'Sounds That Change The World' - Pacifica Radio Archives' 6th Annual On-Air Celebration and Fund Drive for Its Critical Preservation & Access Project - Features 19 Hours of Special Programming to be Simulcast on All 5 Pacifica Radio Stations Nationwide Beginning at 7AM ET on Nov. 27th

'Sounds That Change The World' - Pacifica Radio Archives' 6th Annual On-Air Celebration and Fund Drive for Its Critical Preservation & Access Project - Features 19 Hours of Special Programming to be Simulcast on All 5 Pacifica Radio Stations Nationwide Beginning at 7AM ET on Nov. 27th

PACIFICA'S LANDMARK RECORDINGS ARE A PEERLESS AUDIO TREASURY DOCUMENTING THE LAST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND SAFEGUARDING AMERICA'S PROGRESSIVE & REVOLUTIONARY MEMORY - MANY TAPES ARE NOW ENDANGERED

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- What do Jackson Browne, Cesar Chavez, Arthur C. Clarke, Angela Davis, Ossie Davis, Samuel R. Delaney, Duke Ellington, Allen Ginsberg, Robert F. Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Rosa Parks, Bonnie Raitt, Ayn Rand, Rob Reiner, Bobby Seale, Harry Shearer, Gloria Steinem, Alan Watts and dozens of other figures from our collective political, artistic and social heritage all have in common? They will all be featured via Pacifica Radio Archives' (PRA) "Sounds That Change The World -- A Day For Pacifica Radio Archives" nineteen hours of mind-bending and extraordinary special programming that will be simulcast nationally on the Pacifica Radio Network on Tues., November 27 beginning at 7AM/ET.

This beyond special broadcast event celebrates the archives' unparalleled audio treasury of America's progressive memory from the latter half of the 20th century and Pacifica's tradition of giving voice to independent thinkers who were often shut out of history books and mainstream media. Also serving as the 6th annual fund drive for PRA's Preservation & Access Project, the 19-hour marathon honoring free speech, revolutionary thoughts, artistic musings and social consciousness pre-empts regular programming on all five Pacifica Radio outlets: KPFA/Berkeley, CA, WBAI/NYC, KPFK/Los Angeles, WPFW/Washington D.C. and KPFT/Houston.

PRA Director Brian DeShazor, also an award-winning radio producer, commented, "Nowhere else does this powerful documentation of United States history, culture, and art exist. It's story-telling at its best, while giving us a keen sense of how we've come to be who we are as a nation. Every school, church and community group dedicated to our national principles of human rights and freedom of speech will be uplifted when they hear this rare material from American icons."

Hour one opens with "Sounds That Change The World: Wake Up And Hear The History" and the final hour recaps the best of the 19-hour marathon. In between are in-depth blocks including: "Beat Of The Drum: The Power Of African-American Women," "Battles Cry: Conscientious Objectors from World War II To Iraq," "The Whistle Blown: Conversations With The President, 1973" (featuring dramatic re-enactments of the Nixon Watergate tapes), "Alan Watts: Preaching To The Unconverted," "The Black Panther Legacy: Without Silencers," "The Big Bang: Where Were You In 1968?," "The John Coltrane Legacy," "Things That Go Bump: Sci-Fi & The Star Pit," "Ringing Testimonies: Women Of The World Speak Out," "Malcolm X: A Voice Of Influence" and "Booming Industry: A No Nukes Reunion For A New Nuke Crisis," featuring a 2007 conversation with No Nukes co-founders Jackson Browne, Graham Nash and Bonnie Raitt.

Based in Los Angeles, CA, PRA houses over 50,000 tapes, originally broadcast on Pacifica Radio stations, that help define America's complex history -- and often correct the historical record, giving equal time to diverse voices and minority perspectives challenging the status quo. Inclusive of oral histories, interviews, documentaries, debates, performances and war and peace reports, the vaults are a sanctuary for sounds that indeed changed the world. Dating back to Pacifica Radio Network's 1949 inception, many of these profoundly irreplaceable sonic documents are disintegrating rapidly, awaiting restoration through a costly, labor intensive digitization process known as flat transfer. As "Sounds That Change The World -- A Day For Pacifica Radio Archives" unfolds on Nov. 27 with priceless recordings that have already been saved, listeners will be encouraged to donate towards much-needed technical attention to the still-threatened bulk of PRA's library.

The creation of Pacifica Radio network, from which the Archives spring, was an act as revolutionary as the daring programming it presented. Founded by former commercial broadcaster Lewis Hill, a Quaker and WWII conscientious objector, this influential archetype of "people's radio" -- free of corporate governance and advertising -- emerged in direct response to a war-weary world. Despite harassment and personal consequences, Hill and other pioneers brought debate and protest to the airwaves in an epic gesture towards public education and enlightenment. A passionate force for human dignity, social justice and the airing of alternative voices decades before NPR, PBS and the Internet, Pacifica Radio Network's forum is more relevant, and more needed, than ever.

During "Sounds That Change The World -- A Day For Pacifica Radio Archives," PRA will give audiences nationwide -- and worldwide via the Internet -- the chance to experience rare treasures from Pacifica's over five decades of historic broadcasts. At the same time, listeners will have the opportunity to support PRA's Preservation & Access project to safeguard this audio history for generations to come by protecting the Archive's immense resources through 21st century technology.

For more information on Pacifica Radio Archives, log on to

http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org/

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http://www.pacifica.org/

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