Rose Aguilar

Rose Aguilar is a progressive journalist and radio host from San Francisco, California.[2]

Not to be confused with Roser Aguilar.

Rose Aguilar
Alma materSaint Mary's College of California[1]
OccupationJournalist

Career

Radio

Since 2006, Aguilar has hosted Your Call, a daily public affairs radio show on NPR-affiliate KALW FM 91.7. Prior to becoming the show's host, Aguilar was a producer and guest host for the show.[2] Aguilar formerly hosted the Activist Beat with Rose Aguilar, "a weekly roundup of progressive activism that the mainstream media ignores, undercovers, or misrepresents."[3][4] Before joining KALW, Aguilar spent eight years as a reporter with CNET Radio, where she reported on technology's impact on society.[1]

Author

Aguilar is the author of Red Highways: A Liberal's Journey into the Heartland, which documented a six-month road trip she took to the so-called "red states" to interview people about issues and voting tendencies.[5] She is a contributor to the book Red State Rebels: Tales of Grassroots Resistance in the Heartland.[5] Aguilar writes a weekly commentary for KPFK. She also writes for AlterNet and Truthout, and offers political analysis for the BBC.[6][7]

Community involvement

Aguilar sits on the board of the Women's Intercultural Network (WIN), a non-profit organization working to connect girls and women across borders.[8] She speaks about the media, women's issues, and progressive politics on panels and at conferences.[6][9] Aguilar is a member of the Native American Journalists Association, San Francisco Women on the Web and Journalism and Women Symposium.[1]

Personal life

Aguilar is a vegan.[10]

References
  1. "Rose Aguilar". Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  2. "Rose Aguilar". KALW. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  3. "The Activist Beat on Bronner's Hemp Arrest Outside of White House". Uprising: Subverting the Airways. June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  4. "The Activist Beat On California Student Protests And Stop Tax Haven Act". National Priorities Project. March 14, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  5. "Red Highways". PoliPointPress. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  6. "About the Summit Speakers and Moderators". International Women's Day Summit & Awards Luncheon. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  7. "Rose Aguilar Biography". Women's Media Center. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  8. "Board of Directors". Women's Intercultural Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  9. "San Francisco Progressives debate "Way Forward" ahead of Obama visit". Bay News Movement. March 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  10. "Rose Aguilar's 'Red Highways'". Daily Kos. December 7, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
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