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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On this edition we talk with Rhiannon Bezore of the Oregon King Tides Project about the beauty and the danger of huge tides hitting our Oregon coast right now. They are also increasing in voracity due to climate change. Then we talk with KLCC's Nathan Wilk about the controversy over the Coffin Butte Landfill near Corvallis. -
On this special Veterans Day edition, we talk to two vets who work hard to help their colleagues transition to civilian life. First we talk with Al Ezelle, Coordinator at theMaxwell Student Veteran Center on the campus of Lane Community College who helps veterans with educational opportunities. Then we talk with Dustin Paul of North Umpqua Outfitters who takes veterans on the river to find both thrills and peace. -
On this edition we talk with Miranda Cyr, the education reporter at the Register Guard about her reporting on the large budget deficit for Eugene's 4J School District and the upcoming staffing cuts. We also talk to KLCC's new weekend edition host, Brianna Bowman. -
On this edition, we talk with Sophia Patel, Founder of Fun.Found (Functional Foundations Pediatric Services) a Eugene nonprofit helping children with mobility and other physical challenges. We also speak with Bo Johnson, a Seattle-based comic making appearances this weekend at Olsen Run in Eugene. -
On this edition we talk to two different leaders about the impacts of the federal government shutdown. First, we talk to Scott Cooper the head of NeighborImpact, the large food bank and services provider in Central Oregon. Then we check in with US Senator Jeff Merkley from the nation's capitol. Both talk about how the shutdown and slowdown of SNAP benefits are hurting people on the local level, and the national level. -
On this edition, we talk with Senator Ron Wyden about the federal government shutdown and the need to restore SNAP benefits, as well as our own reporter, Julia Boboc about the senator's recent press conference with Representative Val Hoyle. -
On this edition we talk with Northwest Public Broadcasting's Anna King about her new documentary: Wrecked: Sinking Ships and Colliding Cultures. The film showcases the cooperation and bloodshed between European settlers and the Indigenous People's of the coast. -
On this edition we talk with Lisa Mensah, the President and CEO of the Oregon Community Foundation which is helping to make up funding shortfalls from the federal government to nonprofits. -
On this edition we talk with Dr. Ken Pendleton of the U of O about what the arrest of the Portland Trailblazers coach may mean for gambling in America. And we say goodbye to retiring Travel Lane County's Andy Vobora. -
On this edition we talk with David McSwain of ProPublica about their reporting which shows ICE is becoming more brutal and less accountable and we also talk with Oregon Capitol Chronicle reporter, Alex Baumhardt about what' she sees out of ICE in Portland
