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Celebrating KBOO Black History and Future!

Airs at: Tue, 02/02/2021 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Join KBOO every Tuesday at 7 p.m. throughout the month of February to hear interviews from some of your favorite KBOO programmers!  We'll be diving into the history of Black KBOO, and Black Portland as a whole. We'll cover subjects ranging from gentification, religion, B... Read more

Inauguration Day Special

Airs at: Wed, 01/20/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     We offer special music today in the spirit of peace, justice, and non-violence. Sincerely, your host, Bob Riddle Read more

Annual Gene Harris Special - Ernie Drapela co-hosts

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
Gene Harris's music will get just about anyone in a good mood.   Like soul?  Blues?  R&B? Gene's jazz will give us all of that - and joy. The Three Sounds, for the first 9 years, were Andy Simpkins-bass; Bill Dowdy - drums; and Gene on piano.   Read more

A New Year and a New Groove.

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
It's a New Year and The Sampler is back with a serious groove. Also some classic comedy from Nichols and May.  Read more

Christmas Jazz

Airs at: Wed, 12/23/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     Your olde - and some new - Christmas favorites of all flavors, local and worldwide.  For playlist: www.kboo.fm/jazzintheafternoon   Read more

Home For the Holidays Special

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
A big show for today. Once again we present Katherine Dunn reading excerpts from The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien. Also DK Holm and Jeff Godsil from KBOO's Film @ 11, will come on to discuss the recent David Fincher production "Mank". There will also be some h... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 12/10/20

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2020 at 10:00pm - Fri, 12/11/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Another episode of Radio Lost & Found coming from my home studio - beaming straight to KBOO - and into your cozy home. No muss, no fuss. Cancel anytime. I'll have more cuts from the new Negativland album The World Will Decide, some newly released madness from The Firesign T... Read more

One Hour Only

Airs at: Wed, 12/09/2020 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  Jazz in the Afternoon
     Jazz In The Afternoon happy hour this WED from 2 to 3 p.m.    Cannonball Adderley and his most swinging combos will git it in your soul right up to the homelessness marathon at 3.    The 3 to 4 p.m. hour will come your way on groundhog day...   Read more

Varitations on Vince

Airs at: Tue, 12/08/2020 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  Vinyl Pajama Party
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Featuring Double Indemnity

Airs at: Mon, 12/07/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
For today the Sampler features a radio adaptation of the Billy Wilder's 1944 film noir classic Double Indemnity. First broadcast in 1945, this Screen Guild Theater production stars Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray; the original stars of the movie. Also lots of music. Read more