COVID19

Roads to Portland Parks close to support social distancing

Airs at: Thu, 03/26/2020 at 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

Portland Parks and Recreation closed several parks to vehicle traffic Thursday, to help promote safe social distancing practices and discourage overcrowding. The parks themselves however, are still open to the public. KBOO's Annette Newell talked to Portland Parks and ... Read more

News from the BOO: Our partial station shutdown and a thank you to our supporters

Airs at: Wed, 03/25/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News from the BOO

Transcription: “Good evening. You’re listening to News from the Boo here on your community radio station, KBOO Portland. I am your host Jenna Yokoyama, recording from my closet and on my cell phone. I am also one of your interim station co-managers. I hope you’re al... Read more

Ep 102. It Takes A Village To Be Alone Together

Airs at: Tue, 03/24/2020 at 12:30pm - Thu, 04/30/2020 at 3:30pm

Produced for: Village Vibes Podcast

It Takes a Village to Be Alone Together The Rona won’t hold us back biiiiiiiitch! Coming to u live from VVP Headquarters, with our bestest content for you, the people, because you have fuckin time this week to listen to this damn episode (and because you deserve it). We... Read more

Daily News Headlines

Buscando America on 03/24/20

Airs at: Tue, 03/24/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

Escucha a Maru Mora Villalpando de la Resistencia sobre la situación actual en el Centro de Detención de Tacoma WA. Desde Washington DC, Javier Sierra habla sobre la pandemia del COVID19 en la costa este y el mundo. En Pateando Piedras, la Asamblea de Chilenes en Chiap... Read more

Economist Dean Baker on the Republican attempt to create a corporate slush fund in response to COVID19

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2020 at 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

As federal lawmakers approach a deal on a COVID-19 relief package, a $500 billion slush fund that could benefit President Trump and his family. Dean Baker is co-founder and senior economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research and just co-wrote the piece "... Read more

COVID-19: An Epidemiologist's View

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

As the CoronaVirus pandemic transforms our increasingly surreal reality, there is much confusion, misinformation and abject fear that gets in the way of seriously tackling this crisis. Of course the Confuser-in-Chief is a primary culprit in spreading dangerous misconcept... Read more

Noticias en español 03/23/2020

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2020 at 12:00pm - 12:15pm

Produced for: Noticias en español

Breve Informativo de las últimas noticias locales, nacionales e internacionales sobre el COVID-19, relevantes para la comunidad latina de Oregon. La gobernadora de Oregon, Kate Brown dictó el domingo 22 de marzo del este año, una orden ejecutiva que pone fin temporalmen... Read more

Noticias en español

Tenemos noticias al aire en español sobre el #COVID19, y otras noticias relevantes para la comunidad, de lunes a viernes y el domingo al mediodía. Sintonice KBOO en el 90. 7 FM y visite nuestro sitio web para escuchar y descargar las noticias. Read more

Sheri Fink Interview

Produced for: Between Us

During Katrina, doctors at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans had to make the same kind of life & death choices US doctors may soon have to make regarding covid-19 patients. Sherri Fink, a well respected medical professional and writer, wrote about the Memorial Hospital cr... Read more