Hank Hadley

Hank Hadley has worked as KCBX's Operations Manager since 1988. For his first nine years at KCBX he was the local host of NPR's Morning Edition, arriving at the station weekday mornings at 5:30. Each morning when the alarm went off, a mighty struggle took place pitting the joy of sleep against the love of the job. The job almost always won out. Since 1997 hank has been sleeping in. That's when he became the local host of All Things Considered.

Hank's position has evolved as technology has advanced over the years. When he started, audio editing was done on reels of audio tape with a grease pencil and a razor blade.  Now he works with digital sound files and a computer. Hank's current duties include programming the station's computer automation system, creating the daily program logs, changing light bulbs, on-air work, and pretty much whatever else needs doing. He enjoys being mostly behind the scenes, but does enjoy letting a bit of his personality come through on the radio during KCBX semi-annual pledge drives.

Hank attended college at the University of the Pacific, in Stockton where he first fell in love with public radio — initially as a phone answerer for the college station's pledge drive, then working his way into the production department, and finally becoming an announcer for their morning classical music program.

You can reach Hank at hank@kcbx.org.