Angela Decker
Jefferson Exchange Senior ProducerAngela Decker joined JPR in 2016 after a long history in print journalism. As the Senior Producer of the Jefferson Exchange, she uncovers interesting topics and books guests to discuss them on the program. When she's not at JPR, Angela is a freelance writer and part-time poet. She's the mother of two hungry teens and too many pets.
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For some, it’s practically a legend. In 2004, a group of local officials, including Oregon State Senator Peter Courtney, were touring the Oregon State Hospital in Salem and came across a small, neglected structure. Inside it, they discovered over 3,600 copper cans containing unclaimed cremated human remains, or cremains. Courtney called it the “room of forgotten souls.” -
The Ashland Independent Film Festival has been a growing cultural force in our region, and increasingly around the country, over its 20 years in existence. Yes, 20 years. -
Recently, I had to insist my husband go on a “news cleanse” when I found he’d been awake into the wee hours most nights reading article after news article about the snowballing impact of the novel coronavirus. -
About 30 gray whales have washed up dead along the west coast this year. Scientists say they expect some migrating whale deaths, but the high number is… -
UPDATE: Friday, Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m. -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company issued this update:ORIGINAL POST: Thursday, Feb. 14, 3:30 p.m. -- Shasta County and… -
More adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities are thriving in their communities, living in foster homes rather than… -
We not only want your questions and opinions on The Exchange, we want your input. If there's a guest you'd like to hear on the program, tell us about him… -
In January of 1852, mule-packers John Poole and James Cluggage, owners of ‘Jackass Freight,’ were carrying supplies from the Willamette Valley to…
