ohlone territory- that was colonized and known today as the Bay Area….

Tonight is a music show! A soundtrack of my life – if you will. I put together a collage of music from a variety of talented artists like Jill Scott and Lauryn Hill to Blue October, Deana Carter and Bobby Darin. My music catalog is a little eclectic and initially it was difficult narrowing down selections for tonight’s show – because I wanted to include every song that I ever connected with. But last night I finally brought out the chopping block and was wielding the axe with precision – because time was not on my side. Hopefully some of your favs made the cut or maybe you’ll hear a song that you haven’t heard in a while, or perhaps you’ll be introduced to something new…either way – hope you enjoy! stay tuned……