Airwaves & Liberty

I’m reposting this from Ernesto Aguilar’s blog. I briefly met Sean on a staff call last week, and I look forward to working with him. Welcome aboard this crazy ship, Sean! ~N

Sean Heitkemper has been announced as the new general manager of KPFK in Los Angeles. Sonali Kolhatkar notes:

At only 36 years of age, Sean has more than 13 years of experience managing public radio stations. He is a native of Southern California, majored in political science at Cal State Long Beach, and worked at KKJZ, formerly KLON, in Long Beach. Sean was hired to run KPFK by Pacifica Executive Director Nicole Sawaya, who picked him from a set of finalists chosen by the Local Station Board.

Sean served in various capacities at KLON/KKJZ, including as a membership manager. Sean hosted a program at KKJZ and was the station manager until the spring of 2007.

Congrats to Sean and KPFK!