 dennis bernstein is an american producer and co-host of the radio news program, flashpoints radio on pacifica radio. flashpoints originates from pacifica radio's flagship radio station, kpfa, listener-sponsored, noncommercial fm radio that is also carried on the internet. == stopping the sale of two radio stations == bernstein was arrested on july 13, 1999 after airing a report on flashpoints revealing that a new board had been considering the sale of kpfa and pacifica's sister station wbai in new york city. four hours after the broadcast, and after a talk with then berkeley chief of police, butler yeats, bernstein was arrested. it is unclear what bernstein was charged with and what was the outcome of that case. cynthia cotts, the media reporter at the village voice described the dispute with mary frances berry who then chaired the pacifica national board. kpfa supporters alice walker, the late june jordan, joan baez, michael franti, michael moore, the late grace paley, united farm workers of america founder dolores huerta, ani difranco, and others rallied to oppose the sale of the listener-supported radio stations. kpfa listener-members removed the board that had considered the sale and the two radio stations were not sold. ==poet== bernstein writes poetry, which has appeared in the texas observer, the progressive, zzyzyva, and the new york quarterly''. bernstein's poem, getting tough, appeared in the new york quarterly best-of anthology, issue 26, edited by william packard. bernstein worked with packard to record most of packard's plays, including ty cobb. bernstein also worked closely with the late poet and biographer muriel rukeyser. bernstein founded the muriel rukeyser center for the arts in the park slope section of brooklyn, new york a place where rukeyser said people had âthe opportunity to experience the arts where they live and work.â in this context, bernstein also aired the muriel rukeyser reading series, on the air, which featured interviews with rukeyser, robert bly, grace paley, denise levertov, audre lorde, quincy troupe, and gregory orr. bernstein also produced a series of portrait documentaries of poets including packard and rukeyser for the new letters on the air national radi
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