Wes Nisker (born 1942) is an author, radio

Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...

 commentator, comedian

Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...

, and Buddhist meditation instructor.
Nisker is a longtime fixture on San Francisco radio station KFOG

KFOG

KFOG is an FM radio station in San Francisco, California, broadcasting on 104.5 and sister station KFFG 97.7 FM MHz. The 97.7 transmitter is located near Cupertino, California, and it is a simulcast of 104.5 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.
He and his books have been covered in various publications of record. He is the founder and co-editor of the international Theravada Buddhist

Theravada

Theravada ; literally, "the Teaching of the Elders" or "the Ancient Teaching", is the oldest surviving Buddhist school. It was founded in India...

 journal “Inquiring Mind." He is one of the regular teachers at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

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