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Touch of Portland: A Benefit for KBOO

Celebrate the Summer Solstice with KBOO and Friends at A Touch Of Portland Uniting Community with the Healing Energy of Edible Art, Soothing Soundscapes and TherapeuticTouch Come join us for a celebration of the Solstice: Sunday June 21st 2009 experience the healing arts in a... Read more

interview with Bruce George, Def Poetry Jam co-founder

Airs at: Wed, 01/07/2009 at 4:00pm
i am honored to have had the experience to connect with this internationally acclaimed writer, anti-violence/pro-spoken word 'active-activist', entrepreneur, co-founder/co-editor of 'The Bandana Republic: A Literary Anthology By Gang Members and Their Affiliates', and co-fo... Read more

January 3rd - Playlist Spotlight

Bridget B. here, the Saturday, January 3rd show, An Evening of Afrotainment, was a bit reflective with a little nudge on how we the people, in 2009, can be change agents.  I went back in time to play some old "spirituals" using Amazing Grace and Ol' Man River as my easing i... Read more

December 27th - Playlist Spotlight

Bridget B. here, I really enjoy, listening to and playing for you, international music, which I strive to convey in the first hour of An Evening of Afrotainment.  My professional work as an event producer has taken me to many countries and I always take pause to inhale the ... Read more

Hard Knock Radio

  We feature in-depth interviews and profiles with elected officials, community leaders, activists, Hip Hop artists and musicians. We give voice to community concerns and offer a unique forum to explore issues relevant to the hiphop/urban community. We've covered a variety... Read more

Trans Youth: Issues of Gender Variant Kids & Teens II

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Gender Blender
    The second half of the show started with Athens Boys Choir's “The Mourner's Prayer”. Athens Boys Choir—aka the mad rhyming spoken word poet Katz based out of Athens, Georgia began touring in 2003. Now the self-produced, solo perfomer, who identifies as a pansexual trans... Read more

Trans Youth: Issues of Gender Variant Kids & Teens I

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Gender Blender
Gender Blender 's co-hosts, Rebecca Nay and Jacob Anderson-Minshall interview Jenn Burleton, founder and executive director of TransActive Education & Advocacy and Cris Beam, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of TransParent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgende... Read more

Guys and Dolls interview on Stage and Studio

Airs at: Thu, 10/09/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
 Dmae Roberts talks with Robert Mammana who plays Sky Masterson and John Plumpis who plays Natan Detoit in the classic musical "Guys and Dolls" at Portland Center Stage.  Read more

Jumped In With Both Feet

Well, I sat in the hot seat last weekend, Saturday, September 27, as I hosted my first music show; filling in for Deena...thanks to Brooke, my partner in crime that night, I wouldn't have gotten through that first hour without you...thanks again.  I'm hoping I can develop a... Read more

Boat Delivers Medecine Against Israeli Blockade

Airs at: Tue, 07/29/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The Free Gaza movement is a group of international and Palestinian activists working to open the Gaza Strip, an area which is currently under siege by Israeli military forces.The group is currently in Cyprus loading medical supplies onto fishing ships. On Tuesday, they wi... Read more