Tom Flynn

This is the first episode of Sex4Sale, a 10-part series about the business of sex in Portland, OR--what we know, what we don't know, and what we think we know. In this episode, we'll take an overhead view of the project--future episodes will zoom in on more specific topics.... Read more

  KBOO Evening News Reporter Tom Flynn speaks frankly with those affected and  at the center of the tragic stabbings that brought Portland, Oregon into national attention as a city that is grappling with a long history of white supremacy and terrorism. By speaking with Mic... Read more

We Interviewed Michelle Sanders, whose company turns old books into journals and garlands.  She sells them to retail outlets, including bookstoresl around the US.  We also interviewed Laura Locker, Small Business Program Manager for Mercy Corps Northwest.  This non-profits ... Read more

Episode 4 of DI Squared, an interview with the founder of 'Dirty Bastard', a company that sells men's shaving products. This is a program in which we put the word "Entrepreneur" under a microscope, and find out what it is that spells success for someone that starts a busin... Read more

We now go to KBOO news volunteer Tom Flynn, with his weekly segment D-I Squared—Dream It, Do It.  In this episode we tell the story of Portland Movers, a company formed by a man who came to Portland from Africa.  It's a company owned by a husband and wife team. Read more

DI Squared stands for "Dream it, Do it."  It's a series about people in Portland who've started their own companies.  Each week we feature three elements: A profile of an entrepreneur, someone who's actually started a business and made it successful. A featured resource... Read more

KBOO News reporter Tom Flynn visited the Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon and was surprised to find that one of the exhibits was about the work of a local non-profit, the Obon Society, that returns "trophy flags" that soldiers captured during World War II to Japanese fami... Read more