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KBOO Community Radio

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About Me

YOUR Community Radio Station!

KBOO is a non-commercial, volunteer-driven community radio station based in Portland, Oregon. We've been around since 1968, providing an authentic voice from the people, playing rad music, and raising hell.Check out our online program schedule ! KBOO strives for diversity in it's musical and cultural programming, and to provide a forum for underrepresented perspectives on important local, national, and international issues with it's news and public affairs programming.KBOO values and promotes peace, justice, democracy, and human rights, multiculturalism, environmentalism, freedom of expression, and social change.

Get Involved!

There's a reason KBOO is called a community radio station. Our 500+ volunteers represent the diversity and vibrancy of our community. Volunteer opportunities range from news reporting to DJing to front desk reception to serving on a committee -- and a whoooole lot more.If you're interested in volunteering at KBOO, contact Ani Haines, our Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected] .The public is always welcome to attend our Board of Directors meetings, as well as attend and join our many committees and collectives! See below for meeting times and locations...All meetings, unless otherwise noted, are at KBOO.Board of Directors: Third Tuesdays, 6:00 PM
Development Committee: Second Monday, 6:00 PM
Governance Committee: First Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Personnel Committee: Second Monday, 6:00 PM Program Committee: Second Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Web Committee: Second Wednesday, 6:00 PM
Engineering Group: First Thursday, 7:00 PM
KBOO Youth Collective: Every Wednesday, 6:00 PM
Tech Group: Third Thursday, 7:30 PM
QueerBoo Collective: Second + Fourth Tuesdays, 5:30 PM
Willamette KBOO: Call Michael at 541-753-3138

Become a Member Now!

Not only do KBOO members get to bask in the knowledge that they support kick ass community radio, but they also get the monthly listener guide mailed to their home, discounts at local businesses, a nifty tee shirt, and voting rights in our annual elections! Join Online Now !
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/29/2006
Band Website: kboo.fm
Band Members: tons + tons. too many to count!
Sounds Like: like sounds.
Record Label: just try to label us. go ahead, try.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Years Resolutions

With the new year our station will be taking many new steps to best serve our community.Our board is directing the station to focus on the following items over the next one to three years to maximize ...
Posted by KBOO Community Radio on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:31:00 PST

New Weekend Lineup!

We are pleased to announce a new schedule on Saturday and Sunday evenings, from 7:00 pm - midnight, for all of you to check out. Saturday Funk and R&B await you on the new Hour of Power sta...
Posted by KBOO Community Radio on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:50:00 PST

Boo Bash and more...

Hundreds came out for this year's Halloween Boobash with quite some crazy costumes.  We'll be putting up some photos here and on our website.  Thanks to all who came and see you next year!Al...
Posted by KBOO Community Radio on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:46:00 PST

KBOO Book + Record Sale -- Sat., Sept. 8th!


Posted by KBOO Community Radio on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:45:00 PST

Out Loud Open House -- Friday, June 15, 2007!

Join KBOO in celebrating Out Loud, our queer news and public affairs show. We'll be celebrating the Out Loud collective's five year anniversary, and making decorations for the KBOO Pride Parade float!...
Posted by KBOO Community Radio on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:17:00 PST

Remains and Rebirth: An Evening Around Katrina - May 24, 2007

Remains and Rebirth: An Evening Around KatrinaThursday, May 24thDoors at 6:30pm; Screening starts at 7:00pmThe Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.$7-$15 Sliding ScaleA benefit for Common Ground Rel...
Posted by KBOO Community Radio on Sat, 19 May 2007 04:41:00 PST

KRS-ONE LIVE REMOTE BROADCAST FROM THE CATHEDRAL

The Northeast Portland Neighborhood will be grooving to the beats of The Teacha, KRS-ONE, world reknown poet, scholar, and Hip-Hop artist. He will be on stage this Saturday night, January 27, &...
Posted by KBOO Community Radio on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:58:00 PST