Skagit Talks
Skagit Talks is a weekly half-hour radio program featuring news and interviews focused on life and events in Mount Vernon, Burlington, Sedro-Woolley, and the rest of Skagit County.
Skagit Talks airs on Thursday and Friday at 5:30 p.m. on KSVR 91.7 FM and on KSVR’s live stream. Skagit Talks is available on the KSVR Archive.
Skagit Talks launched in 2006 and is produced by Joseph C. McGuire at KSVR Studios on the Mount Vernon campus of Skagit Valley College with contributions from KSVR staff and community volunteers.
Regular segments on Skagit Talks include:
Skagit Talks Interviews
Community interviews with a focus on arts, education, and current affairs.
Health updates with Dr. Howard Leibrand, Skagit County Public Health Officer.
Gardening tips from WSU Master gardeners.
Skagit Arts, Culture, and Entertainment (A.C.E.): a local events calendar every Friday.
Regional news from the Washington News Service and the Northwest News Network.
Support Skagit Talks
Individuals, companies, and organizations can support Skagit Talks through underwriting. Your support helps us inform listeners of important events in the Skagit Valley and tell the stories of individuals and non-profit organizations in our community. Learn more about underwriting.
We want to hear from you!
Contact Joseph McGuire to let us know about your organization or event or for information on how to become an interviewer on Skagit Talks.
What’s New on Skagit Talks
Meet the Skagit Talks Team
Joseph McGuire - Executive Producer
Catherine Thuline - Engineer/Producer
Ann Bodle-Nash - Interviewer
David Johnson - Interviewer
Gregory Sweet - Interviewer
Dr. Farhana Loonat - Interviewer
Robyn Candelaria - Interviewer
Stuarto Glasser - Reporter (Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Reporter)
Dave Johnson interviews Michelle Frey, Clinical Exercise Physiologist
Skagit Talks Interviewer Dr. Farhana Loonat in the studio.
Kristen Ekstran, Community Health Planner and David Jefferson, Public Health Analyst
Interviewer Ann Bodle-Nash talks with Brenda Willis and Karen Pszonka about the Oso landslide quilt
Interviewer Ann Bodle-Nash talks with Justin Krupa of the Mount Vernon Oasis Teen Shelter
Interviewer Ann Bodle-Nash with Jackie Cress, Coordinator Burlington Senior Center
Interviewer Ann Bodle-Nash with Michelle Judson, Director Skagit Stem Center, Burlington School District and educators Heather Paton and Dalia Rodriguez
Interviewer Ann Bodle-Nash with poet Daemond Arrindell
Sergeant Tobin Meyer, Skagit County Sheriff's Department and Chief Chad Clark, Skagit County Fire Department
Surviving the holidays, stories and discussions with writers Ann Bodle-Nash and Judie Landy