John Baxter
John Baxter decided to add to his legendary history at JPR by returning as interim producer of the Jefferson Exchange. But John's attachment goes back more than three decades. He worked for many years as the program director at JPR, engineering the split from one station into three separate program services, among many other tasks. We're glad to have John take a hiatus from retirement and join us back in the basement.
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The 1960s came and went, but the spirit stayed in the woods of Lane County. It is there, in the woods near Veneta, that the Oregon Country Fair keeps... -
Roughly a third of the people who work as nurses in Oregon are approaching retirement age. So in a few more years, a shortage could result... with... -
Fairy tales — those stories of princes and princesses, spells and magic — have sparked kids' imaginations for centuries. But author John Baxter suggests a very different kind of fiction to get young synapses firing: He recommends three tales filled with creepy characters you're sure to love. -
For journalists covering war, the story is what is happening on the ground. There often isn't time to reflect on the bigger picture. Author John Baxter reflects on one book that does look back on a war: reporter Michael Herr's Dispatches, a memoir of Herr's time in Vietnam. -
Based on The Count of Monte Cristo, Alfred Bester's saga The Stars My Destination will transport you off the couch and into a roiling world of futuristic teleportation. Author John Baxter says the book injects new life and energy into a classic tale.
