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112--NEWS/CALL--VIDEO--Emergency Alert to artists working in VIDEO

Hi Gang, Bill Dodge, who is coordinating our audio/video simulcast, has suffered a double whammy of computer break-down and family crisis. If you are a participant who has entered (or planned to) your work on video for the simulcast you will need to contact Bill by phone... Read more

Films opening today (11/19/10) or soon

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Director: David Yates With: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, etc. Two of my favorite recent book series, Harry Potter and the Dragon Tattoo books, have been accused of padding out the story with irrelevancies, repet... Read more

New Jazz for the KBOO Library, May 31, 2012

KBOO Jazz Tracking 5/31/12 Julie Andrews/Carol Burnett            CBS TV Specials        Masterworks/Brodwy Lakecia Benjamin                Retox                Motema Kris Berg                    This Time/Last Yr        Mama Rec The Cookers                    Believ... Read more

Race and Recession

  The current recession is not an equal opportunity crisis. People of color are experiencing job loss, foreclosures and lack of healthcare at alarmingly higher rates than white Americans. These disparities are not a coincidence but rather the result of struc... Read more

Bike In Movie

KBOO is a sponsor for Hawthorne Hostel's Bike In Movie Event Date and Time: 3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd Saturday, August 20, 2011 6:00pm to 10:00pm Every year since 2004 the HI- Oregon Council’s Portland Hawthorne Hostel hosts a unique celebration of the wonders of bicycles with... Read more

2015 Artist in Residence Applications Available

The KBOO Community Radio Artist In Residence Program assists artists working creatively with sound. Every year, one artist or one collaborative group of artists will be awarded twenty hours of studio recording and production time with a KBOO Mixologist in order to create... Read more

Just voted!

 Just dropped off the ol' ballot. It feels pretty good. It's hard to believe that this interminable election campaign (far, far too long) is nearly over. It's hard, too, to untie all the emotions that are bound up with it, at least for me. For those of you who listen to th... Read more

KBOO Board Seeking to Appoint Secretary

Can you type without looking at your fingers? Do you feel strongly about KBOO's survival for years to come? The KBOO Board may just be the opportunity you're looking for! KBOO is interested in recruiting an individual who could serve as Secretary to the Board of Director... Read more

Calendar of Poetry Events and Readings

Soapstone Calendar of Literary Events and Readings-- Updated Every Two weeks   Soapstone compiles a rich and detailed  literary announcement list, and Ruth Gundle, co-founder of Soapstone and publisher of Eighth Mountain Press, has agreed to allow the Soapstone listings to... Read more

Redneck America

 Those of you who have listened to the show for awhile now know that I have made intermittent attempts to expose our listeners to the conservative psyche, and, in particular, those who get paid to espouse and minister to it. These attempts have met with a mixed response,... Read more