Special Programs

KMUN Specials are a collection of local public affairs and special events, which are not part of our regular programming. In this feed you will find interviews, live event broadcasts, public panels, and more.

Fall 2024 Candidate Forum Part 2: Astoria City Council Ward 4 & Warrenton City Commission

Recording of the Astoria AAUW Candidate Forum featuring candidates for Astoria City Council Ward 4 and Warrenton City Commission. This program was recorded at Astoria High School on Monday, October 14th, 2024. The forum was organized and hosted by the Astoria AAUW chapter. Click here for Part 1, featuring candidates for Oregon State Representative District…

Fall 2024 Candidate Forum, Part 1: Oregon State Representative District 32

Recording of the Astoria AAUW Candidate Forum featuring candidates for Oregon State Representative District 32: Andy Davis and Cyrus Javadi. This program was recorded at Astoria High School on Monday, October 14th, 2024. The forum was organized and hosted by the Astoria AAUW chapter. Click here for Part 2, featuring candidates for Astoria City Council…

Spring 2024 Astoria AAUW Candidate Forum: Clatsop County Commissioner, District 2

This podcast is a recording of the Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 Astoria AAUW Candidate Forum, featuring two candidates for Clatsop County Commissioner, District 2: Anthony Huacuja and Tessa James Scheller. This is the second portion of this evening’s recording. To listen to the first portion of the evening (candidates for Oregon House of Representatives, District…

Spring 2024 Astoria AAUW Candidate Forum: Oregon House of Representatives, District 32

This podcast is a recording of the Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 Astoria AAUW Candidate Forum, featuring three candidates for Oregon House of Representatives, District 32: Glenn Gaither, Cyrus Javadi, and Logan Laity. To listen to the second portion of the evening (candidates for Clatsop County Commissioner, District 2), click here.

West Exchange School News Magazine, Winter 2022

This is a special program put together by the up-and-coming journalists and critics at the West Exchange School in Astoria, Oregon. Thank you to Sarah Cobb and the rest of the W.E. newsroom for their hard-hitting articles, reviews, and jokes! This program was produced by Emma Geddes, along with interviewer Skyler Butenshon and music director…

House Select Committee on Climate Crisis Field Hearing, August 03 2022

This hearing examines the challenges facing Oregon’s coastal communities and ecosystems due to the climate crisis and opportunities for the federal government to help state, local, and Tribal partners build resilient, climate-ready coasts. The committee received testimony from: Dr. Elaine Placido, Executive Director, Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership. Placido is a veteran of the Coast Guard and…

LCPS Fort Astoria Signage Replacement, May 03 2022

Join us on the air for a special radio program detailing the process of updating the Fort Astoria Park sign (15th & Exchange in Astoria), including statements from community members and representatives from the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes, Lower Columbia Preservation Society, and the Clatsop Community College Historic Preservation Program. Tune in Tuesday morning at 9AM…

2022 FisherPoets Gathering Selects: Episode 2 of 2.

Selected performances from the 2022 FisherPoets Gathering, held virtually. Performers included: Tele Aadsen, Katrina Porteus, Duncan Berry, Keith Wilson, Kat Murphy, and George Wilson. Scroll down to listen. Click here for the full-length recordings and selections from previous years on Brad Wartman’s FisherPoetry Podcast. For additional information on the FisherPoets Gathering, links to unedited video…

2022 FisherPoets Gathering Selects: Episode 1 of 2.

Selected performances from the 2022 FisherPoets Gathering, held virtually. Performers included: Naphtali Fields-Forbes, Pat Dixon, Maggie Bursch, Wilfred Wilson, Toni Mirosevich, and Henry Hughes. Scroll down to listen. Click here for the full-length recordings and selections from previous years on Brad Wartman’s FisherPoetry Podcast. For additional information on the FisherPoets Gathering, links to unedited video…

Tillicum Foundation Annual Member Meeting 2020

The Tillicum Foundation Annual Member Meeting is an opportunity to hear messages from the KMUN staff and Board, Board candidate messages, programmer and volunteer awards, Directors’ Award and election results. It’s been quite a year! Welcome to our new Board Members Kathleen Sayce and Todd Lippold, as well as returning Board Members Sarah Lu Heath…