Kevin’s legacy is solidified as a media pioneer in what we call The Bay Area Style of Journalism, an early ancestor of citizen journalism that combined multimedia storytelling and activism with the emerging technological tools of the 21st century. Kevin’s contribution to this model was that he was among the first to encourage the use of internet-based media platforms to bypass traditional news outlets.

He often said that “protests are corny,” and that the future of activism and organizing was a convergence of media, networking, technology and communications. The Black Lives Matter and Me Too movements are recent examples of this vision come to fruition, years later.

Kevin was a teacher, an activist and multimedia visionary. He was a mentor to hundreds of young writers, filmmakers, artists and photographers finding their way, many of whom have gone on to great success, and many of whom are now staff and contributors at Kwest On Media.

There will never be another. Thank you for everything, Kev. The mission continues.