A biography of Margaret Carter – an educator, activist, and the first Black person elected to the Oregon State House of Representatives.
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A biography of Robert Deiz – a World War II fighter pilot and the likeness of one of America’s most famous wartime posters.
A biography of Elena Carter – a ballet dancer and choreographer who was one of the most recognizable figures in dance in the Pacific Northwest for a quarter century.
Mac & Alana welcome local teacher Rachel Fackler who chats about her experience with the JET program and her year teaching in Japan. Maybe she’ll teach Mac & Alana how to say “Best Show Ever” in Japanese!
US Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici held a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, where she took questions from constituents who called into the live streaming event. Callers asked about topics ranging from the proposed $15 federal minimum wage, to what’s next for Congress after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Joanne Rideout reports. Scroll down…
In continual observance of Black History Month, Michael pulls from Ralph Friedman’s 1983 novel “This side of Oregon” on the next Story Told.
Friday, Feb 12th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Painter and commercial fisherman George Wilson with his new exhibit “RAIN” opening at Imogen Gallery for Astoria Art Walk Feb 13. Actors Kaiya Taylor & Eva Bailey with tech crew Mary Barnes in the Seaside H.S. production of “Game of Tiaras:…
Hosts Jessica Schleif and Teresa Retzlaff talk about late winter cool-weather crops, indoor seed germinating, getting the most out of plant starts, and maintaining motivation as a beginning plant steward.
On this President’s Day/Valentine’s Day very special episode, Mac & Alana will be your Wine & Chocolate Stewards. May we suggest pairing the big show with a nice dark chocolate bar and red wine?
On the next Story Told, Michael adheres to tradition and celebrates The Great Emancipator’s 212ᵗʰ natal day in “The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln,” as is customary this time of year on this program.
This week’s icebreaker question: If you could be any animal for one day, what animal would you be? And why? Also a general discussion of the vaccination process.
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Clatsop County expects to start using a new shipment of six hundred doses of COVID-19 vaccine today. For the first time, some seniors—outside of those in congregate care facilities—will be eligible. KMUN’s Jacob Lewin reports. Two hundred county residents over the age of 80 are expected to get the vaccines this week—one hundred today in Seaside…
Host Sara Meyer and engineer Margaret Frimoth bring you Around Our Schools: an exploration of our local education system, from career opportunities and campus news, to impacts on the local economy and personal interviews. Join them for their first episode this Tuesday, when Sara interviews Kristen Wilkin, Dean of Workforce Education & Training for Clatsop…
Oregon will begin vaccinating seniors this week. Joanne Rideout reports on options in Clatsop, Tillamook and Columbia counties. [Note: scroll down to bottom of story for how to get connected to vaccine resources in your county.] Starting today, Oregon seniors 80 years and older are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Starting now through the…
Mac & Alana chat with Jim Aalberg, the Great-Great-Great-Great Grandson of Captain West, the founder of Westport, Oregon. This show has it all: canned salmon, logging, mills, ferries. . .all the things that make Oregon great. Oh, and a famous beheading may come up.
Friday, Feb 5th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Musician Larkin Stentz with his new release of hammered dulcimer music Painter Natalie Orr on her exhibit at Astoria Institute of Music & Center for the Arts Patta and Kelley Shannon on 9,999 eggs in gratitude for…
LaNicia Duke interviews Hannah Harrod from the Rural Organizing Project.
On this weeks Talk of Our Towns, host Donna Quinn is joined by Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program Manager Chelsea Harper and CASA volunteer Sarah Jones.
On the next Story Told, Michael kicks off Black History Month with “A call for another Great Migration, this one in reverse,” written by Carlos Lozada as a review for Charles M. Blow’s new book “The Devil You Know.” Additionally, Robert Reiche explains “Why Republicans won’t agree to Biden’s big plans and why he should ignore them.”
Hosts Jessica Schleif and Tereza Retzlaff talk ups and downs in winter coastal weather, and preparing our farms and gardens for the upcoming warmer months.
Merianne and Linda admit to pandemic-induced cooking fatigue and nostalgia for sharing a meal at the table with friends. Tune in for kitchen tips and whining. Monday @ 9:30.
Read all about it! Mac and Alana welcome Jimmy Pearson from the Astoria City Library. Learn all about Jimmy’s exciting backstory, his favorite children’s book, and which parking space he was assigned.
Friday, Jan 29th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Poets Jim Dott & Zoee Fenton with their chat book “A Gathering”, Thanksgiving poems at the Brownsmead Grange 2007-2020. Guitarists/ song writers, singers Bryan Foster & Fred Carter with their eponymous debut album “Toasted”.
A biography of Adrienne Nelson – a justice of the Oregon State Supreme Court.
“Who Will We Be Without Donald Trump?” will be the central question of the next four years, and on the next Story Told, Michael reads an article by that very title written by Frank Bruni. Also, with Deb Haaland now Interior Secretary of the United States, Timothy Egan writes “After Five Centuries, a Native American with Real…
A conversation with Andrew Collins-Anderson about his work with the Coast Range Association and their radio broadcast, called Coast Range Radio. You can listen to Coast Range Radio every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 9:00 am.
A biography of Abner Hunt Francis – an abolitionist, social activist, and business owner in early Portland.
The Port of Columbia County is asking county commissioners to rezone more than 800 acres at Port Westward near Clatskanie for industrial uses. Environmentalists are concerned that it could lead to construction of a methanol plant that would release a vast amount of global warming gases. Wednesday, January 27th is the deadline to comment on…
Grab a cool refreshing beverage, pop some popcorn, sit back and get ready for. . .the Battle of Cape Lookout! Mac & Alana tell the edge-of-your-seat story about Japanese Submarines and the Oregon Coast during World War II. This story is the exciting sequel to the Japanese Submarine that shelled Fort Stevens.
Friday, Jan 22nd at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Author Jennifer Greer with her first novel “A Desperate Place” and Nancy McCarthy on the Cannon Beach Library’s NW Authors Series Multi media artist – jewelry maker, singer, dancer and more – Celeste Olivares