One Mother’s Experience with Bipolar Disorder
Rape by an Intimate Partner
April 29, 2021 - 11:23 am
91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20210428 Sexual Assault – Intimate Partner Rape April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to National Sexual Violence Resource Center, it is estimated that 734,630 people were threatened with or actually raped in the United States in 2018. The study also stated that nearly 1 in 5 women (18.3%) and
Worker’s Memorial Day
April 28, 2021 - 2:02 pm
91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 2021030428 Workers Memorial Day April 28th is Worker’s Memorial Day. This date also marks the 50th year anniversary of the enactment of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Dina Lorraine, Spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries speaks about some of the trends she’s observed in
Street Responses to the Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict
April 21, 2021 - 11:23 pm
91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 2021030421 Street Interviews Day After Chauvin Trial Verdict On April 21st, 2021, Former Minneapolis law enforcement officer, Derek Chauvin. was charged guilty on all counts for the murder of George Floyd, a black father. KBCS reporter, Gol Holghooghi took to the streets of Seattle’s Central District and Capitol Hill neighborhood to
KBCS General Manager Message – April 2021
April 20, 2021 - 1:28 pm
With the arrival of much warmer weather this past week, many of us are anxiously looking forward to spending as much time as we can outdoors; either in or on the water, or perhaps hiking and camping under the stars in the beautiful Northern Cascades. I am not sure why, but somehow this spring seems
Sustainability Campaign Update – 3rd Quarter
April 19, 2021 - 12:04 pm
On June 30, 2020, Bellevue College notified KBCS that the college would no longer supplement the station’s budget (read the original notice). In the past, KBCS depended on this supplemental funding from Bellevue College for around $150,000 annually, in order to have a balanced budget. The loss of supplemental funding means that KBCS needs to
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March 31, 2021 - 9:08 am
65 years ago, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was in full swing. It was the women of Montgomery who organized the boycott and the court trial of four Montgomery women forced, on separate occasions, to give up their bus seat to a white passenger. This movement ended segregation on buses.
Vigil for Atlanta Shooting Victims
March 24, 2021 - 12:29 am
Omari Salisbury of Converge Media Reflects on a Year of Covering our Community
March 19, 2021 - 1:30 pm
91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 202103019 Omari Salisbury Of Converge Media Reflects On 1 Yr Of Morning Update Show March 19th is the one-year anniversary of Converge Media’s Morning Update Show. The program started as an informational service for Seattle’s Black community during the Coronavirus outbreak. After the killing of George Floyd, thousands in this region
It’s Fair Trade Friday!
March 19, 2021 - 5:08 am
The KBCS Spring Fund Drive begins today. We want to send you a KBCS coffee mug along with coffee from our partners at Equal Exchange as our way of saying thank you for supporting KBCS during what we’re calling Fair Trade Friday! Today only, when you make a one-time contribution of $120 or become an
