Melanie interviews Vicki Hardin-Woods' "Half Baked Retirement". Woods makes a pie every day for someone. Find out who...and why.

Melanie in the Morning – Mid Valley News Magazine

Melanie In The Morning – May 20 2014 – PIE!

My guest is Naseem Rakha, author of the Crying Tree and activist working to end capital punishment in Oregon. We will talk about her experience as a journalist during one of Oregon's execution. Find out how that experience changed her life and why now she wants to share the experience families go through when a loved one is incarcerated.

Melanie in the Morning Feb 4 2014 – Naseem Rakah

Melanie talks about the Ghosts of Salem with celebrated historian John Ritter. This is Melanie's last regular show of Melanie In the Morning while she moves on to more behind the scenes work at KMUZ 88.5fm. Thank you Melanie for a fantastic show!

October 29 2013 – John Ritter

Melanie interviews Karen Bergstrom and Teri Alexander, experts in child welfare and safe communities. They will also tell us about the Closing The Gap Conference happening in Salem on Oct. 27.

October 22, 2013 with Karen Bergstrom and Teri Alexander

Melanie interviewsGus Frederick about the Silverton Country History Pub & Book Fair in Silverton, with some great stories about Homer Davenport.

October 15, 2013 with Gus Frederick

Melanie in the Morning 10/01/2013 - Would YOU pay $10,000 for a comic book? People do! Find out about the history of comic books and what makes them valuable today. Join Melanie as she talks with Don Stransky, owner of NW Comics Gallery in Salem to talk about the history, value and significance of comics in our culture.

October 1, 2013 with Don Stransky

Marilyn Johnston, poet and story teller, gave her mother a tape recorder and asked her to share something about her life ... something Marilyn's daughters could remember about their grandmother. Marilyn was surprised to hear her mother's story about joining the U.S. Coast Guard as a SPAR during WWII.

October 8, 2013 with Marilyn Johnston

Melanie in the Morning 9/17/2013. Melanie interviews James Isaac (Ike) Nail about the Salem Pops Orchestra, and a bevy of guests to talk about the Independence Hops Festival, including Mayor John McCardle, Ron Killen and farmer Don Cobine.

9/17/2013 – Hops and Pops

Melanie In the Morning 9/10/2013 - Suzanne Braizer discusses PERS issues and retirement planning

9/10/2013 – Suzanne Braizer

Melanie interviews Kelly Owen, a trauma nurse who sees the sad results of poor judgment and is addressing it through hard-hitting education programs. Also with me today is Josh Martinson, the teen who survived his traumatic experience hill hopping.

8/27/2013 Kelly Owen and Josh Martinson

KMUZ's own DJ Sloan, went from “writer” to “author” last week when her first book, "On the Road to Find Out," was published. Melanie Belle will interview Sloan about her story and what she found out. Sloan says her book is about insights and universal truths experienced while traveling in Australia, Nepal, Greece and Ireland. “You don't need to travel abroad to have these experiences, they're life experiences and I think any one reading the book can relate to the lessons learned,” Sloan said.

Melanie In the Morning, 8/20/2013

Cris Ogo is from Micronesia and now lives in the mid-Valley. He represents the Micronesian community in this area. Join me on Melanie in the Morning to find out more about these people, their culture and how they impact our community. And mark your calendar to join them in celebration at A Taste of Micronesia at Bush Park this Saturday.

Melanie in the Morning, 7/30/2013

Meet Ann Copeland, AKA Ginny Furtwangler, on Melanie in the Morning, Tuesday at 9am. Ann is Ginny’s alter-ego, the pen name used on the many books Ginny has written. Ginny has a story to tell: from the convent to wife and mother to author and Chair of Willamette University’s first “Hallie Ford” Chair of English.

Melanie in the Morning, 7/23/2013

Melanie Belle and her guest, Ian Dixon-McDonald from Marion-Polk Food Share discuss sustainable food systems, “food security”, hunger, and the “Urban Agricultural Summit” happening at MPFS headquarters this Saturday.

Melanie in the Morning, 7/16/2013

Small town life, police dogs and hazelnuts will be the topics of conversations this week. Join Melanie Belle and her guest Scott McClure, city manager of Monmouth, as they talk about opportunities and challenges facing Monmouth Oregon and how police dogs are trained and used in law enforcement there. Then, Donald mayor, Daroll Nicholson will tell us about a new summer festival honoring the state nut – the filbert … or is it hazel nut?

Melanie in the Morning, 7/9/2013

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