Oregon Experience RSS feed for KOPB programming.http://watch.opb.orgen-ushttp://watch.opb.orgThu, 23 May 2013 19:30:26 -0400Thu, 23 May 2013 19:30:26 -0400http://watch.opb.org/video/2364992435/At the turn of the 20th century, rural Southern Oregon was still the rough frontier. Men searched the rivers for gold. Barefoot children attended one-room schoolhouses. Horses plowed dirt fields and oxen hauled giant timber. Communities grew and later turned into ghost towns. It is history that might have faded from memory. Instead, images from all of these scenes are preserved.http://watch.opb.org/video/2364992435/04/08/2013Early rural Southern Oregon is brought to life through photographs.tv-gHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/2363204083/Journalist Russell Sadler reported from the Oregon Capitol in Salem for many years. He talks about the unique qualities of the Capitol itself and about the day-to-day life of journalist working that beat.http://watch.opb.org/video/2363204083/03/28/2013Journalist Russel Sadler on working in the Oregon state capital during the McCall years.nrHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2363205817/Journalist Russel Sadler notes that in McCall’s time, years before the internet and hundred-channel cable TV, most people watched the local evening news on television. Unlike today, most Oregon TV stations, radio stations and newspapers kept reporters and cameramen in Salem. And Tom McCall kept them well-supplied with materialhttp://watch.opb.org/video/2363205817/03/28/2013Journalist Russel Sadler notes how news coverage of state government has changed.nrHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2342315212/Nearly forty years after he left office and thirty years after his death, Oregon Governor Tom McCall remains one of the state’s most renowned political figures. His bold achievements set a new standard for the rest of the nation: The Beach Bill and the Bottle Bill, the SB100 land-use law -- all of these emerged from the McCall years.http://watch.opb.org/video/2342315212/03/12/2013More than any other single person, Tom McCall helped shape the Oregon that we know today.tv-gCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/2349407024/McCall biographer Brent Walth and longtime political reporter Floyd McKay talk about the very different political environment that existed in Salem during those the McCall years.http://watch.opb.org/video/2349407024/03/18/2013Tom McCall governed in a very different political period in Oregon politics.nrHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2345849173/The debate over water fluoridation is not new. Here, Oregon Governor Tom McCall makes his case for fluoridating Oregon's water supplies, at a legislative committee meeting in February 1969. The bill being debated at this meeting did not pass.http://watch.opb.org/video/2345849173/03/15/2013In a 1969 speech, former Oregon Governor Tom McCall makes his case for fluoridation.nrHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2345860682/In June, 1968 – just months after the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy – McCall expressed his position on gun control legislation. his arguments sounded much like those still being made today.http://watch.opb.org/video/2345860682/03/15/2013In a 1968 interview, former Oregon Governor Tom McCall advocates for gun control.nrHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2349396154/Brent Walth is the author of “Fire at Eden’s Gate,” the biography of Tom McCall. Walth says McCall tried to draw attention to national and international environmental issues years before the public paid any attention to them.http://watch.opb.org/video/2349396154/03/18/2013Author Brent Walth on Tom McCall's groundbreaking approach toward environmental issues.nrHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2349402974/McCall’s funeral took place in the State Capitol building. He had requested that it not be by-invitation-only, but that anyone could come. An overflow crowd attended the ceremony. McCall biographer Brent Walth describes the day.http://watch.opb.org/video/2349402974/03/18/2013Author Brent Walth describes the scene the day of Tom McCall's funeral.nrHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2349404216/Tom McCall knew journalism (he was a journalist for 20-plus years!), he knew how to tell a story, and he loved words. No wonder he was on television and in the newspaper almost daily. Brent Walth, Russell Sadler, and Doris Penwell, Tom McCall’s executive secretary, describe his unique ability to use words to his political advantage.http://watch.opb.org/video/2349404216/03/18/2013Three perspectives on Tom McCall's unique ability to use words to his political advantage.nrHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2320127857/Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh made daily drive-bys through the Ranch in one of his 94 Rolls Royces. Sannyasin Devananda Day describes commune leader Ma Anand Sheela's reaction when he tried to honor Bhagwan with a miniature rose.http://watch.opb.org/video/2320127857/12/21/2012Sannyasin Devananda Day describes a confrontation with commune leader Ma Anand Sheela.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2320120822/After the commune's collapse in 1985 many unsettling discoveries were made at the ranch. University of Oregon Professor Marion Goldman describes touring Sheela's compound and tells us about Sheela's current situation in Europe.http://watch.opb.org/video/2320120822/12/21/2012University of Oregon professor Marion Goldman on unsettling discoveries made at the ranch.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2320117656/Why didn't Rajneeshpuram erupt into violence? University of Oregon Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies Marion Goldman explores what we've learned from Rajneeshpuram.http://watch.opb.org/video/2320117656/12/21/2012University of Oregon professor Marion Goldman on what we've learned from Rajneeshpuram.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2320107406/Much of Oregon Experience: Rajneeshpuram was produced using archival news footage shot as events unfolded from 1981 to 1985. Former news photographer Milt Ritter talks about the Rajneesh experience and how hundreds of news tapes were saved from destruction.http://watch.opb.org/video/2320107406/12/21/2012Former news photographer Milt Ritter on how the Rajneesh tapes were saved.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2320132637/Sannyasins wore clothing in shades of red and purple reflecting the colors of sunrise. Former Western Oregon University Professor Roshani Shay remembers becoming a sannyasin while living in Salem and teaching political science.http://watch.opb.org/video/2320132637/12/21/2012Roshani Shay remembers becoming a sannyasin while living and teaching in Salem.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2320138209/Indian spiritual master Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh arrived at the ranch in August 1981 but didn't speak publicly to his disciples until three years later. In a December 1984 discourse, Bhagwan talks about life, religion and politics.http://watch.opb.org/video/2320138209/12/21/2012In a December 1984 discourse, Bhagwan talks about life, religion and politics.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2306839650/In 1981, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, a spiritual leader from India, and thousands of his disciples, set out to build a new city, a utopian community in the desert -- Rajneeshpuram -- on what had been the Big Muddy Ranch in Eastern Oregon. Thousands of people from around the world gathered here to celebrate life and transform the landscape. But by 1986, they were gone.http://watch.opb.org/video/2306839650/11/20/2012The story of Bhagwan in Eastern Oregon.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/2320137670/Roshani Shay on how her deaf son became part of the commune and his desire to take sannyashttp://watch.opb.org/video/2320137670/12/21/2012Roshani Shay on how her deaf son became part of the commune and his desire to take sannyasnrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.opb.org/video/2300871344/For decades, Oregon women worked to get the vote with no success. Then, just after the turn of the twentieth century, a younger generation of women burst onto the scene. Together they won the vote for Oregon women, and went on to help implement social change that dramatically altered the lives of women and children, and improved working conditions for all Americans.http://watch.opb.org/video/2300871344/11/05/2012For decades, Oregon women worked to get the vote.tv-gHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/2232302077/In the 1960s, a new breed of pioneers began arriving in Oregon's Willamette Valley with a dream of producing fine premium wines. Find out how these pioneers' risky experiment created a new industry in Oregon and changed the wine world forever.http://watch.opb.org/video/2232302077/05/09/2012Find out how Oregon wine pioneers' risky experiment created a new industry in Oregon.tv-gCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/2200220288/Wayne Morse served four terms (1945-1969) in the U.S. Senate. He represented Oregon with brilliance and bravado, and he followed a vision of "principle above politics."http://watch.opb.org/video/2200220288/02/22/2012Examine the life of Wayne Morse who served four terms (1945 -1969) in the US Senate.tv-gHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/2165728995/The Modoc War of 1872 to 1873 was one of the costliest American Indian wars in U.S. history, considering the number of people involved. For nearly seven months, a handful of Modoc Indian warriors and their families held off hundreds of U.S. Army soldiers.http://watch.opb.org/video/2165728995/11/08/2011Examine one of the costliest and most dramatic American Indian wars in U.S. history.tv-gHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/2151786668/In 1911, a small liberal arts college was launched in Portland, Oregon with its sole mission to promote the life of the mind. Founded by a prominent minister and brought to life by a visionary young upstart president, Reed College soon became a well-regarded institution of higher learning nationally but also something of a lightning rod for criticism locally.http://watch.opb.org/video/2151786668/10/12/2011Explore the history of this college which often confronts wide-ranging public opinion.tv-gHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1954582651/Scientist and humanitarian Linus Pauling made revolutionary discoveries in chemistry, physics, molecular biology and medicine, then used his international fame and popularity to promote world peace.http://watch.opb.org/video/1954582651/05/31/2011Explore the life of Linus Pauling, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century.tv-gHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesScience & NatureScience & NatureBiology & ChemistryBiology & ChemistryEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1889231824/The Pacific Northwest produces some of the finest-quality oysters in the world. The industry dates back to the California gold rush. And the story has taken some dramatic dips and turns over the years.http://watch.opb.org/video/1889231824/04/19/2011Explore the historic dips and turns of the Pacific Northwest oyster business.tv-gCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1824762159/Oregon Experience takes look back at Portland's historic streetcars, once one of the most extensive streetcar systems in the country. Streetcars provided cheap, comfortable public transportation - before there were automobiles. Streetcar lines formed the streets and neighborhoods that shaped our cities, providing a foundation for the modern streetcar revival.http://watch.opb.org/video/1824762159/03/01/2011Oregon once had one of the nation's most extensive streetcar systems.tv-gHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesTechnologyTechnologyTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1653310170/In 1959 Washington ranchers Don and June Mulford decided to try what everybody said couldn't be done - ride the entire length of the 2,400 mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada on horseback in one year. Armed with a movie and still camera they documented life on the trail. This program showcases the Mulford's stunning photography and retells an adventure still fresh after many years.http://watch.opb.org/video/1653310170/11/26/2010June Mulford shares stories of adventures along the Pacific Crest Trail in 1959.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietySports & RecreationSports & RecreationHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1587844619/Take a look back at 100 years of Oregon's iconic Pendleton Round-Up. Dedicated volunteers, tribal involvement and thrill-a-minute entertainment have made the Round-Up one of the oldest and most prestigious rodeos in the world.http://watch.opb.org/video/1587844619/09/20/2010Take a look back at 100 years of Oregon's iconic Pendleton Round-Up.tv-gCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietySports & RecreationSports & RecreationHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1580273186/Take a look back at 100 years of Oregon's iconic Pendleton Round-Up. Dedicated volunteers, tribal involvement and thrill-a-minute entertainment have made the Round-Up one of the oldest and most prestigious rodeos in the world.http://watch.opb.org/video/1580273186/09/20/2010Take a look back at 100 years of Oregon's iconic Pendleton Round-Up.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietySports & RecreationSports & RecreationHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1496744998/Consumption or "wasting disease," as tuberculosis was also called, once ran rampant in America. It still claims 8 million lives a year worldwide. Oregon led the Northwest in the fight against TB in the early 1900s. But until the advent of modern antibiotics, most treatments remained crude and ineffective. This program explores the historical impact of TB in Oregon.http://watch.opb.org/video/1496744998/09/20/2010Learn the historical impact of tuberculosis in Oregon.tv-gHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHealthHealthScience & NatureScience & NatureEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1484202325/In 1945 four young entrepreneurs decided to start an electronics company in Portland, Oregon. The company was Tektronix. This program explores the people and philosophy that established Tektronix as Oregon's first high-tech industry leader.http://watch.opb.org/video/1484202325/09/20/2010Learn how Tektronix was established as Oregon's first high-tech industry leader.tv-gCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesTechnologyTechnologyTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1429359151/In 1920, Oregon's Opal Whiteley was the center of international controversy. Her childhood diary was called a work of genius, until readers discovered hidden clues to a mystery that has not been solved to this day.http://watch.opb.org/video/1429359151/09/20/2010Explore the complex life of the woman some say was a genius and others, a fraud.tv-gHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1408509315/In the summer of 1970, some tens of thousands of people converged in rural Clackamas County for an event called Vortex I. This festival celebrated freedom - freedom from violence, from drug laws and from clothes. It also served as an elaborate ploy to lure young people away from Portland. Vortex I is the only state-sponsored rock festival in U.S. history. Content Alert - Partial Nudity.http://watch.opb.org/video/1408509315/09/20/2010Festival of life, government scheme or both?tv-14Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHistoryHistoryModernModernNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentPoliticsPoliticsEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1321591388/The Portland Youth Philharmonic is America's first youth orchestra. But the story of the PYP begins in Burns where a violinist named Mary Dodge shared her love of music with the local children. As their talent emerged, Dodge formed a children's orchestra called the Sagebrush Symphony that captivated audiences statewide.http://watch.opb.org/video/1321591388/09/20/2010A children's orchestra blooms in the Oregon desert.tv-gMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1290111217/Few other cities in the world have water as pure and as well protected as Portland. For nearly 115 years, an ingenious, gravity-fed system has delivered mountain rainwater from an isolated river called the Bull Run. This program reveals the little-known but rich history of Portland's water supply.http://watch.opb.org/video/1290111217/09/20/2010The history and controversy around the source of Portland's water supply.tv-gHistoryHistoryModernModernNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEnvironmentEnvironmentScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1206104114/In 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state in the Union. Road to Statehood celebrates Oregon's 150th birthday by exploring the lives of Native peoples already living here, the mountain men and fur trappers who came for adventure and wealth, and the pioneers who brought their hopes and prejudices with them over the Oregon Trail.http://watch.opb.org/video/1206104114/09/20/2010Celebrate Oregon's 150th birthday with stories of statehood.tv-gHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1249098130/James Beard changed the way Americans think about food. He was born to an accomplished cook and raised in a region of unsurpassed, excellent ingredients. He went on to become "the dean of American cookery." And he put the state of Oregon on every food-lover's map.http://watch.opb.org/video/1249098130/09/20/2010James Beard and the Oregon way of cooking.tv-gCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1207317935/In the late 1800s, thousands of Chinese miners came to Eastern Oregon in search of gold. Among them were two men - Ing "Doc" Hay and Lung On - who opened a store and herbal apothecary called Kam Wah Chung. Though originally catering to their fellow Chinese, over time these two men attended to the medical needs of many, becoming highly regarded members of the community.http://watch.opb.org/video/1207317935/09/20/2010The story of two Chinese immigrants after the Oregon Gold Rush.tv-gHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1249343751/In 1923, a Missouri lumber company built a town in northeastern Oregon named Maxville. Hundreds of loggers left Arkansas and Mississippi to live and work there. Many brought their families, and many were African-Americans. This program follows an African-American woman who was born and raised in Eastern Oregon, as she sets out to explore her family's past.http://watch.opb.org/video/1249343751/09/20/2010An African-American woman raised in Eastern Oregon explores her family's past.tv-gHistoryHistoryModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1249419963/The Lewis & Clark Expedition - a pivotal moment in American history. But the story of York, a slave to William Clark and comrade on this journey, has been obscured by omission and stereotype. Learn about this unofficial member of the Corps of Discovery.http://watch.opb.org/video/1249419963/09/20/2010An unofficial member of the Corps of Discovery.tv-gHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesVictorianVictorianEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1249386699/The beauty and magic of the Columbia River Gorge has attracted photographers for more than 150 years. The River They Saw chronicles the history of the Gorge with rarely seen images crafted by Carleton Watkins, Sarah Ladd, Benjamin Gifford, Al Monner and many others.http://watch.opb.org/video/1249386699/09/20/2010The history of the Columbia Gorge with rarely seen images crafted by great photographers.tv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1249049133/The Civilian Conservation Corps was a popular New Deal program that put young men to work on public lands. The "CCC boys" fought fires, planted trees and improved the landscape. Many of our current parks and forests are their legacy. Through interviews and rare footage, this program tells the story of the CCC in Oregon.http://watch.opb.org/video/1249049133/09/20/2010A popular New Deal program that put young men to work on public lands.tv-gHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1247903767/Today, active and diverse art scenes flourish throughout Oregon. Our state's art-friendly reputation extends nationally and beyond. But all this has been a long time in the making. This program explores the art and the artists that paved the way.http://watch.opb.org/video/1247903767/09/20/2010Explore the art and the artists that paved the way for today's Oregon art scene.tv-gHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1249343780/On April 1, 1908 Lola Greene Baldwin was sworn in to perform police service for the city of Portland and became the nation's first policewoman. For fourteen years she led a crusade against urban vice and corruption and championed the moral and physical welfare of families and single working women.http://watch.opb.org/video/1249343780/09/20/2010The life and work of Portland's first policewoman.tv-gHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1249322053/Every small town could use a citizen like Leo Adler (1895-1993). A self-made man, he was Baker City's most enthusiastic booster and the charitable conscience of the community. Local folks called him "Mr. Baker." But few realized the depth of his devotion -- and the long-term impact it would have.http://watch.opb.org/video/1249322053/09/20/2010Baker City's most enthusiastic booster and the charitable conscience of the community.tv-gHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1247952802/Governor Tom McCall signed The Beach Bill in 1967, forever granting the public recreational access to Oregon's beaches. But the landmark legislation almost died in committee. This is a story of vision and passion to preserve the beaches of Oregon for generations to come.http://watch.opb.org/video/1247952802/09/20/2010Learn how the Beach Bill protected Oregon's coastline.tv-gNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPoliticsPoliticsEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1204990413/In 1852, beer came to the Northwest quenching the thirsts of loggers, miners, fisherman and farmers. Today Portland is the beer capital of the world. The story of the industry through compelling and amusing anecdotes of the Oregon beer community.http://watch.opb.org/video/1204990413/09/20/2010The story of the rise of Oregon's beer community and industry.tv-gCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodHistoryHistoryModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1249338083/The Second World War brought major changes -- economic, social and demographic -- to the state of Oregon. This program explores what happened during those war years through the stories of 17 Oregonians who remember them.http://watch.opb.org/video/1249338083/09/20/2010The personal stories of Oregon and Oregonians during World War II.tv-gHistoryHistoryModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1248950872/Beatrice Morrow Cannady was a leading African-American civil rights activist in Portland during the early part of the 20th century. As a newspaper publisher and lawyer, she challenged racial prejudice and discrimination at a time when the Ku Klux Klan was rising to power.http://watch.opb.org/video/1248950872/09/20/2010Pioneer African-American civil rights advocate in Oregon.tv-gHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1206072514/World War II created a huge demand for American farm products. But the war also caused vast numbers of farm workers to abandon the fields, either to join the military or to seek work in the cities. The solution would be a unique contract-worker agreement between the United States and Mexico -- The Bracero Program.http://watch.opb.org/video/1206072514/09/20/2010The history and legacy of the WWII-era Bracero program in Oregon.tv-gHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1249280261/William Gladstone Steel is considered the "Father of Crater Lake National Park" and was instrumental in preserving the Cascade Range Reserve. His efforts lead to millions of acres of protected forestlands and watersheds, but he was also an opportunistic entrepreneur who pushed for roads and development. Complex and controversial, he dedicated his life to the mountains of Oregon.http://watch.opb.org/video/1249280261/09/20/2010One of Oregon's most active advocates for national parks and forest conservation.tv-gHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1237230026/Bill Bowerman is considered one of the greatest track coaches the world has ever known. In his 24 years at the University of Oregon he won four NCAA team championships and coached 33 Olympians. Using archival materials and interviews with family and former students, Oregon Experience looks at the remarkable life of this legendary coach and co-founder of NIKE.http://watch.opb.org/video/1237230026/09/20/2010Legendary University of Oregon track coach and co-founder of NIKE.tv-gHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1031948713/Champion of the Columbia River Highway, founder of Maryhill Museum and the father of the Peace Arch in Blaine Washington, Sam Hill is one of Oregon's most important and legendary figures.http://watch.opb.org/video/1031948713/09/20/2010Oregon's champion of grand roadways and monuments to peace.tv-gHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1249391006/Reuben A. Long was a horseman, rancher and philosopher, as well as one of Eastern Oregon's most colorful characters. Many of his recollections wound up in a book called "The Oregon Desert" (Caxton Press, 1964). In the spirit of that book, this program looks back at the places, events and people Reub Long wrote about and features several interviews with local folks who knew him.http://watch.opb.org/video/1249391006/09/20/2010Hard-luck stories, cowboy folklore & rural wisdom from Oregon's high-desert philosopher.tv-gArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.opb.org/video/1237788767/The story of the controversial Oregon newspaper editor, writer and suffragist who rose from ordinary beginnings to become a nationally famed champion of women's rights.http://watch.opb.org/video/1237788767/09/20/2010The controversial newspaper editor and famed champion of women's rights.tv-gHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesUnited StatesUnited StatesVictorianVictorianEpisode