Alan Siporin

A talk show host, investigative reporter, writer, and an entrance point for activist voices, Alan Siporin organized for civil rights and against the Vietnam War in Nebraska in the 1960s.  In the 70s he moved to Eugene and worked with organizations like McKenzie River Gathering and Growers Market.  He joined KLCC in 1981 as host for the Blue Plate Special – bringing us information that is so profoundly fundamental for a genuine democracy.  Between ’83 and ’93, Alan was NPR’s primary freelance reporter for Oregon stories. His commentaries aired on Morning Edition and All Things considered.  In ’85 Alan produced a radio series out of Nicaragua on the contra war.  He was NPR’s analyst during President Clinton’s Forest Summit.  Alan moderated numerous events including Oregon’s Gubernatorial Debate in ’94.  He has written for the New York Times and Northwest Magazine and wrote a regular column for The Eugene Weekly.  He has received more than one hundred awards for his writing, commentaries, feature reporting, investigative reporting, interviewing, and talk show hosting.  Alan released his first novel, Fire’s Edge, which was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award and was selected as the Readin’ in the Rain book for 2003, a community wide program to generate discussion.  Fire’s Edge was inspired by Alan’s experiences reporting on hate crimes in Oregon.  Don’t miss www.fires-edge.com.