Ode to the Foghorn: The Sound of the Sea

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2017

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Take a trip around the San Francisco Bay and get to know our local foghorns -- where they are, how they work, who turns them on. Reported by Laura Klivans. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Additional support from Julie Caine, Julia McEvoy, Ethan Lindsey and Howard Gelman. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	A a foggy day in San Francisco.
0:14.0	A guilt-free moment for inside time with a good book and some tea.
0:20.0	What kind did you choose?
0:22.0	I chose Earl Gray. A classic. I went with Ulong.
0:27.0	Now depending on where you live in the Bay Area, a foggy day also means...
0:31.0	Fog horns.
0:34.0	And that's what's driving this week's
0:38.0	listener question.
0:39.0	Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, still family owned, operated, and argued
0:45.8	over.
0:46.8	Explore their brews wherever fine beverages are sold and taste how trailblazing runs in the family.
0:53.0	Visit Sierra Nevada.com to find your new favorite beer today.
0:57.6	Hey, I'm Olivia Alan Price hanging up this week
1:00.0	with reporter Laura Klevens.
1:01.5	Hello.
1:02.4	And this week's question comes from San Francisco residents
1:05.4	Andy McKinnon.
1:06.8	Yeah, that's Andy and Jen Lou.
1:10.2	And the fog horns are a constant part of the soundtrack of their lives.
1:14.7	They live in the sunset near Ocean Beach.
1:17.2	So the question starts with us moving to this neighborhood.
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