Forum (KQED)

Radio program produced by KQED-FM

Radio show

Forum

Genre| Talk radio
Running time| ca. 105 min.
Country of origin| United States
Language(s)| English
Home station| KQED-FM
Syndicates| KQED-FM
Sirius Satellite Radio
Hosted by| Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal
Produced by| Marlena Jackson-Retondo
Jennifer Ng
Mark Nieto
Caroline Smith
Blanca Torres
Grace Won
Executive producer(s)| Susan Britton
Judy Campbell
Senior editor(s)| Daniel Zoll
Recording studio| San Francisco, California
Original release| 1990 –
present
Audio format| Stereophonic
Opening theme| "Peter Pan" by Mike Marshall
Website| www.kqed.org/forum
Podcast| KQED Podcasts

Forum is a two-hour live call-in radio program produced by KQED-FM, presenting discussions of local, state, national and international issues, and in-depth interviews. The program began in 1990 as a politics-oriented talk show, created and hosted by Kevin Pursglove.[1] From 1993 to 2021, it was hosted by scholar, author, professor, and former KGO Radio host Michael Krasny, who broadened the program's scope to a cross-section of current events.[2][3] After hosting the show for nearly 30 years, Krasny announced his retirement effective February 2021.[4] A number of guests hosted the show in the months following, before Alexis Madrigal was selected to be the new host of the 9 am hour starting June 2021 along with Mina Kim, who had already hosted the 10 am hour since July 2020.[5][6]

The format of Forum varies from show to show, but generally involves an in-person interview followed by public Q&A via phone or email with one or more subjects, often nationally prominent authors and scholars.[7] The program airs for two hours on weekday mornings, with an hour repeated in the evening.[citation needed] The station also launched a Discord server to improve its engagement with its audience, saying it was the first station to do so and drawing inspiration from Bellingcat and the Monterrey Bay Aquarium.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "About KQED:History". KQED. Archived from the original on January 17, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2008.
2. ^ "The Krasny Show, KQED Forum, is our site of the day". California Progress Report. April 11, 2006. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2008.
3. ^ Joel Selvin (February 11, 2003). "A voice of calm amid the chatter: Ever erudite, Michael Krasny marks his 10 years as a KQED talk-show host". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
4. ^ Whiting, Sam. "'Forum' host Michael Krasny announces his retirement from KQED". SF Chronicle. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
5. ^ Cavagnaro, Peter. "Alexis Madrigal Joins KQED's Forum as Co-host". KQED. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
6. ^ "KQED's Forum Expands: Mina Kim to Share Daily Host Duties". KQED. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
7. ^ Liberatore, Paul (October 22, 2007). "Krasny: The thinking person's talk host". Marin Independent Journal. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
8. ^ Sweeting, Lily (September 28, 2023). "KQED's 'Forum' extends on-air community with Discord server". Current. Retrieved November 23, 2024.

## External links

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* Forum official webpage