Crystal Ligori
Crystal Ligori is the producer and newscaster for "All Things Considered" and produces the weekly radio program "Literary Arts: The Archive Project."
Before joining OPB, Crystal worked the active rock station KUFO in Portland. In addition to her on-air role, she was the interim music director and hosted a weekly, local music show. Before moving to Portland, Crystal worked on-air at modern music station KZZU in Spokane, Washington, and hosted the Footbridge Forum at KBGA in Missoula, Montana.
Crystal earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Montana. While there, she earned a Society of Professional Journalists award for television feature reporting, a Hearst Journalism Award for broadcast news radio features, and shares a regional Emmy nomination for the documentary "Testing Times: Montana’s Struggle to Leave No Child Behind", for which she was a segment producer and narrator. Crystal is also a freelance voiceover artist.
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Oregon and Washington both have new COVID-19 restrictions. Here’s how they compare
As Oregon and Washington experience sharp rises in new cases of COVID-19, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee have both enacted statewide restrictions on businesses and gatherings to slow the spread of the virus. But the rules going into effect this week have some key differences, depending on what side of the state line you're on.
The Archive Project - 2020 Portland Book Fest Highlights Episode 2
On this episode of "Literary Arts: The Archive Project," listen to excerpts from the 2020 Portland Book Festival, with writers including Anne Helen Petersen, Justin Phillip Reed, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil.
The Archive Project - 2020 Portland Book Fest Highlights Episode 1
On this episode of "Literary Arts: The Archive Project," you'll hear excerpts from the first day of the 2020 Portland Book Fest with writers including Lidia Yuknavitch, Kelli Jo Ford, and Dr. Michele Harper.
The Archive Project - High Stakes: Rebellion and Resistance
On this episode of "Literary Arts: The Archive Project," April Henry, Tehlor Kay Mejia, and Renée Watson discuss activism, community, and bravery in this YA panel from the 2019 Portland Book Festival.
The disappearance of queer spaces in Portland
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the ways we live, work and play. Among the losses: the bars and clubs that once served as safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community.
The Archive Project: Sally Wen Mao, Paisley Rekdal and Jake Skeets
This week on "Literary Arts: The Archive Project," Sally Wen Mao, Paisley Rekdal, and Jake Skeets discuss reimagining myths and history through their poetry, from the 2019 Portland Book Festival.
The Archive Project - Kesha Ajose Fisher, Ashley Toliver and Anis Mojgani
Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani leads a conversation between 2020 Oregon Book Award winners Kesha Ajose Fisher and Ashley Toliver.
Racist incidents during remote learning mar the start of the Oregon school year
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The Archive Project: Self-Portrait: Memoir, Auto-Fiction and History
On this episode of "Literary Arts: The Archive Project," Debra Gwartney, Mitchell S. Jackson, and Peter Rock discuss reconstructing the past in order to understand the present in their writing practices.
The Archive Project: Reckoning: Memoir of Trauma and Resilience
On this episode of "Literary Arts: The Archive Project," Laurie Halse Anderson, Saeed Jones, and T Kira Madden discuss writing craft and their recent memoirs at the 2019 Portland Book Festival.