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40th Annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival 2020

Produced for: Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

KBOO is broadcasting the virtual Cathedral Park Jazz Fest LIVE July 17-19! Like jazz, life in the time of the pandemic is about improvisation. For the first time since its inception in 1980, the swinging sounds of the 40th Annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival 2020 will ... Read more

Memorial to Ray Rom and David Kennedy/music by Art Abrams Swing Machine and Dave Frishberg

Airs at: Wed, 10/27/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: Jazz in the Afternoon

Plenty of Jazz gems...live in-studio Read more

A Scary Story for The End of Summer!

Airs at: Mon, 10/25/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

Classic Hollywood Movie Actor Robert Taylor stars in this eerie radio play "The House in Cyprus Canyon", orginally broadcast in 1946. Also starring , Cathy Lewis and Hans Conried. A young couple are setting up in a new house. They discover that one closet can't be opened by... Read more

More Music for a Monday Afternoon

Airs at: Mon, 10/18/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

Fortunato returns with music and some crazy fun for another autumn afternoon Read more

Keeping Up with the Joneses!

Airs at: Fri, 10/15/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Produced for: The Songcircle

True giants of music make up much of today’s Songcircle playlist. Great American Songbook composers Irving Berlin and Johnny Mercer sing their own songs. Plus, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, George Jones, The Clash, Dusty Springf... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 10/14/21

Airs at: Thu, 10/14/2021 at 10:00pm - Fri, 10/15/2021 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radio Lost and Found

Another live episode zinging its way from my home studio to KBOO studios and straight to your home. Tributes to the recently departed Dee Pop of Bush Tetras and Pat Fish of the (variously named) Jazz Butcher. Also, a new release by local Noise/Soundscape artist Daniel Menc... Read more

Part 2 of our real time look back at the start of Marvel Comics.

Airs at: Mon, 10/11/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

Dk Holm joins Fortunato today on the Sampler to look back at the start of Marvel Comics with the 60th anniversary of the appearance of issue #2 of The Fantastic Four. Also lots of music. Read more

Encore program

Airs at: Mon, 10/04/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

Due to some family stuff, Fortunato didn't have time to put together a new show for today. And so, we present a repeat program for this week from March 29th. Besides music, DK Holm will interview Reed College professor Marat Grenberg about film director Stanley Kubrick. And... Read more