[KATU’s coverage] In case you haven’t noticed, KATU (our local ABC-TV affiliate) has been doing some quality reporting on bicycle-related news stories lately. I can barely stand to watch most network TV news, but KATU reporters Anita Kissee-Wilder and Brian Barker are doing great work. As avid cyclists themselves, they bring a much-needed perspective and … Read more
Raleigh Bicycles (based in Kent, WA) will be shooting their 2007 catalog in and around Portland this weekend. The catalog is intended to be a “natural extension” of their ’06 edition which was set entirely in Seattle. According to their marketing director Reed Pike, besides a visit to the Alpenrose Velodrome to photograph their Rush … Read more
[PDXK TV’s Dan Kaufman.] Musician and producer Dan Kaufman didn’t start cycling until 2003. Since then, the 38 year-old Brooklyn neighborhood resident has become a “cycling evangelist.” Last year, he and his wife Kirsten launched PDXK Productions and decided to pursue Internet television. Dan thinks the future of TV will consist of independently produced shows … Read more
[You’d be happy too if you were interviewed on NPR!] A while back I reported that the Sprockettes were due to make an appearance on the nationally broadcast National Public Radio show Day-to-Day. Even though I knew the reporter had been in Portland to get the story, I have worked in PR and I realize … Read more
Swanky lifestyle magazine Portland Monthly has given props to bikes in its current “Best of the City” issue. Sneaking into the top five is none other than Shift’s Breakfast on the Bridges. This free-pastry and coffee tradition has become a hallmark of Portland’s bike friendliness and a gateway drug that leads many local bike enthusiasts … Read more
[Scene from a recent bike move.] A producer with the BBC has been poking around the bike scene recently. I heard she was putting together a story about Portland’s sustainability and wanted to feature something about bikes. At first she mentioned wanting to talk with someone who makes their living by bike but I encouraged … Read more
[P.K. on a bike ride.]Photo: Chris RyanWillamette Week We’re at a crossroads with the Jammin 95.5 situation and the community is choosing to venture down separate paths. The choices are to either negotiate for a settlement and try to work with the station in good faith or to continue to protest by any means necessary … Read more
[A cyclist’s view of Broadway Blvd.] As I mentioned last week, P.K.—the embattled radio personality for KXJM whose recent on-air comments got him into some hot water—went for a bike ride with a local reporter. Yesterday, a commenter tipped me off that he talked about this ride on his show last Thursday. I just finished … Read more
When some cyclists got wind of a Jammin 95.5 picnic event at Grant Park on Saturday many in the community urged them not to attend. There was a concern that if any cyclists showed up it would just incite the radio station’s fans and tarnish an already tense situation. Jasun Wurster disagreed. He thought a … Read more
[Veloshop owner in Bicycling Magazine] Molly Cameron, owner of downtown Portland’s Veloshop is profiled in the “Wrench” section of the latest issue of Bicycling Magazine. The article (on page 43 of the September issue) focuses on Molly’s committment to making sure nothing in her store is derived from animals. That means no leather saddles and … Read more
In my previous post about a phone call with apologetic program manager Tim McNamara, I asked all of you if we should try and cut a deal with the station and move on, or if we should continue to pressure them until the tape is heard. The response was mixed.
Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams has just released an open letter to everyone in the City of Portland. Here is the text (or download the PDF): To: The Public of the City of Portland From: Commissioner Sam Adams Re: Inflammatory Radio Comments July 17, 2006 An open Letter to City of Portland: It has been … Read more