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PRESS RELEASE  

By KNSJ Staff

Published May 9, 2023

KNSJ, San Diego’s radio network for social justice, announces an open house of its new studio from 10 am-3 pm Saturday, May 20, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon.  Lori Saldaña, former Speaker of the California House, will be the official ribbon cutter opening up the new studio.  Located inside the Employee Rights Center at 4161 Home Avenue in San Diego, the new studio will be open to its friends, listeners and supporters who have helped make KNSJ’s vision a reality, as well as welcoming the general public to the open house.  From 10 am to 3:00 pm, KNSJ will be broadcasting live, taking calls, serving refreshments, and connecting with its most valuable resource:  members of the listening community.

“The new KNSJ broadcast and production facility marks the beginning of our partnership with the Employee Rights Center, an organization dedicated to advancing the rights of San Diego workers,” says KNSJ General Manager Martin Eder.  “The ERC has generously established a wing of their new headquarters as the official base for all KNSJ operations.  The new studio will be a major upgrade allowing us more opportunities for community outreach and new video and audio capabilities for improved production quality.  We hope that our enhanced capabilities for growth will also encourage even more community involvement.” 

The May 20^th KNSJ Community Open House is an opportunity for the public to see what the future holds in store for volunteer-run KSNJ and its listening community.  KNSJ is a listener-supported and listener-involved station.  During the open house, the public is invited to find out how they can become a participant in the independent media platform needed in the San Diego and border region.   

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Tuesdays 4pm, Thursdays 8am, Saturdays 3pm

CODEPINK Radio – Robust conversation with global grassroots peacemakers, from Yemen to Venezuela to Iran to right here in the U.S.

CODEPINK is a women-led grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect our tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs.

Founded in fall 2002 as a grassroots effort to prevent the US war on Iraq, we continue to organize for justice for Iraqis, to hold war criminals accountable, and to end and prevent other U.S. wars and regime change efforts. We actively oppose U.S. sanctions on Iran, Venezuela, N. Korea, Cuba, and more, the continuing U.S. war in Afghanistan, torture, the detention center at Guantanamo, weaponized and spy drones, and the prosecution of whistle-blowers. We support Palestinian rights, diplomacy, and growing local peace economies. Our flagship campaign is Divest from the War Machine to divest from companies that derive their profits from U.S. military interventions, the global arms trade, and the militarization of our streets.

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Jazz on the radio Monday nights from 8-9 pm. Playing cuts from classic and contemporary artists who have contributed to, and expanded the form.

LOCAL AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA IS OUR STRENGTH

As we approach the end of another year in America, one thing is clear. We’re grappling with a lot. Democracy is in peril. Gun violence, antisemitism, racially-motivated hate crimes, and the wealth-gap are all on the rise.  The rampant spread of misinformation throughout our increasingly corporatized digital media platforms, means that now more than ever, independent media is critical to the democratic discussion. This is why KNSJ matters.

In our nine years on the air, KNSJ has featured live debates between candidates for City Council and the Mayor’s office, live productions from rallies for climate action, labor rights, civil rights, the PRIDE parade, and the Women’s March. We have more science and environment-based programs than all the other stations in San Diego County combined.

The service we provide to our listeners doesn’t stop at our Public Affairs programming. KNSJ is continuing to develop the best independent music programming schedule you’ll find in the entire county. Night in and night out, listeners who tune to 89.1 FM or stream online at knsj.org will hear an incredibly eclectic array of music that will not be found on any of the corporately-monopolized stations that dominate the airwaves.

In 2023, KNSJ hopes to relocate to a bigger and better studio, strengthen our terrestrial signal, continue to expand our locally-produced programming schedule, and strengthen our ties to the community through live-music events and youth-based radio-production opportunities.

This holiday season, we hope that you will consider contributing to the cause of Social Justice community radio in San Diego County by becoming a member of KNSJ. Your tax-deductible donation will not only help KNSJ accomplish our goals, but will also help to counteract the dangerous spread of misinformation throughout the digital landscape with the type of truth-telling that only independent media can provide. We thank you for your continued support and wish you a happy New Year,
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Marie Johnson
Tim Taylor
Carson Young
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Tony McDaid
Jay Jayakumar
Todd Urick
Rob Andrews
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DJ Marko Mystic
Paul Georgeades
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Mike Aguirre
Miriam Raftery
Mitch Murphey
Angela DeJoseph
Clare Gamber
Gail Stewart
Jake Christie
Keith Langhorn
Olijah Robinson
Patricia Law
Paul Roth
Sonja Robinson
Stacie Hankinson
Susan Taylor

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Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK. She is also co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange, the Peace in Ukraine Coalition, Unfreeze Afghanistan (which advocates for returning the $7 billion of Afghan funds frozen in U.S. banks), ACERE: The Alliance for Cuba Engagement and Respect, and the Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban Doctors Campaign.

Medea has been an advocate for social justice for 50 years. Described as “one of America’s most committed — and most effective — fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday, and “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” by the Los Angeles Times, she was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the essential work of peace worldwide.

She is the author of ten books, including Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection, and Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Her most recent book, coauthored with Nicolas J.S. Davies, is War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict.

Her articles appear regularly in outlets such as The Hill, Salon, CommonDreams and The Progressive. Her twitter handle is @medeabenjam

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As we approach the end of another year in America, one thing is clear. We’re grappling with a lot. Democracy is in peril. Gun violence, antisemitism, racially-motivated hate crimes, and the wealth-gap are all on the rise. The rampant spread of misinformation throughout our increasingly corporatized digital media platforms means that now more than ever, independent media is critical to the democratic discussion. This is why KNSJ matters. In our nine years on the air, KNSJ has featured live debates between candidates for City Council and the Mayor’s office, live productions from rallies for climate action, labor rights, civil rights, the PRIDE parade, and the Women’s March. We have more science and environment-based programs than all the other stations in San Diego County combined. The service we provide to our listeners doesn’t stop at our Public Affairs programming. KNSJ is continuing to develop the best independent music programming schedule you’ll find in the entire county. Night in and night out, listeners who tune to 89.1 FM or stream online at knsj.org will hear an incredibly eclectic array of music that will not be found on any of the corporately-monopolized stations that dominate the airwaves. In 2023, KNSJ hopes to relocate to a bigger and better studio, strengthen our terrestrial signal, continue to expand our locally-produced programming schedule, and strengthen our ties to the community through live-music events and youth-based radio-production opportunities. This Giving Tuesday, we hope that you will consider contributing to the cause of Social Justice community radio in San Diego County by becoming a member of KNSJ. Your donation will not only help KNSJ accomplish our goals, but will also help to counteract the dangerous spread of misinformation throughout the digital landscape with the type of truth-telling that only independent media can provide. Thank you for your support and donations. Donate Today (for as little as $24/year you can become a member!) knsj.org #knsj

By Miriam Raftery

October 25, 2021 (San Diego) –  East County Magazine tonight received 11 awards in San Diego Press Club’s 48^th annual Excellence In Journalism competition. The honors include three first place awards, recognitions for both our online news site and radio show coverage during the past year’s turbulent times.  ECM’s awards span a broad range of categories, including three of the four awards presented for breaking news. Since its inception in 2008, ECM has won 137 major journalism prizes. See more…

(with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy)

You don’t necessarily need to have attacked the Capitol last January 6^th to be a Jan Sixer.  The legion of sympathizers and wannabes has only grown since then. 

You might be a Jan Sixer, if…:

• You like the fact that Donald Trump is a complete a…hole.
• You’re not willing to overlook that Trump is an incompetent, corrupt, racist.  You actually like that about him.
• You think Trump would make a great stand-up comic.
• You think that all 26 of the women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct should be locked up.
• You think that the only people more qualified to be elected than right wing talk show hosts are reality TV stars.
• Your favorite reality TV star is Tucker Carlson.
• You think that there might be three or four Mexican immigrants that are good people.
• You have a confederate statue in your front yard.
• You think that woke is what you did this morning.
• You took out a second mortgage so you could buy more guns.
• You like global warming because where you live is too cold.  And you live in Texas.
• Your kid’s godmother is Marjorie Taylor Greene.
• You’re on a first name basis with Hugo Chavez’s ghost.
• You believe that Tom Hanks is a baby-eating child molester.
• You believe you’re a very stable genius.

You might be a Jan Sixer, if…:

• One reason you want Trump to be President is you need a pardon.
• Your attorney is Rudy Guiliani.
• You want to make voting Democrat a capital offense.
• You don’t believe that Joe Biden was born in the U.S.
• You think chanting USA USA is a substitute for genuine patriotism.
• You wish that Mike Pence was more like Vladimir Putin.
• You know how to tie a noose.
• You always have zip ties handy.
• Your horns match your body armor.
• You can think of more than one use for a flag pole.
• You think that everyone should be able to own an assault weapon, unless they are a Capitol policeman.
• Your idea of supporting police is wedging one in a door.
• You want to have January 6^th made a national holiday.
• You won’t go snorkeling because you’d have to wear a mask.
• You think Trump cares about you.

The opinions expressed in this editorial do not necessarily reflect those of KNSJ FM or its sponsors.

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