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“Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry

Nothing Is More Precious Than…derives from a quotation of Ho Chi Minh—“Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom,” and reflects one of the main anti-imperialist messages of this news program. The program was produced, from 1973­–1976, by Claude Marks and Nancy Barrett, was one-hour-long, and ran weekly on Saturday evenings on KPFA-FM. A number of other producers contributed to the program, notably Mark Schwartz, who did consistent and excellent reportage on the rising prison movement. The content includes extensive coverage of Indochina, reports from Havana by Lincoln Bergman from 1973-4, in-depth coverage of the fascist coup in Chile, of the American Indian and Black liberation movements, defense of political prisoners, women’s and gay/lesbian liberation, Puerto Rico, Southern Africa, and a wide diversity of struggles and events in the Bay Area and nationwide, along with music and poetry reflective of the times.

Documents

Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 6/22/1974Call Number: NI 033Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy Barrett, Camomile, with thanks to Jeff Sokolow, Michael, Rene FrappierProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Opens with international news, Vietnam, then Africa, Zimbabwe, then report on demonstrations against Chilean ship arriving in San Francisco, Gay Pride Day events, bombings of Chicano activists in Boulder, Colorado, shooting of Union City police chief, imprisonment of Will Lewis, KPFK station manager for refusing to turn over tapes from SLA and Weather Underground that came to the station, Attica legal defense and San Quentin 6 civil suit against the state prison system.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 2/28/1976Call Number: NI 102Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks with Mark SchwartzProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
This is the last Nothing Is More Precious Than program (after a month KPFA Marathon) a new show, Freedom Is a Constant Struggle begins. This program is in indictment of the war crimes of the US Empire, with numerous actualities from many movements, national and international. Includes music and poetry.