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Stories to Change the World Deadline FEB 28th

Airs at: Wed, 01/25/2017 at 6:30pm - 6:45pm
Callie from the KBOO Youth Collective interviews Annika and Alexis from Stories to Change the World Stories to Change the World is a short story contest for youth and adults which builds the body of literature depicting positive and possible futures, and empowers youth as ... Read more

Justice for Quanice Hayes with the Portland Student Action Network

Airs at: Tue, 02/14/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Portland Student Action Network, a group of activists from the greater Portland area's high schools,  is holding a rally this Thursday in honor of Quanice Hayes, a 17-year-old who recently died at the hands of the Portland Police. The rally will bring high school studen... Read more

Live in Studio: BOXING DAY

Airs at: Fri, 02/10/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Youth Randomonium
Join us to listen to an interview and pre-reocrded set by Boxing Day , teenage power pop from Portland OR Nathan and Stella will also be playing records and taking requests and raising money for KBOO Community Radio! Read more

Noah Schultz

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Carlos Chavez interviews Noah Schultz, an inspiring young man who was recently released from Oregon Youth Authority custody. He was featured in the 2015 Salem Ted Talks and again at last year’s Portland TEDx. He has been a valuable mentor, published poet and activist.  Noah... Read more

Author Renee Watson, "Piecing Me Together"

Airs at: Thu, 02/02/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. And Jade has:  Every day she rides the bus away from her friends and to the private school where she ... Read more

The Underground: DECISIONS

Airs at: Wed, 01/25/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
Our theme this month is Decisions, and features a vox pop from Miles about important decisions, and many youth collective members talking about important desisions they've made in their lives. We also had an interview with Katherine of From The Ground Up, and with Alexis an... Read more

Nick Deezy audio story about his father

Produced for:  Keepin It Real
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IGNITE at NEW + Stories From MacLaren

Airs at: Tue, 01/17/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae presents two original works with dancer/choreographers Oluyinka Akinjiola of Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater and Subashini Ganesanat New Expressive Works (N.E.W.). They're both collaborating on IGNITE on Jan.20--22. And in the second part of the show we hear from play... Read more

Thanks to all the amazing volunteers and community members for 12/30

Hey there, I wanted to send a super duper uber big thanks out to everyone that came to wish Lisa Happy Birthday and made the festivities of Friday, December 30th a great success. I hosted 7 live performers including Institute For Creative Dying (Paul Michael Schaefer of Wa... Read more

Valentine's Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Incarceration often prevents, families, friends and lovers from spending Valentine's Day together so Prison Pipeline hosts wanted to create a way to use the KBOO airwaves to connect people through messages of love. On the day before Valentine's Day Prison Pipeline will host... Read more