KPOV’s local program hosts


Atom Bram

Atom has been building and curating his electronic and underground dance music library for over 25 years. He has been a professional club, rave, and festival DJ in past years from Portland, Seattle, Ashland, and now Bend (5yrs). He is now committed to bringing cutting-edge and rare tracks from around the globe to the Central Oregon airwaves and beyond. He has two boys and loves spending time with his family; he enjoys snowboarding, golfing, and yoga and is interested in emerging technologies. Along with graphic design, corporate branding, and live music production, he is highly passionate about expanding musical awareness and inspiring people through dynamic professional DJ mixing. Atom hosts SubStation Bend on Thursdays from 10pm to Midnight.


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becky brown

Becky is one of the hosts of Juniper Roots on Wednesday evenings from 8 to 10 pm.


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Ben Salmon

Ben is the host of Left of the Dial on Thursday evenings from 8 to 10 pm.


Brian Yaeger

Brian Yaeger is a beer author (including "Oregon Breweries") and frequent contributor to Bend Source Weekly, but before he wrote about beer and stuff, he was a music writer and DIY zinester. A dyed in the wool Bendite, he skis Bachelor all winter and spring and floats the Deschutes all summer with a beer and his 80 lb lapdog, Holland. 

Brian hosts Headtones, Tuesdays at 12-2pm.


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bruce conrad

Bruce and JohnE are the hosts of Backroads on Monday evenings from 6 to 8 pm. They alternate weeks to keep a variety of great tunes coming your way!

Contact the Backroads hosts here.


Carol DuPuis

Carol DuPuis grew up in the Bay Area and hosts Audio Rays Thursdays 4-6p. Carol lived in Seattle for twenty-two years and worked at KEXP for nearly ten years in business development. She also volunteered on weekends to assist one of her favorite DJs. A lifelong radio listener, Carol is thrilled to be on the air at KPOV. She especially enjoys discovering new and emerging artists from around the globe while celebrating classic nostalgic tracks from more familiar artists. When not working her daytime job and listening to music, Carol enjoys spending quality time with her husband, David, nearby family and friends, and her sweet golden retriever, Joy.


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carolyn clontz

Carolyn has lived in Oregon for 44 years; in Bend for 32 years. She taught in the Bend-La Pine School District for 19 years. When she retired from teaching in 2009 she wanted to try things that were very different from what she had ever experienced so she decided to become a program host on KPOV Radio. She has been a Monday co-host on THE POINT for 7 years. As expected, this has been a unique experience!

Carolyn is one of the hosts of The Point on Monday mornings from 9 to 9:30 am.


Carrie & Shawn

Fifteen years of marriage, a dozen different bikes, and thousands of miles in their camper van listening to the best of Americana music across every landscape in the US…this is the essence that Carrie and Shawn Barrett bring to Americana Underground, Mondays 10am to 12pm.

A born radio geek, Carrie spent over 15 years working in commercial country radio in Columbus, Ohio and Austin, Texas where her love of acoustic, folk, and Americana music grew strong roots. She always dreamed of becoming a singer/songwriter, but realized it was more fun (and only slightly more lucrative) to be the one playing those songs on the radio.

As a military brat and Air Force vet, Shawn was influenced by his travels and the many cultures where he lived - Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Germany, and Texas…to name a few.

For now, he’s just trying to keep up with Carrie’s “Jeopardy-like” knowledge of whatever tune they are playing!


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cAse Bateman

Case (he/Him) is a Pacific Northwest grown DJ and one of the hosts of Variable Velocity on Tuesdays from 8-10pm. Case grew up in Seattle and got his start in public radio as a host on KZMU in Moab Utah in 2018, but has been involved in public radio around the country as a donor and volunteer since 2001. Case enjoys a wide range of musical genes and makes a point to be up to date on current music from around the world that highlights a diverse range of musical backgrounds and inspirations.


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Celia Leber

Celia is the host of Soul Kitchen on Monday from 4pm to 6pm.

She has loved music all her life, and was saving her allowance to buy records by the time she was in 3rd grade. She grew up listening to DJs like Wolfman Jack and shows like the King Biscuit Flower Hour. Celia aspires to be as good a radio host as Bruce Springsteen and Joe Strummer, and loves sharing her favorite music and helping listeners discover new favorites.

Contact Celia here.


Chris Gossard

Chris Gossard is originally from Cleveland, OH, and is the host of Mixed Up! Wednesdays from noon to 2pm. Chris lived in Seattle for twenty years before moving to Bend, volunteering at KEXP for most of those years, including stints as a Production Intern and a DJ Assistant for The Morning Show. Chris enjoys a wide range of musical genres and stays up to date on the latest releases as he continues assisting KEXP DJs from Bend. When not listening to music, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife, his dog, two Maine Coon cats and riding thousands of miles on his gravel, mountain, and road bikes each year.


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chuckaroo the buckaroo

Chuckaroo the Buckaroo is the host of Calling All Cowboys on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 pm and Zombies of the Stratosphere on Sundays 11pm to midnight.


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dawn newton

Dawn is the host of Open Air on Wednesday evenings from 5 to 6 pm.

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diane hodiak

Diane is the host of Carbonfreeda’s Powerup on alternating Fridays from 9:30am to 10am.


DJ Dennis

DJ Dennis is one of the hosts of Americana Underground, Mondays 10am to 12pm. He has loved Americana music before they called it that. The blues, folk, country and everything in between has been on his playlist for years (long before they called it a playlist). He likes to discover new artists and listen to many of the bands that helped to develop Americana music. Riding his Harley, volunteering, traveling and taking care of his family consume his time and he enjoy every minute of it. Like his shirt says, “I may be old, but I got to see all the cool bands.”


DJ DOC

DJ Doc has travelled from the low swamps of New Jersey to the high desert in search of FM transmitters. Doc is co-host of Sonic Rainbow at 4pm on Fridays and brings an eclectic mix of soul, Americana, and bad jokes. He’s the previous host of "The Super Terrific Radio Hour" on WQHS from 2003-2007. When he is not in studio, Doc enjoys listening to KPOV, skiing, fish husbandry, and miniature-ship-in-a-bottle building.


DJ Preet

DJ Preet is the host of folkdelica on Thursdays from noon to 2pm. He was born into a family that loves music. His mother played piano and collected American jazz and folk, Beatles, and classic Indian music on vinyl. His father played tabla and harmonium and recorded Punjabi raggas on reel to reel. Everybody would sing. He’s grateful for the opportunity to share his love of music through folkdelica.


DJ Roll

Demetre is the host of The Lighthouse on Wednesdays from 10pm to midnight. He enjoys cool guitar sounds and is constantly searching for quality and variety in his tunes.


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eric catapano

Eric is the host of InterZONE on Saturdays from 8pm to 10pm.


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Jack Elliott

Jack is a musician, audio engineer, and lifelong fan of classical music. Born in Santa Barbara, California, he and his wife Jacquie moved to Bend in 2008 with a better-than-average cat. 

Jack hosts The Sunday Classics, on the first Sunday of each month, from 10 am to noon.


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jay wells

Jay is the host of Vinyl Vortex on Fridays from 8pm to 10pm.


jim burns

Jim Burns is the host of Guitar Showcase on Thursdays from 10am to Noon.

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Jim Creel

Jim Creel’s true vocation is music. Although he spent nearly all his working life in technology, after an introduction to IT during his eight years in the Navy, Jim has worked professionally and been deeply immersed in music. He was given his first instrument as a toddler and began playing the guitar outside of home at the age of 12. For close to 40 years he has fronted his own band with vocals and guitar (and whatever else was called for in the moment) or played as a side man for other professionals. When not playing, he is listening and studying and becoming an autodidact in all aspects and genres of music. Working in radio has been a lifelong wish for Jim and led to his current devotion and continued study of progressive rock, which he shares with listeners on “Proglies,” Sunday evenings from 8 to 10:00 pm. He is married with two adult daughters and 5 grandsons, all of whom seem to have inherited Jim’s talent for both music and humor.


JerBear

Jeremy is the host of The Feast on Tuesdays from 2pm to 4pm. He came to Bend to raise children and chickens and has so far had varying degrees of success. He listens to music pretty much all the time.


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jj jones

JJ is one of the hosts of Variable Velocity on Tuesday evenings from 8 to 10 pm.


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JohnE and Bruce Conrad are the hosts of Backroads on Monday evenings from 6 to 8 pm. They alternate weeks to keep a variety of great tunes coming your way!


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John Hansel

John is the host of Circuit Bend on Tuesday night from 10 pm to Midnight.


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Judy Petullo

Judy is a host of All Things Vegan on alternate Tuesdays from 5pm to 6 pm and a member of KPOV's programmer committee.

Judy works in accounting by day but nights and weekends often find her at KPOV editing her show, All Things Vegan, or helping with some of the many jobs at KPOV.   She says, "Volunteering has been a real eye-opener.  I never realized how much there is to do, and how many wonderful, dedicated volunteers there are. I have a lot of respect and appreciation for each of them."  Judy enjoys spending time with her family, and fur critters: 3 cats and one dog.  Other passions include gardening and reading and watching the many deer, birds, chipmunks, squirrels and other animals that frequent her yard.

Contact Judy


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ken McKenzie

Ken is the host of Ken and the Kindred Spirits on Sunday mornings from 9am to 10am.


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Kevin Byrne

Kevin is the host of Terrapin Station on Sundays from 10pm to 11pm.


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kurt kempcke

Kurt is the host of Jazz ‘n Jambalaya on Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 pm.

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Louise Kaplan

Louise is a native Oregonian; born and raised in Portland and moved to Central Oregon in 2013, She was told by her high school guidance councilor when she was a junior that there was "no room in broadcasting for a woman" and that she should "learn to type". She went off and did her career, and upon (semi)retiring, took the KPOV DJ class at COCC and now is one of the hosts of The Point on Wednesdays from 9am to 9:30am.


Malcom Mcrae

Malcom hosts The Point on Tuesdays at 9 am. A lifelong Oregonian and retired K-12 educator, he and hist wife call Sisters home. After nearly five decades announcing equestrian events and high school athletics, Malcom has found his second childhood in the studio at KPOV where he continues to promote kids and community.


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mike ficher

Mike is the host of The Ultimate Oldies Show on Fridays from 10am to noon. He is also a producer for The KPOV Daily Report and High Desert Trivia.


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morgan p salvo

Morgan is the host of Onslaught on Saturday evenings from 10 pm to 2 am.


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nancy glick

Nancy is the producer of the Gardening: Get Good at It episodes on The Point on 2nd Thursdays. She has been a certified OSU Master Gardener since 2006 and also enjoys volunteering for community radio.


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pearl stark

Pearl is the host of Storyland on Saturday mornings from 9:30am to 10am and the Point Puzzle, which airs on Wednesdays during The Point at 9am and Open Air at 5pm.


Rich Tomera

Rich is the host of Channel Hopping on Wednesdays from 2 to 4 pm.


Ricky Lee

Ricky was raised on rock ‘n’ roll, but will venture into other genres as well, just to keep everyone honest. Back in his junior high days, in a galaxy far, far away, Ricky was the kid who always took his records to the teen basement parties. Playing music on the radio is a gas; hope you can dig it! Join Ricky Lee on Friday afternoons 2pm to 4pm for rocking, free-form, feel-good tunes from the old days and more recent times on Dig This!


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salmon dave

Salmon Dave is the host of Acid Washed Genes, on Tuesday mornings from 10 am to noon.


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sergio

Sergio is the host of The Shack on Monday nights from 8pm to 11pm.

Sergio was born in Mexico and raised in California. He lived In Nevada and then transplanted to Bend in 2012. He grew up listening to a lot of regional Mexican music and 80's pop on his parents behalf, then sometime during the 90's, he started listening to Snoop Dogg's classic album DOGGYSTYLE as well as DMX's IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT and Lil Rob's classic Chicano Rap album CRAZY LIFE and was hooked in to Hip-Hop and Rap. Like any teenager he enjoyed rebellious music such as NOFX, Suicidal Tendencies, The Transplants, Rancid and The Ramones. It was not until his mid-20's that Sergio started to respect and listen to Hip-Hop in its true form, with such artists as A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, The Living Legends, MF Doom and Gang Starr. Now he listens to a lot of R&B, soul, funk especially 90's R&B. Sergio's appreciation for music runs deep and especially for Hip-Hop & Rap and you can hear that on The Shack.


stacie “Stacie dread” johnson

Stacie is the host of The Cosmic Community on Tuesday 4:30-5 pm.

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Stacie was drawn to Bend in 2004 to ski mostly, but also, to finish her BS in Outdoor Recreation and Tourism studies at OSU-Cascades. Since then she has been integrating into her community by performing in local bands, working in the tourism industry and joining the volunteer staff at KPOV.

Contact Stacie


stacy JAMS

Stacy is the host of Live Alive! on Thursday afternoons from 2 to 4 pm.

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Steve Schaffer

Steve hosts of Our Soft Revolution on Sundays from 4pm to 6pm.


Stu “Studio” MacDonald

Stu is one of the hosts of Tirebiter Tunes on Sunday 6pm to 8pm.

Stu started in radio around 1973 at WMUA one the radio stations at UMass/Amherst for about 3 ½ yrs. Then graduation, family and various careers happened. He always had a great interest in nontraditional FM radio and as he traveled extensively around the country for almost 20 years it was always great to land in a new city or town and discover local stations that were interesting and quite often, they were college stations. Fast forward after moving to Bend Stu became friends with Tirebiter and after KPOV was up and running there was always a gentle nagging to get back on the air. When he finally decided to slow things down in life and work, there was suddenly time available to join the KPOV community.


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ted schoenborn

Ted is one of the hosts of Juniper Roots on Wednesday evenings from 8 to 10 pm.


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Teryl (DJ Tee Unique)

Teryl is the host of Urban Mix on Friday evenings from 10pm to midnight.


The Misplaced Modifier

The misplaced modifier teaches at a school near a majestic river. He believes there are three things all people say yes to: a brick of gold, a puppy, and a second chance. He also believes jazz drummers named Elvin, Tony, Roy, Jack, and Art are responsible for his constant tapping. The misplaced modifier is the host of Jazz Line, Tuesdays 6pm to 8pm.


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The OTher One

The Other One is the host of Psychedelic Protest on Saturday from noon to 2 pm.


tim Cotter (Blue Dog)

Originally from Buffalo, NY, Tim grew up listening to The Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, Bonnie Raitt, Humble Pie, and Eric Clapton, among others. While Tim enjoys a broad range of musical genres, he has always been a lover of the Blues oriented styles and genres that so many musicians have turned to. When not listening to music, Tim is a professional photographer and enjoys skiing, hiking, swimming, biking and spending time with his wife and friends. Tim is host of Back Door Blues on Monday afternoons from 2 to 4 pm.


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tirebiter

Tirebiter is one of the hosts of Tirebiter Tunes on Sunday evenings from 6pm to 8pm.


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tom barry

Tom is the co-host of Sonic Rainbow, on Fridays from 4 to 5 pm.

He is a professor of sociology at Central Oregon Community College. His academic areas of interest include examining the intersections of popular culture and mass media and the production and reproduction of social inequities. 


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verda hinkle

Verda is one of the hosts of Juniper Roots on Wednesdays from 8pm to 10pm.