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‘Disturbing’ broadcast
On Sunday, Portland community radio station KBOO
tweeted to say it was investigating “disturbing information” regarding the alleged behaviour of an on-air volunteer.
“We have taken appropriate actions regarding this person’s involvement with KBOO,” the station added.
Madrano is listed on a podcast app as the producer and co-host of a program that aired on KBOO. Postmedia messaged an email address linked to the podcast but did not receive a response.
The program’s most recent episode — since deleted — features a segment in which the host pretends to have phone sex with a teenage girl.
A girl’s voice can be heard on the recording, but it is unclear who she is, or if the voice has been altered or simulated. Postmedia asked Oregon City Police whether the agency is aware of the recording but did not hear back by press time.
In response to an email from Postmedia, KBOO board vice-president KatMeow Garcia, who uses they/them pronouns, condemned content advocating abuse of minors and said the station was not aware of the June 13 segment before the show went to air.
They said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has “strict guidelines” on explicit content and that KBOO requires volunteers to take yearly training on the regulations.
Garcia added the station has not been contacted by law enforcement and that management have been instructed to fully co-operate with any investigation. The “volunteer responsible for the programming” has been banned from the station and the episode has been removed from the station’s online platforms, they said.
“Though this is very triggering for myself and many other survivors at our station … it is important for the health and well being of our listeners and community that we do as much as we can to investigate and do whatever we can to mitigate harm,” Garcia wrote.
Postmedia also reached out to the person listed as the show’s co-host but did not receive a response."
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