After six and half wonderful years, I was informed last week that my position at KQED was eliminated due to budget cuts and loss of federal funding. I loved my job and my team, so as you can imagine, I’m just gutted. But I’m also feeling hopeful and energized to explore where I can best …
I made this video short to express my concern about the White House’s recent Executive Order to cut funding for PBS and NPR. If you believe in the importance of independent, local, commercial-free media, then consider adding your voice to ProtectMyPublicMedia.org.
Today is the birthday Fred McFeely Rogers, aka “Mister Rogers.” One of my earliest heroes, he modeled for me a way of being, or looking at the world, and a vision for community that continues to inspire me to this day. I now work for a PBS station, which is honestly still a thrill. One …
I love my KQED Fam. Isn’t our 2024 end of year pic fantastic? Not gonna lie, it’s been a rough year. Lots of faces missing from this picture. There are rocky shores ahead for public media. But in this pic I see literally hundreds of incredibly smart, creative, and dedicated people who want to build …
Public Media Cake Day at KQED was glorious. So much amazing cake in celebration of all things public media. Congrats to all the bakers that participated. More about Public Media Cake Week, from the Facebook group. The THIRTEENTH Annual Public Media Cake Week is APRIL 15-19, 2024! Public media folks bake it out in a …
The year 2023 was a time of planning and exploration for my work at KQED, with lots of exciting connections and conversations started that hopefully will bear fruit in the coming year. A highlight for me was getting to travel to Los Angeles to participate in the first Leadership Summit organized by the National Association …
So I’ve been thinking a lot about the ongoing challenge of translating our professional learning classes for teachers into actual changes in the classroom. Of course my thoughts go to … roller skating. During the pandemic, tens of thousands of pairs of roller skates were purchased by people as a response to being cooped up …
This year was one of growth and evolution of my work to support media literacy education everywhere, through our suite of high quality services, products, and relationships. While we haven’t reached the kind of mass impact that I believe our work deserves, I’m heartened by the stories of teachers impacted by our work, in big …
It’s been a positive month for my work at KQED Education. It’s starting feel like we are transitioning toward a more “normal” work flow, with more days spent in the actual office, student visitors to our HQ, conference presentations and workshops filling our days. Some highlights: Co-led session at California Dance Educators Association on how …
It’s almost the end of 2021, and what a strange year it has been! The pandemic has again been the main driver of changes to our work, along with a renewed focus on racial justice and equity, both in the larger education system and within KQED as a company. I feel so blessed that I …