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Funding Threat

The Trump Administration has sent Congress a rescissions package proposing the elimination of already-approved funding, including funding for public broadcasting. The House is expected to vote within days. If enacted, KBCS will lose 10% of its entire budget. KBCS listeners are the most reliable safeguard against the threat of these cuts. Our fiscal year end fund drive begins next week. Please, help protect your favorite KBCS programs by becoming a monthly donor, and thank you in advance.

$75,000 Goal

19.42%

Drive ends: June 30, 2025

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DJ Appreciation Post – Matt Fish host of CrossCurrents

A graphic of a DJ appreciation post for Matt Fish in brown, green, and white. There is a circle with a photo of a man wearing a hat and glasses outside with trees covered in moss behind him making a neutral face. Matt Fish

January 21, 2025 - 7:00 pm

Join us every Thursday for CrossCurrents at 7pm on 91.3 KBCS brought to you by Matt Fish. Thank you, Matt for bringing diverse programming to public radio at KBCS and broadening the horizons of our listeners in the Puget sound region. Matt told us about the origin story of CrossCurrents, his upbringing, how he discovered world music, his work in film, and the inspiration for CrossCurrents.

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Letter from the KBCS General Manager – January 2025

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January 17, 2025 - 4:04 pm

Dear Friends and Loyal KBCS Supporters

I am writing this newsletter after completing and submitting our required annual audit for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Community Services Grant (CSG). The CPB, a key supporter of public broadcasting, oversees the audit process to ensure transparency and accountability. I am happy to report that this audit performed by an independent auditing firm confirms that we have ended our fifth year with another balanced budget and a healthy surplus to add to our emergency contingency fund. I will post this audit online on our homepage once the CPB completes its review and approval process. Our CSG grant from the CPB for this new year is estimated to be around $128,000.00, a substantial portion of our overall operating budget for our fifty-plus-year-old independent community radio station in the Pacific Northwest.

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KBCS Retro Radio Theatre presents:

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January 17, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Coming to you, tonight Friday LATE NITE! on KBCS at 12 midnight, the KBCS Retro Radio Theatre presents listeners with classic radio theater dramas.  This week’s episodes: Lights Out  — Cat Wife – original air date 01.18.1943 Casey, the Crime Photographer — Snowball – original airdate 08.25.1949

DJ Appreciation Post – Tom Voorhees alternating host of Bluegrass Ramble

A graphic for a KBCS DJ appreciation post with brown, green, and white color scheme. In a circle on the left, there is an image of a white man with long brown hair and brown eyes making a neutral face. Tom Voorhees

January 17, 2025 - 12:00 pm

Join us every other Sunday to enjoy Bluegrass Ramble at noon on 91.3 KBCS co-hosted by Tom Voorhees. Thank you, Tom for bringing bluegrass to public radio at KBCS and keeping the sound alive in the Seattle area. We asked Tom some questions to learn more about him and what motivates him to share his love of bluegrass with the greater Seattle community.

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KBCS 5am Feature: Passage of the Civil Rights Act

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January 16, 2025 - 9:00 pm

The KBCS Friday 5am Feature presents a special American Compassion episode: Taking the Reins and Passage of the Civil Rights Act.  In this episode we explore Lyndon Baines Johnson the man and the president with Pulitzer Prizing-winning biographer Robert Caro, we hear conversations between LBJ with Martin Luther King Jr. and we get a better understanding

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DJ Appreciation Post – John Gibaut of Sunday’s Hornpipe

A poster for a DJ appreciation post from KBCS. This post has a man with reddish hair fair complexion in grey T-shirt KBCS DJ Volunteer Host - John Gibaut

January 10, 2025 - 3:00 pm

Join us every Sunday to hear the sounds of Sunday’s Hornpipe at 3pm on 91.3 KBCS with John Gibaut. Thank you, John for being a part of the KBCS family and keeping local radio thriving in the Seattle area. John provided us details about his life, how he became interested in Celtic music, and how he got involved with community radio at KBCS.

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KBCS Retro Radio Theatre Presents:

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January 9, 2025 - 7:00 pm

Coming to you, tomorrow this Friday! on KBCS at 12 midnight, the KBCS Retro Radio Theatre presents listeners with classic radio theater dramas.  This week’s episodes: Suspense –   The Mysterious Traveler – 

KBCS Feature Programs

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December 26, 2024 - 11:57 am

Wishing you well during these holiday and seasonal times.  I hope you are able to share joyous, memorable, educational and inspirational times through the season.  There are so many amazing people in our world and so much to know more about, share, learn and celebrate.  Thank you for your support and listenership. 

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