The Pacifica Foundation was launched by Lew Hill, Eleanor McKinney and a small group of collegues from the Bay Area in 1946. It was ground breaking project, advocating freedom of speech, and grew into a network of five radio stations, KPFA, KPFK, WBAI, WPFW and KPFT.

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The purpose of this webpage is to share historical documents on Pacifica Foundation. Many of the files and photos contained within are from the Lew Hill Project of the Lasiewicz Foundation, a California non-profit 501c3. This project was launched in 2002 for the purposes of locating, preserving and protecting historical and corporate documents of the Pacifica Foundation. It is one of many Pacifica collections in the United States. Persons who wish to contribute documents and share historical information are free to add their items to this website.

For information on the national Pacifica Radio Archives and their ongoing work to preserve the historic broadcasts and records of the organization, contact Brian DeShazor at the Pacifica Radio Archives at (818) 506-1077, or visit them on the web at http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org

Featured graphic: Hallock Hoffman (President, Pacifica Foundation), Stu Cooney, Ph.D. (Board member), and Lloyd Smith (Chairman of the Board). On the right page is Elliott Mintz at a love-in ("Elliot Mintz Looking In Program",) Peter Bergman ("Radio Free Oz") and David Ossman (Drama and Literature Director) during the first on-air KPFK Marathon. These photos are from the 1967 book on KPFK/Pacifica "Dallas in Wonderland" by early KPFK GM, Paul Dallas.