Our Mission

Oregon Public Broadcasting: giving voice to the community, connecting Oregon and its neighbors, illuminating a wider world.

OPB Management

Steve Bass

President & CEO —

Dan Metziga

Senior VP, Development —

Lynne Clendenin

VP, Programming —

Dave Davis

VP, TV Production —

Mary Gardner

Director, TV Programming —

Jan Heskiss

Chief Financial Officer —

Morgan Holm

VP, News and Public Affairs —

Don McKay

VP, Engineering —

Rebecca Morris

VP, Legal Affairs — legal@opb.org

Lynne Pollard

VP, New Media —

Debbie Rotich

VP, HR and Administration —

OPB Board of Directors

Chair

Elizabeth Schwartz

Vice Chair

Keith Mobley

Secretary/Treasurer

Jim Huston

Board Members

Betsy Cramer

Bobbie Foster

Avel Gordly

Tinker Hatfield

Michael Hay

Dian Hilliard

Linda Hoffman

Pamela Jones

Sydney Joyner

Howard Lavine

Gary Maffei

Mitchell Moore

Romy Mortensen

Emily Powell

Ron Saxton

Howard Shapiro

Jenny Ulum

Al Vermeulen

Fred Ziari

Ex-Officio

Steven M. Bass

CAB Chair

Jack McGowan

OPB Board Liaison

Brenda Barton —

OPB Community Advisory Board

Chair

Jack McGowan

Board Members

Bret Bernhoft

Beth Berselli

Charlie Dolezal

Charles Hudson

Gian Morelli

Dawn Rasmussen

Jane Rosen

Charlotte Rutherford

Miguel Salinas

Sarah Tatone

Karen Wheeler

Board Liaison

Avel Gordly

Michael Hay

OPB Staff Liaison

Lynne Pollard

Board of Directors Meeting Schedule

All meetings are open to the public and held at OPB unless otherwise noted. The schedule below is subject to change. Please

contact us

to confirm meeting times and dates or to get more information.

Board of Directors

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 11:45am

Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 11:45am

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 11:45am

Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 11:45am

Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 11:45am

Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 11:45am

Tuesday, September 10 - Wednesday, September 11, 2013, Board Retreat

Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 11:45am

Board Committee Meeting Schedule

All meetings are open to the public and held at OPB unless otherwise noted. The schedule below is subject to change. Please

contact us

to confirm meeting times and dates or to get more information.

Audit Committee

Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 3pm

Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 12pm

Community Advisory Board

TBD

Development Committee

TBD

Finance & Investment Committee

Friday, November 16, 2012, 12pm

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 12pm

Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12pm

Friday, September 20, 2013, 12pm

Friday, November 22, 2013, 12pm

Governance Committee

Monday, October 29, 2012, 1pm

Human Resources Committee

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 11:30am

Strategic Planning Committee

Thursday, November 29, 2012, 12pm

Milestones in OPB History

1922

KFDJ-AM radio is created as part of a physics experiment at Oregon Agricultural College, now Oregon State University, in Corvallis.

1930s

KFDJ becomes KOAC, with studios in Covell Hall at Oregon State University.

1957

OPB’s first television station, KOAC-TV, goes on the air.

Early 1960s

Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. transfers ownership of its FM frequency to OPB and KOAP-FM (now KOPB) begins broadcasting.

1979

The Oregon Commission on Public Broadcasting is established. In 1981 OPB leaves the Department of Higher Education and becomes an independent state agency.

1988

OPB moves into its new facility on SW Macadam Avenue after its successful building campaign.

1989

Oregon Considered, OPB's own Pacific Northwest news magazine, is first broadcast.

Early 1990s

Membership exceeds 100,000.

1990

Oregon Field Guide begins production.

1993

OPB becomes a private, nonprofit corporation with ongoing financial support from the State of Oregon.

1997

OPB Radio's program format is refined to include more news and information.

OPB installs Oregon’s first digital transmitter, taking a critical first step in the digital television transition.

2000

Oregon Art Beat begins production.

2002

OPB's World of Learning Digital Campaign raises $22 million.

OPB loses all state funding.

2003

History Detectives season 1 premieres for PBS.

2005

OPB brings StoryCorps -- a national project inspiring Americans to record one another's stories in sound -- to Portland. Local residents visit the mobile StoryBooth to share their stories for broadcast on OPB Radio and preservation at the Library of Congress.

2006

Oregon Experience, OPB's local television series exploring key people, places and events in our state's history, premieres.

OPB, FRONTLINE and the Oregonian join forces to examine the methamphetamine epidemic through television specials (FRONTLINE: The Meth Epidemic, Meth: The Oregon Front), radio programs and online resources.

2007

OPB TV celebrates its 50th anniversary.

OPBnews.org -- an expanded news and information Web site -- launches.

OPB invites community members from around the Northwest to help cover the news by signing up for the Public Insight Network.

2008

opbmusic.org, an online music service encouraging conversation and connection between OPB and our community of local music fans, launches.

Think Out Loud, OPB's local online and daily radio broadcast, premieres.

KOPB-AM (1600) Eugene begins providing OPB Radio's news and information service.

OPB and its community partners begin a statewide, multiplatform campaign to increase awareness about the impact of invasive species, featuring The Silent Invasion: An Oregon Field Guide Special, an invasive species online hotline and numerous outreach opportunities.

Time Team USA, a new archaeology program for PBS, begins production.

2009

OPB receives the duPont-Columbia University Award, one of the most prestigious national honors in the field of broadcast journalism, for The Silent Invasion: An Oregon Field Guide Special. The documentary illustrates how invasive species are changing the environment in Oregon, and focuses on ways people can work together to make a difference to native fish and wildlife resources, Oregon's economy and quality of life. The program's premiere in April 2008 marked the kickoff of the ongoing "Stop the Invasion" campaign that encourages community partners and citizens to collaborate in their efforts to take action against invasive species.

OPB switched to all-digital broadcasting of its full-power television stations. Viewers can watch OPB's three digital channels — OPB HD, OPB and OPB Plus—over the air for free.

2010

OPB and its community partners share the voices, ideas and stories of rural Oregonians through the Rural Economy Project, which includes OPB Radio and news stories, along with extensive online resources.

OPB receives a $1.4 million two-year grant from CPB to direct a consortium of public broadcasting stations in the Northwest — with reporters in Portland, Seattle, Pullman, Boise and Medford — that will become the region's primary source of environmental coverage.

2011

OPB expands its multimedia arts coverage with the launch of Arts & Life on OPB.org.

OPB launches EarthFix, a public media partnership with reporters in Portland, Seattle, Pullman, Boise and Medford, to provide multimedia coverage of regional environmental issues.

Through a partnership with OPB, Literary Arts and the National Book Foundation, the finalists for the National Book Awards were announced live on public radio for the first time. The announcement was broadcast on Think Out Loud, as well as carried by a live video stream and blog. The initiative won first place in the Innovation Award (Online) category from the Society of Professional Journalists.

2012

OPB received a $1 million commitment from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation in support of coverage of the arts, culture and history, with a special focus on developing younger and more diverse audiences.

OPB received a $750,000 commitment from the Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust to support OPB's educational programming serving learners of all ages throughout Oregon and southwest Washington.

More information about OPB

PDF downloads

OPB Member Report (PDF)

Annual EEO Report, 2012 (PDF)

Form 990 — FY11

Form 990T — FY11

Independent Auditor's Report and Financial Statements — FY11 (PDF)

CPB Annual Diversity Report, 2012 (PDF)

CPB Annual Financial Report Radio 2011 (PDF)

CPB Annual Financial Report - TV 2011 (PDF)

Emergency Alert System

OPB has been designated the “State Primary” for the Emergency Alert System, initiating messages informing other broadcasters, viewers and listeners of a wide variety of emergencies including tsunamis, floods and Amber Alerts.

OPB Public Files

Access OPB Public Files for Television

Main Studio Address for KOPB-TV, KEPB-TV, KOAB-TV, KOAC-TV and KTVR:
7140 SW Macadam Avenue, Portland, OR 97219
Phone: 503.244.9900
Email: publicfiles@opb.org

Accessibility Services:
Any person with disabilities who requires assistance with access to the OPB Public Files may call 503.244.9900 or email publicfiles@opb.org with inquiries.