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86-89--CALL--emails contained audio files of readings going out to musicians & audio artists--email list only

These emails available only to those on email list. Sorry. But you will be hearing them, finished, on the air during festival. Read more

10/25 Amy Goodman, "The Silenced Majority Tour"

KBOO presents The Silenced Majority Tour A Lecture by Amy Goodman with an introduction by Denis Moynihan When: Thursday, October 25th VIP reception 6-7pm Talk & book signing ... Read more

for the Old Mole Variety Hour, June 8, 2009 The funeral this weekend of Dr. George Tiller attracted hundreds of mourners, honoring the memory of one of the very small number of doctors providing late term abortions in the US, a man whose clinic motto was "Trust women." Me... Read more

Rest in Peace, Lloyde Livingstone and Marty Soehrman

We are very sorry to announce the passing of two KBOO volunteers: Lloyde Livingstone and Marty Soehrman. Lloyde Livingstone, the co-founder of KBOO, has died. She came to Portland as a teenager, entering Lincoln High School as a junior. By the next year, she won the com... Read more

The BOO sent me to the Untied States Social Justice Forum, and I got an amazing tee shirt!

Thank you KBOO board members for having the fore sight to send someone (lucky me) to the USSJFSJ. From the momont I stepped into Adam Carparelli's car until three days later when I wave goodbye to Michael (Strike Debt Willson's house, he so generously gave to the for o... Read more

Some of my KBOO's 40th birthday street party pictures

Here's some of my pictures from the big fracas on Friday night. More at the KBOO Flickr pool.If you took some pictures and have a Flickr account (or want one), why not add yours to the KBOO pool? Read more

Donations Are Down, But Nonprofit CEO Pay Goes Up

Despite donations to nonprofits dropping amid the American recession, salaries for nonprofit CEOs are on the rise, and expected to rise even more in 2011. The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that 31 percent of nonprofit organizations gave a pay increase to their exec... Read more

Programming Volunteer Spotlight: DON MERRILL

Don Merrill is a relatively new volunteer here at KBOO, and has been on the air mostly as a news reporter. However, he’s also taken it upon himself to do a web only show called “The Talk”, where he interviews some of the more famous people who request air time on KBOO, a... Read more

How do we build an economy that's green AND fair?

From the White House to City Hall, everyone's talking about making the transition to a new green economy. But how do we make sure this new economy doesn't perpetuate the disparities of the old one? Can we make the shift without making things even worse for those already... Read more