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PORTLAND'S MORNING NEWS

MON-FRI 5-9A

Rebecca Marshall

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Steve Leader

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KXL NEWS BLOG

Where's Glenn Beck?

We have decided to commit ourselves to live and local programming at FM News 101. We want to be a voice and a sounding board for Portland, for Oregon, and the Northwest, just like we are with Lars.

Glenn Beck was not a big performer in the ratings. He was on tape delay. That means when he was anticipating a speech by the President or a Supreme Court Ruling, it had already happened and we were covering it in news. If we had breaking news like a mass shooting, a tornado, or any other big event, he would not be talking about it. This was a problem for a station that wants to be your immediate source for information.

In Jim Villanucci, we think we have found a combination of a conservative approach to topics with some humor and irreverence. For those of you who are ready to hang it up, please give Jim some time to find his way in this new market. Give it a couple of weeks and see what you think. Remember, you'd probably not like to be judged by your coworkers on your first day of a new job.

Thanks for your patience and your support. We are trying to make our station full service and reliable and immediate. We hope you give us the opportunity to do that.

~Rebecca Marshall

Morning Anchor/News Director

Tags: , Glenn Beck

750 The Game is Going to Make Me Fat

Here at KXL we share a newsroom with our sister station 750 The Game. This can be good, like when there is breaking sports news, or this can be bad, like when they have the Bridgeport Burger Bracket! Everyday this week, two restaurants or bars have come in with copious amounts of fatty, fried, beefy, delicious food. After the end of the week, listeners will vote on which burger they like best. It's a great promotion for the bars and a fun event for the hosts over on The Game. But it's a test in WILL POWER for me! I've had a cheeseburger for lunch everyday this week! Burgers are my FAVORITE food but I really try to eat healthy...and FREE burgers aren't helping with that! So if you see me running a few extra laps at the gym, you know why. Only one more day to go...and then salads all next week for me! -Lacey

Tags: 750 The Game, Bridgeport Burger Bracket

Road Construction Season

The slowdowns are going to start long before summer does. This weekend, I-5 in Vancouver will be shut down while crews install new girders at the 139th street interchange. Between Friday, June 7th at11pm and Monday June 10th at 5am, I-5 Northbound will be closed between SR 500 and I-205. The Southbound lanes will be closed between I-205 and Northeast 134th Street.

The big Portland project will happen this summer. Crews will grind and pave all lanes on I-84 between I-5 and I-205. They'll pave most of the on and off ramps, replace freeway signs and restripe areas too. They'll also be repaving the Halsey Street ramp. This project will require several full weekend closures of I-84 and full nighttime closures of I-84 and Halsey Street to complete.

On top of that, the city of Portland is kicking off 100 miles of street maintenance projects that will begin July 1st. Mayor Charlie Hales and newly appointed Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick have toured some of the bigger construction zones already.

What does that mean? It means a lot of orange cones, detour signs and flaggers with good tans. It also means you'll need to give yourself extra time just about anywhere you go around town.

Here at FMNEWS 101 KXL, we are committed to helping you maneuver through it all. We'll have continual updates on the air around the clock. We will also commit one featured story to traffic on our web site once this gets going. Thanks for coming to us for your traffic and news. We appreciate it!

~Rebecca Marshall

6-6-13

Tags: Summer, road construction

Somber Anniversary of Kyron Horman Disappearance

Tuesday, June 4th, 2010 is a sad day in Portland's history. 7-year-old Kyron Horman disappeared without a trace from his school. The second grader was last seen by his step-mom at his science fair at Skyline School. Since then, investigators have followed up on hundreds of leads but have never named a suspect. His father Kaine tells me police are still following up on tips and briefing him with new information, but still, there is no sign of the boy. But Kaine isn't giving up. Wearing a "Bring Kyron Home" t-shirt and bracelet, Kaine tells me that he still organizes events to raise awareness of the disappearance. He still dreams of the day when Kyron will come home and once again be apart of his life.
I had the chance to talk with Kaine about his life now and the disappearance of his son, as well as the status of civil lawsuits filed against Kyron's step-mother. You can hear what Kaine has to say Tuesday on Portland's Morning and Afternoon News programs. -Lacey

Tags: Kyron Horman, Kaine Horman, Skyline School

The Golf Craze Gets Another Victim: Me.

I admit I'm only 5 lessons in but I'm really starting to enjoy the game of golf. I'm also trying to ride the rollercoaster that I call "Joy and Frustration" about the game. I golfed 9 holes with a friend last Sunday at a beautiful course in Northeast Portland called Colwood. The first hole, I was so bad, I could have cried. Second hole, better. By the 8th hole, I had it on the green on my first shot (admittedly from the rookie yellow tee). I realized then, I was "in" even though I was horrible on the 9th hole all over again. Now I'm one of those people who talk about golf in the hallways.

I have to give a shout out to my golf coach Roger at Colwood who is more than patient with me. I'll be signing up for my second round of lessons soon. It's guys like him who help hook people like me to the sport. And, it's a sport that brings in about $25-Billion dollars to the US consumer market. That number is growing too.

If you want to get in on the fun for less money, you can still get the Alpha Golf Card. For just $99.95, you'll receive rounds of golf at 10 local golf courses. Just Sayin'. In the meantime, if you hear someone shouting "FORE" and the voice sounds familiar, it just might be me.

~Rebecca Marshall

5-29-13

Tags: golf. alpha golf card, colwood

Teachers To the Rescue in Tornado

As an F-4 tornado ripped a path through two elementary schools in Moore, Oklahoma, chaos ensued. We watched from the comfort of our homes or workplaces in the Portland area, but you could see and feel just how much damage was done. You could also see the strength of human spirit shining through in the faces and actions of the teachers.

We heard stories of teachers who laid on top of 6 kids to protect them from car that was hurled into the air by the winds. Another teacher covered 3 kids with her body. Countless others shouted over the roar of the tornado to calm the screaming children. I have spent a lot of time at my son's school and I can just imagine what that must be like.

Even as I was watching the footage after the tornado hit, I could see teachers trying in vain to gather 5th graders in one area in the field and 3rd graders in another. Their hair was crusted with dried blood and there was dirt all over them and they were wet from the rain, but they were still shouting to get their kids gathered in one spot and to get a head count.

I still wonder why the kids were ever allowed to go to school that day. The weather forecast looked ominous at best and it seemed like it would be safer for them to be at home but that doesn't matter now. The point is, they did go to school and for the most part, they were taken care of by their "parents" away from home: their teachers.

~Rebecca Marshall

Anchor/News Director

Tags: Tornado, teachers, Oklahoma

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