Foundation Journal

KKFI 90.1 FM, Kansas City's community radio station is holding the "Spring into Summer" on-air fund drive from June 2-12, 2011. This is the time to share your financial support for a 22-year-long experiment in community building. I was reminded of the importance of Community Radio in Kansas City while watching the highly-acclaimed documentary film "I AM" this past weekend. The film, which features Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Noam Chomsky, Lynne McTaggart, and the late Howard Zinn, answered two questions: "What's wrong with the World?" and "What can I do about it?" KKFI T-shirt for $90 donation to the station. The film portrayed society out-of-balance because of the "insane" quest for wealth and goods beyond a person's needs. The film made a case for critical thought and action to address the problem, indicating the best approach to solve the problem is by many people taking small, seemingly individual actions. Many ne...

As a new board member and long-time financial supporter of KKFI 90.1 FM community radio, I am asking you to call into the station to make a donation in support of Democracy Now! on Wednesday, February 9 between 8:00 and 9:00 am Central Time. People make choices every day on where to get their news and information. And the task of understanding current events is more difficult with the increase in the number of sources. In fact, some people get overwhelmed with tracking stories throught TV, radio, newspaper, websites, email, and new social media sources like Facebook and Twitter. Let's face it: the media landscape has changed irrevocably. If there's one single source for your news on national and international affairs, then let it be the "Democracy Now" program. What separates this show from other news sources is not only the kinds of stories, but the seriousness of voices that you hear. You'll hear no fluff or trivial stories, though those stories sometimes p...