Wes "Scoop" Nisker

Wes 'Scoop' Nisker was an award-winning broadcast journalist and commentator, Buddhist meditation teacher, bestselling author, & a standup Dharma comic who has been described (in the New York Times) as “masterful at using humor to lighten the enlightenment journey.” He was a fixture on the San Francisco free-form radio station KSAN in the late 1960s & 1970s, where he coined the catchphrase, “If you don’t like the news, go out and make some of your own,” and was nicknamed “Scoop” by Abbie Hoffman while covering the Chicago Seven Trial. He was later heard regularly on KFOG.

He studied Buddhist meditation for over 5 decades with teachers in Asia & America, & led retreats & workshops in Buddhist Insight Meditation & philosophy at venues internationally, including 30+ years on the Teachers Council at Spirit Rock. He was the founder & co-editor of the Buddhist journal 'Inquiring Mind,' & author of 5 highly acclaimed books, including the enduring classic 'The Essential Crazy Wisdom.'