KBCS In-Studio with Ben Black

Jazz vocalist, composer, and activist Ben Black stopped by the KBCS studio to discuss his music and a fundraiser he organized this past August at the Royal Room for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. It’s a wide-ranging and uplifting conversation accompanied by Ben’s own music!

Join the Conversations of today with The Thom Hartmann Program – 9AM Monday thru Friday

Get involved in today’s critical discussions on the Thom Hartmann program, broadcast LIVE on 91.3FM KBCS HD-1 from 9am to 12noon, Monday through Friday.

As “America’s #1 Progressive Radio Show,” Thom Hartmann delves into a dynamic mix of current topics, including insights on figures like Tim Walz and pivotal events leading up to Election Day 2024, while engaging with callers nationwide. Join Thom Hartmann and his guests, Monday through Friday, 9AM to 12 noon.

Call 202-808-9925 during the Thom Hartmann Program to activate on the conversations of today. Join the conversation in his chatroom. Access the KBCS Audio Archives on the Thom Hartmann Program page to catch up on past discussions and stay informed! 

 

Democracy Now! on KBCS since 1999

Since 1996, Democracy Now! has been a source of independent news with in depth interviews with breaking stories from often unheard voices in mainstream media.

KBCS has been broadcasting Democracy Now! since 1999 on at 8AM Mondays-Fridays. 

Be sure to tune in to Democracy Now! on KBCS 91.3 FM HD-1

Please consider making a financial contribution to support KBCS today!

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Happy Pride!

KBCS Pride Month feature programs and weekly additions.

As Operations Manager, I was proud to schedule some feature LGBTQIA+ programs during our 4am timeslot on Wednesdays through JUNE.  Links to the show archives and the actual production pages are available for review and listening below. 

Featured programs on KBCS

WED – June 5th – A Different Kind of Coming Out: A ‘Nancy’ Pride Special

Coming out means taking a risk and sharing something deeply personal with another person. In this hour-long episode of Nancy, the critically acclaimed podcast about the queer experience, hosts Tobin Low and Kathy Tu bring you three stories about different kinds of coming out. We hear from two gay men of different generations about what it’s like to disclose their HIV status, a young woman who tracks down the queer role model she didn’t know she needed, and a young man trying to save his father’s life, even if it means a painful confrontation.

WED – June 12th – America Learn Your History: What Happened Before Stonewall

“America, Learn Your History” began as a popular Instagram series by composer and professor Bobby Wooten. Join us for our first radio special: Stonewall often gets credit for the beginning of the gay liberation movement. But there was an earlier riot, at Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco, and it was started by a transwoman. Bobby’s guests include actor Tituss Burgess and historian Dr. Susan Stryker

WED – June 19th – Black, Queer & Free: Living at the intersection of Blackness and Queerness

Stories about the joys – and challenges- of living at the intersection of Blackness and Queerness

WED – June 26th – Beyond Stonewall: From Power to Pride

A conversation with Gary Bailey, Larry Kessler, Sue Katz, Michael Bronski, Stephanie Burt, and Maura Healey about the LGBTQ movement, looking back 50 years to the Stonewall Uprising.
 

THIS WAY OUT

Be sure to TUNE IN to the weekly broadcast of THIS WAY OUT – LGBTQ News and information Tuesdays at 5am. Excited to have this program in our regular line up for our listeners and the community.

LIVING ON EARTH
And tune in next week, we bring back Living On Earth Wednesdays at 4am on KBCS, the award-winning environmental news program delving into the leading issues affecting the world we inhabit. Hosted by Steve Curwood, Living On Earth.

My apologies, the follow-through on advance notice and marketing is not always timed effectively.  KBCS is planning and developi with the upcoming summer and new fiscal year to get ready for the Fall.  It is exciting and a challenge. 

Bellevue College has opportunities for job positions, a few at KBCSI Please check out BC Opportunities for more information. Thanks to all of our DJ Volunteers and student supporters and campus colleagues.

THANK YOU for all of your support.  KBCS is listener supported community radio. If you find value or inspiration in any of our programming, please activate on supporting KBCS today with a financial contribution. https://www.kbcs.fm/donate/

We are rounding the end of our fiscal year TODAY, June 30th. Help us reach our $65,000 goal by the end of this fiscal year.
Thank you again for your listenership and support.

Stay tuned for more from 91.3FM KBCS HD-1, a public service of Bellevue College

Stay proud, stay strong and take care.
– Gregory D’Elia, KBCS Operations Manager

KBCS Featured Program Playlists: 

 

 

Join KBCS at the 53rd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival

Join KBCS at the Northwest Folklife Festival, May 24 – 27 at Seattle Center. We are proud to be part of the Folklife Festival again this year and will be sponsoring the Fisher Green stage. 

We’ll have a table next to the stage and hope that you’ll come by and say hello and pick up some swag. Most of all, we hope you’ll spend some time at the Fisher Green stage with us listening to this year’s amazing line-up of musicians. 

This year the Fisher Green stage will host a wide variety of musical styles including Folk, Celtic, Blues, Taiko drumming, and much more. For a full look at the artists that will be at the Fisher Green stage and others at the Folklife Festival, check out the festival schedule here. The festival is free and open to the public, but donations are encouraged to ensure that the festival can continue for years to come. 

The Northwest Folklife Festival is a longstanding tradition in Seattle and an opportunity to discover new types of music, learn about other cultures, and come together with others in our community. Please join KBCS at the festival and can’t wait to see you there!

KBCS is Hiring

KBCS is hiring two part-time positions. A Broadcast Reporter/Producer and Morning Board Operator/Announcer. If you or someone you may know think you may be a good fit, apply today.

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May brings more blossoms to KBCS!!

Thanks again for all your support to listener supported, 91.3 KBCS HD-1. 

This month we have been introducing some new public affairs, educational, informational and news programming to our airwaves.  Be sure to check in with these programs live or from the program page archives. These programs blossom to our KBCS line up on 4am and 5am Monday through Friday. 

KBCS 4am programs

Series Three: 4am Program updates

Monday – Sojourner Truth – Sojourner Truth brings you news and views on local, national, and international policies and stories that affect us all. We draw out how those of us most impacted – women, communities of color and other communities are responding. We also discuss the inter-relationship between art and politics

Tuesday –  CodePink – CODEPINK Radio is an energizing program focused on ending wars and militarism, and building a peace economy. Listen weekly to robust conversation and inspiration from grassroots peacemakers in places like Korea, Yemen, Venezuela and Iran, peacemakers in our nation’s capital who are confronting warhawks in the White House and in Congress, and peacemakers in our communities who are modeling the actions of what a world of peace can look like.

Wednesday –  Living On Earth – Living on Earth with Steve Curwood is the weekly environmental news and information program distributed by PRX. Living on Earth shares news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.

Thursday –  With Good Reason – Scholars explore the worlds of literature, science, the arts, politics, history, and business through lively discussion with host Sarah McConnell. From reparations and global warming, to the unique worlds of comic books and wine-making, With Good Reason is always surprising, challenging and fun.

Friday –  Aging Matters – Launched in 2017, AGING MATTERS features individuals with expertise about a broad array of aging related topics. The programs focus is to bring more awareness about aging issues to older adults and their families. Produced in an interview format, guests educate and inform listeners about timely topics that impact the lives of older adults, their care partners, and families.

Series Four: 5am Program updates

Monday – First Voices Radio – since 1992, “First Voices Radio” has been exploring global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.  Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (LAKOTA)

Tuesday – 5am: This Way Out, the only internationally distributed weekly LGBTQ radio program, featuring a summary of some of the major news events in or affecting the queer community (NewsWrap), in-depth coverage of major events, interviews with key queer figures, plus music, literature, entertainment — all the information and culture of a community on the move!

– 5:30am: WINGS: Womens International News Gathering Service, has been covering the global women’s movement and related issues for community radio worldwide. “Raising Women’s Voices through Radio Worldwide” since 1986

Wednesday – EcoJustice Radio,  EcoJustice Radio is a weekly program that presents environmental and climate stories from a social justice frame, featuring voices not necessarily heard on mainstream media, co-hosted by Jessica Aldridge and Carry Kim. We investigate solutions for social, environmental, and climate issues with an eye to advance human health, steward wild landscapes, and solve the climate crisis across the USA and the world. It is a project of the nonprofit environmental organization, SoCal 350 Media, based in Los Angeles.

Thursday – 5am: Making Contact is an award-winning, 29-minute weekly magazine/documentary-style public affairs program committed to in-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. – Ordinary people talk about how public policy affects their daily lives, families and communities, and share positive ways to solve problems.

– 5:30am: Between the Lines presents timely, in-depth analysis featuring progressive perspectives on national and international political, economic and social issues. Includes a five-minute summary of some of the week’s under-reported news stories gathered from the alternative press and other sources.  Three in-depth interview segments focusing on significant international, national and regional issues.

Fridays – Possible envisions a future where everything goes right for humanity. Hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger, the broadcast features interviews with visionaries from various fields like climate science and criminal justice. Guests like Trevor Noah and Sam Altman share their insights. A unique aspect is the inclusion of GPT-4, OpenAI’s most advanced AI, providing speculative stories that spark discussions on a hopeful future. Through technology and collective action, Possible explores how we might achieve an ideal world.

 

Thanks again for all of your support and involvement bringing KBCS into our world, sharing these programs and so much more with others in our community.   You can make a financial contribution at our DONATE page!  Thank you again for 50 years of listener supported community radio.

Questions and comments please send an email to: listenercomment@kbcs.fm 

Thank you again and take care.

Sincerely,  Gregory D’Elia – KBCS Operations & Traffic Manager and Assistant Program Director

 

Help Us Improve the KBCS Website!

A group of students from the University of Washington is partnering with us to work on redesigning the KBCS website to make it more user-friendly and accessible.  Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey.

KBCS blossoms additional programs!

Spring brings with it fresh beginnings, and KBCS is thrilled to introducing a few new series of educational and cultural programs chosen to inform, educate, and offer a more structured forum for a debate of the prominent issues and topics of the day. 

Series One: began a few weeks ago adding programs to the 12 noon to 1pm schedule:

Mondays – Philosophy Talk, a program that challenges listeners to identify and question their assumptions and to think about things in new ways. 

Tuesday – The Commonwealth Club of California. For over 90 years, one of the largest and oldest public affairs forums in America, presenting distinguished speakers sharing their experiences and ideas in a nonpartisan forum that strives to bring more balanced viewpoints and a serious commitment to “stick to the facts.” 

Wednesday – The City Arts & Lectures Series, features leading figures in the world of arts and ideas in literature, criticism, science, and the performing arts. 

Thursday – Open to Debate, seeks to restore balance to the public square through expert moderation, good-faith arguments, and reasoned analysis on topics of science, technology, politics, culture, and global affairs. 

Fridays – rounds off the week with Travel with Rick Steves.  A cultural program hosted by Pacific Northwest’s Rick Steves, featuring great conversations with special guests and travel experts. 

Series Two: this week KBCS set 7am programs with a repositioning and reinvigorating these programs: 

Monday – Alternative Radio – established in 1986, this award-winning weekly one-hour public affairs program provides information, analyses, and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in corporate media. Hosted by David Barsamian.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – Hard Knock Radio – a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show produced in the Bay Area hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.

Friday – Yes! presents: Rising Up with Sonali – a weekly program, broadcasting an antidote to the doom and gloom of mainstream news, lifting up solutions that bring us closer to economic, racial, gender, and environmental justice.  Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.

 

Series Three: KBCS updates and introduces new programs for 5am and 4am!

Thanks again for all of your support and involvement bringing KBCS into our world, sharing these programs and so much more with others in our community.   You can make a financial contribution at our DONATE page!  Thank you again for 50 years of listener supported community radio.

 

Questions and comments please send an email to: listenercomment@kbcs.fm 

Thank you again and take care.

Sincerely,  Gregory D’Elia – KBCS Operations & Traffic Manager and Assistant Program Director

Message from the GM – March 2024

Dear KBCS Listeners and Listener Supporters

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the ability to adapt and embrace change is not just beneficial—it is essential. As we navigate through these dynamic and tumultuous times, it is crucial to recognize that change is not merely a disruption but rather seizing an opportunity for sustained growth and innovation.

Here are a few reasons why embracing change is necessary in the workplace:

1. Stay Competitive and True to our Mission: Nonprofit, educational radio stations are evolving, driven, in large part, by rapid technological advancements and changing times. College radio stations like KBCS must be willing to adapt to new strategies and best practices made possible by advanced technology to further our educational commitment and stay true to our college’s community outreach mission.
2. Foster Innovation: Change encourages creativity and innovation. By embracing innovative ideas and novel approaches to broadcasting, we create an environment where innovation can thrive while increasing our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by building the opportunity for a remote workplace infrastructure with fewer physical barriers to participation.
3. Enhance Sustainability: Change is inevitable, and radio stations like KBCS that can adapt quickly are better equipped to weather challenges and uncertainties. By fostering a pro-growth and innovative culture that embraces change, we cultivate resilience and agility, enabling us to overcome obstacles and emerge stronger than before.
4. Cultivate Learning and Development: Embracing change requires continuous learning and development. It encourages our staff, students, and community volunteers to acquire new skills, expand their knowledge base, and embrace lifelong learning. This not only benefits individuals but also strengthens the organization as a whole.
5. Increase our Operating Efficiencies: Staying abreast of new advances in automation and other time-saving broadcast software and hardware allows us to do more with less while providing a greater work-life balance for our small paid professional staff. Increased efficiencies mean that we can spend more time instructing and training more students and community volunteers. As we embark on the next phase of this critical journey of growth and transformation, our goal is to embrace change as an opportunity to innovate, evolve, and provide a model of greater inclusion. Let us embrace change not as a challenge, but as a catalyst for progress and expanding our educational outreach to our listeners and supporters across the greater Puget Sound and online everywhere.

Remember, technological change is not something to fear—it is something to embrace.

Best regards,

Dana Lee Buckingham
KBCS General Manager and Executive News Producer of World News Radio KBCS HD2
Heard online at www.worldnewsradiokbcs.com