America 250, Community Champions & Oregon’s Biggest Headlines – Newsmakers At Noon 7/6/26

America 250, Community Champions & Oregon’s Biggest Headlines – Newsmakers At Noon 7/6/26

Today’s Newsmakers at Noon celebrated America, highlighted an incredible local nonprofit, and tackled some of Oregon’s top headlines. We welcomed TJ Sullivan from Hagan Hamilton for our monthly Community Champions segment. TJ shared how the partnership shines a spotlight on organizations making a real difference across the Mid-Valley before introducing Trina Fowler from the Salem […]

From Mao’s China to the American Dream: Solomon Yue’s Incredible Journey – Newsmakers At Noon 7/2/26

Today’s Newsmakers at Noon proved that live radio is all about being flexible! Our guests, Solomon Yue and Kerry McQuisten, joined us live while sitting in traffic on the West Salem Bridge. (Gee…if only we’d moved forward with that third bridge!) Despite the unexpected mobile studio, we enjoyed a fascinating conversation about their new book, […]

SCOTUS, Community Updates & the Stories Shaping Oregon – Newsmakers at Noon 7/1/26

Today’s program kicked off with Jane Lowery and Daylee Howard from Willamette Valley Bank, who joined us for our monthly KYKN Community Calendar update. They shared a preview of community events and activities happening throughout the Mid-Valley during the month of July. We then turned our attention to downtown Salem, discussing Jacob Espinoza’s article, “You […]

Real Estate Insights with Amy McLeod – Newsmakers At Noon 6/30/26

🏡 Today Amy McLeod of The McLeod Group/Keller Williams joined us for another edition of Real Estate Insights, breaking down what’s happening in today’s housing market and what buyers and sellers should be watching. 📊 We started with the latest local market statistics before diving into The Big Beautiful Housing Bill and what its proposed […]

Looking Ahead: Oregon Politics, America 250 & Culture – Newsmakers At Noon 6/29/26

🎙️ Guest: Nick Hill from Marion Polk First PAC joined us to recap Oregon’s primary election, discuss what the results mean moving into the general election, and outline what conservatives should focus on over the coming months as campaigns shift toward November. We also highlighted a fascinating X account for history buffs: 🔗 1776 Live […]