KAZU 90.3, “NPR for the Monterey Bay Area,” is one of the dominant radio stations in the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz market. For over two decades, KAZU has continued to inform, educate and entertain its listeners from local, national and international perspectives. In this special three-part series, KAZU and NPR staff will take OLLI members behind the scenes in an exploration of the following topics:

• Ombudsman Alicia Shepard sees her job as explaining NPR to listeners, and listeners to NPR. She is responsible for bringing transparency to the organization’s journalism decision-making processes. Ms. Shepard, a noted journalist (New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times) and author (Woodward & Bernstein: Life in the Shadow of Watergate), will talk in depth about the history and basic concepts of Public Radio.
  
• Capture the “on-the-air” experience with KAZU hosts/producers David Wittrock and Krista Almanzan. These two radio veterans will reveal how they prepare and broadcast a program from reporting to script preparation to delivery over the airwaves. Participants will try their hand at reading copy while gaining insight into editing, clock management and live broadcasting.
  
• Join Doug McKnight, KAZU General Manager, as he shares the rich history of KAZU. Mr. McKnight will provide insight regarding Public Radio operations, fundraising, ratings and the future of local programming.