Rose Aguilar
Rose Aguilar | |
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| Alma mater | Saint Mary's College of California[1] |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Rose Aguilar is a progressive journalist and radio host from San Francisco, California.[2]
Career[edit]
Radio[edit]
Since 2006, Aguilar has hosted Your Call, a daily public affairs radio show on NPR-affiliate KALW FM 91.7. Prior to becoming the show's host, Aguilar was a producer and guest host for the show.[2] Aguilar formerly hosted the Activist Beat with Rose Aguilar, "a weekly roundup of progressive activism that the mainstream media ignores, undercovers, or misrepresents."[3][4] Before joining KALW, Aguilar spent eight years as a reporter with CNET Radio, where she reported on technology's impact on society.[1]
Author[edit]
Aguilar is the author of Red Highways: A Liberal's Journey into the Heartland, which documented a six-month road trip she took to the so-called "red states" to interview people about issues and voting tendencies.[5] She is a contributor to the book Red State Rebels: Tales of Grassroots Resistance in the Heartland.[5] Aguilar writes a weekly commentary for KPFK. She also writes for AlterNet and Truthout, and offers political analysis for the BBC.[6][7]
Community involvement[edit]
Aguilar sits on the board of the Women's Intercultural Network (WIN), a non-profit organization working to connect girls and women across borders.[8] She speaks about the media, women's issues, and progressive politics on panels and at conferences.[6][9] Aguilar is a member of the Native American Journalists Association, San Francisco Women on the Web and Journalism and Women Symposium.[1]
Personal life[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Rose Aguilar". Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "Rose Aguilar". KALW. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "The Activist Beat on Bronner's Hemp Arrest Outside of White House". Uprising: Subverting the Airways. June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "The Activist Beat On California Student Protests And Stop Tax Haven Act". National Priorities Project. March 14, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Red Highways". PoliPointPress. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "About the Summit Speakers and Moderators". International Women's Day Summit & Awards Luncheon. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "Rose Aguilar Biography". Women's Media Center. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Women's Intercultural Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "San Francisco Progressives debate "Way Forward" ahead of Obama visit". Bay News Movement. March 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "Rose Aguilar's 'Red Highways'". Daily Kos. December 7, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
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- Radio personalities from San Francisco
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- NPR personalities
- Saint Mary's College of California alumni
- American women radio journalists
- 21st-century American women journalists
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