COVID19

24sd_1678x281.png

KBOO is open to the public! To visit the station, contact your staff person or call 503-231-8032.


Evening News on 10/23/20

Airs at: Fri, 10/23/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  On this Membership Drive special of the KBOO Evening News: Activist group, Don’t Shoot Portland is seeking sanctions against the Portland Police Bureau for violating a June restraining order limiting the use of so-called less lethal weapons; The vacant Greyhound Station... Read more

The Gap: Election Limbo, Fleetwood Mac and masks play tricks on the mind

Airs at: Fri, 10/23/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss election anxiety. We are in the special limbo time of not knowing what is going to happen, and it weighs on the mind even when we don't realize it. Then, we bring back Tik Tok Watch to talk about the reunion of Fleetwo... Read more

Drones over the Willamette

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Verizon is planning to build a drone testing facility along the Willamette River in North Portland. Until recently few people knew about this plan and it seems that Verizon hoped to get the project approved away from the public eye. However neighborhood activists got wind o... Read more

Evening News on 10/21/20

Airs at: Wed, 10/21/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  On this Membership Drive special of the KBOO Evening News: COVID-19 is on the rise for many states across the nation; Environmental groups are suing the federal government for its use of chemical weapons against Portlanders; And, in international news, Nigerian police f... Read more

Open phone lines to talk about the upcoming elections!

Airs at: Wed, 10/21/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
      The studio line to get on the air is 503-231-8187. Please vote....I mean call, early and often!! Don't wait until the last minute. Read more

The Gap: An endorsement of t-shirt cannons filled with candy

Airs at: Fri, 10/16/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss how we go about making voting decisions without a ton of information. Party affiliation, endorsements, and donors are all good options for trying to figure it out. We talk about what we look for in a candidate -- do th... Read more

Metro Transportation Bond could be a step in the right direction for equity and sustainability, but some want to delay due to economic fears

Airs at: Tue, 10/13/2020 at 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Measure 26-218 would allow the Metro Council to authorize a payroll tax to help fund transportation improvements in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas Counties. 17 corridors were identified for improvement, and over 150 projects could be funded with the additional money... Read more

Extinction of Experience with Robert Michael Pyle

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
A couple weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Northwest environmental writer, poet, novelist and butterfly expert, Robert Michael Pyle, about  his new book Nature Matrix. We had a free-wheeling conversation, sitting on the front porch of my friend Susan Ba... Read more

Caos en el gobierno de los Estados Unidos mientras más altos funcionarios de la administración de Trump y sus asistentes dan positivo al coronavirus 10-07-20

Airs at: Wed, 10/07/2020 at 12:00pm - 12:15pm
Produced for:  Noticias en español
Breve Informativo sobre el COVID-19 de las últimas noticias locales, nacionales e internacionales sobre el COVID-19, relevantes para la comunidad latina de Oregon. Hoy miércoles 07 de octubre del 2020. Se han recuperado y sobrevivido al COVID-19, más de veintisiete millone... Read more

The Economy

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Yeva Nersisyan, who teaches economics at Franklin and Marshall College. They discuss the deepening economic crisis in this richest of countries, the struggles between Trump and the Congress on a still possible worker relief and economic stimulus pack... Read more