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‘First Lady of Native Radio’ Peggy Berryhill on the Voices of Gualala

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News, Politics, News Commentary

4.2726 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Owner and manager of KGUA in Gualala, California, Peggy Berryhill has been described as “The First Lady of Native Radio.” As the host of KGUA’s flagship program “Peggy’s Place,” Berryhill spotlights community members: its artists, librarians and lighthouse operator. Part of the Muscogee Nation, Berryhill has worked over her more than four decades-long career to push back on Native stereotypes in mainstream coverage and has collected and preserved hundreds of hours of interviews with Native community members. She joins us on this episode of Forum to discuss the importance of community radio and of hearing Native voices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED. Welcome back to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.

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Kind of a fun moment here. I'm actually coming to you broadcasting live this morning from KGUA in Guilala, California, right on the Mendocino side of the Sonoma Mendo border.

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And I'm joined by the owner and manager

1:28.9

of KGUA, Peggy Berryhill, who's been described as the first lady of Native Radio, as the host of

1:35.8

KGUA's flagship program, Peggy's Place.

1:38.5

Berryhill spotlights community members, artists, fishermen, librarians, lighthouse operator.

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Part of the Muskogee Nation,

1:46.5

Barry Hill has worked over her more than four decades-long career

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to push back on native stereotypes and mainstream coverage

1:51.6

and has collected and preserved hundreds of hours of interviews

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