Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for October 26th:
- Cort and Fatboy in first full interview since KUFO massacre | Oregon Media Central
From the interview…
OMC: What's the most realistic, concrete way that Portland radio could be made better? Then, what's the fantasy way, and why is that only a fantasy?
Cort Webber: …Well, I think the two questions are linked because the most realistic ways to make radio better are probably just a fantasy at this point. The best way to make Portland radio "better" is to fully staff stations with live, local bodies…
Fatboy: …but to me, it seems like you can realistically succeed in Portland radio by simply paying attention to the people in the city. Know what you want to be, and then be it….
Read the rest of the interview (I’d have clipped much more good stuff, but I want you to read it where it came from…!)
- Oregon Music News
Where have I been that I missed *this*? Helmed by Tom D'Antoni, tech produced by multi-dextrous John Nastos (yes, the same jazz musician who runs Ta.gulus & has mad tech coding skills in addition to his saxophone mastery, apparently), this site already has tons of local content in genres ranging from classical to acoustic to indie, written by many names you're probably already familiar with if you love local music. (Tara Dublin in the house? Oh, yeah…)
Adding it to my RSS feed now; scoping out places to go this weekend…(turns out I hadn’t missed it; official launch was announced after I added it to this post. Good to know I’m not completely out of the loop…!
- Call for classroom projects floods online charity – Portland Public Schools
If Salem can't/won't, big business can/will. Could your company help?
From a recent PPS news release – "Presented an opportunity for money for student projects, teachers in Portland Public Schools responded in force, demonstrating both their creativity and the need for classroom funding. Now, the school district is looking for additional support to fill all of their requests.
The story started when J.P. Morgan Chase — in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit Web site connecting donors with specific classroom needs in public schools — offered to fund classroom projects in PPS in K-8 literacy, math and science. Four days after PPS teachers were presented with the opportunity, more than 250 of them had submitted 500 projects on DonorsChoose.org — with a total request of $250,000. That's a sharp increase from the 14 PPS projects posted on the site just four days before."
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