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Ben Trefny
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Interim Executive Director, KALW-FM (San Francisco, CA)
San Francisco
Beats
Biography
Ben handles daily operations in the news department, overseeing the editorial and sound engineering teams, producing the nightly news and culture show Crosscurrents, and managing the KALW Audio Academy training program. He earned a Masters degree in journalism from the University of Oregon in 2000 and got his start in public radio at NPR member station KLCC in Eugene. After freelancing for numerous magazines and working for various commercial and public radio programs, Ben joined KALW in 2004. He has helped the department win numerous regional and national awards for long- and short-form journalism. He has also helped train dozens of radio producers, many of whom work with him at KALW, today. Ben lives with his wife and twin children in San Francisco's Outer Sunset district, where Golden Gate Park meets Ocean Beach, and spends as much time as he can outside.
Covers sports with a specialization in football and baseball; also covers arts and entertainment feature recaps and profiles; available for breaking news and service journalism.
Everything not related to fall color.
Content
By Ben Trefny| KALW-FM (San Francisco, CA) Verified An excerpt from this live podcast recording aired in the April 14, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents. Click the button above to listen! The task of keeping history isn’t an easy one. It can be expensive. And it takes a lot of space, space that needs to be cool and dry and reliably available. And then, there’s the fact that history is being made every day… which means there’s always more artifacts to collect, archive, maintain, and exhibit.
By Ben Trefny| KALW-FM (San Francisco, CA) Verified The husband and wife team have been making iconic California-inspired artwork since 2006. In a studio located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, and a gallery in Amador City, California they share creative ideas and create art designed to make people happy. Featuring bold collections, the work of Annie (a painter) and Eric (a printmaker) is united by a love of the natural world and a unique sense of style.
By Ben Trefny| KALW-FM (San Francisco, CA) Verified From the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health & Human Services to the implementation of policies outlined in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, this conversation is a consideration of how the new administration is reshaping federal institutions. How is healthcare changing under the new administration? And how are negatively impacted parties mobilizing to counteract its influence?
Company Info
KALW-FM (San Francisco, CA)