Radio Ahead Special Programming

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Chart a course for engaging radio in our “Radio Ahead” special programming season! Choose your own adventure amongst our plethora of specials ranging from enlightening interviews, to compelling talk radio, to dynamic music of all genres. 

KBOO’s DJs are bringing you the very best of independent, grassroots Portland radio in special episodes spanning 6+ programming events, starting with Black History and Future Month in February and ending with our Earth Day Marathon in April. Check out our list of specials below, and explore our archives to check out episodes you missed!

2026 Lineup:

Black History and Future Month Specials

International Women's Day Marathon / Women's History Month Specials

Metal Marathon

Bluegrass Marathon

Cesar Chavez Day Specials

Earth Day Specials 

 

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Celebrating IWD

Airs at: Sat, 03/07/2026 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
To celebrate International Women's Day weekend, tune in to the Motif for a conversation with three extraordinary women about their respective work. Ms Meera Norris 4:30 pm (shares work as curator, producer of art show, gallery exhibits, aesthetics as change agent) Mad... Read more

Black Women Making History Without Fear with Dr. Keisha Blain

Airs at: Sat, 03/07/2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
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Transgender Women are Women

Airs at: Sat, 03/07/2026 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
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  This International Women’s Day, Transpositive PDX will explore a timely affirmation: transgender women are women. As communities around the world celebrate the achievements of women and continue the fight for gender equality, today's program centers the voices and exp... Read more

Motherhood, Incarceration and Stepping into Power: The Family Preservation Project

Airs at: Sat, 03/07/2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  On this International Women's Day Special, KBOO's Anna Wilcox speaks with mothers from The Family Preservation Project about their organization and the Day of Empathy.  FPP strengthens families and communities by assisting incarcerated women as they become rooted in ... Read more

Women of the True Vine: A Celebration of Women in Bluegrass Music

Airs at: Sat, 03/07/2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
  Celebrate International Women’s Day with a special edition of Music from the True Vine on KBOO Portland 90.7 fm. Hosted by Melissa, one half of the Banjo Sisters, Women from the True Vine: A Celebration of Women in Bluegrass Music shines a spotlight women in bluegrass... Read more

Honoring Influential Women in Country Music History

Airs at: Sat, 03/07/2026 at 6:00am - 9:00am
  The first two hours of Swing ’n’ Country on Saturday, March 7, 2026 will be a celebration of International Women’s Day. Graham and Robert Parish will be featuring music from strong and influential women in country music.  From Kitty Wells to Alison Krauss…From Patsy ... Read more

Pastures of Plenty March 4, 2026 Women's History Month Special

Airs at: Wed, 03/04/2026 at 5:30am - 7:00am
March is Women’s History Month, so the March 4 Pastures of Plenty show on KBOO features songs of women’s struggles and stories as sung by some great women artists. We’ll hear from the pioneering women blues artists from the dawn of the recorded music era and their desce... Read more

Music of the Civil Rights Movement

Airs at: Fri, 02/27/2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
I am Don Jacobson, one of the hosts to Movin' On, Friday, from noon news to 1:30 pm. This Friday I am presenting Music of the Civil Rights Movement and related music. From the Montgomery High School Trio to Rhiannon Giddens we will hear the music that supported an inspir... Read more

Sidney Morrison, author of Frederick Douglass: A Novel (re-broadcast)

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
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On today’s show, we celebrate Black History Month with a rebroadcast of our interview with Sidney Morrison, author of Frederick Douglass: A Novel from Portland’s Hawthorne Books. Sidney’s book is historical fiction at its most engaging, enlightening, and inspiring, about... Read more

Black History Month presentation

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Melba Liston was the only woman horn player to perform with leading jazz groups during the 1940s and 1950s. She was also a prominant composer and music educator.   JJ Johnson was known as the first jazz trombonist to successfully adapt his instrument to bebop in the 1940... Read more