Nastia Voynovskaya

Nastia Voynovskaya

Editor and reporter

Nastia Voynovskaya is a reporter, editor and host at KQED Arts & Culture. She's been covering the arts in the Bay Area for over a decade, with a focus on music, queer culture, labor issues and grassroots organizing. She has edited KQED story series such as Trans Bay: A History of San Francisco's Gender-Diverse Community, and co-created KQED's Bay Area hip-hop history project, That's My Word. Nastia's work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists and San Francisco Press Club. She regularly appears on podcasts and radio programs, including NPR's All Songs Considered, and hosts live events where music, culture and conversation meet.

By Nastia Voynovskaya

Oakland Theater Project to Turn the New Parish Into a Performing Arts Center

In ‘Live From the Hole,’ Kehlani Visits the Prison Where Her Mom Was Once Incarcerated

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Noise Pop Gears Up for Its 2027 Return With Deerhoof and More

How Palestinian Rapper MC Abdul Rose from Gaza’s Refugee Camps to the World Stage

Robyn Proved Saturday at Portola Was for the Girls

A Hub for Russian and Ukrainian Literature in San Francisco Receives Legacy Designation

OutKast Sues Oakland Rapper Ovrkast Over Similar Name

T-Pain’s Coming to Golden Gate Park Thanks to This BBQ-Filled Party

A Massive New Mural at Fort Mason Brings Otherworldly Colors to the Water’s Edge

This Oakland Block Party Wants to Inspire a Love of Reading

Mac Dre Will Get a Vallejo Street Named in His Honor

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