The Jefferson Exchange
Jefferson PR
JPR's live interactive program devoted to current events and newsmakers from around the region and beyond._______________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to access all episodes:
Location:
Ashland, OR
Networks:
Jefferson PR
Description:
JPR's live interactive program devoted to current events and newsmakers from around the region and beyond._______________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to access all episodes:
Twitter:
@jeffexchange
Language:
English
Contact:
Jefferson Public Radio 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 541-552-6782
Website:
http://www.ijpr.org/
Email:
jx@jeffnet.org
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Episodes
JX Outside: Winter season activities in southern Oregon and northern California
1/7/2026
Guests are Nicole Larsen, Jen Bray, Justi Hansen and Shon Bullock
Duration:00:30:36
JX Meets Local Leaders: Mayor Christine Morgan of Canyonville, OR
1/6/2026
Christine Morgan shares insight into the city's partnership with tribal leaders.
Duration:00:14:54
Ashland's 'Funagain Games' serves as a point of community connection
12/23/2025
Senior Producer Natalie Golay visits with Ashland's Funagain Games Assistant Manager Tim McKelroy and some local gamers about their love for board games.
Duration:00:30:35
JX Meets local leaders: Madeleine DeAndreis, Mayor of Fort Jones, CA
12/23/2025
Madeleine DeAndreis, mayor of Fort Jones, California, offers insights about her city, current challenges and future outlook.
Duration:00:15:34
Congress approves funding for rural counties and schools
12/18/2025
OPB reporter April Ehrlich joins the Exchange to offer more insight on the new federal law that reauthorizes funding for rural counties and schools.
Duration:00:15:12
RCC Foundation gives $650K to support RCC programs
12/18/2025
Andy Linerud, Chair of the RCC Foundation Board joins the Exchange along with Randy Weber, the president of Rogue Community College.
Duration:00:14:55
Beware of holiday travel weather and King tides
12/18/2025
JPR meteorologist Milt Radford offers insight into the holiday travel weather and a warning about King tides.
Duration:00:14:47
Flavored nicotine pouches raise alarms as teen use more than doubles
12/17/2025
Caitlin Moher is the Research Manager at Center for Environmental Health and author of the report. She offers insight into the investigation findings.
Duration:00:14:49
Chiloquin Community Center gets an upgrade
12/17/2025
Hundreds of people use the Chiloquin Community Center each month. A recent upgrade helped make it more accessible to the entire community.
Duration:00:15:09
Rogue Valley Symphony brings 'A Judy Garland Christmas' to Ashland
12/16/2025
Rogue Valley Symphony Music Director Martin Majkut discusses the unique holiday performance, featuring singer Joan Ellison in costume as Judy Garland.
Duration:00:15:01
JX Meets local leaders: Susie Baugh, Mayor of Anderson, CA
12/16/2025
In our weekly series with local leaders, the JX talks with Susie Baugh, mayor of Anderson, California.
Duration:00:14:55
Lawsuit seeks mandate for federal government to protect gray wolves
12/16/2025
Collette Adkins is a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, which launched a lawsuit against the Department of Fish and Wildlife to comply with court-ordered protections for gray wolves. Adkins also serves as the Center's Carnivore Conservation Program Director.
Duration:00:15:10
Oregon author traces Lin-Manuel Miranda's journey from childhood to celebrity
12/12/2025
Vanessa Finney visits with Portland State Professor Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, author of "Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist."
Duration:00:15:00
JPR News: Feds deny protections for Oregon Chinook | Homeless service providers prep for HUD changes
12/12/2025
The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week.
Duration:00:15:17
New compost processing facility opens in northern California
12/11/2025
Jessica Jones is General Manager of Waste Management (WM) of Northern California and Nevada, which received a multimillion dollar investment from the state of California.
Duration:00:15:16
Vanessa Houk of Southern Oregon is one of 12 national 'Courage Award' recipients in latest awards
12/11/2025
Vanessa Houk joins the Exchange to discuss her Courage award, her life and her mission.
Duration:00:14:53
BASE of Southern Oregon receives grant from Oregon Cultural Trust
12/11/2025
Amy Lewin, Executive Director of the Oregon Cultural Trust, and Vance Beach, Executive Director of the Black Alliance & Social Empowerment, discuss the award.
Duration:00:14:53
Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass to light public menorahs for Hanukkah
12/10/2025
Rabbi Avi Zweibel, Director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Southern Oregon, joins the Exchange to discuss the celebrations in Ashland across the Rogue Valley.
Duration:00:15:05
Rogue Valley Symphonic Holiday Concert heads into 2026 season
12/10/2025
Dr. Alex Gonzalez is the Director of Bands for SOU and teaches courses in music pedagogy at Southern Oregon University.
Duration:00:14:57
OSU engineers develop environmentally-friendly substitute for concrete
12/10/2025
Dr. Devin Roach is an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University and the Director of the VAMOS Lab (Versatile Advanced Manufacturing lab at Oregon State). His team developed a concrete substitute.
Duration:00:15:05