Drive ends: June 30, 2025
May 27, 2020 - 1:07 pm
The great American poet and jazz musician, Gil Scott-Heron, died today in 2011. He was 62 years old. As a boy, living with his grandmother – a civil rights activist, because these legacies can and should be passed down – he was introduced to the poetry of Langston Hughes and began to play piano. Best
May 26, 2020 - 5:09 pm
BBC NewsHour comes to KBCS’s 6am time-slot.
Dana Buckingham KBCS GM
May 22, 2020 - 3:14 pm
Dear friends and fellow supporters of KBCS,
Thank you for your generous financial and moral support for true community radio located here in our beautiful little corner of the world. Spring is definitely here, and the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest is even more in evidence this time of year. But unfortunately, spring has a much darker side this year due to the ongoing scourge of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
May 21, 2020 - 1:00 am
How does being undocumented impact your life? Does it impact where you go shopping for groceries, where you rent your apartment, whether you drive or buy a car or have access to a cell phone? Dulce Garcia, Executive Director of Border Angels, speaks to how being undocumented shaped who she is today.
May 19, 2020 - 8:58 pm
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility are getting involved in advocating for a more progressive state tax structure. The organization is kicking off a campaign this week on the responsible and just recovery from COVID 19.
Read More about Physicians Call for a More Progressive State Tax
May 15, 2020 - 3:02 pm
How do young girls get caught up in prostitution? Noel Gomez, Co-Founder of the Organization for Prostitution Survivors shares her experience, which she says is not uncommon.
May 6, 2020 - 8:45 am
The number of people using the services at Seattle’s University District Food Bank has gone up by twenty percent since March. The food bank’s Executive Director, Joe Gruber speaks with KBCS’s Jesse Callahan about how they’ve adapted to food needs, client needs and the current social distancing measures.
April 30, 2020 - 12:57 pm
“I’m working with at least four people who are above 60 that just got hired when I got hired, because they got laid off…..There are people that have young children at home, people with pregnant spouses…People are making this decision out of necessity and it is just tragic that folks have to risk their lives in order to buy food…”
April 23, 2020 - 10:38 am
Across the street from Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood, you might come across a cluster of found jars and bottles arranged with wildflowers and greenery that you would see growing through cracks in the asphalt of any parking lot.
Read More about The Artist Behind Street Flower Arrangements
