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Willamette Wake Up is KMUZ’s morning news magazine program that explores what mid-Valley people are doing and talking about through news segments and interviews. The Willamette Wake Up team is dedicated to exploring the deeper stories that define and affect our community. Join us live every weekday…

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  • Feb 18, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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Willamette Wake Up 02/18/2021 — Learning to be an Anti-Racist through Books

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 30:43


This last year, people who are part of the majority culture have been learning about racism, and it is embedded in all parts of our society.  The conversation with Laurie Dougherty, Laurie Hoeffer, and Paul Krissel brings up the books they've read and how it's affected their perspective on current events.

Willamette Wake Up 02/17/2021 — Conservation Spotlight: A look at the Marion Soil & Water Conservation District

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 24:46


In this new monthly segment, Jenny Ammon, education director for the Marion Soil & Water Conservation District, hosts the MSWCD board chair, Terry Hsu, about the board's role in this semi-public agency whose mission is to help landowners promote the health of their property.

Willamette Wake Up 02/11/2021 — Impact Oregon

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 13:57


Impact Oregon is a website that connects job seekers with careers in the field of developmental disabilities. Learn more with Angela Yeager, Communications Officer with Developmental Disabilities Services.

Willamette Wake Up 02/10/2021 — Oregon Black Pioneers: Current Exhibits and Operations During Pandemic

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 19:00


Meet Zachary Stocks, executive director of the Oregon Black Pioneers. Hear what the organization is doing during the pandemic, and the role history plays in today’s times of racial tension.

Willamette Wake Up 02/10/2021 — Q’s Corner Barbershop

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 6:17


Hear the story of "Q" Robertson - the owner of Q's Corner Barbershop in Salem.  It's more than just a place to get your haircut.  This BIPOC business interview is part of Willamette Wake Up's regular monthly segment "RJOC's Corner" but aired today as a special segment.

Willamette Wake Up 02/09/2021 — Invisible People: Ending Homelessness – Big Picture

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 24:55


In this episode of Invisible People, we get the big picture of efforts to alleviate homelessness in Marion & Polk Counties. The Mid Willamette Valley Homeless Alliance is the Continuum of Care organization planning and securing federal funds to end homelessness in Marion and Polk counties. Alliance Co-Chair and Salem City Councillor Chris Hoy shares the Alliance's work and the story behind the new shelter at the state fairgrounds.

Willamette Wake Up 02/08/2021 Legislative Matters: Tune In & Take Part, Week 4

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 42:11


In this week's Legislative Matters, Jan & Cindy highlight committee work on the issues of conduct, redistricting, natural resources & environment. They review legislation and informational hearings coming up this week in those areas and the House's health care committee.  For more information on their discussion: https://kmuz.org/legislative-matters/

Willamette Wake Up 02/05/2021 – Polk County Report: Rep. Paul Evans on the 2021 Legislative Agenda

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 34:38


The Polk County Report. KMUZ interviews State Representative Paul Evans, whose House District 20 includes West and South Salem, Monmouth and Independence. He addresses his committee work and statewide issues facing the 2021 Legislature.

Willamette Wake Up 02/04/2021 – RJOC’s Corner: BIPOC Biz CreativiTEE and Rofe Designs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 6:15


RJOC's Corner showcases a BIPOC business (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) each month.  Here is CreativiTEE and Rofe Designs with owner Roanna Gingerich.

Willamette Wake Up 02/04/2021 – RJOC’s Corner: Latinos Unidos Siempre

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 33:45


In this episode of RJOC's Corner, Sandra Hernandez Lomeli, executive director of Latinos Unidos Siempre (LUS), talks about LUS's history and mission.  Then about current pressing issues including school to pipeline, police officers in schools, a student led task force process and upcoming school board elections.

Willamette Wake Up 02/03/2021 – Keeping Oregon Oregon: Meet Rep. Brad Witt, Chair of House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 31:05


In this episode of Keeping Oregon Oregon, meet the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources' Chair, Rep. Brad Witt. Rep. Witt discusses his commitment to sustainability and describes his committee's issues for the 2021 legislative session.

Willamette Wake Up 02/02/2021 – Elephant in the Room: Seeking Environmental Justice through Legislation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 26:09


In this episode of Elephant in the Room, Lisa Arkin with Beyond Toxics and Aimee Okotie-Oyekan with Eugene/Springfield NAACP talk about a legislative proposal to address environmental injustice by modifying Oregon's land use laws. The bill would increase equitable participation to address impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities.

Willamette Wake Up 02/01/2021 – Legislative Matters Week 3

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 42:59


In this episode of "Legislative Matters Tune in and Take Part," listeners hear about budget issues facing this legislature and bills coming up in both chambers of the health and education committees during the week of Feb 1, 2021.

Willamette Wake Up 01/29/2021 – What is Democracy?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 14:57


 Camila Vergaras, author of "Systemic Corruption", explores ideas of Democracy. While many countries claim to be democracies, Vergaras asserts that they are not.  She talks about a budding system in her home country of Chile where "local assemblies" are bringing back key elements of a true democracy.

Willamette Wake Up 01/27/2021 – Salem Reads Walking with Peety

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 17:12


Eric O'Grey, author of Salem Reads's "Walking with Peety" talks with KMUZ about his journey and the book.

Willamette Wake Up 01/25/2021 – Legislative Matters: Tune In Take Part

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 42:22


In this week's Legislative Matters, program hosts review key legislation sponsored by Mid-Valley Area legislators and remind listeners how to be engaged with the legislative process.

Willamette Wake Up 01/22/2021 Labor Report with Kipp Dawson on Women in the Coal Mines

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 37:33


On the Labor Report, Kipp Dawson, a woman coal miner active in the women miners' movement of the 1970s, '80s and '90s, on women's empowerment and recent labor history.    

Update on Oregon’s Universal Health Care Task Force

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 26:55


Bruce Goldberg, chair of the Universal Health Care Task Force gives an update on the task force's work - the information gathered, the process informing their decisions and how the public can follow their work. For more information: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HPA/HP/Pages/Task-Force-Universal-Health-Care.aspx    

Willamette Wake Up 01/18/2021 — Legislative Matters: The Mid-Willamette Valley Legislators

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 41:38


Legislative Matters hosts introduce listeners to their legislative delegation and the committees on which they serve. Tune in every Monday during the legislative session to find out what your elected representatives are doing. Here's a link to the legislative website so you can follow legislation, committees, and legislative members of interest to you: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/

Willamette Wake Up 01/15/2021 — Polk County Report. Sen. Deb Patterson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 24:00


On the Polk County Report, hear from newly-elected State Sen. Deborah Patterson, D-Salem. Patterson represents Senate District 10, which includes Monmouth and Independence and a large part of Salem. She is also chair of the Senate Committee on Health Care for the 2021 Legislative Session.

Willamette Wake Up 01/14/2021 — Telemental Health from One Psychologist’s Perspective

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 10:46


Gary Daily, a psychologist with a school district and private practice, discusses his experience moving from person-to-person sessions to a telehealth practice.

Willamette Wake Up 01/14/2021 — Creeping Fascism in the USA

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 31:35


Bill Smaldone, professor of history at Willamette University, talks about growing fascism in the United States. He compares the social and political elements in Germany after WW I that nurtured the rise of the Nazi party and compared that to the modern-day United States. He makes a case for even distribution of wealth and civil rights for all as two components needed to quell growing fascist ideas in this country.

Willamette Wake Up 01/13/202 — Salem City Council Denounces White Supremacy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 27:21


Monday, January 11, 2021, the City of Salem's Council unanimously passed a resolution denouncing white supremacy and institutional racism.  Council Tom Andersen, the motion maker, talks about what led up to the resolution, its purpose, and his hopes for how it can affect real change. A brief clip from the meeting follows the interview to hear two BIPOC members of the public speak to the resolution, followed by comments by four council members. (BIPOC - Black Indigenous People of Color)

Willamette Wake Up 01/12/2021 — Invisible People. Point in Time Count

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 16:55


Sara Webb, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, on the purpose and method of the 2021 Point in Time count in Marion and Polk Counties. The Federal Housing and Urban Development agency must require the PIT Count to monitor and provide resources to communities to combat homelessness.

Willamette Wake Up 01/12/2021 — Kindness Closet Helps People Who are Houseless

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 10:09


Kendra Tibbot and Lindsay Bigelow explain Kindness Closet's mission - a nonprofit organization encouraging and inspiring changes to better the local community, focusing on houseless people.

Willamette Wake Up 01/08/2021 — Impeach or Invoke 25th Amendment?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 12:11


In light of calls to either impeach or invoke the 25th amendment to remove Donald Trump from office 13 days before the inauguration, Dr. Ed Dover explains its process and the likelihood either would happen. Dr. Ed Dover is a professor emeritus of political science at Western Oregon University.

Willamette Wake Up 01/07/2021 — Flourish Spices and African Foods – Spotlight on a BIPOC Business on R-JOC’s Corner

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 6:03


Ona Elkanah, the owner of Flourish Spices and African Foods, talks about her Salem business and her spirit to this community. This interview with Sarah Evans is part of a new series called RJOC's Corner, highlighting the engagement of communities of color in the mid-Willamette Valley.

Willamette Wake Up 01/07/2021 — “R-JOC’s Corner” Spotlights Salem-Keizer NAACP

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 24:41


Dr. Reginal Richardson, newly elected NAACP president in the Salem-Keizer branch, talks about his background, history of the organization, and vision for the next two years.  This program is called "R-JOC's Corner" and is a new program on Willamette Wake Up. It highlights a local organization of color and a BIPOC business (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) and offers ways for people to create racial justice and equity.

Willamette Wake Up 01/05/2020 — Promising Future for Solar Energy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 26:53


In this Elephant in the Room program, Rob Del Mar from the Oregon Department of Energy talks about solar energy advances - cheaper and better storage options.

Willamette Wake Up 01/04/2021 — Legislative Proposal to Address Salem Keizer School Board Turmoil

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 19:34


Rep. Paul Evans speaks about legislative proposals to either add seven governor-appointed members to the Salem-Keizer School Board or require the school board to adopt zone-based voting. The school board has come under fire for not responding to community members' requests to remove police from schools and by adopting a policy to curtail some public comment.  (Note: a Willamette Wake Up report on the school board meeting in question was podcast on Dec 10, 2020.)

Willamette Wake Up 01/01/2021 — Polk County in Review Plus a Willamette Wake Up Sampler

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 57:12


Hear clips from the Polk County Report that defined 2020 for this rural Oregon county.  Plus clips from all WWU's regular special programs, from climate change to labor news and a lot in between.

Willamette Wake Up 12/31/2020 — 2020 in Review – Ain’t Going Back

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 35:15


Clips from 23 past Willamette Wake Up episodes are played with narration in between, giving listeners a romp through the defining events of 2020 in the mid-Valley.

Willamette Wake Up 12/29/2020 — Permaculture Practices at Bethel Heights Winery

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 37:15


Mimi Casteel, a holistic vintner in Hopewell, talks about using permaculture principles at Bethel Heights winery. Every 5th Tuesday, program host Tom Ellis produces a segment showcasing permaculture practices in the mid-Valley region.

Willamette Wake Up 12/28/2020 — Legislative Matters on the December Special Session

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 40:43


On Legislative Matters - Tune in Take Part, the special legislative session from Dec 21, 2020, is reviewed, emphasizing the discussions underlying the eviction moratorium extension and relief for renters and landlords.

Willamette Wake Up 12/24/2020 — Marion Polk Food Share – Year End Review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 17:05


Rick Gaupo, CEO & President of the Food Share, congratulates the community for coming together and rising to the occasion to feed the thousands of extra hungry individuals and families caused by the crises of 2020.

Willamette Wake Up 12/25/2020 — Stories of the Colorado Coal Miners from the 1920s – Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 42:59


In part 2, Bob Berto Rossi shares the stories of day to day life in the Colorado coal towns during the 1920s.  The program recaps part 1 from November 27, 2020, reveals the day to day lives of women & children, and gives insight into the writer and his motivations for telling these stories.

Willamette Wake Up 12/23/2020 — Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency – Year End Review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 26:15


Jimmy Jones, Executive Director of the Community Action Agency, gives a year-end review of the agency's efforts and programs to address homelessness and poverty in the mid-valley. There's a long way to go to meet the need, but for the passionate like Jones, they keep going.

Willamette Wake Up 12/18/2020 — Polk County Report: Operation D.O.G.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 24:02


The Polk County Report. KMUZ talks with Operation D.O.G., a Rickreall, Oregon nonprofit group that helps low-income families pay for emergency veterinary care, saving beloved pets.

Willamette Wake Up 12/17/2020 — Oregon Cares Fund for Black Resiliency

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 15:08


Shelaswa Crier on the Oregon Cares Fund targeted investment in the Black community. Also, hear about a lawsuit that attempts to undermine this legislative appropriation.

Willamette Wake Up 12/16/2020 — Slavery Still Exists – In the Constitution

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 22:26


Earlier this month, some Democratic members of Congress introduced an Abolition Amendment to the US Constitution.  Why would this be necessary?  Find out now. Willamette University alumni talk with KMUZ on the 13th Amendment, how the amendment allows slavery to exist today, and their effort to change that in Oregon with an amendment to this state's Constitution.

Willamette Wake Up 12/11/2020 — Policy for the People: Meeting the Challenges of Pandemic Economics

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 27:41


"Policy for the People," a new monthly program with the Oregon Center for Public Policy. In this program, OCPP communication director Juan Carlos Ordóñez talks about the pandemic's economic impacts on Oregonians and makes a case for raising taxes on the wealthiest individuals and corporations in Oregon.

Willamette Wake Up 12/10/2020 — Recycle Right!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 20:17


While recycling may make us feel good about protecting the earth, not everything is recyclable, and done incorrectly can be detrimental.  Marion County Environmental Services, Alan Pennington, reminds us what we can and cannot recycle and how to do it right!

Willamette Wake Up 12/10/2020 — Salem Keizer School Board – SROs Revisited and New Policy to Curb Certain Public Testimony

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 15:35


In a part of its Dec 8th meeting, the Salem Keizer School Board reviewed a proposal called Safe & Welcoming Schools and a proposal to curb public testimony deemed uncivil, derogatory and included other criteria which the board chair deems inappropriate.  Over the last number of months, public comments on the removal of SROs (police in schools) and the demand for two board members' resignation have gotten stronger and more persistent. Some comments are directed to specific board members and have been critical of their behavior or affiliation with white supremacist groups.  This report gives a "flavor" for the tenor at the meeting and the issues discussed.

Willamette Wake Up 12/09/2020 — Cherry City Confidential

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 22:53


Life long Salem resident and newly published author Jan McComb talks about her book "Cherry City Confidential: 12 Murder Cases that Rocked Oregon's Capital City". Salem may not have any more murders than other cities of its size, but they are unique and certainly Salem-centric.

Willamette Wake Up 12/08/2020 — A Corporate History Lesson

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 23:35


A history lesson on corporations with Adam Winkler, author of “We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights.” Even though revolutionaries showed disdain for corporations at the Boston Tea party event, corporations regained a foothold in the U.S. courts as early as the mid-1800s.  UCLA Professor Winkler leads us through the benchmark rulings.

Willamette Wake Up 12/08/2020 — Magic at the Mill – 2020-Style

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 7:50


The Willamette Heritage Center has been offering the community Magic at the Mill for decades. Lights, Santa, singers, storytellers, and more.  But, like with everything else, Magic will be different this year. Liz McIntire shares how the event will happen in 2020.

Willamette Wake Up 12/08/2020 — Invisible People: Warming Shelters Save Lives

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 36:36


When temperatures drop, people without shelter are at risk of illness and even death. In this episode of Invisible People, hear how the Arches Project, SafeSleep United, and their partners are providing shelter.  Some shelters are temperature driven, others are open every night. Robert Marshall, volunteer coordinator of Arches, and Lynelle Wilcox, SafeSleep United talk about their programs and how you can help.

Willamette Wake Up 11/25/2020 — Marion County Report: COVID-19 Update

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 19:04


Katrina Rothenberger, Marion County Public Health, provides a COVID-19 update: the numbers, the implications, the challenges, and the county's message to its residents.

Willamette Wake Up 11/20/2020 — From Activist to Monmouth City Council: The story of Rebecca Salinas-Oliveros

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 35:09


In the Polk County Report, Rebecca Salinas-Oliveros talks about her leap into local politics. She started as an activist in the Black Lives Matter movement, then ran for Monmouth City Council. She was the top vote-getter in the recent city council election despite opposition from a political action committee that supported a slate of conservative candidates.

Willamette Wake Up 11/19/2020 — How You Can Raise Funds to End Hunger

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 9:41


Josh Gwin, the Retail Food Resource Coordinator for Marion Polk Food Share, talks about ways the organization is shifting its approach to ensuring food insecure individuals and families have enough food this winter. Due to the pandemic, rather than purchasing and bringing food to a pantry or Food Share location, Food Share encourages creative ways for individuals and community groups to raise funds to end hunger. He directs folks to the organization's webpage to find ways to give and ways to fundraise.

Willamette Wake Up 11/18/2020 — Willamette University Merging with Pacific Northwest College of Art

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 26:38


Steve Thorsett, President of Willamette University (WU), talks about a merger between WU and the Pacific Northwest College of Art.  Molly Mayhead, professor emeritus of Western Oregon University and KMUZ board member, conducts the interview.  They discuss the reasons and logistics of the merger as well as benefits for both schools and the greater community.

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