Ken Boddie

Ken Boddie has ben a stellar journalist at KOIN-TV for 36 years. He’s the longest-running on-air, TV-news reporter in Portland. Before Ken, it was Tracy Barry (2018), then me (2014), and I took over from Mike Donahue (2012), just something I kept track of. Ken and I crossed paths many times in our journalism careers, but I know him much better after this conversation. He’s covered politics, business, the Rajneeshees, and every major news story over three decades. We also have the morning news anchor shift in common. What Ken knows first-hand, and I never will, is what it is to be a person of color in Portland and on the air. His perspective is unique. Ken shares a recent episode he experienced that turned into one of the most important news stories of his career.