About Francisco Kilgore

I believe that everyone has a story, and that every story is interesting if you ask the right questions. Through my radio show, Hello Sonoma!, I created 100 hour-long weekly radio episodes exploring this principle, researching and interviewing people in eight countries.

At Columbia Journalism School, my masters project was about how long it takes to be a New Yorker, which was published on Untapped New York.

Before journalism, I worked to develop and augment services for community members experiencing homelessness for the county and city of Sonoma in California.

I’ve also:
- worked as a ranch hand in Wyoming
- translated at the 2016 Rio Olympics
- traveled 4,500 miles by rail in the US & Europe to interview people and tell their stories

In 2023, Francisco was featured on KQED’s show called perspectives which aired throughout the Bay Area. Click the button below to listen to the broadcast.