Althea Billings

  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland Mayoral candidates Mike O'Callaghan and Josh Leake sit down with KBOO's Althea Billings to discuss their bids for mayor. We talk about a surcharge for cigarette butts, Germany's approach to homeless shelters and more. Relat... Read more

  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland District 4 candidates Mike DiNapoli and Eric Zimmerman join KBOO's Althea Billings to discuss additional police intervention in city problems, plans to revitalize downtown (Free parking? Fareless TriMet? Artsy pop-ups?) and ... Read more

  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland District 2 candidates Laura Streib, James Armstrong and Debbie Kitchin join KBOO's Althea Billings to talk about the main issues they see facing North/Northeast Portland, the role that small businesses play in our city and t... Read more

  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth, KBOO's Althea Billings speaks with the organizers of an upcoming forum on Indigenous language intepretation. Then in the second part of the show, hear a special re-broadcast of our conversation with Jeremiah Hayden, reporter at S... Read more

  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland District 2 candidates Elana Pirtle-Guiney and Jennifer Park sit down with KBOO's Althea Billings to talk about their priorities for N/NE Portland, collaborating on solving the city's problems, taking climate into account int... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea say goodbye to the radio show they've built over the past 4 1/2 years. We hear from listeners and reminisce on the origins of the show. (Did you know the name originally came from a "gap" in the program schedule?) Sorry to ... Read more