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Thanks to everyone who gave during the Winter Drive!
We can't do all that we do without you. Thanks to all of our new and renewing members for supporting KBOO during our Winter Membership Drive. We were a little short of our goal of $85,000 so if you haven't donated it's never too late! Click here to donate.
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Our Winter Pledge Drive Sweepstakes Winners!
Congratulations to Cutty Hyde and Lisa Manning!
To find out more about this pledge drive's fabulous sweepstakes prizes, click here. Thank you to Acadia Bistro, Taoist Tai Chi, Portland Saturday Market, and KBOO's Station Co-Managers for their generous donations.
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Join us for the KBOO Open House!
KBOO welcomes you to our springtime open house and live in-studio performance of Mama C, Saturday, March 21st, 1 - 5 pm.
Tour the KBOO studios and meet your community! Share refreshments and talk with other listeners, program hosts, volunteers, and KBOO staff. See how our communities intersect and work together to create this amazing community radio station.
To make this afternoon even more special, Mama C - an accomplished musician, poet and emcee - will be sharing her story and giving a live performance at KBOO between 2pm and 3pm, on Yugen Rashad's program, The Motif. For more information on Mama C, click here.
What: KBOO Open House
When: Saturday, March 21st, from 1 - 5pm
Where: 20 SE 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
Please save the date! For more information, click here.
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Capitalism & the Environment: Collision Course.
An Evening With Independent Investigative Journalist and Author David Barsamian
Join us Wednesday, March 4, 7:00-9:30 pm, at the Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton street, Portland.
David Barsamian, one of America's most tireless and wide-ranging investigative journalists, will be speaking on Capitalism & the Environment: Collision Course.
Admission suggested:$10-20, with no one turned away for lack of funds. All proceeds benefit KBOO Community Radio, 90.7 FM/online at KBOO.FM. Advance tickets are available online.
Come join KBOO for this exciting event!
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A Wild KBOO Wish List Appears!
KBOO strives for programming excellence and having a variety of tools available to create content makes that possible. We are hoping for generous in-kind donations of the following items:
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Digital cameras
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Flat screen monitors
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Shure SM-58, SM-57, or SM-7 Microphones
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Olympus LS-2 or DS -2 Digital Recorders
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Laptops
We also appreciate donations of toilet paper, dish-washing detergent, and more. Click here to see the list.
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Watch: Mic Crenshaw at the 1st Annual International Hip Hop Activism Conference 2015
KBOO co-manager Mic Crenshaw was the featured presenter at the 1st Annual International Hip Hop Activism Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Watch as he discusses the roots of anti-racist action and his history of addressing injustice through activism.
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Did you miss it? You can listen to KBOO's Archived programs!
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International Women's Day features the voices of women, trans women, genderqueer women, and non-binary people who are significantly female-identified for 24 hours.
For an entire day, KBOO Community Radio highlights a variety of news, public affairs, music, theater, poetry or spoken word programming by women in celebration of March - Women's History Month. Part of what makes this programming special is the variety of perspectives and conversations that it includes, like this piece by Delphine Criscenzo (host, producer, and engineer for the Bread and Roses Collective:) read here.
Tune in on March 8th for International Women's Day or listen online at www.kboo.fm.
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Take Action! The Homeless Bill of Rights Movement.
KBOO has endorsed the Homeless Bill of Rights Campaign (HBRC) because we believe that no person should be criminalized because they are poor and do not have a home. The Oregon Bill (SB 629: the Right to Rest Bill) has a hearing and a rally Thursday, March 12th.
Join the Oregon HBRC on the steps of the Oregon State Capital at 2:00pm, Thursday, March 12th for a solidarity rally and then head to the Human Services and Early Childhood Development Committee Hearing at 3:00pm.
Can't join the rally and hearing? We still need you! Visit our website for more info.
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KBOO To Host Radio Nova from Paris, France!
KBOO will host a team of 5 DJs, journalists, and technicians from Radio Nova in Paris, France! They are coming to Portland for a week in March to broadcast about our city's music scene and all the other good things that a visitor can find; their campaign is called "Portland, The Capital of Cool."
You can listen to the broadcasts, live and in French, from KBOO's studios at www.novaplanet.com/radionova from 9:30 pm - 12:30am PST March 16th - 20th.
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Underwriting KBOO Programs - Ethical Business Partners Support Community Radio
 When you hear an underwriting acknowledgment on KBOO you can rest assured that we have partnered with sustainable local and regional businesses owned by people just like you: members of the community committed to supporting the access, training, and programming that KBOO provides. And you can feel good about supporting KBOO underwriters the next time you are looking for goods and services, as KBOO uses one of the nation's most stringent set of restrictions to determine who is eligible to underwrite our programs.
For a complete list of underwriters, visit kboo.fm/underwriters.
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Listen to KBOO
Portland at 90.7 FM
Corvallis at 104.3 FM
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Thinking About Vehicle Donation?
KBOO can accept a variety of types of vehicles: cars, boats (if they are on a trailer), motor homes, trucks, motorcycles (if they are operational), farm equipment, and recreational vehicles such as snowmobiles/jet skis.
Contact Becky Meiers at
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Thank you to Alice Designs
for their generous matching
donation during KBOO's Winter Membership Drive. For more info, visit their homepage.
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Want to learn about volunteering at KBOO?
Call 503-231-8032 ext. 213
for more information.
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Thank you to restaurants and business matches.
As well, please send your payment if you haven't.
We appreciate your support!
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Does your employer Match Your Gift?
Ask your employer if they have a program to match your donation to non-profit organizations - KBOO will benefit and stretch your dollar! Let us know and we can also fill out the needed paperwork. Many thanks for keeping KBOO strong!
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Promote your work or business while supporting KBOO's programming and social justice mission.
KBOO reaches about 60,000 listeners every week. For more information call Justin Miller at
503.231.8032, ext. 209 underwriting@kboo.org.
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KBOO Staff
Co-Station Managers
AM News & Public Affairs Director
PM News & Public Affairs Director
Engineer
Administrative Assistant
Finance Coordinator
Finance Assistant
Membership Director
Underwriting Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator
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Co-Sponsored Events
The Cascade Festival of African Films - March 6th - 8th
Films screen each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
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To learn more about KBOO co-sponsored events go to WWW.KBOO.FM
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Meet Our Newest Staff Member - Becky Meiers!
Hello, I'm your new Development Director! You can read my introduction on my blog, or you can reach me in a number of conventional ways. My phone number is (503) 231-8032, extension 204, and my email address is development@kboo.org. I look forward to speaking with you!
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KBOO loves New Orleans and WWOZ!
KBOO is proud to broadcast the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 27-May 3! Take a look at this incredible lineup. Thanks to our friends at WWOZ for their broadcast feed, direct from the Fair Grounds to you!
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