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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

11th Annual Village Building Convergence

KBOO is a proud sponsor for CityRepair's 11th Annual Village Building Convergence This year's theme is Urban Alchemy - Transforming Spaces into Places May 27th - June 5th 11th Annual VBC in brief: We will come together to create benches, community kiosks, gardens, street... Read more

KBOO Outreach

Hey KBOO members, listeners and volunteers do you like to throw parties or events? Are you familiar with photoshop,, stage design, social networking, audio or video production? We need you. KBOO is reforming the Outreach Committee in an effort to better serve our communi... 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

Remix Colbert Contest!

Recently, digital rights champion Lawrence Lessig appeared on the Colbert Report to discuss copyright issues.  .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b... 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

Stay in the KNOW with "Paula's Picks"!

Find "Paula's Picks" on Twitter: http://twitter.com/PaulasPicks Find "Paula's Picks" on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paulas-Picks/272737117460 Have other ideas of where Paula the Small should be found? Leave a comment. And as always, listen to "Paula's Picks" every ... Read more

Volunteer Spotlight on Shay Wright and Chris Andreae

Shay WrightShay has been a big part of KBOO's news and outreach teams since since getting involved with KBOO in 2010. After taking classes in audio production, she remembers her first job as a volunteer was recording a story about logging in Eastern Oregon, to be aired d... 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

KBOO Raises Over $10,000 for Haiti

On February 18th, 2010, KBOO Community Radio in Portland, OR dedicated 13 hours of airtime to fundraise for Haiti relief efforts, due to a rare FCC waiver that allowed us to fundraise for organizations on-air. The last time the FCC allowed this was after Hurricane Katrin... Read more