Honoring Gina Hotta    Gina Hotta, collegue, friend, passed away on 9.29.09Her spirit lives on and her work endures!   Longtime KPFA producer Gina Haruko Hotta died early on the morning of September 29th of a heart attack at the age of 56. Gina was an award winning documentary producer and  executive producer of KPFA's weekly program APEX Express which airs Thursdays at 7 p.m.  She  won awards from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters and the Asian American Journalists Association. Gina was a recording studio supervisor at the UC Berkeley Language Lab. She collapsed at a union meeting at UC Berkeley last night which had been called to discuss the next steps following last Thursday's walkout by thousands of UC students, faculty and staff. Gina leaves behind her husband Michael Yoshida, KPFA's Operations Director.        Apex Express website  You can listen to Apex Express Oct 1 Tribute show dedicated to Gina at www.firstvoicemap.orgA public celebration of the life of Gina Hotta will be held on October 25 from 5-7pm, with a reception following.  We will gather at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th street 2nd floor, in the Pacific Renaissance Plaza.  If you are interested in sharing your memories or music, please contact us by Friday, October 16.You can contribute photos or other small items to the Community Altar, or an appetizer for the reception.Folks are also encouraged to bring cranes to add to our 1,000 cranes installation in honor of Gina's legacy.Contact:  Apex@kpfa.org510-848-6767 x 464 www.apexexpress.orgpast program list: www.apexexpress.wordpress.com    For more information and to post memories and condolences go to:  www.firstvoicemap.org