Forum is a two-hour live call-in radio program produced by KQED-FM, presenting discussions of local, state, national and international issues, and in-depth interviews. The program began in 1990 as a politics-oriented talk show, created and hosted by Kevin Pursglove.[1] From 1993 to 2021, it was hosted by scholar, author, professor, and former KGO Radio host Michael Krasny, who broadened the program's scope to a cross-section of current events.[2][3] After hosting the show for nearly 30 years, Krasny announced his retirement effective February 2021.[4] A number of guests hosted the show in the months following, before Alexis Madrigal was selected as the new co-host along with Mina Kim, who had already held that post since July 2020. [5][6]
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| Genre | Talk radio |
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| Running time | ca. 105 min. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | KQED-FM |
| Syndicates | KQED-FM Sirius Satellite Radio |
| Hosted by | Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal |
| Created by | Kevin Pursglove |
| Produced by | Judy Campbell Tina Laurberg Irene Noguchi |
| Senior editor(s) | Daniel Zoll |
| Recording studio | San Francisco, California |
| Original release | 1990 – present |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Opening theme | "Peter Pan" by Mike Marshall |
| Website | www |
| Podcast | KQED Podcasts |
The format of Forum varies from show to show, but generally involves an in-person interview followed by public Q&A via phone or email with one or more subjects, often nationally prominent authors and scholars.[7] The program airs for two hours on weekday mornings, with an hour repeated in the evening.