BOUNCE | Valkyries Finals Watch Party
Date and Time
- Thursday, Oct 29, 2026 5pm - 8pm
Location
KALW
220 Montgomery St
Details
Watch the Valkyries in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals with the team from BOUNCE with free food from Joyride Pizza at halftime! Bring your friends, meet fellow fans, and sound off at the breaks about why the Valkyries matter to you and our community. Come at 4:30 for the pre-party, the Made in This Place art show, and drinks for donation.
This Month's Hosts
Ben Trefny, BOUNCE executive producer, has been part of the KALW family since 2004. As Executive News Editor and then News Director, he helped our news department win numerous regional and national awards for long- and short-form journalism. He also helped create numerous training programs — for teenagers, incarcerated people, and early-career journalists — and have taught hundreds of audio producers. He served as interim Executive Director for nearly two years.
His work is currently focused on creating original live events, programming, and building partnerships with like-minded organizations. He oversees KALW’s community space at 220 Montgomery Street in downtown San Francisco where he organizes town hall conversations, film screenings, literature readings, concerts, and fundraisers. He also curates the 111 Minna Street stage for Downtown First Thursdays.
About BOUNCE
"BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports" is a sound-rich, timely, weekly podcast. It follows the nationally award-winning "BOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in Oakland." It's tracing the origin and evolution of Ballhalla as it unfolds in real time. It also includes features contextualizing this historical moment in women's sports and what it means to people in the Bay Area.
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