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EFSEC Closes Comment Period for Tesoro Savage Oil Terminal

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for Evening News
Yesterday evening, Washington State’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or EFSEC, closed its final hearing on the proposal to construct a 360,000 barrel-per-day crude oil trans-shipment terminal at the Port of Vancouver, Washington. Now the final decision is in the ... Read more

In-Depth: Crater Lake Wilderness Proposal

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for News In Depth
KBOO reporter Tom Flynn speaks with Bob Hoehne, a wilderness volunteer with Umpqua Watershed of Roseburg. He is making a presentation tonight, Thursday June 8, at 7:30 pm at Patagonia in NW Portland, at a photography exhibition featuring land around Crater Lake. Hoehne and... Read more

Hate Rising

Airs at: Fri, 06/09/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Positively Revolting
  Oregon is leading the nation in reported hate crimes and racist incidents.  This past Friday a Southwest Washington man was pistol whipped by a road raging truck driver and told to leave the country.   -from KATU: "Armando, who didn't want to reveal his last name, said ... Read more

The Digital Divide: John Cheney-Lippold, We Are Data: Algorithms and The Making of Our Digital Selves

Airs at: Fri, 06/09/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for The Digital Divide
Tune in to the Digital Divide, Friday, June 9th at 11 AM. I'll be talkiing with John Cheney-Lippold, author of We Are Data: Algorithms and The Making of Our Digital Selves. We'll talk about how corporations collect and filter data about how you use the internet, if search e... Read more

It's just a 'matter' of time...

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2017 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
This is certainly an interesting time to be observing world events....   Interestingly, as we speak with others, there is a solid understanding of the material conditions which exist for most of us, and that the systems which have created or enabled these conditions need to... Read more

March 12, 1990

Produced for Environments Eastwest
This program was originally aired on March 12, 1990   Read more

June 2017 Listening Sessions

  via GIPHY Development Director Becky Meiers will be in KBOO's translator communities, facilitating listening sessions. We're looking to deepen our external connections with our listeners and members; we will bring strategic plans, and we welcome your questions and ... Read more

Please Comment on FCC Changes!

  Becky here! I'm the Development Director at KBOO. Communications policy is on my mind these days, and I'm hoping to share a few issues with you. The FCC is reviewing their rules for broadcasters, and proposes to eliminate the main studio rule (Docket 17-105) among other... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Margaret Jacobsen

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for News In Depth
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Portland yesterday, attending several pro-Trump and anti- Trump demonstrations and rallies. In an attempt to avoid violence by keeping opposing demonstrators from converging, the Portland police department was joined by law enforceme... Read more

Interview with Snack Bloc

Airs at: Tue, 06/06/2017 at 6:15pm - 6:30pm
Produced for Evening News
Media coverage surrounding Sunday’s protests here in Portland have largely focused on the Trump rally and counter protesters. However, for many at the protest, a support tent with food, supplies, and medical care was an important element in making it through the hours long ... Read more