Spence Whitney

I'm excited to announce that I will be a Digital Editor with @KQEDnews. I can't wait to see what this new chapter brings and work with some amazing people.

Thanks to @KQED reporter @SpenceWhitney for an insightful report on how Oakland will become the first major school district in the U.S. with 100% EVs and V2G technology: kqed.org/news/11988654/… #studenttransportation #EVs

🎙️ ON AIR: We hear from @KQEDarts's @nananastia, @OGpenn, @alan_chazaro and rapper @its_aft about their favorite albums of 2023 from Bay Area artists you need to have on your playlist. ❓Who was your favorite Bay Area musician in 2023? 📻 Listen: kqed.org/forum/20101018…

'The Boondocks' is headed to Oakland this Sunday for the 7th annual @afrocomiccon celebration. The event will feature a panel with Gary Anthony Williams, who voiced Uncle Ruckus, and 'The Boondocks' screenwriter and producer @TheRodneyBarnes kqed.org/arts/13934652/…

Protesters gathered yesterday to demand safe streets during a rally on 4th and King streets in San Francisco, after a driver at the intersection killed a 4-year-old girl last week. My latest on @KQEDnews: kqed.org/news/11958918/…

last year, I reported the story of several farmworkers who experienced retaliation after reporting unsafe labor conditions at a recognized Sonoma County winery but now, the group will receive $328,077 from their former employer after a state investigation kqed.org/news/11956413/…

Important reporting from @SpenceWhitney on Russell City: kqed.org/news/11897843/…

Months after a devastating fire all but demolished Oakland’s First African Methodist Episcopal Church, the congregation of some 200 members has found a new temporary home at a community events space in an iconic downtown office building. kqed.org/news/11952572/…

Some five months after the 165-year-old church all but burned to the ground, the FAME congregation is moving temporarily to a community space in the Uptown Station in downtown Oakland. Check out my latest @KQEDnews story: kqed.org/news/11952572/…

@natelege_ @RyanC_Hamilton Happy Birthday!

Today is my 34th! On staycation mode. About to demolish some ackee & saltfish and dumpling and enjoy the day (and weekend). ✨ 📸 @RyanC_Hamilton

On Sunday morning, fans of the Oakland High School boys varsity basketball team and Oakland Technical High School's girls varsity basketball teams filled the streets at a downtown parade and rally to celebrate both teams winning state championships. kqed.org/news/11946523

Happy for Sacramento’s feel good season but the vibe of that crowd was disappointing to see in a city that is billed as “the most diverse in the country.” Spoke my piece as someone who has been kicked out of white-majority spaces before: kqed.org/arts/13927874/…

Oakland’s First African Methodist Episcopal Church, known as FAME, has been helping out the community since 1858. But after disaster struck in February, it's FAME's turn to be on the receiving end of support. kqed.org/news/11943566/…

Leon & Wanda should’ve just stayed in Ghana. #Snowfallfx

Elgin Nelson, Williamena Kwapo and Richard Tzul (‘23) getting ready to host "Afro-Latinx Voices", a panel discussion about the Afro-Latinx diaspora, anti-Black racism within the Latinx community and the lack of Afro-Latinos in newsrooms. Sponsored by @nabjucb & @NAHJ_UCB.