Oregon On The Record
Monday-Thursday following the 2:00pm broadcast
On Oregon On The Record we bring you interviews and conversations about issues that matter most to western and central Oregon. From important topics in politics, the economy, education, the environment and more, Oregon on the record will move beyond the headlines and delve deeper into stories that matter to our community.
Latest Episodes
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We talk with Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley about the (now passed) effort to repeal funding for Public Media as well as other actions by the Trump Administration and Congress. And we also talk with Samara Phelps of Travel Lane County on its strategic plan. -
Hear from Dan Hellin, the director of Pacwave, an Oregon State entity providing testing facilities to organizations building wave energy technologies to harness wave-generated electricity. -
We talk with Mike Rogoway, long-time tech reporter at The Oregonian about the many stumbles of Oregon's largest private-sector employer - Intel. -
A conversation with Team Springfield which is made up of Nancy Newton, the Springfield City Manager, Jeff Nelson, CEO of the Springfield Utility Board, Michael Wargo, Executive Director of Willamalane Park and Recreation District and Todd Hamilton, Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools. This informal group gathers weekly to strategize on long-range plans and work on emergencies as they arise. -
We talk with Alma Fumiko Hesus, the new CEO of Lane County United Way. She talks about her goal of brining more collaboration to the already busy and crowded nonprofit sector in the region. -
We talk with Jami Resch, the new Springfield Police Chief, and the first woman to ever ascend to that position in the city. -
We spoke with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield about efforts to both sue and defend against incursions from the Trump Administration on Oregon law. We also talked with KLCC's Nathan Wilk about a surge in riders of the PeaceHealth bike share program. -
We talk to Jody Smith and Eli Rosen Duran of TrackTown USA, about the monumental task of setting up and managing logistics and tech for a global event like the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. -
We talk with Peter Alilunas, Department Head of Cinema Studies at the University of Oregon and KLCC's arts reporter Kendra Schertell about the recent New York Times list of the 100 Top Movies of the 21st Century. -
We discuss pet safety during the Fourth of July and summer heat with Kelly Fleischman from Green Hill Humane Society. Then we talk Matt Brannon from Insurify, who's new report highlights the rising home insurance costs in Oregon due to climate change-induced wildfires and the potential for earthquakes.
