Willamette Wake Up

Conservation Spotlight prepares us for wildfire season with Alison Green from the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office. They discuss what it really takes to be prepared. From creating defensible space and hardening your home to understanding evacuation levels and your level of risk. Get practical advice straight from someone on the front lines.

Meet Kimberli Fitzgerald, Salem Historic Landmarks Commision and the producer of "Salem History Moment" on KMUZ's Willamette Wake Up show. She shares her experience with that project as well as her passion for training guide dogs for the blind. 

Monmouth Monthly talks with Maren Anderson, professor, author and playwright. Maren shares two upcoming events in Monmouth - the Applebox Children's Theatre in the City of Monmouth and the Academic Excellence Showcase happening at Western Oregon University. 

Wastewater Collection and Treatment: How does it work? Why should we care? What changes are coming down the pike? Join us as we explore these issues with Sage Barnard-Davidson and Rob Layne, with the City of Salem. 

The Fair Housing Council of Oregon shares its findings on barriers and challenges for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities to secure and maintain housing, with Gina Rizk, Education & Outreach Coordinator.

Policy for the People talks with Kathy Lara of the Oregon Center for Public Policy about the latest data on worker organizing in Oregon, why unions continue to matter for wages and workplace standards, and the barriers workers still face when trying to organize. 

Girlypop Politics talks with Angelo Arredondo Baca, with the Marion County Democrats and Oregon Community Table on Postsecondary Education and Training, about what it looks like to be a young person in local leadership and how Salem Keizer students are rising to the challenge. 

In this bonus edition of Policy for the People, Oregon economist Joe Cortwright challenges the myth that Oregon has a "bad business climate." 

Willamette Block Party talks with Janique Crenshaw of Janique Crenshaw Illustration. She shares her journey surrounding art, community involvement, creating accessible art workshops, and designing innovative community spaces within the Willamette Valley. 

Keeping Oregon Oregon talks with Mary Kyle McCurdy, 1000 Friends of Oregon, about the good, the bad, and the questionable land use-related bills debated at the 2026 legislative session.