Want to hear what the next generation thinks about the future of our region? Every year, students from San Francisco State University pick up audio recording kits in search of stories that not only matter to the Bay Area but matter to them. They immerse themselves in communities across the area, capturing stories that reflect the people, challenges and ideas shaping our region. From women-focused gyms to alternative therapies to prediction markets to nightlife, students uncover stories that might otherwise go unheard in this special report, “The Future of the Bay.” The collaboration between KQED and SF State, now in its fifth episode, shares stories produced in Associate Professor Josh Davis’ audio journalism class, which is offered to Journalism and Broadcast students at SF State. Students in the class produced every second of this project. Previous episodes can be heard here and here.
Credits:
Faculty Adviser and Supervising Producer: Josh Davis
Written and Produced by Eddie Monares
Co-Producer and Audio Editor: Claudia Perez Aguilera
Digital Producer: Jen Chien
Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Innovation Initiatives: Ernesto Aguilar
Editor in Chief: Ethan Toven-Lindsey
Reporting, audio production and editing by SFSU students: Bianca Sieraski, Lara Magdesian, Sasha Onadja, Derrick Wills, Giselle Garza Lerma, Gwen Murray, Grace Pastene, Cole Fowler, Gibran Beydoun, Lourence Alturino, Clarissa Delgado Barco, Alexa Luna, Angelique Persails, Alex Gomez, Steven Agrusa, Paul Singh, Jazlyn Wong, Gabe Janssen and Julian Olson.
Special Thanks
From KQED: Chris Hambrick, Laura Klivans, Ericka Cruz Guevarra, Chris Egusa and Maha Sanad.
From SF State: Journalism Department chair Cristina Azocar, Amber Wehrer, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Department chair Lena Zhang, Kenzie Anne Harris and Lyle Nagatomo.
Additional special thanks to Hanisha Harjani.