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from Bill Mandel: 37 years on KPFA. Credited in Lasar's history, PACIFICA RADIO,
as being, with Elsa Knight Thompson, responsible for shifting KPFA emphases
from dialogue to dissent, circa 1960. Proposed addition of Sixties
activists to all departments, on and off air, quickly implemented.
Broke logjam over finding prime time for broadcasters of color by volunteering
to surrender own prime spot. Successfully supported women's demand
for own programming by calling for
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