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Senseless In Oregon

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BY DOUG ZANGER By now, most of you have probably heard about the senseless mall shooting here in Oregon. And never, in a million years, would one ever think that they would be touched by something like this. One of the victims yesterday, Steve Forsyth, was a colleague and friend. During my time at Entercom, he was unconditionally supportive. He…

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You Learn Something New Every Day

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By LIZ SMITH The phrase “you learn something new every day” is often heard, but harder to actually realize. Over this last week I took on the challenge of writing down one “new” thing that I learned every day. What came out was a montage of realizations – some from school, some from friends, and some more embarrassing then others…

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Diversity Makes “The White Dude” Creative

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(Author’s Note: Just finished reading How To Be Black by Baratunde Thurston. It is an outstanding book. It also sparked this post, which has been been sitting in the back of my mind for a long time. So, thank you Baratunde. And I clearly am playing the role of Christian in this post. Get the book and you’ll know what…

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Caldera, Arts Education and Transformation

by Doug Zanger For the past few years, I have been a supporter of Caldera, an arts education program that was founded by Dan Wieden. This year-round program started as a summer camp in Central Oregon, but has evolved in to something nothing short of amazing. Each year, Caldera celebrates their work with a wonderful fundraising lunch at the Portland…

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88 Days of Great Creativity: Charles Barkley: Role Model l Nike | Wieden + Kennedy l Portland

Stark. Aggressive. Poignant. Those are the words AWSC family member Jay Schmidt uses to describe this spot today. Barkley’s words dug even deeper when he was 12. “That’s a crucial time – when you start to develop role models and people to look up to. This made me think twice about who my heroes should be,” Jay said.

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