KCRW's Independent Producer Project
We are dedicated to supporting the work of independent contributors. KCRW accepts multimedia and audio story pitches for a full spectrum of projects, from one-off features to longterm partnerships. We provide assistance with development and production to bring excellent storytelling to our KCRW audience on air and online.
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Exploring Africa in LA: A Little Ethiopia story (Part 1)
Native Angeleno Shaka Mali Tafari explores immigration and his connection to the African diaspora through LA’s Little Ethiopia.
Exploring Africa in LA: A Little Ethiopia story (Part 2)
Examining the complex histories, identities, and evolving narratives intersecting across a single block stretch of Fairfax Ave.
Exploring Africa in LA: A Little Ethiopia story (Part 3)
Shaka Mali Tafari recorded over 15 hours of interviews as he explored Little Ethiopia. He shares some of his favorite exchanges.
Color Me Sober: Can AA evolve to include its most marginalized members?
There’s no doubt that the 86-year-old institution that is Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people around the world recover from alcoholism, but now, more than ever before,…
Mother Ocean
How the ocean continues to bring peace and healing to two women. Their similarities and differences unfold as they explore surf culture, gender, race, and the impact of the sea.
Nice to Meet You Forever: The unlikely story of a cross-cultural, cross-generational friendship
Nice to Meet You Forever is the story of Shaka Mali Tafari and his best friend Gail, a 78-year-old Jewish woman who grew up attending theatre and opera on the Northside of Chicago.
How to negotiate podcast IP
KCRW's Independent Producer Project and Misha Euceph , founder and CEO of Dustlight Productions, hosted a discussion about podcasting and intellectual property Saturday, October 10.
KCRW’s 2020 Radio Race Winners!
Hundreds of producers all over the world — from Russia to the United Kingdom and the United States — made an audio story overnight as a part of KCRW’s 8th Annual 24-Hour Radio Race …
Employers, you better have my money: Best practices for running a freelance business
“I’m expensive.” Freelance audio producers, say it to yourself repeatedly. Internalize this mantra.
Want to own your voice? It's easier than you think
When speaking in radio, you shouldn’t say “verdant lawn” when you mean “green grass.” Clarity is king.
How to get out of your creative rut and find your audio playground
David Foster Wallace wrote that the path out of a rut is “to work your way somehow back to your original motivation – fun.” At last month’s KCRW IPP workshop,…
How to pitch KCRW
Have you pitched KCRW? Do you want to? We’re about to tell you some of the best ways to go about it. We recently hosted our first pitch panel, where…
What it’s like to do KCRW’s 24-hour Radio Race for the first time
A few weeks ago five reporters from the Boyle Heights Beat in East L.A. participated in KCRWs annual Radio Race, where teams of audio producers have 24 hours to turn…
5 sound design tricks inspired by literature
The podcast that I co-produce for KCRW, Here Be Monsters, often floats away from reality into some deeper, darker sonic spaces.
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