Open Air

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Open Air is a guest driven entertainment talk show featuring engaging, entertaining, informative and provocative conversations with celebrities, authors, local personalities, musicians, members of our community and beyond.

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Open Air is a place for people to tell their story, to provide the listener an opportunity to ‘walk’ in another’s shoes. Offering fresh new perspectives, content listeners can relate to; people talking about their own lives, keeping it real and current. Whether we’re talking with our next door neighbor, a civil rights activist, a platinum recording artist or a nationally recognized personal trainer – whether you’ve walked the red carpet or down a dirt road – everyone has a story. Open Air is a place for people to tell their story; to make people think and to make people laugh!

Open Air entered the air waves in 2008 on 88.9FM KPOV, Bend, OR.

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John Hope Bryant | How The Poor Can Save Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 11:15pm - 11:45pm
Produced for Open Air
How The Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class  A new book presents practical way to bring financial inclusion, opportunities, and hope to America's struggling economic majority.  Fully 70 percent of our economy is powered by consumer spending, n... Read more

Karen A. Frenkel | Family Treasures Lost and Found

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 11:00pm - 11:30pm
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All Holocaust survivor stories are precious because of the unlikely odds of escaping the Nazi’s comprehensive onslaught, but many have never been investigated, told, or understood. In the new book, FAMILY TREASURES LOST & FOUND, journalist Karen A. Frenkel (a co-author ... Read more

STAR JONES | Survivor & Thriver: Women's Heart Health Advocate

Airs at: Sun, 05/18/2025 at 6:30pm
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Joining me today is attorney, award-winning television personality and longtime women's heart health advocate, Star Jones. Star is here to discuss her journey as a survivor of heart disease and the launch of 'A Letter to My Mother' campaign, which encourages women to tak... Read more

Elizabeth Anne Johnson | Know Your Dog's True Nature

Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2024 at 11:00pm - 11:30pm
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Have you ever wondered what makes your dog tick, why they do what they do?  Experienced Animal Healer Elizabeth Johnson is here to share her incredible insights. In her new book, Know Your Dog's True Nature: Understanding Canine Personality Through the Five Elements, Eliz... Read more

Bill "Rip City" Schonely | 1929 - 2023

Airs at: Wed, 02/22/2023 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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Bill Schonely, the legendary Portland Trail Blazers original broadcaster who coined the iconic phrase “Rip City”,  passed away on January 21st, 2023.  He was 93.   In 2014, I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Schonely and his lovely wife, Dottie, at a broadcasting event ... Read more

Mark Follman | TRIGGER POINTS: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America

Airs at: Sun, 05/29/2022 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Acclaimed journalist, Mark Follman has been investigating gun violence and it’s impact on American society since 2012.  Follman’s new book, TRIGGER POINTS: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America, is the first-ever account going inside the world of behavior... Read more

Peter T. Coleman | The Way Out

Airs at: Sun, 02/20/2022 at 10:00pm - 10:30pm
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Why are we, the people of the United States, so divided?  How did we get here and what can we do about it?  The reason for the divisive political polarization we’re experiencing in the United States, as explained by social psychologist, Peter T. Coleman, can’t be traced ... Read more

Writer Sharon G. Flake Highlights Human Trafficking

Airs at: Sun, 02/20/2022 at 8:45pm - 9:00pm
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In The Life I'm In, we follow Charlese Jones as she boards a bus to nowhere where she is lured into the dangerous web of human trafficking.  Much is revealed behind the complex system of men who take advantage of vulnerable teens in the underbelly of society.  Sharon G.... Read more

Sharon G. Flake | The Life I'm In

Airs at: Fri, 04/16/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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The Life I'm In, a sister novel to the bestselling, The Skin I'm In by three-time Coretta Scott King award-winning author, Sharon G.  Flake. Since it's groundbreaking debut more than 20 years ago, The Skin I'm In, had a tremendous impact which has stood the test of time, ... Read more

Glennon Doyle | LOVE WARRIOR

Airs at: Sun, 02/21/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Glennon Doyle is the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Love Warrior, an Oprah’s Book Club selection, as well as the New York Times Bestseller Carry On, Warrior.   LOVE WARRIOR is a gorgeous and inspiring account of how we are born to be warriors: strong, powerf... Read more