1. Please introduce yourself to the KBOO Community — who are you, and what are you passionate about?
Sam B. Parrish, BA, PSU '13. I care a lot about keeping people out from under the control of the criminal "justice" system who don't belong there.
2. What's your favorite thing to do on a day with no commitments?
Reading, crosswords
3. What brought you to KBOO?
I'd been listening for a little over a year when a class at PSU offered credit for 20+ hours of volunteer service at a local nonprofit. This proved to be the motivating factor to get involved, which I'd been considering already.
4. What have you done at KBOO?
Front desk reception, drive the airroom, produce on-site broadcasts, answer drive phones, pitch drive shows, supervise pitchers and phone-answerers, produce on-air announcements, create episode pages for the website, host music programs
5. What have you learned?
Community is what you make of what you find. There exists a wide range of personalities within any self-selected group. I can do whatever I decide is important, with instruction and guidance from those with experience.
6. Are there other things you'd like to do at KBOO in the future?
Mixing live performance for broadcast.
7. What's your favorite moment at KBOO? Any highlights?
After pitching, I heard from a caller who had no money to contribute but felt compelled to call by the fantastic pitch he'd just heard.
8. How does KBOO help your family/community/etc/?
KBOO keeps the issues relevant and important to us in front of listeners/the public.
9. Why is KBOO important?
Personally: it keeps me busy, lends a sense pf purpose
In general: 24x7 programming that doesn't rely on war profits.