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First Voices Radio added to regular schedule

Big announcement for our morning public affairs listeners: First Voices Radio has been added to our regular programming schedule and will air every Monday from 11am-12pm beginning Monday, June 10. First Voices Radio (formerly First Voices Indigenous Radio) — the first Indi... Read more

KBOO Joins SE Portland's First Friday Art Walk

Come out to KBOO's first ever Frist Friday Art Walk Event on June 7th from 6 to 9 pm.   The First Friday Art Walk is in Portland’s vibrant east side Arts District and is the gateway into Portland’s thriving arts culture, including more than 23 independent galleries. You c... Read more

The 32nd Annual WATERFRONT BLUES FESTIVAL 2019

  The Waterfront Blues Festival is the largest celebration of blues, soul, funk, and rhythm & blues west of the Mississippi. Join us for a long weekend filled with amazing performances across four stages, food, vendors, river boat cruises, and more! All 4-day pa... Read more

KBOOs 51st Birthday Party and Birthday Cake Potluck

Join us on Sunday June 2nd from 2-4pm at KBOO Community Radio 20 SE 8th Avenue for our 51st Birthday Party! It's a BIRTHDAY CAKE POTLUCK, so bring the cake you want to eat in this world, and come celebrate with music, fun, station tours, casual converstation, and Birthday ... Read more

The 2nd ARCHIVAL DATABASE EDIT-a-Thon and Party!

Reunite with old news and public affairs programming here at KBOO! Please join us on Saturday, April 27th, 2019 to reminisce with current & past volunteers while we add missing information to the KBOO archives memory bank! We'll be here working on the archive from 10am to 4... Read more

2019 Spring News and Public Affairs Day

It's membership drive time which means it's time for another News and Public Affairs Day! News and PA day only happens a couple times a year and it's one of our favorite's here at KBOO. Programming from 7am-8pm will be featuring interviews and speakers that highlight the in... Read more

The Truth ... As B.B. Saw It

Produced for Film at 11
  Henri-Georges Clouzot wasn’t so easy to get along with but he often brought out the best in his actors (Jeanne Moreau, Yves Montand), and especially from Brigitte Bardot, in his film La vérité from 1960. In the form of a courtroom murder case,  La vérité is at root one o... Read more

TONIGHT on Threshold Shift--Insectuality 2: Ultrasonic Bugaloo

Produced for Threshold Shift
Tonight from 12:00-3:00 AM Bill McQuay of Ecolocation Sound and NPR will be guest hosting and presenting the final installment of his and researchers Drs. Laurel Symes and Hannah ter Hofstede's recent field recordings from Barro Colorado, Panama.  Thrill to the ultrasonic ... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Stephen Fowler on Restorative Justice

Produced for News In Depth
Our In Depth guest today is Stephen Fowler of Resolutions Northwest. Stephen talks about Resolutions Northwest's upcoming workshop on Trauma, Resiliency and Restorative Justice. The workshop takes place Monday, April 15th from 9am to 4 pm at the Northwest Health Foundation ... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library March 18, 2019

CDs       Baby Fuzz Plastic Paradise Self Released Alt Rock Bad Bad Hats Lightning Round Afternoon Alt Rock Beirut Gallipoli 4AD Alt Rock Better Oblivion Community Center Better Oblivion Community Cente... Read more