Donald Orr
@notdonald.bsky.social
Announcer/Producer All Things Considered, OPB Portland, OR | 🎙️🇵🇭
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Donald Orr @notdonald.bsky.social shares his story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"My hope is that OPB comes to the table with a contract that compensates workers with livable wages, and allows our colleagues to have more financial stability"
-Donald Orr, OPB announcer/producer
"My hope is that OPB comes to the table with a contract that compensates workers with livable wages, and allows our colleagues to have more financial stability"
-Donald Orr, OPB announcer/producer
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Donald Orr @notdonald.bsky.social shares his story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"My hope is that OPB comes to the table with a contract that compensates workers with livable wages, and allows our colleagues to have more financial stability"
-Donald Orr, OPB announcer/producer
"My hope is that OPB comes to the table with a contract that compensates workers with livable wages, and allows our colleagues to have more financial stability"
-Donald Orr, OPB announcer/producer
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Meg Samples-Morrow shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves."
-Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social
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"The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves."
-Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Meg Samples-Morrow shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves."
-Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social
Continue reading ⬇️
"The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves."
-Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social
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@lisaeffinwood.bsky.social shares her story for our "what our audience doesn't know" series.
"I don't want to have to choose between the job I love and financial stability. I want to work at OPB, sustainably, for the long term." - Lisa Wood, OPB Announcer/Programming Coordinator
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"I don't want to have to choose between the job I love and financial stability. I want to work at OPB, sustainably, for the long term." - Lisa Wood, OPB Announcer/Programming Coordinator
Continue reading ⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@lisaeffinwood.bsky.social shares her story for our "what our audience doesn't know" series.
"I don't want to have to choose between the job I love and financial stability. I want to work at OPB, sustainably, for the long term." - Lisa Wood, OPB Announcer/Programming Coordinator
Continue reading ⬇️
"I don't want to have to choose between the job I love and financial stability. I want to work at OPB, sustainably, for the long term." - Lisa Wood, OPB Announcer/Programming Coordinator
Continue reading ⬇️
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Tuesday, we attended the OPB Board of Directors meeting in solidarity.
We sent a letter to the board asking them to invest in us, the creators of the content our communities rely on. We haven't received a response. Read the letter here.
We are determined to get the contract we deserve!
We sent a letter to the board asking them to invest in us, the creators of the content our communities rely on. We haven't received a response. Read the letter here.
We are determined to get the contract we deserve!
October 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Tuesday, we attended the OPB Board of Directors meeting in solidarity.
We sent a letter to the board asking them to invest in us, the creators of the content our communities rely on. We haven't received a response. Read the letter here.
We are determined to get the contract we deserve!
We sent a letter to the board asking them to invest in us, the creators of the content our communities rely on. We haven't received a response. Read the letter here.
We are determined to get the contract we deserve!
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Hello BlueSky!
We’ve been bargaining our first contract for 16 months now. While we’ve made significant progress, we still remain far apart with management on important issues. Drop a comment with support and encouragement as we continue towards the contract we deserve!
We’ve been bargaining our first contract for 16 months now. While we’ve made significant progress, we still remain far apart with management on important issues. Drop a comment with support and encouragement as we continue towards the contract we deserve!
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hello BlueSky!
We’ve been bargaining our first contract for 16 months now. While we’ve made significant progress, we still remain far apart with management on important issues. Drop a comment with support and encouragement as we continue towards the contract we deserve!
We’ve been bargaining our first contract for 16 months now. While we’ve made significant progress, we still remain far apart with management on important issues. Drop a comment with support and encouragement as we continue towards the contract we deserve!
It was so wonderful chatting with Spokane-based author Leyna Krow about her new short story collection, Sinkhole and Other Inexplicable Voids. Listen here!
Spokane author Leyna Krow explores climate change, motherhood and magic in new book
“Sinkhole and Other Inexplicable Voids” is a new short story collection from Spokane author Leyna Krow. Set in the Pacific Northwest, her characters wrestle with the real threats of climate change in ...
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February 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It was so wonderful chatting with Spokane-based author Leyna Krow about her new short story collection, Sinkhole and Other Inexplicable Voids. Listen here!
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Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists.
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism
The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...
www.opb.org
December 9, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists.
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
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Bryce Boettcher is having an amazing game as Ducks linebacker. A sack and a strip in the half so far!
Loved this convo we had before the season started.
Loved this convo we had before the season started.
Dual-sport athlete Bryce Boettcher prepares for upcoming Ducks football season
Boettcher joins us with more about his time playing sports at the university.
opb.org
December 1, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Bryce Boettcher is having an amazing game as Ducks linebacker. A sack and a strip in the half so far!
Loved this convo we had before the season started.
Loved this convo we had before the season started.
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David Slaying the Bear, by the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, 1640
November 28, 2024 at 7:04 PM
David Slaying the Bear, by the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, 1640
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November 24, 2024 at 3:41 AM
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a first-term Republican representative from Oregon who narrowly lost her House seat this month, was chosen to serve as labor secretary in the coming Trump administration.
Labor Secretary Pick Is Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon
A moderate from a swing district, she received endorsements from several unions but narrowly lost her bid for a second House term.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:03 AM
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a first-term Republican representative from Oregon who narrowly lost her House seat this month, was chosen to serve as labor secretary in the coming Trump administration.
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Didn’t even put Not Like Us on the album to run up the numbers. Pure scorer. Real hoops.
November 22, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Didn’t even put Not Like Us on the album to run up the numbers. Pure scorer. Real hoops.
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A lot of the NY thinkpieces of Gluesenkamp Perez's win kind of miss the point that winning isn't about particular issues alone, but about people who live in these places feeling heard.
Time and again, people who live in WA-03 told OPB she is accessible as a politician. Here's local coverage.
Time and again, people who live in WA-03 told OPB she is accessible as a politician. Here's local coverage.
Responding to residents proved foundational in Gluesenkamp Perez victory as district picked Trump
Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez secured reelection in last week’s election, leaving Democrats to wonder how she beat the odds in a district that favored ...
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November 13, 2024 at 5:57 PM
A lot of the NY thinkpieces of Gluesenkamp Perez's win kind of miss the point that winning isn't about particular issues alone, but about people who live in these places feeling heard.
Time and again, people who live in WA-03 told OPB she is accessible as a politician. Here's local coverage.
Time and again, people who live in WA-03 told OPB she is accessible as a politician. Here's local coverage.
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Violets are blue,
An arctic fox found in Portland will soon live in a Wisconsin zoo
An arctic fox that was found lost and dirty in Portland last month will soon have a new home — and a new companion.
opb.org
November 14, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Violets are blue,
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This year, @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and I got the band back together to put out our newest investigative podcast. It's called Hush. Season one is a narrative deep dive into a 25-year old Oregon death penalty case - the details blew our fucking minds.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Hush
True Crime Podcast · 11 Episodes · Weekly Series
podcasts.apple.com
November 12, 2024 at 4:59 PM
This year, @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and I got the band back together to put out our newest investigative podcast. It's called Hush. Season one is a narrative deep dive into a 25-year old Oregon death penalty case - the details blew our fucking minds.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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The head of Portland Street Response quietly resigned Oct. 28, a week before a citywide election that has made the fledgling first response program a central issue.
Portland Street Response manager exits amid uncertain future
The head of Portland Street Response quietly resigned Oct. 28, a week before a citywide election that has made the fledgling first response program a central issue.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2024 at 4:19 PM
The head of Portland Street Response quietly resigned Oct. 28, a week before a citywide election that has made the fledgling first response program a central issue.
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"I feel like yelling about it."
Portland remains on the cutting edge of our times.
Portland remains on the cutting edge of our times.
‘Those yells live inside of me’: Portland’s Yelling Choir turns raw emotion into harmony
The Yelling Choir has not had many live performances, but the response has already been dramatic. People regularly send unsolicited audition tapes of themselves yelling.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM
"I feel like yelling about it."
Portland remains on the cutting edge of our times.
Portland remains on the cutting edge of our times.
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The Pacific Northwest continues to be an outlier from the national rightward shift.
This time in Oregon, state Rep. Janelle Bynum unseats incumbent Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to flip the state's 5th District to Democratic control.
This time in Oregon, state Rep. Janelle Bynum unseats incumbent Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to flip the state's 5th District to Democratic control.
Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s most high-profile US House district
Janelle Bynum, a former Oregon legislator from Happy Valley, declared victory Friday morning.
www.opb.org
November 8, 2024 at 7:07 PM
The Pacific Northwest continues to be an outlier from the national rightward shift.
This time in Oregon, state Rep. Janelle Bynum unseats incumbent Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to flip the state's 5th District to Democratic control.
This time in Oregon, state Rep. Janelle Bynum unseats incumbent Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to flip the state's 5th District to Democratic control.
I’m like never on here, so if I like your posts from like 3 months ago, sorry
November 2, 2024 at 10:07 PM
I’m like never on here, so if I like your posts from like 3 months ago, sorry
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November 2, 2024 at 10:06 PM
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