OREGON S GAY/LESBIAN/Bl/TRANS NEWSMAGAZINE
SEPTEMBER 4 20 09
NORTHWEST NEWS
Stay Proud and Live Out Loud!
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KBOO's Go/. Lesbian. Bi and Trans Programming Is A Portland Staple
of these programs, but the entire LGBTQ.
community, who are able to get their voices
and stories heard on the air and educate the
public at large about the struggles and issues
that have impacted their lives.”
Out Loud began in April 2002, after
KBOO staff and volunteers submitted a pro
posal to the station’s programming commit
tee. Remey has been with the show since its
inception.
“Before I came to Portland, I was already
a tan of community radio and had volunteered
at community radio stations for years,” says
Remey. “Community radio is a passion for me,
and creating radio for the queer community is
a bonus!”
“I’m also curious what impact the show has
had on general KBOO listeners,” she adds. “I
figure way more straight folks tune in than
folks from the queer community. The show
has long been a space where local LGBTQ_
activists and organizations can talk about their
issues, concerns and share their stories.”
It is perhaps for this very reason that Out
Loud’s scope reflects new and ever-shifting is
sues concerning Portland’s gay, lesbian, bi and
trans community. Live music, public discus
sions, news stories and event announcements
are par for the course on any given show, Re
mey says, with topics changing frequently.
By RYAN J. P R A D O
The well-worn adage, “If you put your
mind to it, you can accomplish anything” is
well-worn for good reason. Applying an idea
for inclusion into the cultural consciousness
cannot be done without its fair share of hard
work, which is exactly the catalyst for KBOO’s
gay, lesbian, bi and trans programming.
“The current and past radio shows for the
LGBTQ_ community were created because
someone thought it was a good idea, and then
made it happen,” explains Carla Remey, pro
ducer and host of KBOO’s Out Loud.
Remey is among a long list of volunteers
the Portland community radio station depends
upon to maintain its entertaining, relevant and
informative programming for a wide cross-
section of its listeners.
Their importance isn’t lost on News and
Public Affairs Director Jenka Soderberg:
“The volunteers who produce these shows are
incredibly devoted and self-sacrificing,” she
says. “They put countless hours into record
ing events, setting up interviews, learning
equipment, connecting with guests, and every
other aspect of producing a radio show. These
individuals are the epitome of community in
volvement and empowerment—empowering
not only themselves, through their production
“Out Loud has evolved over the years based
on who is involved in creating it,” she says. “It’ll
continue to evolve with the needs and interests
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of the community, and the KBOO volunteers
working on the show.”
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D ip s tic k " B e ig e m a k e a n a p p e a r a n c e
Last fall, two new gay, lesbian, bi and trans-
o n K BO O s O u t Loud
based efforts were created during KBOO’s
programming and schedule changes. A survey hosted by mononymous entities Gray, Taras
was taken of the larger station listening audi and Darwin.
ence, on which the programming committee
“KBOO has demonstrated a very long
based its decisions. As shows were shifted standing commitment to our LGBTQ_com-
around, some were canceled and others cre munity, and currently has four hours a month
ated, explains Remey.
of radio specifically serving our community,”
“A couple of KBOO volunteers came to reiterates Remey. “No other radio station on
gether, and submitted a program proposal for the local dial can say that. Not many other
new LGBTQ_ programs,” says Remey. “The radio stations anywhere can say that.”
programming committee liked their ideas, and
Starting in October, KBOO will hold its
two new shows were created for the LGBTQ_ Fall Membership Drive. And since media, in
community.”
many ways, is for sale to the highest bidder,
Enter Gender Blender, and The Other supporting a non-corporatized, community-
Team.
driven resource like KBOO might : be
your first
oe you
Gender Blender is a forum to address gen step to ensuring you aren’t for sale
der issues facing Portlanders and Oregonians-
at-large, and was launched by former co-host
KBOO is at 90.7 fm in the Portland metro
(now engineer) Rebecca Nay, and Jacob An- area, 100.7 fm in Corvallis, 91.9 fm in Hood
derson-Minshall. Oregon Democratic Party River and online at www.kboo.org. To volunteer,
leader Laura Calvo has now taken the reigns contact Ani Hanes at volunteer@kboo.org.
as co-host.
Out Loud airs the second and fourth Tues. of
The Other Team provides a place where the month; Gender Blender, every third Thurs.;
issues facing queer youth are voiced, and is The Other Team, every first Tues., a ll at 6 p.m.
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