Wes Nisker

Wes ("Scoop") Nisker (born 1942) is an author, radio commentator, comedian, and Buddhist meditation instructor.[1] Nisker is a longtime fixture on San Francisco radio station KFOG. He has become well-known for the catchphrase, "If you don't like the news ... go out and make some of your own," which he used as the title for a 1994 book.[2] He and his books have been covered in various publications of record.[3][4][5] He is the founder and co-editor of the international Theravada Buddhist journal “Inquiring Mind."[6] He is one of the regular teachers at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County, California.[6]

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  1. ^ Garfinkel, Perry (2 September 2003). "Joke's Not Funny? Blame It on Buddha". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01E5DD1538F931A3575AC0A9659C8B63. Retrieved 13 February 2009. 
  2. ^ Berger, Kevin (7 February 1995). "A liberal Scoop of wit and sanity: KFOG newscaster sounds more radical than ever". The San Francisco Examiner. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1995/02/07/STYLE11467.dtl. Retrieved 13 February 2009. 
  3. ^ Heilig, Steve (13 April 2003). "Q & A: Wes "Scoop" Nisker: Keeping the faith in more ways than one". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/04/13/RV64051.DTL. Retrieved 13 February 2009. 
  4. ^ Gach, Gary (6 December 1998). "What Would the Buddha Say to Darwin?". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1998/12/06/RV19526.DTL. Retrieved 13 February 2009. 
  5. ^ Spayde, Jon (May/June 2002). "Road-Testing Crazy Wisdom: Learn how to harness own crazy wisdom". The Utne Reader. http://www.utne.com/2002-05-01/Road-TestingCrazyWisdom.aspx. Retrieved 13 February 2009. 
  6. ^ a b Spirit Rock Teachers: Wes Nisker