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LISTEN: Jill Mahler of KPOV 🎧

The former station manager and executive director talks retirement and the future of the station
by The Source Staff

Jill Mahler recently stepped down from her role as station manager and executive director of KPOV, Bend’s local non-profit community radio station. Mahler started her KPOV career in 2008, as part-time office manager of the then-fledgling station, with a passion for community and no media experience. Over the years she aided KPOV in growing from […]

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If You Play It, They Will Sing

KPOV brings back popular Beatles Singalong
Avatar photo Richard Sitts

OK, Central Oregonians of all ages, warm up those vocal chords, put on those dancing shoes and get stoked to “Twist and Shout.” Following a two-year hiatus, the popular Beatles Singalong is back.   The event is a fundraiser for Bend’s only nonprofit community radio station, KPOV, taking place Saturday at the Boys and Girls […]

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Wearable Art

Teafly Peterson

The Bend Art community continues to grow and as it does, a few things remain the same. One is Linda Spring, perpetual advocate for local artists and renegade designer of wearable art. Spring has long worked toward creating spaces and places for artists to create, show their work and collaborate in Central Oregon. In the […]

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Community Connection

Amiguitos: opening access for all youth
Avatar photo K.M. Collins

Milagros Aparicio greets children and their parents with a smile and a hug as they arrive at Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe for their first paddle lesson. The kids, ages 8-14, are quiet, wide-eyed and nervously inspecting foreign gear that are boats, paddles and dry bags. They may not fully understand the transformative experience that […]

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Nonprofit Champion: Jill Mahler

KPOV radio station manager
Howard Leff

E veryone from experienced broadcasters to rookie podcasters will tell you: Radio’s a lot more complex than it might appear. There’s endless hard work going on behind the scenes. The fact that you don’t notice all the moving pieces while listening to KPOV, Bend’s community radio station, is a testament to Jill Mahler’s expertise. “My […]

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Picks 6/8-6/15

The Source Staff

Friday 10 Beatles Singalong POP TARTS—KPOV is hosting an event that is sure to bring out the Brit in you! With a mix of local bands covering some of the best and not-so-best Beatles songs. Some of the bands bringing to life the tunes of this pop sensation are Corner Gospel Explosion, Truckstop Gravy and […]

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Turn Up The Volume

Locally grown radio station KPOV turns 10
Avatar photo Phil Busse

The building set back from a parking lot adjacent to Bond Street, behind a chain link fence, is unassuming. A door painted brick red opens into a basement level ciderblock building painted white. What had been a maintenance building for the school district has since been converted into a labyrinth of office cubicles and recording […]

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