The Sound and the fury : a tape history of KPFK / produced by Mike Hodel, Lucia Chappelle, and other KPFK station members.

Examination of the history of Los Angeles’ Pacifica Station, which has bettled for Constitutional Rights and minority issues since its inception.
|r.1. Station goes on air : July 29, 1959 ; Early disorder ; Various perspectives aired ; Music and public affairs focus ; Station’s physical description ; Enthusiasm of the counter culture movement ; 1961 move to Cahuenga Boulevard West ; International music sampling ; Eichman documentary ; John Birch Society Handbook ; Dorothy Healy struggle ; Fundraising efforts ; Broadening the arts and public affairs ; Watts uprising coverage ; Late Night Rap by Elliot Mintz ; First love-in ; Rennaissance Pleasure Faire ; Mintz leaves the air (60 min.) — r.2. Marvin Siegleman, 1967 General Manager ; Loss of revenue and lay-offs ; Owen DeLong, 1971 Program Director ; DeLong answers to the station’s staff ; Siegleman and DeLong leave ; Will Lewis as General Manager ; Ruth Hershman new Program Director ; Watergate hearings ; Patricial Hearst and the SLA ; Weather Underground documents and Will Lewis’ jailing ; LAPD search of KPFK ; Factionalization of KPFK : Jim Berland vs Ruth Hershman ; Will Lewis leaves in 1977 ; Jim Berland’s multi-ethinic and multi-ethnic programming ; Clare Spark Program Director ; Mark Cooper and the new guard ; Carl Stone leaves ; Forming the Collectivo ; Clare Spark and Mark Cooper fired by Jim Berland ; Jim Berland leaves in 1984 ; Molly Lowry, new Manager ; Financial crisis ; Station shut-down owing to crisis ; Molly Lowry leaves (60 min.) — r.3. Susan Anderson and Manager ; Roy Tuckman’s respects of Anderson ; Station problems ; Appealing to the community to strengthen the station ; Allegations of racism ; Changing station leadership ; South African Christmas Special ; Tarabu Betserai, Station Manager ; Mario Casetta on progressive organizations ; Iran-Contra coverage ; FCC and indecent materials on the air ; Memorials of KPFK personell : Hershel Lyman, Jack Gariss, Jack Hodell ; Don Rush on the News Department ; Alan Fong, Station Manager (60 min.).