History Detectives Calling for Story Ideas

The fourth season of the popular OPB-produced series History Detectives will begin in June and the detectives are looking for more mysteries to solve.

Combining the latest forensic technology with old-fashioned, pavement-pounding detective work, History Detectives lifts the lid on intriguing artifacts and objects, family legends and local folklore in cities and small towns across America.

Do you have a mystery that fits into the big events of America's history? All you need is an object and a good story around it! To submit your story, go to www.pbs.org/historydetectives, call 503-244-9900 ext. 2118 or write to History Detectives, c/o Oregon Public Broadcasting, 7140 SW Macadam Ave., Portland, OR 97219.

Sponsorship by EasyStreet Assists OPB in Podcast Initiative

Oregon Public Broadcasting is pleased to announce that EasyStreet has stepped up as the first podcast sponsor of three popular OPB programs: Oregon Considered, Oregon Territory and April Baer's Quicktake Northwest, available exclusively over the Internet. These podcasts allow OPB Radio listeners the opportunity to hear news about the Pacific Northwest at their convenience and are available at opb.org/podcasts.

"We know that OPB Radio listeners are tech savvy and have a strong interest in news," said Dan Metziga, senior vice president of development for OPB. "There's great interest in programs that highlight regional news and political, environmental and public policy issues that face our region," he said. "We're very pleased that EasyStreet has agreed to a 90-day exclusive sponsorship, beginning February 1, of programs that fulfill this need."

"EasyStreet was there to help sponsor the launch of OPB's first Web site in 1997, and we've been there ever since," said Rich Bader, EasyStreet's president and CEO. "We're delighted we get to help support another significant OPB Internet initiative. It's a great way for 'Net-savvy' listeners to get their OPB fix."

"EasyStreet is an ideal business partner," said Metziga. "Not only are they strong advocates of OPB, but they are willing to lend their support to new ventures. The funding of business partners like EasyStreet is extremely important to OPB as we try and broaden our services across the emerging multi-platform communications environment."

EasyStreet is Oregon's largest independent Internet and IT service provider, offering high-speed access, shared and managed hosting, colocation, monitoring, disaster recovery and advanced data center solutions. EasyStreet is on the Web at www.easystreet.com.