KQED | Campaign 21 | September 2019: Walls Come Down as KQED Celebrates

This month we officially mark the start of construction at our Mariposa Street headquarters.

To signal the start of construction, KQED President Michael Isip was joined by San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Senator Scott Wiener, KQED President Emeritus John Boland, KQED Board Chair Hank Barry, Campaign 21 Chair Anne Avis, and EHDD Principal Rebecca Sharkey who spoke about the project and how the new design reflects an ambitious vision for the future of the station and its increasing civic and journalistic role in the Bay Area community.

Scroll down to see the Campaign 21 team of board, staff, volunteers and longtime friends honor our past and celebrate our future (and have lots of fun hitting a wall with a sledgehammer!)

More press:

KQED renovation aims to create state-of-the-art 'people's station' (Current)
KQED breaks ground on major renovation for its headquarters (Curbed SF)
Major Facelift For KQED Headquarters (Radio Ink)

Two people high five wearing white hardhats and holding sledgehammers. One is wearing a white shirt and tie, the other is wearing a bright orange skirt and jacket suit. — KQED President Michael Isip and San Francisco Mayor London Breed. (Alain McLaughlan, KQED)

A group of people wear hardhats and smile at the camera — Left to right: Georgi Kelly (KQED), Kathryn Hill Thompson (Cahill), Gerrit Veneman (Cahill), Tony Price, Connie Price (KQED volunteer), Jay Cahill (Cahill), Patricia Cahill (KQED volunteer), Chuck Palley (Cahill) (Alain McLaughlan, KQED)

John Boland swings a sledgehammer into KQED's old headquarters — John Boland, KQED President Emeritus (Alain McLaughlan, KQED)

Two people smile and laugh, wearing hardhats — KQED President Michael Isip and EHDD Principal Rebecca Sharkey (Alain McLaughlan, KQED)

Four people smile, standing close together wearing hardhats. — Left to right: Beverly Yates (KQED Community Advisory Panel), Bill Lowery (KQED), DeLinda Mrowka (KQED), Janet Miller Evans (KQED Community Advisory Panel) (Alain McLaughlan, KQED)

Person smiles holding a sledgehammer in front of a large hold in the KQED headquarters wall — Connie Price, KQED volunteer (Alain McLaughlan, KQED)

Group of KQED supporters stand smiling at the camera. Pictured left to right: Hank Barry, Michael Isip, Mayor London Breed, John Boland, Anne Avis, Rebecca Sharkey — Left to right: Hank Barry (KQED Board), KQED President Michael Isip, Mayor London Breed, KQED President Emeritus John Boland, Anne Avis (KQED Board), Rebecca Sharkey (EHDD) (Alain McLaughlan, KQED)

September 2019: Walls Come Down as KQED Celebrates

Signed up.