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"Why I Quit "BLUE MONDAY" & kboo -- Bill Rhoades

During a period of 2009, I had to tape my BLUE MONDAY show because of health issues. On 8/11/09 I received an e-mail from Chris Merrick, stating that I had not read an underwriting announcement for Saturday Market. Any underwriting was normally put in my mailbox and I wo... Read more

Run Like Hell 2011

KBOO is a proud media partner for Terrapin Event's Run Like Hell 2011 When: Saturday October 23rd, 2011   CHECK OUT THE 2011 RUN LIKE HELL VIP EXPERIENCE! FIND OUT MORE HERE! ABOUT THE 2011 RUN LIKE HELL: Run Like Hell is a Halloween-themed rac... Read more

Reggae Runnin's...

while I did not make it to Roseland Grill last night for Abyssinians, Etana & Roots Revealers, the word I received was that the show went off rather well for having only a 7 day promotion campaign My contact at Roseland said there were 150 or more of the faithful in suppor... Read more

New Station Schedule!

Now you can publicize your upcoming shows yourself on the KBOO website! Once you log in, you will see a new option under "create content" in your left sidebar menu called "Program Episode". By clicking on this link, you can submit and upcoming episode of your show.  You w... Read more

Happy Birthday to KBOO! We're releasing a 7"!

KBOO Community Radio was born in June, 1968; a healthy 10 watt baby that would eventually grow up to change the idea of what radio could be: who is on the air, what kind of content is provided to listeners, and how radio waves are valued.KBOO was the local outlet for the... Read more

December 2011 Programming Notes

Portland bassist David Friesen has been hosting Christmas concerts, many with Bay Area pianist and vocalist Jeannie Hoffman, in the Portland area for 37 years.  On 12/7 at 2 p.m. we'll hear some of this music, and hear this year's schedule and band makeup from David. After, ... Read more

rise when the rooster crows

guest blog by henry & moggy with Miz Kitty sittin' in   Border Line - David Francey; these first 5 were selected & played by Portland's & KBOO's own Miz Kitty from her own personal library.   Honey It's Tight Like That - Tampa Red   Come Here Ma'am Look at Sam - Chirps Smith... Read more

Young Women’s Equity Project at KBOO

The Portland Tribune has posted an article on the Young Women's Equity Project that we have been working with: It can be pretty daunting for a teenage refugee girl from a different country to talk with a stranger on the street. But it has become second nature to five girl... Read more

Help Wanted: Station Manager

KBOO is seeking a Station Manager to lead a dynamic 45 year old non-commercial, community radio station. KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland, Oregon was established in 1968 as one of the first listener supported radio stations in the U.S. The KBOO Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit... Read more

kiss me deadly

Kiss Me Deadly will be playing this coming weekend (April 28th & 29th) as part of the Northwest Film Center’s Film Noir series, “Killer Ladies.” In the 1940s and 50s, Film Noir combined the grim vision of the American hard-boiled detective novel with the dramatic ca... Read more