http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/ Copyright 2007 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:35:52 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Oregon Public Broadcasting elected three new members to its board of directors at the organization's March board meeting. Elected to serve three-year terms from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010 are: Tinker Hatfield, vice president of Innovation, Design and... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/general/#004062 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/general/#004062 General Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:35:52 -0800 Oregon Public Broadcasting's Oregon Territory has won a prestigious Gracie Allen Award (also known as a Gracie). The weekly radio show, hosted by Christy George, took top honors in the Public Affairs category. For the winning show, George featured Oregon... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/radio/#004037 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/radio/#004037 Radio Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:54:03 -0800 William Gladstone Steel was one of Oregon's most active mountaineers and advocates for national parks and forest conservation in the Pacific Northwest. He is best known as the father of Crater Lake National Park and the founder of the Mazamas,... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/television/#003987 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/television/#003987 Television Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:03:10 -0800 "Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won." -- Bill Bowerman Bill Bowerman is considered one of the greatest track coaches the world has ever known. In his 24 years at the University of... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/#003955 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/#003955 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:26:05 -0800 The National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) honored 23 public television licensees with awards last Friday in Norfolk, VA. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Meth: The Oregon Front was named the best outreach campaign based on a national project. The judges praised its... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/television/#003952 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/television/#003952 Television Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:19:13 -0800 OPB is pleased to announce that beginning Monday, January 22, "The Writer's Almanac" will return to OPB Radio. Listeners can hear "The Writer's Almanac" weekdays on OPB Radio during our broadcast of "Day to Day" at 1:30pm. Listeners can also... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/radio/#002120 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/radio/#002120 Radio Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:38:03 -0800 A year ago, Frontline: The Meth Epidemic, produced in partnership by OPB, Frontline and The Oregonian, explored the growing methamphetamine epidemic in Oregon and across the nation. This award-winning documentary and the OPB panel discussion that followed it, Meth: The... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/television/#002109 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/television/#002109 Television Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:01:59 -0800 OPB Radio is expanding its news lineup with the addition of two shows to its morning lineup: Here and Now from 9 to 10am and World Have Your Say from 10 to 11am beginning Monday, January 15. Here and Now,... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/radio/#002090 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/radio/#002090 Radio Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:30:53 -0800 Now that the elections are over, here's your chance to see your elected officials at work. Gavel-to-gavel television coverage of the Oregon Legislature is set to hit the airwaves on January 8. A pilot project conducted by Oregon Public Broadcasting,... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/television/#002063 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/television/#002063 Television Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:05:09 -0800 Governor Kulongoski's proposed FY 2007-2009 budget includes $2.75 million in capital funding to cover half the cost of replacing 55 rural analog translators with digital translators and $1 million in operating funds to help cover the expense ($500,000 per year)... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/general/#001987 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/general/#001987 General Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:51:42 -0800 Performance Today may now be heard weekdays at 5pm on 89.9 FM. For streaming information, please contact KBPS at 503-943-5828 or www.allclassical.org. All Classical 89.9FM will begin airing Performance Today January 15, 2007 immediately following the departure of the... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/radio/#001949 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/radio/#001949 Radio Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:26:25 -0800 FRONTLINE: The Meth Epidemic, a co-production of Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), The Oregonian and WGBH (Boston), has just received the prestigious Nancy Dickerson Whitehead Award, honoring journalists who have "demonstrated the highest standards of reporting on drug issues." The award... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/television/#001948 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/television/#001948 Television Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:06:26 -0800 On January 12, 2007, Performance Today will leave OPB Radio, the same day production of Performance Today shifts from NPR to American Public Media. Starting January 15, 2007, Performance Today will be broadcast on All Classical 89.9 FM in Portland... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/radio/#001938 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/radio/#001938 Radio Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:10:00 -0800 In Oregon, methamphetamine usage has passed marijuana by becoming the second-most abused drug by adults. To explore this devastating local issue and help facilitate solutions to the problem, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) and national nonprofit One Economy Corporation have teamed... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/web/#001876 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/web/#001876 Web Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:03:35 -0800 OPB's QuickTake Northwest podcast has received a bronze medal in the New York Festivals International Radio Competition. This is the first time an OPB Radio production has received a medal in the New York Festivals. The achievement establishes OPB near... http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/web/#001801 http://www.opb.org/insideopb/opbnews/opbarchives/web/#001801 Web Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:38:14 -0800