Sandi Billings, Author at Northwest Public Broadcasting

Victoria Sustaining Members Thrill to NWPB Music

By Sandi Billings May 5, 2022

Syd and Barbara Bulman-Fleming give credit to the “wonderful reporting and enthusiastic, knowledgeable and sympathetic on-air hosts” for getting them through the pandemic, and NWPB’s mix of classical music and… Continue Reading Victoria Sustaining Read More

Jazz on Wenatchee’s KOHO 101

By Sandi Billings May 5, 2022

On April 19, 2022, KOHO 101.1 FM began broadcasting jazz programming in the Wenatchee Valley. The new programming is provided by Northwest Public Broadcasting (NWPB) under a programming and services… Continue Reading Jazz on Wenatchee’s KOHO 101Read More

KOHO to carry NWPB Jazz Programming

By Sandi Billings April 8, 2022

KOHO 101.1 FM will begin broadcasting jazz programming in the Wenatchee Valley beginning April 19, 2022. The new programming will be provided by Northwest Public Broadcasting (NWPB) under a programming… Continue Reading KOHO to carry NWPB Jazz ProgrammingRead More

Northwest Public Broadcasting Launches Health Care Reporting Initiative

By Sandi Billings January 27, 2022

Northwest Public Broadcasting (NWPB) is the recipient of a 2021 Impact Grant from Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation. The grant award supports a new full-time position: a Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Reporting… Continue Read More

Locked on to Public Radio

By Sandi Billings October 27, 2021

“We’ve lived North, East, and West, locked on to public radio for information, analysis, education and entertainment. We recently revised our estate plans after moving to NWPR listening area. It… Continue Reading Locked on to Public RadioRead More

Emergency Alert System: Clay Freinwald is at the Hub of Safety

By Sandi Billings July 28, 2021

image shows Clay Freinwald on stage receiving award.

“This is a test of the Emergency Alert System. This is only a test.” As fires and severe weather ramp up across the region, however, we may hear more from… Continue Reading Emergency Alert System: Clay Freinwald is at the Hub of SafetyRead More

QCD: Formerly Known as the Charitable IRA Rollover

By Sandi Billings July 23, 2021

“Qualified Charitable Distribution” is now standard terminology for donations made directly though your retirement account. Previously called “Charitable IRA Rollovers” by some, Qualified Charitable Distributions, or QCDs, remain powerful tools… Read More

We Are Happy for Sue, But WE Can’t Stop Crying!

By Sandi Billings June 2, 2021

This month NWPB bids a very fond farewell to Sue Sheppard, Outreach and Development Coordinator, as she retires after 26 years with NWPB. Words are hardly enough to show how… Continue Reading We Are Happy for Sue, But WE Can’t Stop Crying!Read More

NWPB Sustaining Members Help Sustain Walla Walla

By Sandi Billings June 4, 2020

Mark Brucks and Susan Monahan have dedicated half an acre of their Walla Walla yard as a “neighborhood garden.” Recently all four participating families were out working their plots at… Continue Reading NWPB Sustaining Members Help Sustain Walla Read More

Sue Knows How to Say “Thank You” (and so does WSU)

By Sandi Billings March 5, 2020

For nearly 25 years, Sue has represented WSU’s public media to thousands of donor-members as a key part of the two-person Member Relations staff. Her role is key to everything… Continue Reading Sue Knows How to Say “Thank You” (and so does WSU)Read More

A Popular Way to Donate May Save You Money

By Sandi Billings February 4, 2020

Are you required to take a minimum distribution from your IRA? Would you benefit from a lower income on your tax filing? If you answer “YES” to both of these,… Continue Reading A Popular Way to Donate May Save You MoneyRead More

NWPB’S Matteson Digital Music Library Named To Honor Members’ Generosity

By Sandi Billings July 10, 2019

Don and Marianna Matteson in the recording studio with Sueann Ramella

Don and Marianna Matteson visited the NWPB studios to dedicate the Don and Marianna Matteson Digital Music Library on July 2. You may have heard it announced on air, or… Continue Reading NWPB’S Matteson Digital Music Library Named Read More

Photos Gallery: Suzanne Bona Plays The Palouse

By Sandi Billings April 4, 2019

Suzanne Bona in the Sunday Baroque studio

Suzanne Bona, producer and host of Sunday Baroque on NWPB and syndicated across the U.S., visted the Palouse March 18 – 21. Her activities included a fund raising lunch for… Continue Reading Photos Gallery: Suzanne Bona Plays The PalouseRead More

Cancelled: Lewiston Brown-Bag Lunch With Suzanne Bona

By Sandi Billings March 19, 2019

Regretfully, the Brown-Bag Lunch with Suzanne Bona, host of Sunday Baroque, as scheduled for March 21 at the LCSC Center for Arts and History has been cancelled due to a… Continue Reading Cancelled: Lewiston Brown-Bag Lunch With Suzanne BonaRead More

National radio host teams up with Moscow guitarist to make sublime music

By Sandi Billings March 13, 2019

Buy Concert Ticket Suzanne Bona swaps her Sunday Baroque mic for a FLUTE next month, when she comes to Moscow perform with guitarist James Reid. The program has baroque music,… Continue Reading National radio host teams up with Moscow guitarist to Read More

Sunday Baroque On The Palouse: Two Events In March

By Sandi Billings February 14, 2019

Buy Concert Ticket Suzanne Bona, host and executive producer of public radio’s Sunday Baroque, will be the headliner at events in Moscow March 18 – 20: a fundraising lunch and… Continue Reading Sunday Baroque On The Palouse: Two Events In MarchRead More

Don And Marianna Matteson Provide For Musical Future At NWPB

By Sandi Billings January 9, 2019

With their donation of $100,000, Pullman-based listeners Donald Matteson and Marianna Merritt Matteson have created a permanent public radio music fund. The endowment will provide ongoing support for classical music… Continue Reading Don And Read More

Murdock Trust Grants $98,000 to Create Northwest-Based Programs

By Sandi Billings November 9, 2018

Thanks to a grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, new public TV and radio programs will soon be made in the Northwest. The Murdock Trust awarded a grant of… Continue Reading Murdock Trust Grants $98,000 to Create Northwest-Based Read More

It’s About The Human Experience

By Sandi Billings August 1, 2018

When leaders of Humanities Washington visited Northwest Public Broadcasting this summer, members of the Board of Trustees and staff took a turn behind the microphone to talk about their experiences… Continue Reading It’s About The Human ExperienceRead More

Gillian Coldsnow Noted as a “Woman of Distinction”

By Sandi Billings May 1, 2018

Gillian Coldsnow has been a leader at Northwest Public Broadcasting since joining the staff as a classical music host in 1993. Her leadership includes being a coach, mentor and supervisor… Continue Reading Gillian Coldsnow Noted as a “Woman of Read More

Public TV to get a boost—with a little help from friends

By Sandi Billings April 5, 2018

NWPB is preparing to buy a new antenna and transmitter for KTNW-TV, its Tri-Cities-Walla Walla public television station. Most of the funds – and the requirement to upgrade – come… Continue Reading Public TV to get a boost—with a little help Read More