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Geoffrey Riley
Jefferson Exchange Host | ProducerGeoffrey Riley is a long-time broadcaster in the Rogue Valley, working in both radio and television. Geoff's first exposure to JPR came as a dedicated listener, then as a back-up host in 2000. He's hosted the Jefferson Exchange full-time since 2009.
Geoff values the time the Jefferson Exchange has each day to explore the issues that are important to citizens of our region with depth and detail.
Geoff is a New York native, and has done stints in broadcast news in Missouri, Alabama, and Wisconsin before his arrival in Oregon. He's a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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Jonathan Vigliotti covers climate disasters, and talks about what he's seen
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Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and with Jackson County's emergency operation on evacuation readiness.
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Caltrans' solution to the problem at Last Chance Grade on U.S. 101 in Del Norte County.
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input on new Oregon wildfire hazard map will be taken until August 18th, input that could lead to changes in the map.
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The Maxville story, with guidance from SOU Professor Mark Tveskov and Gwen Trice, Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center Executive Director.
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The Four Way Community Foundation is closing in on its 50th birthday, having spent nearly half a century now helping givers make philanthropic donations, and helping guide those donations to organizations that can use a few bucks.
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Journalism is trying to stay alive by staying local. Editor Bert Etling of Ashland.news and Chronicle owner/publisher Noel Nash.
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Josephine County Commissioners passed a sales deadline for Pipe Fork Forest property.
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Renowned poet Ellen Waterston is the organizer of the Lost in Place Nature Writing Intensive, held at Summer Lake Lodge in the Lake County (Oregon) backcountry., and the High Desert Museum in Bend is a partner.
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Ken Grossinger talks about the power of art in activism
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JD Vance from 2016, before he became a politician
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Matt Purdy of the Conservation Fund on protecting forest from fragmentation.