Crystal Ligori
Crystal Ligori is the host of "All Things Considered" and narrates OPB's digital food series "Superabundant". She also 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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What the end of Roe v. Wade means for Oregon and Washington
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade yesterday puts the power to allow or ban abortions in the hands of state governments. In Oregon and Washington abortion remains a fully legal health procedure, protected by state law. But that’s not the case in several other states, here abortion clinics are already closing. OPB’s health reporter Amelia Templeton joined “All Things Considered” host Tiffany Camhi to discuss how the decision could affect the Northwest.
An Oregon abortion provider talks about the end of Roe v. Wade
The US Supreme Court today ended nearly 50 years of the constitutional right to an abortion. But along the West Coast, abortion rights are still protected. Martha Reilly is a doctor with Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon who joined OPB to explain what the effect the Supreme Court decision will have on Oregonians.
The Archive Project - Come Fly the World & Matrix
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The Archive Project - Oregon Symphony: Missy Mazzoli & Karen Russell, with Gabriel Kahane
A conversation about adaptation and the creative process with composer Missy Mazzoli, writer Karen Russell, & Oregon Symphony’s Gabriel Kahane.
The Archive Project - Chinese American Cookbooks with Kristina Cho, Brandon Jew and Tienlon Ho
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The Archive Project - Richard Powers
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The Archive Project - Amy Tan at Portland Arts and Lectures (1991)
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The Archive Project - Oregon Shakespeare Festival: How I Learned What I Learned
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