KBCS 91.3 FM launches new weekday schedule

August 24, 2009 10:28 pm

Bellevue College’s KBCS radio station will launch a new weekday program schedule which includes increased news and public affairs programming, more local voices, and more opportunities for community members to hone their radio craft – whether it’s programming music, hosting, or telling stories about our communities.

Beginning August 24, 2009, KBCS will:

• Expand weekday public affairs programming from 5 to 9 a.m., offering Public Radio International’s

morning show The Takeaway from 5 to 8 a.m., followed by Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now! from 8 to

9 a.m. Both shows will be hosted by local community members trained in the KBCS public affairs

department.

• Bring on longtime KBCS host John Gilbreath every weekday from 9 a.m. to noon. The Caravan will be a

daily musical journey touching on many genres, and featuring Gilbreath’s knowledge of jazz,

world, and Americana.

• Feature current veteran KBCS hosts Richard Gillmann, Iaan Hughes, Sean Donovan, Christine Linde, and

Scott Farley, weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. They’ll present programming spanning the breadth of the

American music tradition, from the early days of country, folk, blues, and beyond, to today’s singer-

songwriters and local artists crafting new music.

• Expand weekday public affairs programming by offering a re-broadcast of Democracy Now! at 3 p.m.,

followed by The Michael Eric Dyson Show at 4 p.m.

• Air locally produced programs Listen Up Northwest, Voices of Diversity, and One World Report

weekdays at 5 p.m., as well as syndicated programs Counterspin, GRITradio, and Sound of Young

America.

• Round out evening weekday public affairs with Hard Knock Radio from 6 to 7 p.m., with 6 p.m.

headlines from Free Speech Radio News. As in the morning, the entire afternoon lineup of public affairs

programming will be hosted by local community members.

KBCS is an independent, non-commercial, listener-supported, community radio station, operated as a public

service by Bellevue College. KBCS provides cultural and informational programming and offers media training

and broadcast opportunities.

More information is available at the station’s Web site, www.kbcs.fm.