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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Christmas Eve on a Monday? We happily take the day off. But we left some goodies from previous shows for you. At 8: Kara Platoni explores the exciting…
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The idea of buying a home with no down payment sounds too good to be true. But such a thing does exist, particularly for veterans under the housing…
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Thanksgiving started things off... this time of the year, LOTS of people cook lots of things to celebrate the holidays. Including cabbage. That's right,…
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Food seems to be everywhere during the holiday season. Which foods do you gravitate to? And more importantly, why? That's the question British food writer…
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Oregon is working to reduce the misuse of opioid pain medication, like a lot of other states. But in the eyes of one state agency, another state agency…
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It's clear that millions of people find the identification of our country as the "land of opportunity" a bit off the mark. Because there's a huge gap in…
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People may talk in ominous terms of "the government," but the government does the business of the people. So there's a general sense that the workings of…
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Alan DeBoer never really planned on becoming an Oregon state senator. But Sen. Alan Bates died suddenly in the summer of 2016, leaving a big hole and a…
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Maybe you were in an art gallery or museum and saw something that caught your eye. And ultimately, you couldn't quite figure out what you were looking at.…
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No one wants to reach a place in life where a guardian is appointed to make decisions on her or his behalf. Guardianship situations arise when the law…
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December 1st is the rough target date for the opening of Dungeness crab season in the Pacific. But it didn't open until mid-January this year, and may…
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A.W. Barnes lost his brother, Mike, to suicide 25 years ago. They had much in common, being gay brothers in a big conservative family in the Midwest. But…