Hana Baba
News Reporter/Host, CrosscurrentsHana Baba is an award-winning radio journalist and host of "Crosscurrents," the daily newsmagazine on NPR member station KALW Public Radio in San Francisco. She is also co-host/co-producer of The Stoop podcast, telling stories from across the Black Diaspora.
A Sudanese American, she enjoys exploring intersectionality and the richness of diaspora and immigrant community experiences in the Bay Area and beyond. Her work also appears on NPR, PRX, BBC, CBC, and others, and she has interviewed personalities like Levar Burton, Jimmy Carter, Stacey Abrams, and more.
Her work has won awards by the National Association of Black Journalists , the San Francisco Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Religion News Association, she is a Webby honoree, and more.
When she's not on the air, Hana speaks and consults with communities on how to enter media fields to affect change in current media narratives about African, Arab and Muslim communities. For this work, she was named a Bay Area African Cultural Icon by the California Legislature.
She also teaches radio journalism, lectures at Bay Area colleges, and is a voice and narration expert.
You can hear her on museum audio tours at SFMOMA, the De Young Museum, and The Legion of Honors.
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CrosscurrentsToday, we hear an excerpt from the first episode of the new season of "The Nocturnists" and meet Doctor Emily Silverman, the founder and host of the series. -
CrosscurrentsCiiku N’dungu Case is the founder of Cheza Nami, an East Bay based organization that spreads awareness of African cultures in schools through music and dance. Now she is out with a new children’s book called "Wanjiku, Child of Mine." It's about a little girl who grows up in Kenya… -
CrosscurrentsThere are roughly 1000 small businesses that call San Francisco’s Chinatown home. To help us understand how the tariffs are threatening the whole neighborhood, I spoke with the President of the city's Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Donald Luu. -
CrosscurrentsSince the Trump administration put a hold on funding for climate programs back in January, federal support for a wide range of climate related projects has been thrown into question. -
CrosscurrentsToday, we hear from Greg Eskridge, Uncuffed’s first Leadership Fellow and the host of the show. And Greg is joined by Kelly McEvers, the Storytelling Lead Teacher for Uncuffed’s expansion into the California Institution for Women. -
CrosscurrentsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer celebrated worldwide. Her first novel in 12 years is out now. "Dream Count" is a story that follows a Nigerian woman in America. -
CrosscurrentsThe Bay Area is no stranger to “Superfund Sites.” Toxic areas in need of extensive and careful clean up. Recent reporting has showed that it often takes longer to clean sites located within communities of color. -
CrosscurrentsIn Muslim countries Ramadan is the heartbeat for the whole month. Cafes and restaurants stay open late to accommodate the fasting schedule. But here in the Bay Area, it’s not like that. And if you wanted to know which spots are open late, one place you go to is the HalalFest website. -
CrosscurrentsEvery Wednesday at 4pm Jeneé will deliver intimate, rich interviews with Bay Area artists, and the outside talent who are coming through the Bay for shows and performances. -
CrosscurrentsDating apps are now the most popular way to meet a potential partner. But some people lament that the apps have made it harder to meet people in real life. There are concerns about privacy. And then there’s safety.
